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MicroStation CE rel. 16: Ribbon Workflow configuration.

GregMM — Tue, 30 Aug 2022 21:36:14 GMT

I've created a new workflow, and started to add some existing tabs to build a hybrid GUI ribbon of MicroStation tools and custom tools. When I add the standard tabs from the the available list, it never saves the added tabs or randomly discards tabs I've added. Every time I open MicroStation it could be different. I haven't been able to add any new customized tools as I can't get the standard tabs to consistently open in any manner. I also can't seem to delete a workflow I created by mistake. It will not remove despite me deleting it several times. Any ideas how to resolve this? Can .dgnlibs become corrupt?

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Merge level from reference file

GregMM — Tue, 14 Feb 2017 16:49:12 GMT

I know this topic has been discussed many times, but I would like to see if any traction can be made to move it towards an enhancement to standard MicroStation. It is possible today to either merge entire reference files, or to selectively grab features from a reference file and copy them into your active file. I would like to request the ability to select via dialog box either a single or multiple levels to merge into your active file. Robert Thorburn at FDOT (Florida Department of Transportation) has developed such a app, but without fully incorporating their workspace environment it is very difficult to implement. Their app is called MergeLevel, and it does just what is described above. I believe based on the amount of discussion this topic has received that this would be a great enhancement to MicroStation, and hopefully one that would not require an enormous amount of time to develop. Every solution that I've seen put forward involved a very manual process of isolating the features by either turning off all unnecessary levels, and using fences/selection tools to manually copy the elements into your design file, and then take into account that you don't want these elements to shift in the x,y,z axis. Or after isolating the level using the change element attributes tool with the copy element toggle engaged to copy again what ever is in the selected or fence search criteria into your active file. Just a simple tool to merge one or multiple levels from an attached (DGN,DWG) file into your active file is all that's needed. Another idea might be to enhance the level remapping tool in level manager to include copying from a reference file level.

Greg

Where is REALDWG 2016 download?

GregMM — Thu, 01 Dec 2016 16:34:24 GMT

This article http://communities.bentley.com/products/microstation/w/microstation__wiki/26565.enable-realdwg-2016-update-for-dwg-20152016-format-in-ss3 mentions an update to the support of realdwg 2016, and I can't find the download anywhere. It's not on selectcd or web download. Is it not available yet? I wouldn't think this would be that hard to find.

Shared Cells issue or corrupt drawing?

GregMM — Mon, 13 Jul 2015 20:55:11 GMT

I either have a corrupt drawing or I'm experiencing shared cells from hell. Let me first state that I despise shared cells. If Bentley were to remove this element type I might actually throw a party. I've had nothing but trouble with these over the years and have done everything I can to eradicate them from our system. I've read too many blog post to quote and have tried everything from using the select by tools, isolating to a trash layer, purging, converting to 3D, referencing to a new blank file and copy into. MicroStation will copy these shared cells even if the level is turned off in a reference attachment. These shared cell have got to be one of the most powerful elements in MicroStation. I even isolated the three cells to a trash layer thinking I could just delete the level, but no. After using all the tools I know of including some obscure key-in commands these cells are still there. They did not come from AutoCAD, but from an older MicroStation file. MicroStation says that an instance of these exist in the file, but I have not been able to locate any instance. I'm going to attach the file so someone can look it over. Wish MicroStation had some way to isolate these for review or hell even locate them in your drawing. I think that was the jest of the Select By utility, but it doesn't always work. Hope someone can come up with a answer as to why these are so stubborn.

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Draft Tools

GregMM — Thu, 02 Jul 2015 17:33:31 GMT

I see where this has been asked before, but I would really like the old Draft Tools to be compiled to work with v8i. The new tools available under the detailing toolbar are so convoluted and require so much in the way of setup that for small jobs it's just not worth the trouble. The old draft tools was simple yet elegant in that it generated titles, section callouts, leaders it a very convenient package, with a simple configuration dialog to control the symbology. I can maybe see if I was working on a 50+ page project then the new system has it's merits, but all this work for really small projects is unbearable. I feel like now I've have to go back in time maybe 15 years to develop custom cells that will not perform nearly as well as the old Draft Tools. No developer is developing these types of crucial tools anymore either, so the simple drafting needs of every project has become so much more complicated.

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