• Best modelling Practice - OpenBuilding

    Hi OBD Experts, I am trying to find the best tool in OBD to model complex objects. In the example below, If I want to model a wall which follows two-line strings to define the "top of the wall" and "bottom of the wall" which OBD tool/modelling method…
  • Creating a Stub fitting catalog

    Product(s): OpenBuildings Designer Version(s): CONNECT Edition Area: Plumbing Design Subarea: Fittings Problem I've noticed that none of the delivered plumbing catalog MDB files contain any Stub fittings…
  • How to get Multi-Category Schedules to show all Catalog Types on the same table?

    When I create a Multi-Category Schedule, and select it, it displays the column headers, but instead of displaying items, it says "There are no items to display". To see the items in the table, I have to drill down into the specific Catalog Type that…
  • How to add pipe fittings from one manufacturer’s catalog to another

    Product(s): OpenBuildings Designer Version(s): CONNECT Edition Area: Plumbing Design Subarea: Plumbing System Background If you want to add the different pipe fitting from one of the plumbing catalogs…
  • OBD Catalogue Item and Component Units

    How do I change the units of catalogue items and components? At the bottom of the screenshot the 'Units' dropdown is greyed out. Thanks, Lewis
  • How to create custom compound wall

    Product(s): OpenBuildings Designer Version(s): CONNECT Edition Area: Catalog Problem Description A specific size and type of compound wall is needed and there isn't one in the program that meets the company standards…
  • How to used different Catalog while using US metric datasets seeds

    Hi, I am using U.S Metric building datasets seed, but still the material standard section such as concrete column are still in Imperial. Is there a way to use different catalog such as UK while using U.S Metric building datasets seeds. or how to…
  • Create custom compound wall

    Product(s): AECOsim Building Designer Version(s): V8i Environment: N\A Area: Catalog Subarea: N\A Problem Description A specific size of compound wall is needed and there isn't one in the…
  • Add custom beam sections to Structural Modeling

    Hello, I'm new using AECOsim building Designer. Right now I'm making a small project and I need to use a custom timber stud section that it's 2 x 8 inches, the only problem is that the catalog doesn't have that particular section and I don't know…
  • Defining a default insulation Part per component type

    Product(s): AECOsim Building Designer Version(s): 08.11.09.829 Environment: N\A Area: Dataset and Content Subarea: Mapping Files Problem Description We typically design using several different…
  • Copy a Catalog Item definition fom a Light to a Full Dataset

    I have changed a PCF file to make a project to change from loading the full to the light version of a Dataset. My intention is to speed up file loading, and it worked as expected. But I have lost some catalog definitions (as expected too). What is the…
  • Adding Spaces Alphabetically to Catalog

    When I add new Spaces to the catalog, for some reason they do not appear in alphabetical order in the Spaces dialog. See attached screen grab - "Path" should be below "Parking Undercroft" but instead they appear in the order I created them. It's…
  • Creating a custom manufacturer's catalog for plumbing components

    Product(s): AECOsim Building Designer Version(s): V8i Area: Dataset and Content Subarea: Database Original Author: Steve Cocchi, Bentley Technical Support Group I am starting a new…
  • Including the FrontOffset property in DataGroup Explorer reports

    Applies To Product(s): AECOsim Building Designer Version(s): 08.11.09.593 Environment: N/A Area: Dataset and Content Subarea: Database Original Author: Steve Cocchi…
  • 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…