• Flexible Hoses

    Hi, I want to use flexible hoses on my new project. Which catalogue do I use for these? If I load the instrument module, the button is available. So I added instrument.mdb catalogue to Specgen but there doesn't seem to be any contained in there? …
  • Bentley SpecGen - Specification Generator - Slow loading on Rebuild

    Hello,I use Bentley Specification Generator V8i (SELECT series 3) or SpecGen for short. In the SpecGen program. I copied a template Spec in my Project. In the Spec itself; I edited the tables to filter down the 1000's of parts etc to match this projects…
  • AutoPLANT V8i (SELECTseries 3) "Refresh" Release ReadMe's...

    The ReadMe files for the recent AutoPLANT V8i (SELECTseries 3) "Refresh" Release are now available for download from the Files section of this forum. Thanks. Chris
  • Spec Gen adding swaged nipples

    Let me state first state: I am VERY VERY new at building Specs. In fact I am building my first spec for my company and my boss keeps saying things like " Make me proud." He's sooooo mean! I have had the online "learn at your own pace" tutorial Bentley…
  • Enhancing Catalogs

    I would like to create components in V8i that are realistic representations of the actual components. I also have some some components that aren't 'out of the box' type components. Is this a realistic avenue to pursue? Can it be done in Bentley or am…
  • Re: Spec Browser Error

    That was it, there was a \ at the end of the spec path wheras on our working project it had none. I removed it and it worked like a charm. Thanks for the help.
  • AutoPLANT administrators - HOW TO

    Aaron et al; I would like to see more information posted regarding the administrator's side of things. A how-to, if you would. Recovery of models, best method of project recovery from corruption, proper backup routines, custom report authoring…
  • Re: No records in catalog

    Normally, this is becuase the catalog was not created using Bentley tools. When the catalog editor creates a catalog, it inserts not only the tables for each component type, but also makes an entry into a table called CatalogTables, which is presumably…
  • Autoplant - update from spec

    Hi i'm working on a project with a colleague who is in a different country, he has modified the pipe spec we are using, i have copied it over to my server but when i try to 'update from spec' it says 'Component contains an unknown spec reference and…