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associative placement checkbox on a Grid

It would significantly speed up the work, if the elements could be placed on the axis Grid associatively. For example, when placing columns or walls on the grid lines, it would be useful to have a checkbox in the placement options that can enable ...
7 days ago in OpenBuildings Designer / Architectural 0 Needs review

Allow GC to work with Curtain wall tool

I would like to be able to use GC and drive a curtain wall. This would allow us to use GC to fit the CW to bespoke elements etc. Buildings are becoming more and more curved, GC would aid the design Ian
about 2 months ago in OpenBuildings Designer / Architectural 0 Future consideration

Modifying Forms applying cuts and chamfer to keep them as form not converting them to a solid.

In the Modify Forms there a tool labeled chamfer and others but not actually chamfering the form, converting to a solid and then losing all the data the form has. On the note adding a slab thickening the slab would also be good.
2 months ago in OpenBuildings Designer / Architectural 0 Needs review

Convert - Change a Solid into a Form

If you place a "dumb solid" it has no instance data, you can then add instance data to the solid. The issue is that when you the schedule the solid has not got the same information as the form, manly in the volume, mass, perimeter and top and bott...
2 months ago in OpenBuildings Designer / Architectural 1 Needs review

fundamental element properties within the Schedules

The DataGroup System does not provide a direct, user-configurable method to report on fundamental MicroStation element properties (e.g., raw XYZ coordinates from Range Low/High, or the element's source file name) within the Schedules tool for all ...
3 months ago in OpenBuildings Designer / Architectural 0 Future consideration

The elements in the 2D representation should all be at the same Z height

English: The Z heights of the vertical elements (Objekt über Polygon) are incorrect. They are not at the Z-height of the 2D elements of the model graphic, but are always stored at the Z value of the height reference (3D height) of the object. The ...
4 months ago in OpenBuildings Speedikon 0 Needs review

"element ID..." drawing filter command to display additional attributes

It should be possible to use the “element ID...” drawing filter command to display additional attributes, not only the object ID, but also the floor and construction phase number, in order to be able to uniquely identify objects. This is particula...
4 months ago in OpenBuildings Speedikon 0 Needs review

Level Of Graphical Detail - LOgD

When working thought the various phases of a project, we have to develop a series of BIM objects based on the Level of Graphic Detail (LOgD) per design stage As a guide .. Concept design (CD) (stage 2 would typically be LOgD 200 Scheme Design (SD)...
5 months ago in OpenBuildings Designer / Architectural 0 Future consideration

Curtain wall profile

Curtain Wall profile: Curtain Wall profiles are not parametrically editable. Hence, raising an enhancement request to allow changes to the curtain wall profile using direct parameters, with more standard sizes to be added to the library/catalogue,...
7 months ago in OpenBuildings Designer / Architectural 2 Will not implement

Staircase - Label Co-ordinates

Label Co-ordinates not working on the staircase Hence raising an enhancement request to address this missing detail in OBD
7 months ago in OpenBuildings Designer / Architectural 1 Future consideration