When I came on board at Bentley Systems it was the mid-90’s. The internet had just started its glory days. I was asked to monitor a news group that was on then still new World Wide Web and answer questions posted by our users. That news group was…
MicroStation's arbitrary dimension is comparable to AutoCAD's oblique dimension. They both allow extension lines to be rotated. A major difference, however, is that they measure different distances: MicroStation measures parallel distance between…
DWG format does not really have a linear unit concept and it really is a unitless system. There is no reliable way to determine what units are used in a DWG file. There are two system variables that suggest units: unit format and design center units.