• Best modelling Practice - OpenBuilding

    Jaimin Patel
    Jaimin Patel
    Hi OBD Experts, I am trying to find the best tool in OBD to model complex objects. In the example below, If I want to model a wall which follows two-line strings to define the "top of the wall" and "bottom of the wall" which OBD tool/modelling method…
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    • over 1 year ago
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  • How to get Multi-Category Schedules to show all Catalog Types on the same table?

    Enrique F
    Enrique F
    When I create a Multi-Category Schedule, and select it, it displays the column headers, but instead of displaying items, it says "There are no items to display". To see the items in the table, I have to drill down into the specific Catalog Type that…
    • over 1 year ago
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  • OBD Catalogue Item and Component Units

    Lewis Clark
    Lewis Clark
    How do I change the units of catalogue items and components? At the bottom of the screenshot the 'Units' dropdown is greyed out. Thanks, Lewis
    • over 2 years ago
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  • How to used different Catalog while using US metric datasets seeds

    IronMaxSteel
    IronMaxSteel
    Hi, I am using U.S Metric building datasets seed, but still the material standard section such as concrete column are still in Imperial. Is there a way to use different catalog such as UK while using U.S Metric building datasets seeds. or how to…
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    • over 7 years ago
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  • Add custom beam sections to Structural Modeling

    Rafael Bombardiere Carvajal
    Rafael Bombardiere Carvajal
    Hello, I'm new using AECOsim building Designer. Right now I'm making a small project and I need to use a custom timber stud section that it's 2 x 8 inches, the only problem is that the catalog doesn't have that particular section and I don't know…
    • over 7 years ago
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  • Copy a Catalog Item definition fom a Light to a Full Dataset

    Pedro Martin
    Pedro Martin
    I have changed a PCF file to make a project to change from loading the full to the light version of a Dataset. My intention is to speed up file loading, and it worked as expected. But I have lost some catalog definitions (as expected too). What is the…
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    • over 8 years ago
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  • Adding Spaces Alphabetically to Catalog

    Mark Holloway
    Mark Holloway
    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…
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    • over 9 years ago
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  • BA DataSet Object Creation and the DataSet Files

    Tom MacKnight
    Tom MacKnight
    Here at Fluor Corporation we have used Triforma and BA in the past. However there was a hiatus of several years in our use of the product. We are just now beginning to use it again. It has matured rather well. However, like many folks we ran into difficulty…
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    • over 13 years ago
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