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Ceiling

There is no ceiling option to model in OBD. Need to use slab to model for ceiling. A separate catalog is needed for ceiling due to different Pset & SGPset use.
6 months ago in OpenBuildings Designer / Architectural Planned

Merge Dataset family & parts

Within the different datasets, there are family and parts that do not exist in other datasets ie within the US dataset there are handrails with a glass panels, but in the UK dataset this is missing. There are many many other items that I feel shou...
over 1 year ago in OpenBuildings Designer / Architectural Planned

Need the ability to create Vertical Louvres in a curtain wall

Currently there is no option to create a vertical louvre in a curtain wall, it is limited to horizontal only. Please can we add this Ian
over 1 year ago in OpenBuildings Designer / Architectural Planned

Convert an associative flooded space to a non-associative space

It would be good if a user could initially place spaces using the flood placement option as this is a quick and efficient way to add spaces and room data to a model in the early stages of design. Later in the process, he may need to be more exact ...
over 4 years ago in OpenBuildings Designer / Architectural Planned

Allow Building Elements to be associated with Space

Associate Building Elements with Space, similarly to Objects. Adding Space Parameter to be able to Schedule elements with Space Label. To Report for example quantity of Windows in Room 1 or Doors in Flat 1 (depending of adopted Space pattern)
about 5 years ago in OpenBuildings Designer / Architectural Planned

Management UI for Dataset Content to Ease Migration and Backup

We have several utilities that are point solutions for specific dataset management tasks. To migrate users to a new version of a dataset or backup user generated content requires multiple steps involving use of these utilities and manual manipulat...
about 6 years ago in OpenBuildings Designer / Architectural Planned

Allow the defintion of Inclined Floor Planes

Many users (CrossRail, TFL) working on stations would like to be able to define a "floor" that is inclined for use cases such as tunnels and ramps between platforms etc.
about 6 years ago in OpenBuildings Designer / Architectural Planned

One Click Dimension (with opening width)

If we can pick a wall and get an instant Dimension, maybe with Opening width as additional Information, it would accelerate the Plan Layout. Attached a GIF showing the idea in a sample macro created some years ago. Optional these dimensions could ...
about 6 years ago in OpenBuildings Designer / Architectural Planned