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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

Creation of structural foundations in OBD

Currently it is not possible to create dedicated "Footing" / foundation elements in OBD. The workaround is to use Beams (for strip foundation) or Columns (for pad foundation). However it's not an ideal situation. Proconcrete of course does offer t...
about 3 years ago in OpenBuildings Designer / Structural 2 Future consideration

Parametric Cell Variations and Control

My understanding is that when assigning a parametric cell to a datagroup definiton, if that parametric cell contains a set of variations only one variation can be used or applied. Thus if I need to use all three variations I must create 3 datagrou...
about 5 years ago in OpenBuildings Designer 1 Planned

Management UI for Dataset Content to Ease Migration and Backup

We have several utilities that are point solutions for specific dataset management tasks. To migrate users to a new version of a dataset or backup user generated content requires multiple steps involving use of these utilities and manual manipulat...
about 5 years ago in OpenBuildings Designer / Architectural 2 Planned

Open RVT files directly

It would be great to be able to open RVT files without having to use iTwins. Increasingly using BricsCAD BIM to open up RVT files to look at what is inside. Works great! A lot of manufacturers are providing their content as RVT files, instead of s...
5 months ago in OpenBuildings Designer / General 1 Future consideration

Creating native Revit files

Native Revit file Here in Holland the Architect, contructions, mechanical and Electric firms demand to use Revit. In their BIM protocols they demand to collaborate with RVT and IFC files. They demand me to collaborate this way. I don't have any so...
over 1 year ago in OpenBuildings Designer / General 5 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

Profile tool - Perforator Option

OBD's Profile tool is quite powerful. A lot of building elements are linear and can be modeled this way. Mstn's new Perforator tool is also powerful as it complements solid modeling by providing the 'negative' of solids ie voids. Together, both fu...
almost 3 years ago in OpenBuildings Designer / General 2 Future consideration

Removing or reassigning instance data does not work after placing OBD elements. German: Instanzdaten entfernen bzw. neu zuordnen funktioniert nach dem Platzieren von OBD-Elementen nicht

Removing or reassigning instance data no longer works after placing OBD elements (walls, railings, steel beams, profiles, etc.). German: Instanzdaten entfernen bzw. neu zuordnen funktioniert nach dem Platzieren von OBD-Elementen (Wänden, Geländer,...
2 months ago in OpenBuildings Designer / General 2 Needs review

Double Angles and Channels as 2 Single Angles

The Combined shape option is too time consuming to create for this content. It also does not transfer to other applications (ProStructures, TEKLA, Etc.). These applications want to display them as two separate angles. The spacing is dictated by th...
2 months ago in OpenBuildings Designer / Structural 2 Already exists