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Modify PAZ with Parametric Cell Studio

When a PAZ cell is modified with PCS, the modified copy appears at point 0,0,0. The previous copy remains. It is requested: change this behavior and replace the modified cell in its place of placement, as it worked in OBD V8i See attached video
12 months ago in OpenBuildings Designer / Architectural 0 Needs review

Reconstruct hidden wall joints

Problem: Two walls with different parts that unify each other (section and F/R view). A wall must be demolished. The other wall must be maintained. If we visualize the two walls, we see the current state. The two walls are shown joined. This is...
12 months ago in OpenBuildings Designer / Architectural 1 Future consideration

Named Group xsd for DataGroup System

It would be great to provide a way to assign a Named Group to any placed Objects and Assemblies, including the OOTB objects like Walls, Slabs etc. This will allow the user to manipulate multiple elements efficiently without having to nest within a...
almost 2 years ago in OpenBuildings Designer / Architectural 1 Will not implement

Part O Overheating Assessment Tool

Addressing overheating due to solar gain is increasingly a big problem for building designers, and is now also a statutory requirement. OBD/OBES/Hevacomp is well placed to provide an analytical design tool that provides quick feedback to the facad...
almost 3 years ago in OpenBuildings Designer / Buildings Services 0 Planned

New data for spaces: Net Volume

At the moment we find two different data for areas: net area and gross area. However, there is only one volume available that can be shared in plans and spreadsheets: the gross volume, calculated as gross area * room height. In order to have an ov...
12 months ago in OpenBuildings Speedikon 1 Needs review

Floor manager => Rotate floor/building by points

Similar as in the Grid manager we need the option for the floor manager to "Rotate by points" so that a building can be positioned and rotated properly.
about 3 years ago in OpenBuildings Designer / General 2 Future consideration

Calculated parameters for OBD elements

In today's BIM world the "I" of information becomes more and more important. This information is driven mostly by the properties attached to an element, more than by it's geometry. OBD already has a lot of built-in properties, also when it comes t...
about 3 years ago in OpenBuildings Designer / General 2 Future consideration

ProStructures Object View Center in OBD

It would be good to integrate OVC into OBD. Very few will be able to justify paying for the PS license just to get OVC inspite of its benefits. Link to previous discussion. OVC would also be very useful enabling tool for updating OBD's Place Objec...
about 3 years ago in OpenBuildings Designer / General 0 Future consideration

Compound Slab - from Mesh Option

The new CS tool looks very limited in scope. It would be good to extend its viability by supporting meshes. Flooring is rarely level or flat when you look across a project. It would be good to have an option that is based on Mstn's Thicken tool th...
about 3 years ago in OpenBuildings Designer / Architectural 0 Future consideration

Assembly Builder - Constraints Support

Any Constraints applied to the Mstn elements seem to be stripped out when the Assembly is placed. Apparently, this is a 'voluntary' decision by the Mstn team. Item Types seem to make it through OK which is good. It would be good to bypass this 'vo...
about 3 years ago in OpenBuildings Designer / General 1 Future consideration