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Make OBD Content Discoverable: Create a search tool for Catalogs and Catalog Items

The Ribbon Search tool is a life-saver for new users (and old ones who forget where tools are). It makes it very easy to find a tool in the interface, however, if you do not know what tool is hiding the content you want to place, then you are out ...
about 5 years ago in OpenBuildings Designer 1 Future consideration

Use of the Exchange Reference Command

When we have file A active and B and C referenced, selecting B and using Exchange is simply equivalent to opening file B. The ideal function would be to open file B with A and C referenced.
about 1 year ago in OpenBuildings Designer / Architectural 1 Needs review

Apply Part and Family to elements in group "orphan cell"

When you group elements it creates an orphan cell so when you apply Part and Family it only applies to the Cell Header not all the elements in the Group "orphan cell". Need to have a "Change Whole Elements" like there is in the Change tool. And on...
about 2 years ago in OpenBuildings Designer / Buildings Systems 1 Future consideration

Set default placement based on PS shape.

When placing certain member types, not need to remember the offset rotation and position. It would be good to be able to set these.
about 1 year ago in OpenBuildings Designer / Structural 1 Already exists

Mstn Parametric Solids Variables in DGS

When the DGS be able to interact with the variables that come with and drive Functional Cells? Link to discussion five years ago
about 3 years ago in OpenBuildings Designer / General 2 Future consideration

tool to create and update drawing schedule

It will save some time, reduce risk of mistakes and it will take away boring work and make you happier in front of OBD.
6 months ago in OpenBuildings Designer / General 1 Needs review

Finish consolidating tools

Throughout OBD, we have lots of tools that do similar things. For example, we have "Connect Elements", but also "Connect Beams/Pipes" and "Connect Roofs". This semi-duplication makes it harder to find commands and slower to find them because they ...
over 5 years ago in OpenBuildings Designer 5 Future consideration

Penetrations: User-defined Penetration Object

The Penetration Object geometry should be replaced by a Parametric Cell, which the user can modify to suit project needs, additional elements etc. Penetrations require a lot of additional construction elements like sleeves, boarding, supports / li...
over 2 years ago in OpenBuildings Designer / General 1 Future consideration

Color code AccuDraw dialog

The AccuDraw compass is rotated to the element snapped to. Very often not to view xy. So the x and y fields in the AccuDraw dialog are not view xy. Very unintuitive. Like in the attached video. The AccuDraw compass has a red and green marking for ...
7 months ago in OpenBuildings Designer 1 Needs review

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