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Thanks Steve,I have followed the steps you described and ended up as per ductwork on the right hand side in the snapshot attached (from drawing model).I would like to see or add annotations/labels for...

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Filling ductwork with system colours.

December 15, 2016, 6:02 am

Hi there,Is it possible if I can fill in the ductwork with system colours while showing the outline in black colour while hidden line with grey colour? At the moment its showing only outline as per...

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RE: AECOSim and Microstation Connect on the same PC

January 3, 2017, 7:49 am

Hi Danny, ABD and MicroStation are separately licensed products. You cannot run MicroStation whether V8i or CONNECT Edition on an ABD licence. You can run ABD in MicroStation mode when you do not need...

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RE: AECOsim Solar Analysis

January 4, 2017, 1:32 am

Hi Lynn,Although the image appears the same, do you notice a difference in the exposure hours for different locations?I trust there might not be major variation in image unless the building is located...

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Elevation labels and named groups in Dynamic Views

January 4, 2017, 2:19 am

Hello,I would like to know why every time I open a Dynamic view created with the Elevation Callout a new Named group is created for the Elevation labels. In the image below you can see the 3 named...

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RE: Plumbing - Sloping the pipework.

January 4, 2017, 2:29 am

Hi Steve, I have tried to do it again but doesn't work. I would like to record it as a video when I do it so that you can how it behaves. Could you please let me know how you created this short video...

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RE: Plumbing - Sloping the pipework.

January 4, 2017, 2:45 am

(Please visit the site to view this video)I have managed to create a video to demo Apply Slope tool which is not working the same way as its working on your AECOsim.Please see attached video and...

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Plumbing - Sloping the pipework.

December 13, 2016, 2:53 am

Hi there,I am trying to apply slope to a pipework but it applies the slope to only one pipe which I select; although I have checked 'Continue Through Risers' (snapshot attached) but still it applies...

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Point Cloud Utilities Overview

January 4, 2017, 6:39 am

Hello,I use AECOsim Building Designer V8i (SS5)I've received a point cloud survey (.pod) and want to know what I can actually do with it.Can anybody point me to any resources which will give me an...

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RE: "Move Component", Broken Tool for Duct, ABD Ss6

January 4, 2017, 10:36 am

Hi Jeff, As best I can tell, the results are the same in ABD CONNECT EAP 1 - a branch cannot be moved along the length of the main duct (connected by a takeoff) when there is a fitting and duct on the...

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RE: AECOsim Floor Selector Problem

January 4, 2017, 10:42 am

Hi Kaushal, What is the resolution of your computer screen(s)?

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AECOsim Floor Selector Problem

June 11, 2016, 7:30 am

Dear All,I am new to AECOsim Building Designer SS6, I am facing the same problem which was faced by two other users who posted and got the solution for it.But in my case, changing text size to even...

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RE: Windows 10

January 4, 2017, 10:45 am

FWIW, the Requirements section of the readme always includes that information for the OS and other software prerequisites.

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Windows 10

December 16, 2016, 12:13 pm

Will AECOSim run under Windows 10 yet?Where do I find the README file that is supposed to tell me?

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RE: "Move Component", Broken Tool for Duct, ABD Ss6

January 4, 2017, 12:41 pm

Hi Steve, Thanks for checking! Umm, since this is a "backward enhancement", how can we push this so that functionality is restored for the Connect release? (Fyi, I've got 5 or 6 other issues, all...

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