• RE: Old models appearing in dynamic View/promoted view.

    Marc Thomas
    Marc Thomas
    Hello James, Please try compressing the files involved turning on the "Delete Building Dataset Elements” and “Delete Building Display Accelerators” options and using the Copress References button. Please see Compress Options in AECOSim Building Designer…
    • over 6 years ago
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  • Section Markers Won't Reference In

    jkknighton
    jkknighton
    This may be a little hard to explain. One of my users has a sheet drawing that he has drawn a section marker in. If he references this sheet into another sheet in a separate file, the section marker does not show up. However, if he places a section marker…
    • over 10 years ago
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  • Thematic maps disregard clip planes when they render in the sheet file

    Jydeda
    Jydeda
    Is it the case that because of the way thematic maps render they disregard what clip planes have been set in the attached models and drawings ? I created the space planning layouts for all levels of the building in one 3D model using the floor manager…
    • over 10 years ago
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  • How to change text size in Detailing symbol / Drawing Titles

    Woodrow Marcus
    Woodrow Marcus
    Hello all, I am trying to figure out how to change the default size of the text that automatically comes up in all of my detailing symbol bubbles etc. (sections, elevation, drawing title etc.) Without editing them manually. The text that comes up is…
    • over 11 years ago
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  • Re: Working in 3D with BA, help please.

    pjf
    pjf
    Hi Danny Cooley Yes i have try to merge with the "visible edge option" but there is a bug on some hidden line (when i make a circle hole in a form). i'm waiting for bentley for that... i have read many many articles on DV and Architecture but nothing…
    • over 11 years ago
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  • Place Plan Callout, Create gap

    Johan V
    Johan V
    Is it not possible to "Create gap" on a Plan Callout? I dont get the same options when I right click on a plan callout that I do if I right click on a "Section Callout".
    • over 10 years ago
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  • Re: Drawing View Model Moving

    Steve Cocchi
    Steve Cocchi
    Eric, we are looking into this... I'm not sure whether this still exists in the forthcoming update, or if it's specific to the current version. Or if there's some setting that controls this. More testing is required on that end. For everyone's…
    • over 14 years ago
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  • Re: V8i Sheet Composition

    Steve Cocchi
    Steve Cocchi
    <<Using the Building View Manager, after creating the cut, there was no visual cues as to what to do next.>> It's a little over simplistic, but, you can sort of follow a left-to-right workflow; i.e., pick your view orientation, then choose one…
    • over 14 years ago
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  • Plumbing fixtures don't appear in elevation / section views

    Woodrow Marcus
    Woodrow Marcus
    Hello, I've created restrooms in my design model that are populated with the plumbing fixtures (toilet, sink etc.). The "saved" floor plan view looks fine, but when I create a section view of the room the fixtures do not show up in the sectional view…
    • over 11 years ago
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  • Re: adjusting a BV

    Steve Cocchi
    Steve Cocchi
    Thomas Voghera: Hi Steve reg DV/BV - I know what it does, but what IS it. What is it made of? Not a file somewhere- right? A bunch of settings in the composition Model - right? I'm not a developer…
    • over 13 years ago
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  • AECOsim Building Designer - File Sizes?

    Johannes_
    Johannes_
    Hello, Can anyone explain why, when using dynamic views the file size of sheets and drawings get enormous? We are having files – and these do only contain references and there is not a single line drawn in it which get up to 100MB. We are using a lot…
    • over 10 years ago
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  • URG : Problems crossing TRIFORMA to Bentley ARCHITECTURE

    pjf
    pjf
    • over 12 years ago
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  • Re: printing dynamic views

    Steve Cocchi
    Steve Cocchi
    This should work... 1) While in your sheet model choose File > Save As, giving the output dgn file a new name so you don't overwrite the original. 2) Click on the Option button to open the "Save as V8 Options" dialog box. 3) Click on the Reference…
    • over 14 years ago
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  • Re: DV and DEM hybrid projects for V8i SS1

