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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

Make Displayset different sets for different views

In dense models it is easier to identify one/a few elements and see their relations to other elements. Like viewset.mdl did in ABD
over 1 year ago in OpenBuildings Designer / General 11 Future consideration

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 4 years ago in OpenBuildings Designer / Architectural 3 Planned

Drawings: Resymbolizing files(IFC,3DM, DWG, ITwin, etc) from different applications when referenced in OpenBuildings

An OpenBuildings Civil Structural user may need to reference an iTwin model of a bridge design. The OpenBuildings user may need to represent the concrete of the bridge in section with a concrete hatch including unification of separate concrete obj...
almost 2 years ago in OpenBuildings Designer / General 2 Future consideration

Modify Properties tool in Modify Instance Data Panel

Seems like Properties in Mstn are not talking to the DGS-led properties in OBD. It would be good to provide better synching between yje Modify Properties tool and the Modify Instance Data Panel. Eventually a unified panel? Enhancement Request # 11...
almost 2 years ago in OpenBuildings Designer / General 0 Future consideration

Add Instance Data - Mapping tool

Could the Add Instance Data tool be enhanced to provide some means of linking the object's Properties to the DGS information, please? Link to previous discussion back 2015. There seems to quite a lot of progress with Expressions which can extract ...
almost 2 years ago in OpenBuildings Designer / General 0 Future consideration

filter out geometry from rounded steel profiles

A correct steel beam with rounded corners is ofcourse looking better in a shaded view. But it is problematic in drawings front view as it will produce a lot of lines. Try an ifc from Revit or Tekla and you will see. Best would be if OBD could filt...
9 months ago in OpenBuildings Designer / Architectural 1 Already exists

Place PS Member Mirrored

Very handy option we had with OBD members was to place a member mirrored. Great for modelling channel sections.
over 1 year ago in OpenBuildings Designer / Structural 2 Planned

Scale-sensitive hatch

Adjust crosshatch patterns and symbolic fill spacing to plotting scale in each view.
over 2 years ago in OpenBuildings Designer / Architectural 0 Future consideration

Named Group xsd for DataGroup System

It would be great to provide a way to assign a Named Group to any placed Objects and Assemblies, including the OOTB objects like Walls, Slabs etc. This will allow the user to manipulate multiple elements efficiently without having to nest within a...
10 months ago in OpenBuildings Designer / Architectural 1 Will not implement