https://communities.bentley.com/products/building/performance/w/building_performance__wiki/37839/converting-a-system-builder-project-to-a-design-database-projecten-USTelligent Community 12https://communities.bentley.com/products/building/performance/w/building_performance__wiki/37839/converting-a-system-builder-project-to-a-design-database-projectMon, 05 Mar 2018 12:51:24 GMT6dad98f5-dbc9-4c4d-a9ba-e9da8dc6aa8e:c4069c64-6c86-4e02-a76a-3e4a5614235aDuncan Brownhttps://communities.bentley.com/products/building/performance/w/building_performance__wiki/37839/converting-a-system-builder-project-to-a-design-database-project#commentsCurrent Revision posted to Hevacomp Wiki by Duncan Brown on 3/5/2018 12:51:24 PM<br /> <table style="background-color:#dce5f0;border:0px solid #dce5f0;" border="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;"><strong>&nbsp;</strong></td> <td style="text-align:right;" width="30%"><strong>Product(s):</strong></td> <td>System Builder</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;"><strong>&nbsp;</strong></td> <td style="text-align:right;"><strong>Version(s):</strong></td> <td>V8i (N/A)</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;"><strong>&nbsp;</strong></td> <td style="text-align:right;"><strong>Environment:</strong></td> <td>N/A</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;"><strong>&nbsp;</strong></td> <td style="text-align:right;"><strong>Area:</strong></td> <td>N/A</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;"><strong>&nbsp;</strong></td> <td style="text-align:right;"><strong>Subarea:</strong></td> <td>N/A</td> <td></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <h1>Problem</h1> <p>It is possible to convert a System Builder project to a Design Database project. Once converted, it should not be loaded back into System Builder.</p> <h1>Solution</h1> <ol> <li>Backup your System Builder project and copy the project data into your new Design Database project folder</li> <li>In the new folder, identify MEFLOOR.NDX. Rename this to DDBFLOOR.NDX</li> <li>Delete any files that contain the word METUBS</li> </ol> <p><img style="display:block;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;" alt=" " src="/resized-image/__size/1040x0/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/SystemBuilder-to-DDB.jpg" /></p> <p>You should now be able to open the project as if it were a Design Database project.</p> <p><a href="/cfs-file/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/NewLogo.png"><img style="border-width:0px;" alt=" " height="60" src="/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-components-sitefiles/TSG-Logo.png" width="189" /></a></p><div style="clear:both;"></div>