Parametric Frame Builder part 2: Create doors

Lawrence Eaton continues with his exposè of Bentley Architecture v8i’s unsung hero of parametric content creation – Parametric Frame Builder.

In this session, learn how to create a fast, efficient, parametric doorframe, leaf, sill and lintel in less time than it takes you read this abstract, all with Lawrence explaining it all as you go along, which makes it a tad longer.

by Lawrence Eaton, 6th of January 2011

Parametric Frame Builder part I: An Introduction

Lawrence Eaton exposes and explains Bentley Architecture v8i’s unsung hero of parametric content creation – Parametric Frame Builder.

Learn about the different parts of the interface, its use and how to begin the preparation to constructing your own doors and windows in a fast efficient and completely parametric way.

by Lawrence Eaton, 6th of January 2011

Delete Feature

We have recently upgraded to V8i. We can’t seem to delete features in walls unless we do it using the info tool and delete there. Where is Delete Feature found?

2nd of November 2010

Re. Latest Versions of MicroStation: Now you see it, now you don't, now you do (again)!

Confused by the SELECTseries 1 updates...? So are we...

19th of April 2010

Using MS_DGNLIBLIST =

In MicroStation and the Bentley Building V8i suite, dgnlibs are used extensively. If you use MS_DGNLIBLIST = you could disable required files. But how can you use MS_DGNLIBLIST > if you have project standards that differ from the office standard?

5th of March 2010

Bentley Architecture V8i Review

Product Summary
Bentley Architecture V8i is Bentley’s BIM application for architectural design that is part of a large integrated multi-disciplinary set of building solutions for design, analysis, and collaboration, built on the new MicroStation V8i platform.

Pros: Inherits all the power and comprehensiveness of MicroStation's CAD platform in solid and surface modeling, documentation, rendering, and animation; federated database approach lends itself much more easily and efficiently to distributed work processes and large projects; new release includes better conceptual design and new space planning capabilities; views are now dynamic, ensuring better drawing coordination; new display styles allow high-quality presentation graphics to be easily created; native support of Rhino and SketchUp files with live links adds to long list of supported formats; new Luxology rendering engine allows high-end renderings and animations to be created within the application.

Cons: Continues to remain a very complex application with a steep learning curve; quality of the documentation is poor, making it even more difficult to learn the application; new dynamic views adds an additional layer of complexity with more constructs to set up and work with; distributed file structure makes project organization more difficult to set up and manage

by Lachmi Khemlani, 20th of November 2009

Bentley Architecture V8i review

"This review explores the new V8i version of Bentley Architecture to determine to what extent these promising concepts have actually been translated into tangible improvements for existing users and potential new ones."

by AECbytes, 19th of November 2009

Bentley Architecture V8i Tour - Part 7 - Internal Walls

The entertaining Lawrence Eaton takes through a series of podcasts on Bentley Architecture and we don't fall asleep either!

by Lawrence Eaton, 17th of September 2009

Bentley Architecture Spaces 101

11th of September 2009

Bentley Architecture V8i Tour - Part 6 - Doors

The entertaining Lawrence Eaton takes through a series of podcasts on Bentley Architecture and we don't fall asleep either!

by Lawrence Eaton, 15th of July 2009