• ANZ, DK, SE, SG, UK(BS-1192) & USM Regional Datasets for AECOsim Building Designer (SELECTseries 6)

    Jeff Ashley
    Jeff Ashley
    We are pleased to announce the commercial release of the following Regional Datasets ( v08.11.09.828) for AECOsim Building Designer V8i, SELECTseries 6 (v08.11.09.829) is now available on Software Fulfillment Center. Australia /New Zealand …
    • over 8 years ago
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  • AECOsim Building Designer

    Eduardo Cortes
    Eduardo Cortes
    AECOsim Building Designer es el Producto BIM de Bentley que incluye herramientas para el diseño de Arquitectura, Estructuras, Instalaciones Mecánicas y Eléctricas en una sola aplicacion y con un unico interfaz. Es la evolución de las aplicaciones disciplinares…
    • over 8 years ago
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  • Test for French

    Loreta Zenevic
    Loreta Zenevic
    S'applique à Produit(s) : AECOsim Building Designer Version(s) : 08.11.09.747 Environnent : N\A Domaine : Dataset Sous-Domaine : N\A Auteur original…
    • over 8 years ago
    • MicroStation
    • MicroStation Wiki (Français)
  • AECOsim Building Designer - Add Insulation Pattern to Slabs

    Marc Thomas
    Marc Thomas
    In Dataset Explorer copy the slab part to your project dataset, rename it with the suffix _Insulation. In the Cut Patterns definition: Tick in the Pattern column Change the Pattern type to Patterning Set the pattern cell to 'baten' (this…
    • over 9 years ago
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  • Updating/Migrating SS4 Datasets to SS5

    Larry Abla
    Larry Abla
    Applies To Product(s): AECOsim Building Designer V8i Version(s): 08.11.09.735 (SS5 RC, will apply to Commercial Release) Environment: N/A Area: Dataset Subarea: Migration/Utilities…
    • over 6 years ago
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  • Updating/Migrating SS3 Datasets to SS4

    Larry Abla
    Larry Abla
    Applies To Product(s): AECOsim Building Designer V8i Version(s): 08.11.09.593 Environment: N/A Area: Dataset Subarea: Migration/Utilities Original Author: Marc Thomas…
    • over 6 years ago
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  • Can't Place Wall Error

    Marc Thomas
    Marc Thomas
    Product(s): AECOsim Building Designer Version(s): V8i (08.11.09.593) Environment: N/A Area: Dataset Subarea: Family/Part Problem Description After some time we experience an exception error…
    • over 2 years ago
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  • Configuring AECOsim Building Designer #7 – Sharing Standards

    Marc Thomas
    Marc Thomas
    Anyone who has used a well managed MicroStation system will be familiar with the sharing of CAD standards via a networked workspace. So far I have moved to the network: project data. project and user configurations. the Company dataset…
    • over 9 years ago
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  • Configuring AECOsim Building Designer #6 – Roaming Users

    Marc Thomas
    Marc Thomas
    The next step in networking AECOsim Building Designer is making an individual's user preferences accessible from any machine that they log onto. If your Windows system has implemented Roaming Profiles the user preferences can be stored there, the techniques…
    • over 9 years ago
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  • Configuring AECOsim Building Designer #2 – Adding a Company Dataset to the Simple Test Project

    Marc Thomas
    Marc Thomas
    Having established MyDataset_NM and MyProject_NM_Light_01 in part 1 I’ll now show you how to add a Company Dataset to isolate any changes you make from the delivered dataset. This is going to involve a long list of configuration variables, however this…
    • over 9 years ago
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  • Configuring AECOsim Building Designer #5 – Putting Projects on the network

    Marc Thomas
    Marc Thomas
    In part 3 I put the Company dataset on the network. However you will have noticed that the COMP_DATASET = E:/Dataset_Company_OnNetwork/ variable pointing to the network is contained in the Project Configuration File (PCF) on the C drive located in C:…
    • over 9 years ago
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  • Configuring AECOsim Building Designer #4 – Redirecting to the Network

    Marc Thomas
    Marc Thomas
    Updated 11 August 2014. There are a number of ways to redirect AECOsim (and MicroStation) to the network. The most common is to modify the mslocal.cfg file found in C:\Program Files (x86)\Bentley\AECOsimBuildingDesigner V8i Ss4\AECOsimBuildingDesigner…
    • over 9 years ago
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  • Configuring AECOsim Building Designer #1 - A Simple Test Project

