• Learning Content for OpenBuildings Designer

    Alifur Mandal
    Alifur Mandal
    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…
    • 1 month ago
    • OpenBuildings | AECOsim | Speedikon
    • OpenBuildings | AECOsim | Speedikon Wiki
  • Error: Design File must be saved before plotting

    Arindam Roy
    Arindam Roy
    Product(s): OpenBuildings Designer Environment: CONNECT Edition Area: Print/Plot Problem User was getting the following dialog asking if they want to Save the drawing now... when opening the IPLOT Dialog. Solution…
    • 2 months ago
    • OpenBuildings | AECOsim | Speedikon
    • OpenBuildings | AECOsim | Speedikon Wiki
  • In Control Panel it is found that two OBD build from the same Update has been installed.

    Shreya Basu
    Shreya Basu
    Product(s): OpenBuildings Designer Version(s): CONNECT Edition Area: Uninstallation Background This problem can be caused if a previous build does not uninstall properly. Because of this, it was also found that none…
    • 2 months ago
    • OpenBuildings | AECOsim | Speedikon
    • OpenBuildings | AECOsim | Speedikon Wiki
  • Using Quick Access Tool in OpenBuildings Designer

    Alifur Mandal
    Alifur Mandal
    Product(s): OpenBuildings Designer CONNECT Edition Version(s): CONNECT Edition Area: Platform Tools Problem Description: How to access the Quick Tools in OBD for increasing productivity…
    • 2 months ago
    • OpenBuildings | AECOsim | Speedikon
    • OpenBuildings | AECOsim | Speedikon Wiki
  • Creating Custom Schedule Report

    Alifur Mandal
    Alifur Mandal
    Version(s): 08.11.09.747 & later versions Area: Import/Export Subarea: DataGroup Schedule Problem Description How to create a custom Schedule report and also how to add several catalog types into one report…
    • 3 months ago
    • OpenBuildings | AECOsim | Speedikon
    • OpenBuildings | AECOsim | Speedikon Wiki
  • OpenBuildings Designer CONNECT Edition, Update 10.1 (German) (v10.10.01.151)

    Johannes Lerch
    Johannes Lerch
    OpenBuildings Designer CONNECT Edition, Update 10.1 (v10.10.01.151) Das OpenBuildings-Produktteam freut sich, die Verfügbarkeit von OpenBuildings Designer CONNECT Edition, Update 10.1 (v10.10.01.151) über das Bentley CONNECT Center , das Software Downloads…
    • 3 months ago
    • OpenBuildings | AECOsim | Speedikon
    • OpenBuildings | AECOsim | Speedikon - Forum (Deutsch)
  • Convert/Replace Exported Hatch Area with Pattern Area

    Paul MacKnight
    Paul MacKnight
    I'm trying to swap the pattern of a region in some of our files, but every time I use the Change Pattern tool it only gives me what I set in the Hatch Area tool, not the Pattern Area tool. The regions we're dealing with are exported to dgn format from…
    • 3 months ago
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  • Texts are becoming Italic in Text Style dialog

    Jabez Alcantara
    Jabez Alcantara
    Product(s): OpenBuildings Designer Version(s): CONNECT Edition Environment: N/A Area: Annotation Problem When placing a text in Arial Font Style, it is showing as Italic. All the placed…
    • 4 months ago
    • OpenBuildings | AECOsim | Speedikon
    • OpenBuildings | AECOsim | Speedikon Wiki
  • How to configure Custom Classification data for OpenBuildings Designer ?

    Arindam Roy
    Arindam Roy
    Product(s): OpenBuildings Designer Version(s): CONNECT Edition Area: General Problem How to configure custom classification data for OpenBuildings Designer into Workspace or Workset level? Steps to Accomplish…
    • 2 months ago
    • OpenBuildings | AECOsim | Speedikon
    • OpenBuildings | AECOsim | Speedikon Wiki
  • Unable to open Cell Library in Open Buildings Designer.

    Shreya Basu
    Shreya Basu
    Product(s): OpenBuildings Designer Version(s): CONNECT Edition Area: General Subarea Pref Folder Problem This issue is often found when the user tries to place a cell from the ‘Cell Library’ list. In…
    • 5 months ago
    • OpenBuildings | AECOsim | Speedikon
    • OpenBuildings | AECOsim | Speedikon Wiki
  • How add the Task Navigator ribbon bar in the OBD Connect edition just like the V8i versions?

    Shreya Basu
    Shreya Basu
    Product(s): OpenBuildings Designer Version(s): CONNECT Edition Environment: N/A Area: General Subarea Button Assignment Problem In AECOSim V8i versions when it is opened then all Building…
    • 5 months ago
    • OpenBuildings | AECOsim | Speedikon
    • OpenBuildings | AECOsim | Speedikon Wiki
  • How to restore i-model properties while working within ProjectWise ?

    Arindam Roy
    Arindam Roy
    Product(s): OpenBuildings Designer Version(s): CONNECT Edition Area: i-model Problem The properties on elements in an i-Model file opened using a ProjectWise managed workspace do not match the properties on those…
    • 5 months ago
    • OpenBuildings | AECOsim | Speedikon
    • OpenBuildings | AECOsim | Speedikon Wiki
  • While uninstalling OBD at the end it gives an error message saying, “Failed to install OpenBuildings Designer with error code 0x80070683”

    Shreya Basu
    Shreya Basu
    Product(s): OpenBuildings Designer Version(s): CONNECT Edition Area: Uninstallation Background This is a very unique situation where the user gets an installation error message while uninstalling the program. But…
    • 5 months ago
    • OpenBuildings | AECOsim | Speedikon
    • OpenBuildings | AECOsim | Speedikon Wiki
  • How to create a file package using the tool called ‘Packager’ from OBD

    Shreya Basu
    Shreya Basu
    Product(s): OpenBuildings Designer Version(s): CONNECT Edition Area: General Background It is often found that when a user wants to transfer a file to someone else who is not part of his current project it becomes very…
    • 8 months ago
    • OpenBuildings | AECOsim | Speedikon
    • OpenBuildings | AECOsim | Speedikon Wiki
  • How set the default command or tool as none?

