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  • RE: IFC Export. Objects lost. Aecosim Building Designer ss3

    Sorry for the late response. Attached is the file I used to test. Thanks
  • Slab Penetrations Tool- Problems with extractions

    The tool appears to work well in the model. Penetrations through the slab look fine and as I'd expect them to. When it comes to creating extractions using Drawing Manager, the penetrations behave oddly. Some are fine and the edge of the penetration is…
  • AECOsim Building Designer - Training April 2014

    There are a series of Live Distance Learn classes offered over the next month that we thought might be of interest to you or one of your colleagues. Detailed information about each class can be found on the Bentley LEARN Server from the links below…
  • RE: IFC Export. Objects lost. Aecosim Building Designer ss3

    First of all, thanks for your response. I have done a test with just 3 elements. One of them works perfectly with a 3d symbol from BBES symbol, but the other one only works with a box as 3d symbol. I have made some screenshots that I have attached to…
  • DataGroup Definition Editor Properties

    I have created custom properties in my DataGroup Editor. I now want to create a new custom property that concatenates the previous properties (See below for example). Is this possible? Property1 = A Property2 = B Property3 = C Property1+Property2…
  • IFC Export. Objects lost. Aecosim Building Designer ss3

    Hello everyone. I am working in Aecosim Building Desing Electrical module. I have created my own Symbol Manager table from Bentley Electrical System. The problem I have is that exporting through IFC the design I have created, some of the objects…
  • AECOsim Building Designer - Training March 2014

    Hello, There are a series of Live Distance Learn classes offered over the next month that we thought might be of interest to you or one of your colleagues. Detailed information about each class can be found on the Bentley LEARN Server from the…
  • AECOsim Building Designer - Training February 2014

    Hello, Hope 2014 is off to a good and productive start. There are a series of Live Distance Learn classes offered over the next month that we thought might be of interest to you or one of your colleagues. Detailed information about each class can…
  • AECOSim not loading disciplines on startup

    Interesting issue here. When starting Aecosim, or any of its parts seperately, ABD/Structural etc, the disciplines are not loading. Any aecosim commands(ie place wall/open dataset etc) return the error 'unknown command or key in' the only way i have…
  • AECOsim Building Designer - Scheduled Training

    Hello, and Happy New Year! Why not get the new year off to a productive start with some training on AECOsim Building Designer ? There are a series of Live Distance Learn classes offered over the next month that we thought might be of interest to you…
  • Railing with panels, is it possible?

    Is it possible, using the Railing tool, to create a railing frame with panel inserts instead of just vertical or horizontal rails? My investigations so far have suggested this cannot be done ( and no out of the box examples are provided ) as Railing…
  • Editting properties of Plumbing Catalogs itens already in model

    Hi, I used several itens from a manufacturer catalog in my model and now I added ERP code at the catalog itens. I need to have these ERP codes on the itens used in my model. The key-in bellow do not work for Plumbing elements: Key in: mdl load…
  • Create Space / tags (Raumstempel)

    Hi Folks, Does anybody have a ideer how this tools (Create Space) works? If anybody have an tutoriel that would help, please give an advice! Use to create my one tag (Raumstempel) Shout look like this: 01 Office/PC A= 25.67 m2 …
  • Place plan collout vers place fittet section

    Hi Folks Does anybody can explain, what the different between the both function? (pic see attached) Place plan collout vers place fittet section Why I can’t use the “ Place plan collout ” in the master model? In the core…
  • Endtype for Pipe - AecoSim 08.09.11.376

    Hi, How can I define EndType for Pipe? I am creating a new Manufacturer Catalog and I'd like to see -:fe-2; with my pipes. Even with no catalog Pipe i can't do it. Regards, Adolfo Ribeiro
  • AECOsim Building Designer - Scheduled Training

    The AECOsim Building Designer LEARN services team, Dan Tanner, Paul Wagner and Mary Chib would like to announce the upcoming schedule for online distance learning classes. The online distance learning classes are offered in convenient modules to allow…
  • Cobie in new ABD Beta Release (08.11.09.551)

    Hi, I noticed a few great features in the new Beta release of ABD, (08.11.09.551) But does anyone else get the issue of the Cobie transformation Utility not even starting? It just displays CObBie.exe. cannot be found.. I know its a Beta…
  • US Metric Dataset

    Downloaded US Metric Dataset and installed for testing with SS4 - looks good so far I like that it conforms to the US Imperial Dataset in structure eg Family&Part aligned to the new datagroup system The range of doors and windows appears similar…
  • Place Plan Callout, Create gap

    Is it not possible to "Create gap" on a Plan Callout? I dont get the same options when I right click on a plan callout that I do if I right click on a "Section Callout".
  • VBA Program to Turn On/Off the Triforma 3D Setup Lock

    It is just good practice to use the floor manager to set-up your elevation working points, and so in general there is no need to be able to turn the Triforma locks on/off (ATFENV_3DSetup and ACS). But there are times when it can be a problem and it is…
  • Reduce building information in section and elevation

    Hi Folks Reduce building information in section and elevation If I create a section or elevation, there is senseless information behind a visible line (dashed line). Q: How I can organize, that the section or elevation shows only the important…
  • Re: Datagroup explorer AECOSIM

    Thanks Andreas. Another questions. I have hear that PCstudio may be replace in the future ?? I've creating a paz cell, seems like rect penetrations for slab, but no the result as expected. i use Dynamic view to test it. with a top view…
  • Datagroup explorer AECOSIM

    Hi. We works on BA with V8I select 3. not very good. so we are waiting for aecosim... in french. I have already aecosim and begin to look at it. I have the version 225. I have read, and i note, that when we modify a parametric cell with the edit…
  • Project Explorer push to spreadsheet

    ABD SS4 .593 Is there a way to either push the Project Explorer structure to a spreadsheet, or maybe even link the Project Explorer structure to the Data Group Explorer to create a schedule? It would be nice to have a single push-button "create…
  • Place Section Cuts with Breaklines???

    I am using AECOsim and am trying to get a section cut to not display a solid line at the limits of the section. I would like to see a breakline or nothing at all. Any suggestions.