Attention UK architects: Get started on Bentley Architecture with three new workshops being held in December 2011 and January 2012 open to users with a fundamental knowledge of MicroStation 2D and 3D. These live sessions feature hands-on instruction and…
A speedskating coach of mine once told me that fitness is never static. An athlete is always getting slightly more or less fit. The same thing applies to any technical skill, like software. You are always either gaining skills or losing them.
For…
My last few posts have mostly just offered my opinion. This time, I’m really hoping to get responses from you, the reader!
One of the hot topics when we talk about BIM is “parametric design.” I hear people talk about constraints and relationships…
I've been looking for Bentley BIM Designers in the Reading, PA area. I currently have two positions available for Electrical and Mechanical Designers. The candidates need to have at least 6 months experience using Bentley Building Electrical Systems or…
On Dec 8, 2009, Bentley successfully participated in the ‘COBie Challenge' at ‘ecobuild' in Washington, DC. This ‘Challenge' was part of the FM Handover Aquarium project, which is organized by the buildingSMART Alliance of North America and sponsored…
Contains compound cell libraries and datagroup catalogs for Vertical Grab bars, Air-Blade & High Speed Hand Dryers and a Lavatory system sink and waste receptacles.
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,…
Did you ever feel like punching a hole in a wall? Bentley Architecture makes it easy...
When you create compound cells in Bentley Architecture, you can define a perforator that will automatically create an opening in a linear form. Because…
WHAT:
Superman could see through walls. In Microstation we can too with the wireframe view display type, but we don't get any visual depth clues. The "Superman" view is a way to setup your models so that you can see through the other disciplines…
What is the Bentley Architecture Roof Builder?
First off, it is not a roof construction tool. It is a surface modeling tool that will help you quickly create sloped roofs, floors and ceilings. It can be quite powerful; once you know how to use it.…
The building applications support Luxology rendering, however the family and part systems does not yet support the changes made to the material palette management that encapsulates the material palettes in a dgnlib. Since some of the material preset and…
Anyone,
We have a client requesting Bentley BIM, eventually AECOSim and I’m trying to get a handle on the different Bentleys content options. what works with the dataset catalogs and what doesn’t, what is parametric and what isn’t. From what I can…
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Mark, do you anything similar to this?
We recently overhauled and set up a new V8i workspace on the server and it is almost completely read only with the exception of a few files/folders such as the metadata folder within the BBES…
Rabi: check the documentation in Bentley Architecture and look for "Establish Datagroup Systms Catalogs - Tutorial"
Basically, you need to know what Catalog Type your PAZ file is (door, window, or a custom made one), and add a Catalog…
A slightly revised Bentley Architecture Dataset Overview , dated July 23, 2009, is now available from the Resources.
See the Blog or go straight to the download page .
Kind regards,
Volker Thein
I am pleased to announce that we have posted AECOsim Building Designer V8i (SELECTseries 3) Technology Preview (Beta 2) (v08.11.09.147) to SELECTservices: Downloads/My SELECT CD . This release can be found on SELECTservices by setting the Product “AECOsim…
BTW, folks, didn't know if you knew this or not....
http://communities.bentley.com/Other/Old_Site_Member_Blogs/Peer_Blogs/b/shawn_fosters_blog/archive/2009/02/18/congrats-to-podcaster-for-award-bim-related-content.aspx
Hi
i have a pb when i extract. i'am going to migrate from V8 2004 + TRIFORMA to 8I + Arhitecture.
My pb is that the DEM don't calculate me some cells and i don't know why.
I attach a file with some cells and a drawing def. This cells are calculated…
I Finally got a chance to install this Beta, but when I go to start it the software continually asks to be activated. The Activation proces completes and says it is ready to use, but it doesn't start and always want to be activated, telling me my 30 day…
I need to modify the head of a hollow metal door to be 4" without adjusting the rest of the frame. I am not sure if this needs to be done in PCS or in Bentley. When in bentley, if you double click on a door it gives you an option to adjust the frame thickness…
Hi all,
I seem to be having trouble with my saved views when setting up 2d drawings in Bentley Architecture. I don't use 'sheets' or 'drawings', but rather set up a dynamic view in my reference model (with all floors, structures etc referenced in)…
In this quick tip we look at how to modify and adjust the windows we have just placed into our model.
Download this video: ftp://ftp2.bentley.com/dist/collateral/Web/Building/Bentley_Architecture/video/Modify-Window.wmv
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