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Place Slab - From Shape => Shape from reference file

Allow the option "From Shape" in Create Slab to accept input shape located in a referenced file. Now as a workaround I first have to copy these shapes from the refernce into active design file, then I can use the Create Slab From Shape
over 2 years ago in OpenBuildings Designer / Architectural 1 Future consideration

Automated reductions in reported floor area

Rule system to reduce area/volume of rooms based on sloped elements above, such as roofs and stairs, niches and floor-to-ceiling windows, and columns, in space reports
over 4 years ago in OpenBuildings Designer / Architectural 0 Future consideration

OBD / OBES Python API

Implement Python API for OBD and OpenBuilding Energy Simulator. Previous discussion here
11 months ago in OpenBuildings Designer / General 0 Future consideration

Room Ref and Room name lines when creating a new room

When tracing a new room, the window pops up to input the room reference. I want an additional line put in, so I can write the room name/description, as well as the room reference. Currently, I have to complete tracing the room to create it, then r...
11 months ago in OpenBuildings Designer / Buildings Services 2 Future consideration

Room by Room Schedule Summary

I want a facility to quickly print a schedule that shows every room within the whole building and summarizes the area of each room and the occupancy of that room. I do not want a total for the whole building. It needs to be on a room-by-room basis...
11 months ago in OpenBuildings Designer / Buildings Services 2 Needs review

IFC Spatial Containment - Multi select and assign floor to files.

When exporting IFC and when working with projects that contain multiple buildings, there is no single way to assign the reference files to a single building. Every reference within the file path has to be selected seperately to assign the building...
over 2 years ago in OpenBuildings Designer / General 1 Needs review

Create space by flood on Referenced geometry

Currently the "Create space - Flood Area" only works on geometry in the active model. I'd be nice to also be able to use it with referenced geometry. See also Idea 138 - Create wall from space in Referenced File. Making this possible would probabl...
over 3 years ago in OpenBuildings Designer / Architectural 5 Already exists

Duplicate parts - Catalog Editor

Can we add an option within the Catalog Editor to expose the file name that the duplicate parts reside in. Within the Catalog editor, there are tow columns (left and right). in the left hand side you see just one duplicate part. within the section...
over 2 years ago in OpenBuildings Designer / Buildings Systems 1 Future consideration

Schedule wall layers/components - display the actual wall family/part

In OBD > 10 you can schedule a single wall and wall assembly. However, what you cannot do is schedule the wall assembly layers aka sub walls and maintain their real family/part names. OBD will schedule them as 'Default' walls rather than the ac...
over 2 years ago in OpenBuildings Designer / Architectural 2 Future consideration

Add Carbon Emission Index/rate parameters

As there is an increase awareness on carbon emission and a need to calculate the embedded carbon rate per volume of material assigned in the model, it should be time for this parameter to be included and rate set based on standard EC rate. Current...
over 3 years ago in OpenBuildings Designer / General 1 Future consideration