    Shreya Basu
    Shreya Basu
    Product(s): OpenBuildings Designer Version(s): CONNECT Edition Area: General Background Whenever opening OpenBuildings Designer the ‘Element Selection’ toolbox will appear. It is because by default ‘Selection’ command…
    • 8 months ago
    • OpenBuildings | AECOsim | Speedikon
    • OpenBuildings | AECOsim | Speedikon Wiki
  • What is the Key-in that will directly create the PDF from any file (2D or 3D)?

    Shreya Basu
    Shreya Basu
    Product(s): OpenBuildings Designer Version(s): CONNECT Edition Area: Import/Export Subarea: Print Problem Description: It is often found out the user needs to create a PDF directly from the DWG or DGN file…
    • 8 months ago
    • OpenBuildings | AECOsim | Speedikon
    • OpenBuildings | AECOsim | Speedikon Wiki
  • Beim Platzieren einer lineare Bemaßung taucht das % Zeichen auf

    Johannes Lerch
    Johannes Lerch
    Produkt(e): OpenBuildings Designer Version(en): CONNECT Edition Produktbereich: Plattformfunktionen Problem Das % Zeichen taucht beim Platzieren einer lineare Bemaßung auf. Das Problem wird verursacht durch die bei…
    • 9 months ago
    • OpenBuildings | AECOsim | Speedikon
    • OpenBuildings | AECOsim | Speedikon Wiki (Deutsch)
  • How to create a custom Catalog Item that can be copied to another Catalog Type

    Steve Cocchi
    Steve Cocchi
    Product(s): OpenBuildings Designer Version(s): CONNECT Edition Area: DataGroup System Subarea: Catalog Editor Problem Description We often see that when creating custom catalogs some will use the primary…
    • 5 days ago
    • OpenBuildings | AECOsim | Speedikon
    • OpenBuildings | AECOsim | Speedikon Wiki
  • Creating a schedule that displays one row per catalog item

    Steve Cocchi
    Steve Cocchi
    Product(s): OpenBuildings Designer Version(s): CONNECT Edition Area: DataGroup System Subarea: Schedules Problem We have the need to export a Schedule to Excel that only displays one row for each unique…
    • 10 months ago
    • OpenBuildings | AECOsim | Speedikon
    • OpenBuildings | AECOsim | Speedikon Wiki
  • How to Define a DataGroup Catalog at the WorkSet level

    Arindam Roy
    Arindam Roy
    Product(s): OpenBuildings Designer Environment: CONNECT Edition Area: DataGroup System Subarea: Configuration Problem Description How to define DG_CATALOGS_WORKSET relative to the WorkSet dataset variable…
    • 11 months ago
    • OpenBuildings | AECOsim | Speedikon
    • OpenBuildings | AECOsim | Speedikon Wiki
  • How to insert a customized parametric cell as a wall in a catalog item?

    Steve Cocchi
    Steve Cocchi
    Product(s): OpenBuildings Designer Version(s): CONNECT Edition Area: DataGroup System Subarea: Catalog Editor Problem Description: We often have custom parametric cells that we want to place as catalog items…
    • 7 days ago
    • OpenBuildings | AECOsim | Speedikon
    • OpenBuildings | AECOsim | Speedikon Wiki
  • How to publish an OpenBuildings Designer file using iModel hub

    Steve Cocchi
    Steve Cocchi
    Product(s): OpenBuildings Designer Version(s): CONNECT Edition Area: Import/Export Subarea: iTwin Problem Description: How can I publish an OpenBuildings Designer file as an iModel using the iModel Hub?…
    • 7 days ago
    • OpenBuildings | AECOsim | Speedikon
    • OpenBuildings | AECOsim | Speedikon Wiki
  • Enable Position Mapping shortcuts

    Steve Cocchi
    Steve Cocchi
    Product(s): OpenBuildings Designer Version(s): CONNECT Edition Area: Customization Subarea: Position Mapping Problem description: How do I enable Position Mapping shortcuts and make them visible in the…
    • 7 days ago
    • OpenBuildings | AECOsim | Speedikon
    • OpenBuildings | AECOsim | Speedikon Wiki
  • Set the Active Global Line Style Scale Factor for custom line styles

    Steve Cocchi
    Steve Cocchi
    Product(s): OpenBuildings Designer Version(s): CONNECT Edition Area: Platform Tools Subarea: Line Styles Problem description: How do I set the Active Global Line Style Scale Factor for custom line styles…
    • 7 days ago
    • OpenBuildings | AECOsim | Speedikon
    • OpenBuildings | AECOsim | Speedikon Wiki
  • Loading MDL Applications automatically

    Steve Cocchi
    Steve Cocchi
    Product(s): OpenBuildings Designer Version(s): CONNECT Edition Area: General Subarea: MDL Application Problem description: How can I load MDL Applications automatically? Solution: Below is the workflow…
    • 7 days ago
    • OpenBuildings | AECOsim | Speedikon
    • OpenBuildings | AECOsim | Speedikon Wiki
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