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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...
over 1 year ago in OpenBuildings Designer / Buildings Systems 2 Future consideration

Use Text with (Fx) functionality

When filling a textcode using the funtionality of f(x) you can choose a lot of data used or filled in the component you've add in your model. But when you copied the component a view times in the model, you want to use the functionality of the tex...
10 months ago in OpenBuildings Designer / Buildings Systems 0 Needs review

Piping connection: Add option for 2x 135deg elbow

In sewer installations 90deg elbows are avoided. Instead we use 2x 135deg. It would be nice to have such an option in the "Connect" interface. Also maybe in the "Plumbing Autofitting Preferences". It might look like a small detail, certainly in th...
about 2 years ago in OpenBuildings Designer / Buildings Systems 6 Future consideration

System ID Increment - Remove Leading zeros

When using the "System ID" tool to number pipes (I assume also for ducts), the ID can automatically be incremented. The starting value is "001", which made me believe the tool would be smart enough to remove the leading zeros as soon as the second...
about 2 years ago in OpenBuildings Designer / Buildings Systems 0 Needs review

Improve "Apply pipe slope"

My main work with the MEP modules in OBD is to create some sewer models. They are always with sloped pipes. Currently it is very difficult to add or change the pipe slopes after placement. For example, I would like to first model everything withou...
about 2 years ago in OpenBuildings Designer / Buildings Systems 0 Needs review