NBS Landscape - Getting Started Support

This article explains how you can edit the officesettings.xml file within NBS Building, NBS Engineering Services and NBS Landscape. It is mainly aimed for users who have a network setup and have access to the same locations on the server.

A guide to getting started with Tommy Hodgson, one of our NBS Trainers. He gives a general guide to the NBS Building user interface, the main functions, and some useful hints and tips along the way.

A quick guide to help save time and create consistency in the specifications produced in your practice by introducing and explaining what Office Standards are, how to create them and how to use them in NBS Building and NBS Landscape.

A guide on how to make the most out of the software by using Guidance to help you make informed decisions, NBS Plus to add specific manufacturer content and User Guidance to add your own clause information to what you are viewing.

A guide to adding sections from the references panel which can be used after you have initially brought in sections from the create new window. In this video, we show you how to easily add sections to your job after you have already started editing - this includes further NBS sections, office standards, and clauses from a manufacturer's specification. This feature helps in sharing files between suppliers and specifiers. 

A guide on how to start filling in the clauses within each section. This includes how the Guidance panel works and a brief look at the NBS Plus panel, adding specific manufacturer products straight into your specification.

A guide to help you quickly find where your file is saved for NBS Building and NBS Landscape

A guide on how to create a new specification and discussing the options within the 'create new' window, including permissions and adding sections.

A video to demonstrate the new process of completing a network installation for NBS Building and NBS Landscape.

A video to demonstrate the new process of completing a standalone installation for NBS Building and NBS Landscape.

In NBS Building, NBS Landscape and NBS Engineering Services, when you go to Tools > My Settings, you get the following message: “It was not possible to load your administrator settings file:…” 

This article explains how to locate your security.sms file in NBS Building, NBS Landscape and NBS Engineering Services.