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Click ‘New’ button to create a new project
Type project and version name
If you are upgrading your projectfrom the previous version ofBEXEL Manager, click 'Save' afterproject opening to finalizeupdate process
Click ‘Choose from samples’
Double click on one of sample models
Select .besln file, then press ‘Open’
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New projectGetting Started
RibbonClick any tab on the ribbon to display its buttons and commands
The Building Explorer tabcontains options for viewingthe entire project structureregarding element categoriesand types (Elements tab),buildings and levels (Spatialstructure tab), systems andworksets.
Project Structure
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Project information tools
Selection Setshave a different tools forcreating and manipulatingselection set and control oftheir visibiliy
Custom Breakdown Structure (CBS)is a powerful tool used tobreak model elements intotree structure based on thevalues of properties (i.e.materials, air flow, lengthetc.)
Selection info tools
Module Function
Quantity Takeoff Create, edit and export quantity takeoff data from the model
Assemblies Create, edit and assign assemblies to appropriate model elements
Assigned Items Manipulating assemblies assigned to model elements
Schedule Animation Run, review and edit 4D/5D schedule animations in combination with the Schedule Viewer
Clash Detection Create, edit and run clash tests and export clash detection reports
Animation Form Create and edit animations, viewpoints, walkthroughs and scenes.
Schedule Editor Create, import and review schedule and assign model elements to the schedule tasks
Software Modules
Selection infoprovides insight intodifferent informationregarding currentselection in the model(like belonging tocategories, families,levels, selection setsetc)
Current viewer
Navigation toolbaroptions to display and manipulate the currentlyactive viewer
Viewer bardifferent kinds of model views (3D view, 2D/3D OrthographicView, Schedule view, 3D Color Coded View etc.)
PropertiesDifferent options to viewand manipulate elementproperties
Level mapoptions to view 2D topsection at given levelalong with clashes
Material options to showmaterials and selectelements by materialwithin the currentselection
Documentsoptions for linkingexternal documents toelements. Documentscan be stored locally oron the Web
Main window Getting Started
Manage
Selection Clash detection
RIBBON TABSClick any tab onthe ribbon todisplay itsbuttons andcommands. Thistab containsmany of themost frequentlyused commandsin BEXELManager.
Schedule View
Cost Reports
Settings
SHORTCUT KEYSType ‘CC’ on keyboard to show shortcuts
Ribbon tabs and ShortcutsGetting Started
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Schedule ViewerShows the scheduleanimation along with theactivity legend and otherinformation related tothe current scheduleversion
3D Color Coded Viewshows elements colored as defined in currentlyselected custom property breakdowns or quantity takeoffs
ViewersGetting Started
Building ExplorerView, select and change visibility of model elements brokendown by…
…categories then by families.
…buildings, building levels, categories and families
…systems, categories and families.
…worksets, categories and families.
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Selection sets
Selection sets palette contain options for grouping elements into selection sets
Create selection set:Manually - by selecting elements in the viewerSmart selections sets - using queries
Selection sets can be organized into selection set folders.
Visibility of elements included in particular selection set can be controlled from this palette
Level mapContains options for easy navigationbetween different buildings andbuilding levels. Current cameraposition can be easily controlled bymoving the navigation circle in thelevel map.
currently selected elements are highlighted with yellow color
Project structure toolsGetting Started
Quantity Takeoff Enabling Quantity Takeoff tab allows creation andpresentation of custom quantity takeoffs from any availablemodel elements.
Edit Quantity TakeoffClicking on the button Edit – opens Edit Quantity Takeoff window.This window is almost identical in features as Create QTO windowand enables additional editing of already created grouping options,color coding and quantification options.
Clicking on the button New opens the drop down menu.Choose preferable option (Blank Quantity Takeoff…) to startCreate Quantity Takeoff window. In this window various QTOquantification, creation and grouping options are available.You can choose a predefined properties such as Category,Source, Material, etc., as well as other model elementproperties in form of Discrete properties or Continuousproperties.
Export QTO ReportExports the selectedQTO into *.xlsx fileformat. Prior to theexport, variousexporting options areavailable in thepresented exportwindow.
Set Color Coding Rule ButtonEnables setting custom coloring based on selected groupingproperties. When turned on – elements included in the QTOshall be presented color coded in the 3D Color Coded View.
3D Color Coded View – Viewer ModeWhen 3D Color coded view is enabled you canchoose Quantity takeoff viewer mode in orderto see QTO elements color coded as you set inthe QTO color coding rule
QTO and Color coding
Click on Add Breakdown Button to show drop down panel
Getting Started
Schedule ImportEnables import of Primavera orMS Project schedule files in*.xml format.
Schedule Editor – Logic previewEnables custom schedule creation and editing in the form ofvisual logic relations. Clicking the “Pop Out” button stretchesthe logic view window to a full screen size.
Schedule ExportEnables export of created schedules into *.xml files fully compatible with other planning software such as Primavera, MS Project etc.
Schedule Editor – Gantt previewEnables custom schedule creation and editing in the form of agantt graph. Clicking on “Pop Out” button shall stretch thegantt view window to a full screen size.
Schedule Editor – Line of Balance previewEnables custom schedule creation and editing in the form ofline of balance. Clicking on “Pop Out” button shall stretch lineof balance view window on a full screen size.
Schedule SettingsEnables great number of options for creating andediting schedules
Calendars SettingsEnables options for creating and editing of multipleschedule calendars.
Schedule EditorGetting Started
Schedule Legend SettingsEnables various visualpresentation options for theActivity Legend, Task filtering,Custom and predefined Date/Time formats and backgroundcolor selection.
Schedule Animation SettingsProvides additional Scheduleanimation settings such ascustom start/ finish date,setting working intervals,elements coloring and taskpresentation in the scheduleanimation.
Export Schedule AnimationEnables export of the createdschedule animation into imagesequence in order to createvideo. Available variousoptions such as setting imagesize and format, exportingcustom frames and overridingvisual settings. Export ofstereoscopic image sequencein order to create stereoscopicvideo is also available.
Activity LegendDisplays schedule activities and percentages of completion
Project LegendDisplays the date and timeof the schedule activity
Schedule Animation – Task Display
Schedule Animation – Animation Display
Displays schedule activities visible in the schedule viewer during construction simulation. These are grouped by tasks on the left side of the window. On the right side, a progress bar and percentages of completion along with data regarding total cost of the activity and completed cost on the date are presented.
Displays schedule animation tools for creation of custom schedule video. These tools enable options such as saving multiple schedule videos and camera movement during animation. Each video can be made by custom camera positioning (key frames) during schedule simulation – shown on the right schedule animation window area.
Schedule AnimationGetting Started
Clash Detection
Clash statusescontains options fordefining and editingclash statuses
Additional information for selected clash result
Selected clash result in viewer
Clash results
Current clash job
Selection sets prepared for clash test creation
Level map with turned on option for showing clash results
Clash detection jobChoose between different model element groups and clash types (hard, clearance, duplicates)
Clash View Mode Turn on to highlight conflicted elements
Getting Started
Exchange processGetting Started
Exchanging data between users of BexelManager platform is a process of exchanging BXFfiles. With this option, multiple users can workon different parts of the model simultaneously
Choose what sections should be exchanged
Check what data in chosen section should be exchanged (if there is a multiple choice)
Click ‘Yes’ if you want to include linked documents in exchange file
Type a name for an exchange file and click ‘Save’
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Choose exchange file for importing
Choose whether to match existing sources in the model or to ignore source matching
Choose what sections should be exchanged
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Import
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