Problem Statement:
While opening the file in BFP which type of models I need to work on?
Solution:
Unless you have specific reasons, we suggest you use MicroStation 3D design files as the basis for your space documents even if you’re only working…
Product(s):
Bentley Facilities
Version(s):
CONNECT Edition
Area:
General
The Facilities Space Planner product team is pleased to announce the availability of Bentley Facilities Space Planner CONNECT Edition, Update 3 (v10.03…
Product(s):
Bentley Facilities Space Planner
Version(s):
CONNECT Edition
Area:
Errors/Crashes
Problem
For some reason our versions are no longer committing, possibly as a result of duplicate links (relationships between…
Facilities Space Planner
Bentley Facilities Planner allows quick and easy access to information on the location and state of space and assets. It makes this information available on the fly, visualized in a drawing using 2D or 3D displays, labels or…
Once a label is displayed, you can graphically reposition it about the area or asset to which it belongs.
To move a label
From the Planner menu, choose Tools > Move Assets and Labels. The Move Assets and Labels dialog box opens.
Using either MicroStation…
When you want labels to display every time a certain asset or area is also being displayed, turn on Use as Autodisplay in the Labeling dialog box. To be able to turn on Use as Autodisplay, you must first save the label definition you are configuring.…
You can configure the view to display labels for certain classes for areas and assets. Any displayable attribute of the area or asset can be used as the area's or asset's label.
To display labels for label an area or an asset
Use the Element Selection…
In Bentley Facilities Planner you can delete instances of assets and containers graphically and non-graphically.
To delete assets and/or containers, graphically
Using either the Element Selection tool or the Place Fence tool, select an asset, multiple…
After you have performed a non-graphical move in which you packed assets into a container, to get those assets out of the container, you must unpack it. You can move containers which are located in another area adjacent to the room in which the assets…
Use the Browse window to locate the room whose contents you want to move.
In the view window, use the Place Fence tool to place a fence around the entire room.
Back in the Browse window, right-click the room whose contents you want to move and choose…
Use the Browse window to locate the room whose contents you want to move.
In the view window, use the Place Fence tool to place a fence around the entire room, to ensure that all the assets in the room are selected.
Back in the Browse window, right…
Use the Browse window (Planner > Browse) to locate the room containing the employee(s) you want to move.
If the employee(s) in the room are not already displayed, use Planner > Display > Asset Display to display all employees within the view window…
Use the Browse window (Planner > Browse) to locate the room containing the employee(s) you want to move.
If the employee(s) in the room are not already displayed, use Planner > Display > Asset Display to display all employees within the view window…
Do one of the following:
In the Commands Class List dialog box (Planner > Tools > Class List), expand either Assets > Employee or Areas > Room, select Move Wizard, then click Execute.
or
In the DGN, right-click on an employee or room, then choose…
Using the Move Wizard you can move employees and the assets linked to them, or the contents of selected rooms, in a single action. You can move these assets individually, or by creating selection sets of employees or rooms. You can choose to move the…
Using Bentley Facilities Planner's Move Assets and Labels tool, you can move assets and containers and labels graphically within the model.
To move assets graphically, using the Move tool
From the Planner menu, choose Tools > Move Assets And Labels…
Graphical moves
Graphical moves allow you to select assets and quickly and easily move them to another location in the same DGN, typically without leaving the view window.
Non-graphical moves and containers
Non-graphical moves allow you to move…
In the Browse window Bentley Facilities Planner, navigate to, select, and right-click a room, then choose Room Book from the pop-up menu. The Room Book dialog box opens.
In the Room Book dialog box, click Create. The Select Asset Class dialog box opens…
From the Planner menu, choose Asset > Create. The Create Asset wizard opens, displaying the Select Instance Class screen.
From the list box, select an instance class and click Next. The Modify Instance screen opens for the selected object.
In the…
Follow steps 1 through 5 in the previous procedure, To create a catalog item based on an existing symbology .
When the New Symbology screen opens, turn on 'No, I want to create a new symbology entry', then click Next.
When the Select Cell Library…
Creating items in the catalog using the Catalog Wizard
Catalog wizard is very easy to use tool with simple set of steps for catalog items creation procedure.
Select an asset class.
Select an existing asset as a template for the new one, or create…
An asset is a general class of an object which can be created in the FM Model, and if required, placed in the design file. Desks,chairs, PCs are all examples of common asset classes.
The specific type of asset you can create depends on the items available…
In Bentley Facilities Planner you can delete areas.
Note: When you delete areas, as long as no linking rules are broken, any areas within them are also deleted. If deleting an area(s) causes a linking rule to be broken, a warning message appears…