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Enable parts to be placed completely on active layer

Currently when doors, windows, walls, etc. are placed when a level is set as active, the various components of the part land on different levels. The part placement actually creates levels that have been programmed into the part and cannot be chan...
almost 2 years ago in OpenBuildings Designer / Architectural 2 Needs review

Enable Program Area of a space to constrain its size

Enable Program Area of a space to constrain its size (rubber-banding capability) so user can adjust a side and have the shape respond. 2D constraints in MicroStation can do this, see video (the video is real-time; scrub through to get the picture ...
over 5 years ago in OpenBuildings Designer / Architectural 3 Future consideration

line styles selector with graphic representation

Add a graphic representation of the line styles in the line style dialog. Display all Line Styles e.g. as cells in Cell Selector.
almost 2 years ago in OpenBuildings Designer / General 3 Needs review

accudraw index colour

The Accudraw compass has a red and green marking for the axes. I'd like those colours also om the xy in the Accudra dialog.
almost 2 years ago in OpenBuildings Designer / General 2 Will not implement

Convert an associative flooded space to a non-associative space

It would be good if a user could initially place spaces using the flood placement option as this is a quick and efficient way to add spaces and room data to a model in the early stages of design. Later in the process, he may need to be more exact ...
about 4 years ago in OpenBuildings Designer / Architectural 0 Planned

external edit rights for non-active Model

Make it possible for 'another' user to open and edit a all Models in a file except for the Model I have active.
about 2 years ago in OpenBuildings Designer / General 1 Will not implement

Allow unfiers between parts

There is a need for unifiers work between parts
about 4 years ago in OpenBuildings Designer / Architectural 1 Needs review

Curtain Wall : Place as Cell support

The CW can not be placed as Cell The CW object contained in the Cell can not be parametrically flexed after placement. The Grips do present themselves but also do not work. When the Cell is dropped, the CW object disappears. The hope here is that ...
about 2 years ago in OpenBuildings Designer / Architectural 1 Needs review

Curtain Wall : ACS & Accudraw Compliance

The CW tool ignores the ACS, Accudraw orientation when the CW is placed (ACS Plan Lock on etc). This is not expected behaviour, and severely limits the usability of the tool. The CW object can be rotated to match the ACS after being placed. Being ...
about 2 years ago in OpenBuildings Designer / Architectural 1 Needs review

Local CS for Curtain Walls

The CW tool is pretty powerful, but it works only in the vertical plane as a 'wall'. The panelisation that the CW tool is useful as a lot of construction objects are based on panels and grids. Eg Cladding panels and frames, tiles and joints, celin...
about 2 years ago in OpenBuildings Designer / Architectural 2 Needs review