OpenBuildings™ Designer Help

Collaborate Tab

OpenBuildings Designer now supports online collaboration between team members, architects, stake holders, project managers and others working on a project. The new Collaborate ribbon tab brings together collaboration tools for synchronization, issue resolution, clash detection and more so they are accessible from one location. This new tab is available in the Drawing, General, Modeling and Visualization workflows.

Collaboration

Note: Available only when the active DGN is opened in No WorkSet mode.
Note: Available only when the active DGN is associated with a WorkSet but is not assigned a Project.
  • Sync to iTwin
  • Used to synchronize changes made in a DGN to an iModel on the iModelHub. This tool launches the iTwin Synchronizer desktop application which is a cloud-based design collaboration tool.
Note: Enabled only when the active DGN is associated with a WorkSet and a ProjectWise Project.
  • Attach iTwin
  • Used to attach an iModel as a reference in a DGN.
Note: Enabled only when the active DGN is associated with a WorkSet and a ProjectWise Project.
  • Create Issue
  • Used to create and manage punch list items. A punch list item is an issue associated with an item documented using OpenBuildings Designer CONNECT Edition.
Note: Enabled only when the active DGN is associated with a WorkSet and a ProjectWise Project.
  • Manage Issues
  • Used to view and manage punch list items. A punch list item is an issue associated with an item documented using OpenBuildings Designer CONNECT Edition or Bentley Navigator CONNECT Edition (desktop or mobile).
  • Open iTwin
  • Opens the iModle in the iModelHub.
Note: Enabled only when the active DGN is associated with a WorkSet and a ProjectWiseProject.
  • Project Portal
  • Opens the Projects page on the Connect Portal.
Note: Enabled only when the active DGN is associated with a WorkSet and a ProjectWise Project.

Clash Detection

  • Clash Detection
  • Allows you to identify sets of elements to be used for the detection of physical clashes and clearance problems between the elements. Also used to review, track, manage, group and save clashes.
  • Next Clash
  • In the view window, displays the next clash.

Markup Tools

  • Place Note
  • Used to place lines of text with a leader line and arrow, or a callout without a leader.