2022 wraps up with software enhancements that make your job even easier

As we say good-bye to 2022, we wrap up the year with a release full of enhancements to make working in Openings Studio even easier.  Our end of year focus is to make your workflow optimal with improvements and functionality that make your job faster and more efficient.

You'll find more ways to login using other website credentials, automated PDF pins, and a new configuration for a pair of double acting doors, just to name a few.  Read all about these and more in the release notes.

Our team is proud of the many new features and accomplishments we have made this year.  We look forward to continuing our mission of making Openings Studio work even better for you in 2023.

Wishing you a happy new year!

Melissa Megna
BIM Education & Community Manager

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Whether you have questions or need individual assistance from one of our Openings Studio experts, we are here for you. For questions on the latest features, FAQs or tutorials, try our Openings Studio Knowledge Base. Our support team has you covered if you need technical assistance or help on new features.

Our specification experts ensure door package decisions are made sooner with software solutions

“Having access to support for complex door environments is super valuable and time-saving.” 

Jonatan Jacobsson

Engineer Architecture, TM Konsult, Sweden

In Sweden, TM Konsult has worked with ASSA ABLOY Opening Solutions on multiple projects including hotels, residential developments and public buildings. They range from 50 to more than 1,000 doors in size. Working closely with ASSA ABLOY consultants helps TM Konsult deliver complete proposals for compliant door environments at an early stage. With door experts on board, decisions are made quickly and discussions are faster to conclude.  Openings Studio is an integral part of their collaboration, making communication and specification flexible and efficient.

Read more about this partnership...

ASSA ABLOY specification consultants help a Polish hotel developer to control costs better

“Our specification was connected and up-to-date with the BIM model.” 

Andrzej Leszczyński

Head of Architecture, Structure Capital, Poland

The BIM team from ASSA ABLOY Opening Solutions partners with property investor Structure Capital to make certain that transparent, up-to-date specifications for every door solution are available on demand. With Openings Studio, Structure Capital can connect every stakeholder in multiple teams to ensure an updated, properly specified design model. The software logs every change, so it is easy to ‘rewind’ to compare previous configurations of any opening. Read more about this collaboration...

9 Revit tips & tricks for structuring and organizing openings

Working with doors in Autodesk® Revit® can be a daunting task. In-between selecting what doors to use, deciding their functions, and placing them in the model, there are also the technical BIM aspects of setting up the door schedule. Making sure it is fully populated with accurate parameter values, sorted, and filtered in the way you like can often be a time consuming and detail-oriented task — where mistakes can lead to cascading and costly change orders. Luckily, Revit has great tools to structure and organize your work when it involves doors. Read more!

The Manufacturer's perspective

Nathan Hildebrandt, diretor for Skewed, met with Callum McInnes of ASSA ABLOY Entrance Systems  and Paul Candy from ASSA ABLOY Opening Solutions Australia about the digital transition that ASSA ABLOY has made within the last decade. They discussed the role of Openings Studio for architects and specifiers, and how BIM has been the driving force behind the digital transformation. Listen now!   

The volume of doors on a college or university campus can be difficult to manage effectively and efficiently. Jeremy Saline, Senior Director of Business Development for ASSA ABLOY Opening Solutions Americas talks about how Openings Studio, Smart Tags and Professional Services can help facility managers in this article in Campus Security & Life Safety.

Marc Ameryckx, BIM Manager at ASSA ABLOY Opening Solutions EMEIA explains the benefits of a process that is focused on collaboration and communication.

Creating openings and reviewing door schedules can be a headache for any architect or designer. After all, in most design projects, there is no straight way to document the order of doors. See how creating unique door marks can help you manage your openings - and your projects.