• Can I modify the properties of a Compound Wall Assembly's layers?

    Product(s): OpenBuildings Designer Version(s): CONNECT Edition Area: DataGroup System Subarea: Modify Properties Problem I need to edit the properties of a wall assembly's layers, whether from the Schedules…
  • 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…
  • How to place a wall opening at a specific height

    Product(s): OpenBuildings Designer Version(s): CONNECT Edition Area: Architectural Design Subarea: Opening Problem I am not able to place a wall opening at a specific height since by default it's placed…
  • Wall - Set "Group By” as asper your requirement in ‘Place Wall’ window from xml

    Product(s): OpenBuildings Designer Version(s): CONNECT Edition and V8i Area: Architectural Design Subarea: Place Wall Problem How the ‘Group By’ option can be set without changing it manually from OBD…
  • 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…
  • Jak sfazować (chamfer) lub zaokrąglić (fillet) krawędź lub ścianę?

    Produkt: AECOsim Building Designer Wersja: CONNECT Edition Zakres: Architektura Opis Po wymodelowaniu ściany, przy użyciu narzędzia Wall Tool, chce sfazować (chamfer) lub zaokrąglić ( fillet) jej krawędzie. Kroki…
  • How to Create a Compound Wall in CONNECT Edition

    Hello Good ABD Community Here's a Quick question for you guys, that probably has a very long answer (like most ABD related things), but I know that someone must know how to to pull this one off. So here it goes... How on earth do you create…
  • Door cutting form that is on reference

    Greetings good Bentley community, I have a challenging question for you all, I'm placing a door that goes trough a wall that is on a reference file, unfortunately the door doesn't perforate the referenced wall. Anyone knows how to place walls…
  • Whats the best way to split a wall horizontally into separate parts?

    AECOsim Building Designer SELECTseries 5 (08.11.09.747) I have created the exterior wall. We need to add brick soldier coursing. In addition the brick above and below the soldier coursing need to be different parts. I tried using the Cut Solids by Curves…
  • RE: Export slab to ism

    This was logged as Enhancement 36881 for the ability to export both slabs and walls to ISM without needing to first apply Structural attributes, but has not yet been scheduled.
  • Door wall sides

    It is probably obvious, but what is the way to get a wall to turn 90º on a door (or window) side? I don´t want the brick to be seen, I want the plasterboard to cover door sides. It is some door property or setting ath the time of placement? Do I…
  • Wall Penetration Interacting with Slab

    Strange behaviour coming out of Wall Penetration tool. The attached screen grab shows a wall peno, crossing between two walls, which is great... But, the peno is also cutting through the slab - not great! Is there a way to restrict wall penetrations…
  • Re: Element appearance and Datagroup

    I think the simplest way would be to create appropriately name parts that have the desired color, and link those to the applicable wall catalog items - each wall refers to its linked part to get it's symbology.
  • Re: Wall cleanup issue

    Brian, just to be sure... do the parts used by those wall assemblies have unification turned on in the Cut Plane and Forward/Reflected View? It sounds as though when you went from single walls to wall assemblies the behavior changed, but the parts are…
  • Re: Wall issue

    Also when I move to just somewhere in space it draws the wall. Did not do anything difference when I try drawing it next to the wall.
  • Unifying Walls

    I am finding that the walls will only unify with other walls of its type. Or at least the same thickness. Is this true, or am I missing something to allow all walls to unify with one another?
  • Wall Tags

    I've spent the past few weeks to figure out how to make wall tags that read data from the walls in my model. I created a datagroup definition for walls and a catalog item for 'Type'. Using that I'm able to type in wall types and apply instance…
  • Re: Class on building a Part - wall - wall assembly and DGWALL

    Eric, There is a class that covers creation of Single/Compound walls and the parts that make them up. Take a look at the AECOsim Building Designer - Advanced User Customization class on the Learn Server. This is an on demand class with a video walking…
  • Wall issue

    I was wondering if anyone else has had this issue. I draw a exterior wall that connects to another exterior wall. When I right click to finish the wall, the wall goes away. Any idea's on why this is accouring? We currently are on Bentley Architecture…
  • Hatching Association for Walls

    Hi i'm wondering how to assign Hatching patterns to walls so in a Floor plan view the walls will appear hatched. It needs to be associated with the walls so when a change is made to the walls the hatching also changes. I'm using just the default wall…
  • Walls not showing up in Place Wall Command.

    Well, yesterday my company instaled the new Bentley Architecture V8i, Version 08.11.05.52. After instaling it, I started to add our walls to the Datagroup Catalog Editor. Well their showing up in the Datagroup but not in the pull down list in the Place…
  • Re: Wall Unify

    Do you know where I can find that post? I didn't see it when I did a search.
  • Re: Datagroup walls

    Andreas Zieritz: But how does Microstation know that the "ExteriorWallsCatalog.xml" file is the one that defines Exterior Walls? As far as I know, that flag *is* how the walls are designated. Try this - from the DataGroup Catalog Edtior uncheck…