Product(s): OpenBuildings Designer Version(s): CONNECT Edition Area: General Subarea: MDL application Problem description: I am trying to load Navisworks Export for NWC file, but I am getting a message that…

Product(s): OpenBuildings Designer Version(s): CONNECT Edition Area: DataGroup System Subarea: Catalog Editor Problem Description We often see that when creating custom catalogs some will use the primary…

Product(s): OpenBuildings Designer Version(s): CONNECT Edition Area: General Subarea: MDL Application Problem description: How can I load MDL Applications automatically? Solution: Below is the workflow…

Product(s): OpenBuildings Designer Version(s): CONNECT Editions Area: Configuration Problem While opening OpenBuildings Designer, you might get an error saying that "TFDIR_SETTING points to an invalid path". Sometimes, this…

Product(s): OpenBuildings Designer Version(s): CONNECT Edition Area: Pref Folder Problem It is often found that for some projects some customized toolbars are needed which was needed for any project. But for some…

Product(s): OpenBuildings Designer Version(s): CONNECT Edition Area: Configuration Subarea: Error Problem While launching OpenBuildings Designer the error message below is displayed in the Message Center…

Product(s): OpenBuildings Designer Version(s): Update 8 Environment: N/A Area: Workspace Subarea: Configuration Problem While opening OBD sometimes this error message was shown in Message Center…

Product(s): OpenBuildings Designer Version(s): CONNECT Edition Area: Datasets and content Subarea: Migration/Upgrade This article focuses on the migration of project and customized dataset content. The…

Product(s): OpenBuildings Designer Version(s): CONNECT Edition Environment: N/A Area: Configuration Subarea: UI This dialog is enhanced in CONNECT Edition; made resizable for easier reading,…

Product(s): OpenBuildings Designer (and AECOsim Building Designer) Version(s): CONNECT Edition and V8i Area: Configuration Subarea: Migration Background This is a high level overview of differences between…

Product(s): OpenBuildings Designer (and AECOsim Building Designer) Version(s): CONNECT Edition and V8i Environment: N/A Area: DataGroup System Subarea: Schedules Problem Description…

Product(s): OpenBuildings Designer Version(s): CONNECT Edition Area: Configuration Subarea: WorkSpaces/WorkSets A number of configuration variables are available to restrict the choices available in the…

Product(s): OpenBuildings Energy Simulator Version(s): CONNECT Edition Environment: N/A Area: data manager Subarea: construction material allocation Overview Upon opening an existing project…

Bentley Configuration Explorer is an administrative application that allows for the easy exploration and interrogation of the configuration files and variables of most Bentley DGN-based applications. Bentley Configuration Explorer’s comprehensive analysis…

Product(s): OpenBuildings Designer Version(s): CONNECT Edition Environment: N/A Area: Configuration Subarea: User Preferences Problem How to enable Position Mapping shortcuts with numbers? (Is…

Product(s): OpenBuildings Designer Version(s): CONNECT Edition Environment: N/A Area: Configuration Subarea: Workspaces Problem I have multiple configuration locations. What would be the best…

Product(s): Bentley Facilities Space Planner Version(s): CONNECT Edition Environment: N\A Area: Configuration Subarea: N\A Problem Can Bentley Facilities Space Planner run on AECOsim Building…

Product(s): AECOsim Building Designer Version(s): CONNECT Edition and V8i Environment: N/A Area: Dataset Subarea: N/A It is best practice to manage dgnlib files outside the day to day working…

Product(s): AECOsim Building Designer Version(s): CONNECT Edition Environment: N\A Area: ProjectWise Integration Subarea: Application Configurations Problem I want to configure my project in…

Product(s): AECOsim Building Designer Version(s): 10.03.00.40 Environment: N/A Area: Configuration Subarea: Overview How to edit the keyboard shortcuts that I've created and set them as the…

Product(s): AECOsim Building Designer Version(s): CONNECT Edition (10.0.0.154 and above) Environment: N/A Area: Workspace Subarea: Configuration Problem I would like to integrate with ProjectWise…

Product(s): AECOsim Building Designer Version(s): 10.00.00.154 Environment: Windows 7 32 bit,Windows 7 64 bit,Windows 8/8.1,Windows 10 Area: General Subarea: N\A Problem I have a robust but…

Product(s): OpenBuildings Designer Version(s): CONNECT Edition Area: Configuration Subarea: Organization Overview The Organization folder and contents in a Custom Configuration must be created manually. This…

Product(s): OpenBuildings Designer Version(s): CONNECT Edition Area: Configuration Subarea: WorkSpaces Overview The WorkSpace is the container within a Custom Configuration where groups of WorkSets will…

Product(s): OpenBuildings Designer Version(s): CONNECT Edition Area: Configuration Subarea: WorkSets Overview WorkSets created for OpenBuildings Designer must contain the resource files required for the…