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  • IFC export of Spaces information

    I noticed something related to spaces' properties export to IFC 4 that doesn't make much sense in my opinion. Maybe someone can explain why it is like this. The IFC element type "ifcSpace" has some attributes related to space naming: Name Description…
  • Spaces - Populating the pop-down lists for Location properties

    Product(s): OpenBuildings Designer Version(s): CONNECT Edition Area: Architectural Design Subarea: Spaces You may notice in this example from Dataset NM that the only Space Location property that is populated…
  • How to export the gbXML file (with spaces) from the Opendbuilding designer's 3D model in order to import it in "IES VE"?

    How to export the gbXML file (with spaces) from the Opendbuilding designer's 3D model in order to import it in "IES VE"? Below video link for "Revit to IESVE". Please advise the same procedure in Opendbuilding designer or AECOsim V8i. www.youtube.com…
  • Spaces - DataGroup Annotation Cells - Changing the Length of the Room Number

    Product(s): OpenBuildings Designer Version(s): CONNECT Edition, V8i Area: Annotation Subarea: DataGroup Annotation This example is a useful illustration of the general steps required to modify a DataGroup…
  • How to create a Ceiling Grid with a hole

    Product(s): OpenBuildings Designer Version(s): CONNECT Edition and V8i Area: Architectural Design Subarea: Ceiling Grid Problem How can I create a ceiling grid with a hole in it? Solution Planning…
  • Video: Editing Parking Lot Interior and Sides

    Product(s): OpenSite Designer Version(s): 10.07.01.32+ Area: Site Layout Original Author: Bentley Technical Support Group This video demonstrates how to make edits to a Parking Lot Interior and/or multiple Sides in…
  • Changing units of Space Labels

    Product(s): AECOsim Building Designer Version(s): V8i (08.11.09.866) and above Environment: N/A Area: Configuration Subarea: N/A Problem The space labels are displayed as "sq mm" instead of…
  • ORD 2, how do I process data with spaces in description of survey data?

    So, trying out the ORD Survey part. I can get it to process my field data. YAY! I cannot get it to keep my description as one point. IF I shoot "ipf 1/2 noid", I get four points with unique feature definitions "ipf" "1/" "2" "noid" with same coordinates…
  • Property Value for the Floor Class Does Not Match The Area Property Value For The Shape

    Product(s): Bentley Facilities Space Planner Version(s): 08.11.11.60 Environment: N\A Area: Shapes / Spaces Subarea: N\A Problem The AA_ACArea property value for the Floor Class does not match the Area property…
  • RE: Space area default units

    Hi David, Please take a look at Spaces - Controlling Area Annotation.
  • Spaces - Controlling Area Annotation

    Product(s): OpenBuildings Designer (and AECOsim Building Designer) Version(s): CONNECT Edition and V8i Environment: N/A Area: Annotation Subarea: Spaces Overview There are two…
  • Spaces - Controlling the Space Artefact

    Product(s): OpenBuildings Designer Version(s): CONNECT Edition, V8i Area: Architectural Design Subarea: Spaces Overview When a new Space is placed in to the 3D model it doesn't use the label chosen in…
  • How to Update Existing Spaces

    Product(s): AECOsim Building Designer Version(s): 08.11.09.866 Environment: N/A Area: Spaces Subarea: Property Problem Description How can I update existing Spaces in a model with revised DataGroup…
  • RE: [Ss3] Is there a way to select the default folder for Script Files?

    Lorys, the following discussion suggested that placing the full file name and path in "" quotes should work ok but I have tried it and it does not seem to work in MicroStation V8i SS3 or CONNECT versions. communities.bentley.com/.../87524 It was suggested…
  • RE: AECOsim SS5: Spaces - How to view his volume, How to create spaces under inclined roofs?

    Hi Xavier, SS6 includes the ability to convert forms (that can be placed to connect to shapes) to 3D spaces for compatibility with energy analysis workflows. In SS5 spaces are 2D.
  • Doors, Spaces and spreadsheets

    I am currently working on a large project using Aecosim building designer. We are managing to utilise the tools available to apply data to doors, spaces and other objects as well as output schedules based on this information. We are limited to working…
  • RE: Spaces

    Hi Mark, 1. The Update Space tool may do what you need, it will re-flood the existing space to new boundaries: Take a flooded space, put a wall down the middle. Select the space, note the position of the single blue handle that appears. Drag…
  • Spaces

    Just getting to grips with Spaces... Copule of issues: 1/. The associative flood space tool is useful... but, after I've used it I sometimes want to make changes which go beyond its capabilities - splitting the room in half for example. The flooded…
  • Adding Spaces Alphabetically to Catalog

    When I add new Spaces to the catalog, for some reason they do not appear in alphabetical order in the Spaces dialog. See attached screen grab - "Path" should be below "Parking Undercroft" but instead they appear in the order I created them. It's…
  • Cannot Edit Spaces

    Applies To Product(s): AECOsim Building Designer Version(s): 08.11.09.376 Environment: N/A Area: Architectural Design Subarea: Spaces Original Author: Robert DiMauro…
  • Space Reporting with DataGroup Explorer and XML

    While the Excel export function in DataGroup Explorer is probably the quickest way to produce a space report from Bentley Architecture, its worth thinking about XML as an alternative. In this example i've combined the XML output with XSL, javascript…
  • Flooding Spaces, Relationships and Mad Ceilings

    Flooding is the quickest way to Create Associative Spaces and to generate Ceilings off them, resulting in the most efficient Workflow. But be careful ! ...... Flooded Spaces have very close Relationships with the elements that provide them an enclosing…
  • Custom Space Labels in Bentley Architecture

    Playing with vba leads to a better way to label spaces: Newly updated to version 1.6! Now supports Metric working units. See below: After helping a client with a custom datagroup annotation cell that used VBA to format the datagroup data,…
  • Controlling Orientation for Space Labels

    Is there a way of controlling the orientation of labels for spaces? I have been placing spaces in a building that is at an angle to the global origin and despite setting up floor manager to take account of this angle the labels persist in aligning themselves…