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We recently upgraded to V8i and the "msbatch" is in a different directory. (The old folder names don't match.) I also want to point out that "msbatch" is just a switch. The folder names used in the command are just GUI for the user. So really you can do "IN" and "OUT"...

Try this out: krdeason.dyndns.org/.../index.html It's an add-in for excel that exports tables as Microstation objects (lines/text)

MicroStation and GIS Do you have the option to move to a GIS platform? Bentley Map would provide what you want, and more besides. If you're obliged to stick with plain old MicroStation, then you should know that MicroStation can link using built-in tools to an external relational database. However...

I have just ordered two new input devices for testing. a Razer Nostromo keypad and a Razer Naga 9 button mouse. Does anyone use these devices. What if any problems did you have in mapping commands to buttons? Mark

I have been setting a (config variable) numeric value prior to starting MicroStation, then trying to test it within a (site-level) config file with the "&" bitwise operator, and I cannot seem to get anything but strings (or NULLs) out of various combinations. For example, my goal is to...

Is it possible to identify what element(s) are blown out of porportion prior to compressing the file? I have a user that is creating 26+MB files. I want to find out what is making these files so huge. They compress down to about 700kb. I copied a file for testing. Removed all of the options in the compress...

Is there a way to disable a user's abiltity to configure their user config file though the Main Menu > Workspace > Configuration? EBS

I have upgraded to V8i from XM and in the process lost keyboard shortcuts. Does anyone know how to create them in V8i? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Sincerely Lisa

I just discovered, totally by accident, that you can use ".." (2 dots, or periods) in place of ":" or ";" when keying in inches. I have always wanted to key in inches from the number pad!!! HOW EXCITING!! I have told several "old school" MicroStation users and...

Just wondering... I recently built a corporate workspace on the network, copying all files and folders from the "Workspace" folder from a local install to the network, including the "System" folder. My Question is... Is it wise to point the _USTN_SYSTEMROOT variable to the network...

MicroStation SS2: Running the merge.ma MDL from the command line as follows: msbatch merge b001.dgn b002.dgn b002.dgn has to be merged into b001.dgn. B002.dgn contains elements with 2 DMRS linkages. Problem: The values of these linkages are set to 0x0000 after merging has been done "successfully"...

Hi All, Command lists used to be stored in the 'cmdlist8.h' file... Any pointers as to where this file or the new way the full command lists are now stored? Thanks

I have created a Workspace for our users that allows them to choose disciplines and projects, but I an having a problem. In one of my CFG files I change the _USTN_PROJECTSROOT variable to a folder using a previously defined variable ($(_CADD_BTL_TRANS)ProjectData/). The problem is that after this variable...

Hi, I have just installed MS V8i with the necessary prerequisite package onto the bootcamp partition of my mac laptop running Win 7 x64. When I open and run a new file all seems fine. However, despite being displayed, most of the buttons do not work, such as the main drop down menu (File, Edit, Element...

I have a terrestrial based 3D laser scan of the underside of a bridge. Is there a way that I can convert the point clouds to some useable solid/surface object so that I may cut sections of the girders? The girders have deformed and I need to cut sections every 3 feet or so to analyze. I have attached...

Hi We have a external program made in vb were we are able to see thumbnails of designfiles. The code is based on a vb code we found on L A Solutions website. It works fine on Windows XP but on windows 7 it does not show any thumbnails. From googling around I can see that there are changes in the way...

sdavid: What is happening now is that this solution no longer works and it seems that I'll have to create the user before they use microstation... if I understand correctly. I've tried to add your configurations to my standards file but I get a line error due to not finding the user ucf (it works...

Sofia, to understand the user configuration/preference file process, try this: Open the folder in Windows Explorer from your screen capture to see the files get created (or not). Open MicroStation to the MicroStation Manager . Create a new User " _Test " from the MicroStation Manager (without...

Tool Windows Is there a way to make the V8i tool windows behave the same way they did in V8? By that I mean can they be made to be dependent on the program window, so that if the main Microstation windows (I use two application windows) are minimized, the tool windows also minimize? It seems that the...

Hi all, I wonder if you can recommand any graphic card that would work with Microstation SS2 on a laptop computer without problems. I am about buying a lapop and I am quite confused with that, especially after I read on becommunities forum that there are some issues with graphic cards. There are several...