    Marc Thomas
    Marc Thomas
    This blog was written for AECOsim Building Designer SS4, it may still offer some insight, but related information in later articles will take precedence. 30 May 2019. For learning purposes without the complication of working with whatever existing project…
    • over 10 years ago
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  • Configuring AECOsim Building Designer #3 – Put a Company Dataset on the network

    Marc Thomas
    Marc Thomas
    Updated 11 August 2014. From adding the Company Dataset in part 2 it is a short step to share the Company Dataset on the network. Steps: 1. Continuing from part 2, copy the Dataset_ Company folder from C:\ProgramData\Bentley\AECOsimBuildingDesigner…
    • over 9 years ago
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  • Parts Missing in Dataset Explorer

    Ben Fredericque
    Ben Fredericque
    Applies To Product(s): AECOsim Building Designer Version(s): 08.11.09.593 Environment: N/A Area: Dataset Subarea: Family/Part Original Author: Gerard Torres, Bentley…
    • over 2 years ago
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  • AECOsim Building Designer

    Johannes Lerch
    Johannes Lerch
    AECOsim Building Designer is Bentley's combined BIM Product that includes tools for Architecture, Structural, Mechanical and Electrical Design all in one place. It is the evolution of Bentley's BIM offerings and replaces the legacy applications Bentley…
    • 6 months ago
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  • Regional Datasets for AECOsim Building Designer V8i (SELECTseries 4)

    Jeff Ashley
    Jeff Ashley
    We are pleased to announce the commercial release of the following six(6) regional SELECTseries 4 Datasets to support AECOsim Building Designer V8i (SELECTseries 4) . Great Britain/United Kingdom - Dataset_GB (v08.11.09.579) Sweden - Dataset_SE…
    • over 10 years ago
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  • Re: Moving to SS4

    Marc Thomas
    Marc Thomas
    Hi Rob, This is an outline of the steps required when moving from SS3 to SS4, I'll be adding more detail in a technote shortly: 1. Create a new network location for your workspace and dataset in parallel to the existing ss3 dataset; e.g., W:\V8i_SS4…
    • over 9 years ago
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  • Mechanical catalog in MDB and XML and...?

    Mas-grt
    Mas-grt
    I'm trying to find out if the catalogs in the Mechanical section are something we can use for something. Is it possible to setup some rules – for example can it be setup to show a list of the available sizes of duct(without going the the Manufature catalog…
    • over 10 years ago
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  • Re: Spaces

    Ken Shigemitsu
    Ken Shigemitsu
    Hi Andreas, Although I did not find a shortcut either, but I was able to load the space planner within ABD via the pull down Building Designer > Load Space Planner. I also see that once the Space Planner is loaded you will be able to convert shapes…
    • over 9 years ago
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  • Adding Definitions to Exisiting Catalog Items

    Mark Holloway
    Mark Holloway
    I'm trying to add new definition fields to exisitng catalog items. In this case I want to add a specific property to Walls. I've created a new definition in Definition Editor and assigned it to the Walls catalog item in Catalog Editor. When I place…
    • over 9 years ago
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  • US Metric Dataset

    Ross Daddo
    Ross Daddo
    Downloaded US Metric Dataset and installed for testing with SS4 - looks good so far I like that it conforms to the US Imperial Dataset in structure eg Family&Part aligned to the new datagroup system The range of doors and windows appears similar…
    • over 10 years ago
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  • Re: BIM Objects and other resources

    hatty
    hatty
    I think I'm having a related problem with this PAZ file/ Datagroup linkage. Basically it was intended to be editable in the view window and provide dynamic width/height information for any given instance/placement. (very simple - generally I'm wary of…
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    • over 10 years ago
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  • AECOsim Building Designer Dataset_GB now available

    Volker Thein [Bentley]
    Volker Thein [Bentley]
    On May 18, 2012, the initial version 08.11.09.309 of Dataset_GB for AECOsim Building Designer was released. It is now available from SELECT downloads under Product Line: Building Analysis and Design, Category: Enhancements and Updates. It was created…
    • over 11 years ago
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  • PDF

    AECOsim Building Designer V8i Migration Guide: Dataset & Project Migration

    Jeff Ashley
    Jeff Ashley
    • AECOsim Building Designer Migration Guide for Dataset and Projects_v1.0.pdf
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    • over 11 years ago
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