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Dataset cleanup tools

I have received a series of XML files and when I open OBD, I need to be able to clean up any duplicates, missing data, etc. ATM this is a painful exercise. Can we have a nice dialog that allows us to review the Dataset validation reports and actua...
12 days ago in OpenBuildings Designer / Architectural Needs review

Quick access toolbar limitations should be removed

Seems the QAT has limitations on how long/how many tools can be included- Only one pull down menue?
16 days ago in OpenBuildings Designer / General Needs review

Slope of the staircase needs to be ajdusted

Currently, in OBD, the slope of the staircase is not adjustable. Length/slope is directly proportional to the stair tread depth. If we increase the depth of the tread than length/slope of the staircase also changes. There should be flexibility in ...
28 days ago in OpenBuildings Designer / Structural Future consideration

Visibility States Range

Hi Bentley When OBD2026 is released we would love the option to use Visibility States to control the graphical outputs of BIM objects such as a wall We can set up a VS called Low Medium High within each we define how the wall will look in each sta...
about 1 month ago in OpenBuildings Designer / Architectural Future consideration

additional information in Speedikon References

Cross-file transfer that preserves the original component elevation layers from the source file would be a great solution to this issue. A checkbox to toggle the visibility of references for verifying the drawing transfer would be great.
about 1 month ago in OpenBuildings Speedikon Needs review

Catalog Editor filter/search

Can we add an option within the catalog editor dialog to search for a part or instance. ATM if you are not 100% sure where the part or instance is defined it takes forever to locate it. Having a search option will make this process so much easier....
about 2 months ago in OpenBuildings Designer / Architectural Future consideration

Dark Theme

There are aa couple of dialog boxes that re not very nice to look at when you are in Dark Theme. 1. Cell Selector 2. Placing Structural Members 3. Change Type "Instance Data" THIS IS URGENT!!!!! This is the main one as you CANNOT see the Values th...
2 months ago in OpenBuildings Designer / Structural Needs review

Adding a property Item types to Catalog Items (the same way you add a family/part (new data type))

With the Item Type expression builder you can automate adding data to your object. You can add several dimensions, add categories under various conditions, but also add for instance the description of the model etc etc. It would be very valuable t...
2 months ago in OpenBuildings Designer / General Needs review

Add Structural Types to structural framing lookups

Hi The StructuralFramingCommon_enumlookups.xml is found in the C:\Program Files\Bentley\OpenBuildings 20XX\OpenBuildingsDesigner\DataGroupSystem\ This means that the Structural types are not able to be edited. need to move all the files in the C:\...
2 months ago in OpenBuildings Designer / General Needs review

Ribbon Editing GUI DGNLIB

When you have two DGNLIB files - one at the Organization>Dgnlib>Gui location and the other one at the WorkSet_Name>Standards>Dgnlib>Gui location. You cannot add the same Workflow names this just creates 2 workflows with the same nam...
3 months ago in OpenBuildings Designer / General Needs review