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Sort Saved Views (Orientation) in Attach Reference

When you attach a reference and open the Orientation, you can choose a Saved View within the file. The list shows the SVs in order of creation. It would be nice to be able to sort them (by View or Description).
4 months ago in OpenBuildings Designer / General 1 Future consideration

Use of Configuration explorer for OBD2023

For me It is easy to use Configuration Explorer to split the Delivered datasets WorkSpace an WorkSet. It will be very helpfull when support update the Configuration Explorer for OBD2023 because it is very clear. And when in Bentley learn the BIM30...
4 months ago in OpenBuildings Designer / General 2 Future consideration

Schedule export to XLSX

The format for Excel export from schedules should be to the modern Excel XLSX format rather than the legacy XLS one.
4 months ago in OpenBuildings Designer / General 2 Future consideration

Create Full Wall in Model that is the Full Wall Section - LOD

The current wall is fine as is but NOT complete. Works ok for interior walls but ignores what the true section looks like in section, No Blocking, Flashing etc. Honestly it is A+ for floor plans, it is the section that is pour. Plans never need th...
5 months ago in OpenBuildings Designer / Architectural 2 Future consideration

Overall simplification of the steps required to link a database to a datagroup catalog such as piping systems

The process to create a link between an Access database and some datagroup info is painfull at least. Manually editing xml files, making sure everything matches between properties, database columns names, units, making sure we are not using some t...
8 months ago in OpenBuildings Designer / Buildings Services 2 Future consideration

Link access databases to datagroup other than mechanical

It would work the same way it already does for mechanical datagroup instances. To have the ability to link an Access database to datagroups from other specialties. It would be helpful if you have codes for specs or BOQs, organized in a database. O...
8 months ago in OpenBuildings Designer / General 4 Future consideration

Add curve to Curtain wall

The current Curtain Wall tool in OBD10 doesn't allow you to create a Curtain wall that contains a curve or a complex shape. With the new style buildings that are being designed, there are very few buildings that do not have some sort of curved roo...
8 months ago in OpenBuildings Designer / Architectural 1 Future consideration

Place Slab - From Shape => Shape from reference file

Allow the option "From Shape" in Create Slab to accept input shape located in a referenced file. Now as a workaround I first have to copy these shapes from the refernce into active design file, then I can use the Create Slab From Shape
8 months ago in OpenBuildings Designer / Architectural 1 Future consideration

A new command for "Springpipe" (Stub that must have a negative value)

There is a new mechanical process to make a stub in a pipe for a sprinklerhead. They melt a hole in the pipe with a mechanical object and make a thread in the hole with the dimensions of the sprinklerhead. And the sprinklerhead can be screwed in t...
9 months ago in OpenBuildings Designer / Buildings Systems 2 Future consideration

Apply Part and Family to elements in group "orphan cell"

When you group elements it creates an orphan cell so when you apply Part and Family it only applies to the Cell Header not all the elements in the Group "orphan cell". Need to have a "Change Whole Elements" like there is in the Change tool. And on...
10 months ago in OpenBuildings Designer / Buildings Systems 1 Future consideration