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    MicroStation's element types

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    Original Article Date: September 2001

    Updated:  April 2003, February 2004, March 2006

    Below is a summary of the element types found in the MicroStation Design file format. This overview is gathered from several MS and IDGS manuals and files. Please note that the ISFF column (Intergraph Standard File Format) indicates whether this format has been published and copyrighted by Intergraph.

    Element Type

    Level Description ISFF New V8
    1 - Library Cell Header Yes -
    2 - Cell Header Yes -
    3 - Line Yes -
    4 - Linestring Yes -
    5 - Group Data Element No -
    - 1 Color Table Element Yes -
    - 2 Font Library Data No -
    - 3 (pattern component) Named View Element Yes -
    - 3 (primary class) Auxiliary Coordinate Data Yes -
    - 7 Mechanical Data (unused/unsupported) ?? -
    - 9 Reference File Attachment Element Yes -
    - 11 InterPro Window Data ?? -
    6 - Shape Yes -
    7 - Text Node Yes -
    8 - Digitizer Setup No -
    9 - Design File Header No -
    - 1 Extended Design File Header No -
    - 8 Design File Header No -
    10 - Level Symbology Yes -
    11 - Curve Yes -
    12 - Complex Chain Header Yes -
    13 - Conic Element No -
    14 - Complex Shape Header Yes -
    15 - Ellipse Yes -

    Element Type

    Level Description ISFF New V8
    16 - Arc Yes -
    17 - Text Yes -
    18 - 3D Surface Header Yes -
    19 - 3D Solid Header Yes -
    21 - B-Spline Pole Element Yes -
    22 - Point String Yes -
    23 - Circular Truncated Cone Yes -
    24 - B-Spline Surface Header Yes -
    25 - B-Spline Surface Boundary Yes -
    26 - B-Spline Knot Element Yes -
    27 - B-Spline Curve Header Yes -
    28 - B-Spline Weight Factor Element Yes -
    33 - Dimension Element No -
    34 - Shared Cell Definition No -
    35 - Shared Cell Instance No -
    36 - Multiline No -
    37 - Tag Data No -
    38 - MS/J - Smart Geometry, V8 - DgnStore Component No -
    39 - DgnStore Component No Yes
    40 - 48 - Reserved No -
    49 - 65 - Application Element No -
    66 - MicroStation Application Element No -
    - 1 MicroStation Dimension Data No -
    - 5 MicroStation Reference File Attachment Element Yes -

    Element Type

    Level Description ISFF New V8
    - 6 MicroStation Level Name Data No -
    - 7 MicroStation View Data No -
    - 8 MicroStation Digitizer Element Yes -
    - 9 MicroStation TCB Data Yes -
    - 10 Application Startup Element Yes -
    - 10 Database Control element - XBase No -
    - 10 Database Control element - dBase No -
    - 11 Database Control element - Informix No -
    - 12 Database Control element - RIS No -
    - 13 Database Control element - Oracle No -
    - 14 Database Control element - INGRES No -
    - 15 Database Control element - Sybase No -
    - 16 Database Control element - ODBC No -
    - 20 Application Data Element Yes -
    - 21 Start MDL Element No -
    - 22 MicroStation MultiLine Data No -
    - 23 MicroStation Name Map Data (Style) No -
    - 24 MicroStation Tag Set Definition No -
    - 25 MicroStation Extended TCB Data No -
    - 26 Map Level ? No -
    - 27 Reserved Level ? No -
    - 28 MS BREP ? No -
    87 - Raster Header Element Yes -
    88 - Raster Data Element Yes -

    Element Type

    Level Description ISFF New V8
    90 - Binary Raster Header, Raster Reference Attachment No -
    91 - Raster Reference Component No Yes
    92 - Raster Hierarchy Element No Yes
    93 - Raster Hierarchy Component No Yes
    94 - Reserved for Raster Data No Yes
    95 - Table Entry Element No Yes
    96 - Table Header Element No Yes
    97 - View Group Element No Yes
    98 - View Element No Yes
    99 - Level Mask Element No Yes
    100 - Reference Attach Element No Yes
    101 - Matrix Header No Yes
    102 - Matrix Int Data No Yes
    103 - Matrix Double Data No Yes
    105 - Mesh Header No Yes
    106 - Graphical Extended Element (complex) No Yes
    107 - NonGraphical Extended Element (complex) No Yes
    108 - Reference Override Element No Yes
    109 - Application Elements No -
    110 - Named Group Header No Yes
    111 - Named Group Component No Yes
    112 - 125 - Application Elements No -
    126 - User Defined No -
    127 - End Of Design Marker - -

    Additional Information:

    Intergraph's Projection Manager stores the projection parameters in a Type 56 element.

    Element Types 49 through 127(with the exception of Type 126) can used by Intergraph applications.

    Element Type 126 is reserved for use by Intergraph customers.

    Element Types 61 and 62 are used as application headers for saving parameters between design sessions, EWS, Schematic Design product (Type 61) and the EWS Panel Design product (Type 62).

    Element Type 57 is for the storage of setup parameters for stereoplotters.

    Element Type 66 is for the storage of some parameters, which were active during a design session with MicroStation.

     

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