Forum Post: RE: AECOsim Concrete Columns
Actually it's no big problem in drawing structures with strange geometries and export them to ifc. The ifc file shows the right geometry, and it's a column as well. P.S.: I do get a crash in Aecosim...
View ArticleForum Post: RE: AECOsim Concrete Columns
Hopefully, this kind of thing will be addressed when Parametric Content Modeler comes in. Incidently, there is something called Template Driven Solids available in the Mstn version of Prostructures....
View ArticleForum Post: RE: Mapping IFC and AECOsim Fields
Hi Mark, The Property Mapping Utility is only used to map duplicate properties in the current project schema. When the IFC2x3 dataset extension, possibly including FM Handover, is part of the...
View ArticleForum Post: RE: AECOsim Concrete Columns
Why not "borrow" the user shape sourcecode from ProStructures?
View ArticleForum Post: RE: Bentley Navigator reporting to Revit users
We have many clients that are successfully coordinating their models in hybrid environments like yours. I assume that they are providing i-models of their model for you and you are sending them...
View ArticleForum Post: RE: AECOsim Concrete Columns
There certainly is other technology coming up and/or available that may better meet this specific need, but like all things it takes time.... and balancing with other enhancements already requested or...
View ArticleForum Post: RE: Wall Penetration Interacting with Slab
This may be a slight off but mabe not. I'd liek walls and floors andflooring and finishes to know how they should behave. So If I but a wall with a floor the wall knows whether it is cut or continues...
View ArticleWiki Page: Metal Sheet Exterior Wall Placement
Applies To Product(s): AECOsim Building Designer Version(s): 08.11.09.593 Environment: N/A Area: Dataset Subarea: Family/Part Original Author: Gerard Torres, Bentley Technical Support Group...
View ArticleForum Post: Looking for Talent
I'm looking to build a premier team of BIM Talent in Dubai. I've got more details at a new blog: http://bimcrafter.wordpress.com/looking-for-talent/ Or just look up the contact information at my...
View ArticleForum Post: Dynamic views / plotting issues
We're having some issues when plotting dynamic views. The attachment shows a simple slab with a circular hole (PCS-based). The hole is nice when plotting the model directly (Default.pdf), or when...
View ArticleForum Post: RE: Perforator's - How does an object perforate other objects...
I found that once I have place a skirting element across the wall/door - then right click on the door the skirting is spanning across - then select 'modify' then click into the model space, it...
View ArticleForum Post: Modifying the instance data of more than one element at the same...
In the Datagroup Explorer I have a number of elements that do not have an 'Instance Name' and are set to 'Default' but do all have 'Part Definitions'. (I don't know why or how these elements were...
View ArticleForum Post: RE: Bentley Navigator reporting to Revit users
Yes I do, but it has been a while. A quick recap will be required on my part. I was under the impression that it was the Revit users that have to down load the plugin to output to i-model, and that...
View ArticleForum Post: RE: Modifying the instance data of more than one element at the...
Wall Leaves(or Wall Layers in ss4) are the individual layers of compound walls. They never have Instance names because they already belong to a wall that will have an instance name. They are...
View ArticleForum Post: RE: Bentley Navigator reporting to Revit users
Thanks Noel, Using PDF's is exactly the procedure being followed at the moment, Previously the company was under the impression that they had to buy and use Navis works to communicate (at £6000.00 a...
View ArticleForum Post: RE: Bentley Navigator reporting to Revit users
The Revit users will need to use the i-model plug-in for Revit to generate an i-model to use in Navigator. Autodesk does not allow any other software to read the RVT format. The advantage of using...
View ArticleForum Post: RE: Modifying the instance data of more than one element at the...
Thanks for your quick reply. I believe that what you say has happened. Compound Walls appear to have been dropped so that they could be edited , and to drop a compound part you need to unlock the...
View ArticleForum Post: Exporting Door Tags / Window Tags / Space tags so that the...
At the moment the door tags/window tags and space tags are exporting as solid elipses/boxes with no text. They elipses/boxes do have the data attached, but it is difficult to identify which...
View ArticleForum Post: Controlling what is exported to IFC model
At the moment we have alot of data that is being conveyed to the IFC model. We actually only need to export a limited amount of data at this time. For example; we do not need 'Parts and Families' to...
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