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Resymbolising centerlines with Display Rules

It would be very useful if we could control the appearance of centerlines using the Display Rules
over 1 year ago in OpenBuildings Designer / Architectural 1 Needs review

Rounded Corners for Handrails

OBD tool should have parameter to round the corners (and ends) of the handrails? This is very common and required by the UK Bldg Regs. Also a big no-no for public stairs in stations for safety reasons. Dropping the handrail and trying to use the M...
about 3 years ago in OpenBuildings Designer / Architectural 1 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...
over 1 year ago in OpenBuildings Designer / Architectural 2 Future consideration

Vertical Louvres

I have been working with Steve Cocchi to create a vertical Louvre. This new louvre will adjust the number of blades and allow you to to rotate them. It would be great to include these bespoke families & parts to the datasets for all to be able...
9 months ago in OpenBuildings Designer / Architectural 1 Will not implement

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...
9 months ago in OpenBuildings Designer / Architectural 1 Planned

Design Options - More than just spaces

Bentley. Can you expand the options of using design options to more than just Spaces. I feel this would be a great tool for the entire project. Ian
10 months ago in OpenBuildings Designer / Architectural 1 Needs review

Add an option to create Sub Assemblies

In OBD there is an option to create Assemblies. This is the form of a Cell. Once placed the cell contents no longer cells but are individual elements i.e. a wall, these are also visible in the schedules tools. this is a great function to have. How...
11 months ago in OpenBuildings Designer / Architectural 1 Needs review

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
11 months ago in OpenBuildings Designer / Architectural 1 Planned

Parametric cell and repeated drawing symbols

In Parametric Cell Studio, lines, rectangles, etc. could be repeated a number of times according to a variable to represent the top view drawing, for example. In parametric cells, this is not possible. It is possible to use a parametric solid arra...
11 months ago in OpenBuildings Designer / Architectural 1 Future consideration

Symbols Compound cells

In OBD V8i there was the possibility of referencing a cell as a drawing symbol in BXC. It could then be embedded and saved as a drawing symbol.In OBD 2023 the behavior has changed and they appear in red and the cell cannot be embedded as a drawing...
11 months ago in OpenBuildings Designer / Architectural 5 Needs review