• Can not load VBA project file - mvba

    Product(s): AECOsim Building Designer Version(s): V8i (08.11.09.751) Environment: N/A Area: General Subarea: Error Overview On starting AECOsim Building Designer, the user and project can be…
  • PB with extraction DEM

    Hi i have a pb when i extract. i'am going to migrate from V8 2004 + TRIFORMA to 8I + Arhitecture. My pb is that the DEM don't calculate me some cells and i don't know why. I attach a file with some cells and a drawing def. This cells are calculated…
  • Can’t Mix MicroStation with Bentley Architecture???

    We have encountered an interesting limitation between MicroStation and Bentley Architecture. We have implemented annotation scale along with 1:1 sheet models. For the most part, it has been working great. However, it does not work with space (room) labels…
  • Re: Stair Placement tool (V8i)

    Further trial & error shows that the gap between flights is set by the "Tread Depth" - not a causal relationship.
  • Re: Working in 3D with BA, help please.

    Hi voa Bim I m agree with you. i want to make extraction of my DV (i don't use the DEM because of non calculated cells in V8I!!!). but how you extract your work ( DV in sheet) in 2D?? Hi Damon Wath you describe is, i think, the best way for…
  • Re: PB with extraction DEM

    No sorry, i don't know. no Knowledge in program. I have just make a config from V82004 to V8I and make some basics macro. i am just a little Draftsman who have pb to work in 3D because somethings (i expose that in a message before) that work in triforma…
  • Spaces Annotation Cell Query - How do I display room areas in m²? (BA v8i SS1)

    This a simple question that I'm hoping has a simple answer! I'm trying to get my the annotation cells for my spaces to display the drawn area of the room in m², but have no idea how to do this. Please help! TIA Alex Shovelton
  • Beta 2 - AECOsim Building Designer V8i (SELECTseries 3) Technology Preview

    I am pleased to announce that we have posted AECOsim Building Designer V8i (SELECTseries 3) Technology Preview (Beta 2) (v08.11.09.147) to SELECTservices: Downloads/My SELECT CD . This release can be found on SELECTservices by setting the Product “AECOsim…
  • Working in 3D with BA, help please.

    Hi all We are migrating from V82004+Triforma to V8I+architecture. To be short, i have already post some question there is two month and i'was ( and i'm) waiting for bentley's answer. In 2D we don't have many pb. We actually work with V8I in 2D but…
  • Re: BV, DV and detail of design

    Hi i have read your messages and allow me to ask a question (SS2 + Architecture). In V8 2004, i have use DEM and it was very long to calculta my 2d. we are going to use V8I SS2. we have remake our config. We have pb to make extraction with the DEM…
  • Re: Project Setup?

    Your options for getting plans, sections, etc. from the models are Drawing Extraction Manager (DEM) and Dynamic Views (DVs). The Floor Manager can assist in both cases. The Floor Manager is a utility for defining "levels" in your project, for example…
  • Re: Voids in Spaces

    Michael, I wouldn't call it a "better way" but, there is another way to simulate spaces with voids. You can use the space tool to trace around the space and the hole. Like so: Upside: The resultant space is fully editable with the MicroStation…
  • Bentley Architecture V8i (SELECTseries 1) v08.11.07.87 dataset query

    Hi I am currently using BA 08.11.07.80 and am looking to upgrade to the latest version v08.11.07.87. I have a query regarding my existing dataset. I have created new components that have been added as company parts. Is there a way that these can be…
  • Door swings etc. disappear after .DWG conversion

    Hi all, I've noticed after creating a floor plan layout and converting the .dgn file to .dwg., the door swing for all the doors disappeared and are not apart ofthe file. Any suggestion on what I might have missed in the conversion process ? Thanks…
  • Luxology Material Palettes (non-dgnlib) for Building Apps

    The building applications support Luxology rendering, however the family and part systems does not yet support the changes made to the material palette management that encapsulates the material palettes in a dgnlib. Since some of the material preset and…
  • Re: Tasks pane

    See if this video clip helps. (Included is a link to download a short .wmv video file) The first thing I do is close the "Views and Sheets" task. Then I am opening Tools > Tasks. It docks itself to the left, you may have to dock it. You can see I have…
  • Re: Shared Cells - how to delete them in an empty (seed) file?

    I have found similar behaviour over the last 12-18 months in using BA; recently pinned down the issue to pattern cells allocated to section cuts in a few Parts. This concurs with Steve's comments above. No amount of scdef all or file compress resolves…
  • URG : Problems crossing TRIFORMA to Bentley ARCHITECTURE

  • Plumbing fixtures don't appear in elevation / section views

    Hello, I've created restrooms in my design model that are populated with the plumbing fixtures (toilet, sink etc.). The "saved" floor plan view looks fine, but when I create a section view of the room the fixtures do not show up in the sectional view…
  • VBA Program to Turn On/Off the Triforma 3D Setup Lock

    It is just good practice to use the floor manager to set-up your elevation working points, and so in general there is no need to be able to turn the Triforma locks on/off (ATFENV_3DSetup and ACS). But there are times when it can be a problem and it is…
  • Re: Working in 3D with BA, help please.

    Hi Danny Cooley Yes i have try to merge with the "visible edge option" but there is a bug on some hidden line (when i make a circle hole in a form). i'm waiting for bentley for that... i have read many many articles on DV and Architecture but nothing…
  • BA DataSet Object Creation and the DataSet Files

    Here at Fluor Corporation we have used Triforma and BA in the past. However there was a hiatus of several years in our use of the product. We are just now beginning to use it again. It has matured rather well. However, like many folks we ran into difficulty…
  • BA - Place door edit value box

    Hello For some reason, whenever I use the Place door command in BA, the value box where you can edit the various components of the door does not appear? Is there a switch somewhere to activate this? Mo
  • PFB Doors/windows in DEM

    Here's another quirck with PFB in V8i; I have a number of legacy PFB doors & windows matched to manufacturer product codes, that now do not display completely DEM Elevation extractions. Only the frame appears, so it is not the Cut Plan toggle,…