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  • Problem exchanging IFC files with Revit

    Hello, I was wondering if there are any people who work with both Openbuildings and Revit who could help me with a problem. We are working with contractors who work with Revit, and we would like to exchange files through IFC. However, when they open…
  • Is it Possible to Modify Building Element Info for Multiple Elements at One Time?

    So I was able to modify a single Element's Building Element Info using the tool of the same name, but after selecting a large group of Elements by Layer, I don't appear to have that ability. That is unless I want to change them one by one, which I obviously…
  • Topography not importing from IFC

    I have exported an IFC from Revit which contains some topography. But when I import the IFC into Microstation Select Series 3 only the boundary appears at a zero level? Any ideas why this is happening?
  • The False Myth that there are no BIM Objects for AECOsim

    Lately, several people in separate conversations have told me that it's very difficult to find manufacturers’ objects for AECOsim. When they search for files on the download websites , there is almost none in the AECOsim native format. I have even read…
  • El Falso Mito de que no hay Objetos BIM para AECOsim

    Últimamente he oído en varias conversaciones decir que es muy difícil encontrar objetos de fabricante para AECOsim, y que cuando van a buscar ficheros en las webs de descargas casi ninguno está en el formato nativo de AECOsim. Incluso he leído algún artículo…
  • RE: BIM

    Bonjour Laurent, Navré de cette réponse tardive - Le format RVT est un format propriétaire, fermé, qui nécessite REVIT pour être lu. Mais il y a 2 solutions pour générer des formats ouverts: IFC : la génération d'IFC est directe dans REVIT,…
  • Adding Revit ID as a Parameter in AECOsim

    I am Trying to import the Revit object ID from the exported IFC file into Bentley AECOsim. The revit ID is exported in the IFC file but AECOsim doesn't import it.
  • RAM SS, Tekla,

    We are starting to implement the use of Tekla into our workflow. Currently we use Revit as our main drawing production engine, and the RAM SS-Revit link works okay for communicating between these two programs. Does anyone have experience in a RAM SS-Tekla…
  • Re: A revit question

    stuartw: Why would an Revit user go to a Bentley web page? So to get this to work I have to first of all send the Revit plug-in to consultants, get them to install it (assuminmg that they are allowed) and then get them to export out to dgn. Why would…
  • IFC with Microstation

    We are a Microstation shop in transition to Revit MEP. The vast majority of our clients are on Revit or are heading that way, so we've done that as well. Now we have one client that is sticking with Bentley Architecture and we need to work with them…