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Data of RFA files

Data of RFA files, OBD doesn't read correctly to create schedules automaticly
3 months ago in OpenBuildings Designer / Buildings Systems 0 Needs review

Grid Systems and Floor manager

In Grid systems menu there is a possibity to import XML files. But I receive IFC or RVT files. And mostley there is a grid IFCGrid. Is it possible to import this IFCGrid into OpenBuilding and also the levels of the floor in the floor manager. Beca...
about 2 years ago in OpenBuildings Designer / Buildings Systems 4 Future consideration

English translation: Please add a design for fixing points in the pipe support. The fixed support of the pipe system (i.e., all three-way displacements must be constrained to 0) requires a combination of a guide and a limit support. Two hangers will be generated when generating the hanger. Original text: 请在pipe的支架中增加固定点的设计。管系的固定支架(即三向位移都要被约束为0)需要用一个导向加一个限位支架组合,生成支吊架的时候会出现两个支吊架.

请在pipe的支架中增加固定点的设计。管系的固定支架(即三向位移都要被约束为0)需要用一个导向加一个限位支架组合,生成支吊架的时候会出现两个支吊架。请增加一个固定支架选项English translation: Please add a design for fixing points in the pipe support. The fixed support for the pipe system (i.e. all three-way displacements are constr...
7 months ago in OpenBuildings Designer / Buildings Systems 1 Needs review

room ref numbers on the layout cannot be relocated

Sometimes we do not have room references from architects and we need to create them ourselves. We need to be able to show clearly the location of particular room on the layout - it can be done in wireframe top view. Unfortunately sometimes room nu...
3 months ago in OpenBuildings Designer / Buildings Services 0 Needs review

Filled spaces are not displayed with display rules

A behavior that should be corrected. By indicating filled spaces in dynamic view, the spaces are not shown filled. If we indicate display rules for these spaces in dynamic views, the spaces are shown as indicated by the display rules but are no...
11 months ago in OpenBuildings Designer / Architectural 0 Needs review

Being able to input a ceiling plenum after an exposed ceiling design change

Currently there is no way to change from an exposed ceiling design to now a ceiling plenum without starting again once created. Designs change so this should be an easy change also
4 months ago in OpenBuildings Designer / General 0 Needs review

Allow non-parametric cells to be placed as shared cells through the DG placement dialogs.

Users would like an option to place cells through the DataGroup enriched placement dialogs (as opposed to Compound Cell Manager or Cells dialog) as Shared Cells. Users have several detailed cells that are used many times in the same model. Without...
about 2 years ago in OpenBuildings Designer / General 2 Future consideration

Upgrade design file cleanup tool to work with building elements

in basic MS the design file cleanup tool is very useful at removing duplicate elements, this should be upgraded to work with Building elements such as walls, doors, windows(and all objects) and structural elements also.
almost 3 years ago in OpenBuildings Designer / General 1 Future consideration

Concatenate 2 dg properties

I would like to concatinate 2 dg properties into 1 property. Ex. DoorID = SpaceNumber+DoorNumber.
almost 2 years ago in OpenBuildings Designer / General 3 Will not implement

OBD Selects references

I want to lock references to prevent them from being selected.
4 months ago in OpenBuildings Designer / Architectural 2 Already exists