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  • Learning Content for OpenBuildings Designer

    Work remotely or connected with the market’s most productive and easy-to-use 3D Building design and modeling software OpenBuildings Designer is multidisciplinary Building Information Modeling (BIM) software for building teams including tools for architectural…
  • Creating a STF Quantity report

    I'm having trouble creating a STF Quantity report (Structural Quantity Spreadsheet). It opens the spreadsheet ok. But when I begin the structural report, it tries to load something but produces nothing. I have noticed at the bottom of spreadsheet that…
  • How to get Multi-Category Schedules to show all Catalog Types on the same table?

    When I create a Multi-Category Schedule, and select it, it displays the column headers, but instead of displaying items, it says "There are no items to display". To see the items in the table, I have to drill down into the specific Catalog Type that…
  • Why is AECOsim Building Designer crashing?

    I work with Inox steel India , why is AECOsim Building Designer crashing on my PC?
  • IFC4.3 version available in AECOsim Update 4

    Hi, Will the IFC4.3 version be available in AECOsim Update 4?? Currently, we only have the below IFC Version options available for export:​ IFC2x3 CV 2.0​ + QTO & Space Boundaries IFC2x3 CV 2.0​ IFC2x3 Facilities Management Handover…
  • OpenBuildings installation error

    Hello community, When I try to install the OpenBuildingsDesigner_x64.10.09.00.083, I get the following message (attached image). How could I solve it? Thanks in advance.
  • Adding property into model

    I have an alignment line and profile which is used to extrude the shape of cable trough i need to add the property information ( white words ) into the extruded element. How can i achieve this?
  • Project a line/curve line onto a profile

    How to project a straight line / curve line onto a profile? For straight line i can do create slab > clip volume > extract face/edge but for curve line i have no idea what to do.
  • Importing Electrical Conduit from Revit to OpenBuildings

    Hello, I am working on a project utilising OpenBuildings (Update 6). The electrical engineer on the project has modelled conduit using Revit and I am attempting to utilise this to produce electrical layout drawings. I downloaded the Bentley plugin…
  • SIG Workshop: OpenBuildings Designer – Components of the Floor Management System

    Title: SIG Workshop: OpenBuildings Designer – Components of the Floor Management System Host/Presenter: Paul Wagner, Senior Content Engineer, Bentley Systems, Inc. Date/Time: February 16, 2021 at 11:00 A.M. EST Register Now! This OpenBuildings Designer…
  • aecosim 10.02.00.35 Version, Update 2 zum herunterladen nicht mehr bei Bentley auf dem Serve auffindbar. Warum? Ich brauche diese dringend zum testen. Kann mir jemand helfen die .exe Datei zu finden?

    Ich habe Testweise in einer früheren AECOsim Connect Update 2 (10020035de) meine eigene Programmierungen ausprobieert. Nun nach dem Test mit der aktuelle Version funktioniert das ganze nicht und dabei hat mein Test Laptop seine SSD verloren. Damit sind…
  • How to create Window in roof (not dormer) just window in roof. Similar to adding windows in wall.

    I would like to ask: How to create Window in roof (not dormer) just window in roof. Similar to adding windows in wall. I`ve seen this solution for a window dormer, but this is not what I'm looking for. Does it existing any easy way to add (roof window…
  • Promoted view columns disappear

    Hi All Within a call-out structural columns show just as centre lines, if the view is demoted the columns display correctly, however any hatching will disappear Promoted View Demoted View Using OBD 5 Any suggestions Cheers Chris
  • Equipment Position Plan AECOSIM Building Designer

    Dear all, Any one have form you experience working in the equipment position plan? I mean i have a 2d plot from 3Dplan, in which the equipments, instruments,fittings and electrical consumers are markes along with their positions. I had this 2D drawing…
  • How to move down a solid and rotate it such that it follow a surface

    I have a cyan cable trough "flying" above the white concrete. I need it to be moved down and follow the surface of the concrete. Q1: Is there any alternative solution to achieve this? I have used move + rotate to move the cyan trough to red trough location…
  • 3D Annotation and Export to IFC

    Hi all, I need to mark out chainage along an alignment line. The final result should looks like picture. After all chainage annotation is done, i need to export the line and annotation to IFC and view them in Revit. However all lines and annotation…
  • Why the measure volume result is different between V8i version and CE version

    Hi Dear all, I would like to ask the measurement question that I discover in these two versions. (AECOsim V8i SS6 and OpenBuildings CE 10050049en ) This situation is happened on my manager doing double-check the model volume. I was used AECOsim…
  • OBD / AECOSIM Energy Simulator

    :i completely unable to see my model i Exported from OBD to Energy Simulator and SMART materials present in folder (C drive) but absent in Energy Sim Software (unable to change to SMART material)
  • OpenBuildings Designer CONNECT Edition, Update 6 (v10.06.00.64)

    The OpenBuildings product team is pleased to announce the availability of OpenBuildings Designer CONNECT Edition, Update 6 (v10.06.00.64) through the Bentley CONNECT Center, Software Downloads portal or the desktop CONNECTION Client. The product is available…
  • Unable to create solid from surfaces

    Hi all, I am currently having difficulties making a smart solid from 3 different surfaces that I created using the 'Loft' tool. The issue I think occurs from the original shapes, being that of a 'pringle crisp' shape the arcs along the shape go off…
  • Send Element information of selected objects to Excel, using VBA.

    Hello! I need to send Element information of selected objects (coordinates Start and End points) to the sertain List of Excel. How can I do it using VBA? Many thanks to all for your ideas! Artem
  • VBA error - Compile error in hidden module

    Product(s): AECOsim Building Designer Version(s): V8i Environment: N\A Area: General Subarea: Error Background While trying to work in AECOsim Building Designer, the following error…
  • AECOsim SS6 - adding instance data to Smart Solid

    Hi All, I imported an OpenRoads Design model to AECOsim SS6 to add instance data and part definitions to the 3D model. In the workflow first I converted all the OpenRoad elements to smart solid and than added part definitions. After I added the instance…
  • AECOsim element types/names in VBA

    Hello I am trying to make a vba-code to create a simple structural elements ( beam , column etc) in AECOsim. But i cant find in vba help files the list of element names and functions to use in that case. I found examples for lines and shapes:…
  • Detailing Symbols Styles not activating in OpenBuildings

    Hi All, Currently I'm changing the detail styles within OpenBuildings. I have gone though most of the current forum posts trying to work out my problem with no avail. I've followed most of the instructions that Paul had posted in this thread. I…