    Steve Cocchi
    Steve Cocchi
    sendysmithers: We went back to DEM. BV's a pain. We use a hybrid version of DEM for the plan info and BV for spaces which is ridiculously confusing and BV unstable. I'd be curious to see if the upcoming SELECTseries1 "refresh" release…
    • over 13 years ago
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  • Visible lines from different floors are visible in 3D model and elevation (How i can avoid or fix this issue)

    Konrad Lentschig
    Konrad Lentschig
    Hi Folks, how I can avoid, that in 3D model is a visible line from different floors (blue circle)! Can I erase this line? How I can fix this problem? By the way: How you would create an fassade raster (sandwitch elements> renobond…
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    • over 10 years ago
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  • Re: Create Building View &amp;amp;amp; Drawing

    Steve Cocchi
    Steve Cocchi
    I had to use delivered parts since I don't have yours, but I think it's behaving correctly. See the two attached images - in the first one I'm selecting your Building View "Untitled" from the View Attributes dialog, from View 1 in the Default model. The…
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    • over 14 years ago
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  • Re: PB with extraction DEM

    pjf
    pjf
    Hi emilberger Today i have expose my pb to Bentley and i hope some answer. So the general pb is how to work in 3D in architecture. Make a draw in 3d, no pb (or not yet..lol no). But the pb is to make extraction. With the DEM, many cells are not…
    • over 12 years ago
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  • Re: Modifying a BIM Dynamic View: Plan Cut Plane

    Steve Cocchi
    Steve Cocchi
    If you're referring to saved BVs in the BVM, you'll need to open the Saved Views dialog and check ON the "Show" column for that BV. This should display the original cut plane rectangle (the picture frame) which can be selected to display the section cut…
    • over 14 years ago
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  • Re: BV clip volume on/off

    Steve Cocchi
    Steve Cocchi
    Thomas Voghera: command prompt says "select view". But a dp has no effect. -- regards / Thomas V Ah... My mistake. The name may be a little misleading since it's not actually controlling the display of the clip…
    • over 13 years ago
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  • Re: Drawing revisions?

    Steve Cocchi
    Steve Cocchi
    Yes, of course the more elements you store in a single file, the bigger that file becomes. But as Lauren stated their files are very big to begin with - I can vouch for that! - so even incremental changes could include a large number of elements. And…
    • over 12 years ago
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  • Error message when showing Callouts. "maximum dependency callback iterations exceeded"

    Johan V
    Johan V
    Has anyone experienced problems with Callouts and dynamic views when working outside "solid working area" or when the "global Origin" is moved in the Composition model? For example microstation tells me "maximum dependency callback iterations exceeded…
    • over 10 years ago
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  • Edit Drawing Title Name

    mmates
    mmates
    Read if you want a challenge. I've spent enough time researching it and it is driving me crazy. Does anyone know how to change the drawing name for a linked callout after it is placed? I’m experimenting with the linked callouts and in particular the…
    • over 11 years ago
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  • Work with color in sheets

    Konrad Lentschig
    Konrad Lentschig
    Hi Folks Work with color in sheets (pic see attached) Q: How I can work with color that the façade grid witch is on a separate level is visible? Q: It is possible to organize different levels of information that are visible on separate levels…
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    • over 10 years ago
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  • Dataset Explorer: How I can Change the pattern for concrete to “line - dashed line”

    Konrad Lentschig
    Konrad Lentschig
    Dataset Explorer Q: Change the pattern for concrete to “ line - dashed line ” at european style (pic see attached) If I define the pattern cell to ANSI 33, I see the right pattern. The result is wrong! Why? If I change the pattern type…
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  • Re: Building View - .dwg

    Steve Cocchi
    Steve Cocchi
    DGammie: So long as the BV is referenced into a drawing. If you export straight from the model, with a BV on, you will just export the whole model. Correct... When applying a BV to a 3D model, you'd still be saving a 3D model to DWG. So the output…
    • over 13 years ago
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