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Elements need to be assigned correctly when in multiple spaces

When elements overlap multiple spaces (in some instances all they need to do is touch another space) the element is assigned to the first space placed. This is not always correct and results in incorrect scheduling. It is critical that elements ca...
about 1 month ago in OpenBuildings Designer / General 1 Future consideration

Changing system property order

For customized properties, I can define display order, but can not define with system properties. Also it is difficult to redefine property set order. it will be good to have controls on them.
about 1 month ago in OpenBuildings Designer / General 0 Future consideration

Set Active Grids per selected building

current 'set active grids' function select all buildings defined in floor manager as default. It will be good to turn on only selected building in Floor Selector as default.
about 2 months ago in OpenBuildings Designer / General 0 Future consideration

Text alignment isn't working when we use the leader feature in OBD software.

For Example, for notes, adjusting the left and right alignment is not straightforward. While these settings can be changed globally, they cannot be modified for individual notes. However, this adjustment is possible for text elements. Therefore, w...
3 months ago in OpenBuildings Designer / General 1 Future consideration

Update compound slab so align hatch to form works

I want to be able to use "Align hatch to form" even with a Compound slab, which is not possible at the moment. If you have a pattern that is required to align with the slab, it's not possible to get it through the part and family system. Like the ...
5 months ago in OpenBuildings Designer / General 1 Future consideration

OBD / OBES Python API

Implement Python API for OBD and OpenBuilding Energy Simulator. Previous discussion here
6 months ago in OpenBuildings Designer / General 0 Future consideration

Write element information automatically and formatted in a property and export it to an IFC file

All information on elements such as color, length, inclinations or others can be automatically written to a property using a formula (similar to the Expression Builder) and exported to an IFC file. The values in the properties can also be combined...
7 months ago in OpenBuildings Designer / General 3 Future consideration

IFC entity mapping for subcomponents of Curtain Wall

The subcomponents Panels and Mullions of Curtain Wall now mapped to IfcBuildingElementProxy in IfcEntity when exported to IFC4 in OpenBuildings. Tried to modify the mapping options in the IFC Export dialog or edit the IFC_PartMapping_ifc4.set to a...
9 months ago in OpenBuildings Designer / General 1 Future consideration

Open RVT files directly

It would be great to be able to open RVT files without having to use iTwins. Increasingly using BricsCAD BIM to open up RVT files to look at what is inside. Works great! A lot of manufacturers are providing their content as RVT files, instead of s...
9 months ago in OpenBuildings Designer / General 2 Future consideration

Parametric Frame/Cell Builder

There is currently no effective means to generate and update Parametric / Compound Cells. Including the proxy view dependent geometry is key to reducing BV,DV generation times. Also needed to automate and coordinate detail drawing production. The ...
10 months ago in OpenBuildings Designer / General 1 Future consideration