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Resolve slab encounter with stair

Staircase encounters with the slab are not considered in OBD. It would be interesting to be able to adjust them directly in the stair settings so that they are similar to reality when they are built.See image
8 months ago in OpenBuildings Designer / Architectural 1 Future consideration

Parametric Cell does not display drawing symbols correctly

When placing a parametric cell, the preview of the top view symbols is displayed correctly if they are activated in the Building settings. If they are not activated in the Building settings but Named Presentation is activated, the top view and the...
8 months ago in OpenBuildings Designer / Architectural 1 Future consideration

Improve parametric cells for doors and windows

The behavior of parametric cells must be improved in order to replace PCS and BXC to create doors and windows.When modifying a parametric door, strange behavior is observed. If the width is enlarged with the handle, the door is not modified in the...
8 months ago in OpenBuildings Designer / Architectural 2 Future consideration

Option to Add Company Logo to Results

On Hevacomp, you were able to add your company logo to results such as Heat Loss and Heat Gain. It would be good if the same can be done for open buildings energy simulator results.
over 1 year ago in OpenBuildings Designer / Buildings Services 1 Future consideration

Chillers should be in the HVAC Category, NOT Plumbing

There aren't any .... it should be obvious/self-explanatory
over 1 year ago in OpenBuildings Designer / Buildings Services 1 Needs review

Match Element in Modify Properties panel - Always Active

The Match Element properties tool is currently available only while placing a new element. This restricts the type of elements it can match and forces the user to query the element to find out its kind, hop around to different tools. This is a lot...
almost 3 years ago in OpenBuildings Designer / General 0 Planned

Spot Elevations that work across nested Refs

Very old request! Pretty much every other BIM app handles this without any fuss. Not sure why Bentley seems to struggle with this. We need to be able to extract and report height elevation info based on a user defined coordinate system (usually th...
almost 3 years ago in OpenBuildings Designer / General 1 Future consideration

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...
almost 3 years ago in OpenBuildings Designer / Architectural 1 Future consideration

More IFC Manipulation tools

I really love the "ifcTransformReferenced" key-in. It's the easiest way I know of to relocate an IFC file, keeping all other information intact. It would be so nice to get some similar features for: Splitting IFC file: For example we often receive...
over 1 year ago in OpenBuildings Designer / General 1 Needs review

Data of Manufacturer

There are a lot of data on the internet from manufacturers. For the Building design system, it would be very nice to use real measurements of the manufacturers. For example, there is a data group of Victaulic implemented in Bentley Open Plant. htt...
over 1 year ago in OpenBuildings Designer / Buildings Systems 3 Planned