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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...
over 6 years ago in OpenBuildings Designer 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...
over 6 years ago in OpenBuildings Designer / Architectural Planned

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,...
over 1 year ago in OpenBuildings Designer / General 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...
over 3 years ago in OpenBuildings Designer / General 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...
about 4 years ago in OpenBuildings Designer / General Future consideration

Improve the latency in software

In OpenBuildings Designer, introducing an intermediate buffer layer between the client application and the backend server can significantly enhance responsiveness and reduce perceived latency. This buffer—implemented as a caching or intermediary s...
9 months ago in OpenBuildings Designer / General Will not implement

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...
over 1 year ago in OpenBuildings Designer / Structural Already exists

Railing Prostructures section placement point

When you are choosing the Prostructures members in any of the areas the member is always Place top Center. Need to be appy to choose the placement point E.G. Centre - Center
over 2 years ago in OpenBuildings Designer / Architectural Future consideration

Concatenate 2 dg properties

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

Filled Visible Edges in "Cached" view

The fact that element fill in display style "Filled Visible Edges" only works when Visible Edge setting is set to "Dynamic" is really annoying! For example making Elevation drawings wanting to use a simple fill on steel SW panels or window/door fr...
over 3 years ago in OpenBuildings Designer / General Future consideration