• - MicroStation 08.11.09.459 and Google Earth integration

    Do you find that the MicroStation Google Earth Tools (Sync, Follow...) don't work as expected? Verify your Google Earth or Google Earth Pro version. If it's 7.1.5.1557 you will need to either downgrade your Google Earth version, or upgrade MicroStation…
  • - OpenCities Map CONNECT Edition FAQ

    Bentley Map refers to the V8i product line. OpenCities Map refers to the CONNECT Edition product line. Question Answer How can I upgrade from V8i to CONNECT Edition? There are two possibilities to upgrade from V8i to the CONNECT…
  • [CE U1] MS_DISPLAYSTYLE_LIBLIST

    Hi, I tried to reduce the number of display styles but it seems that MS_DISPLAYSTYLE_LIBLIST is not working in Connect Edition, right? This is what I've done: 1.) Copy Bentleys DrawingSeed.dgnlib to Organization\dgnlib\MyDisplayStyles.dgnlib 2.) Added…
  • [V8i SS2] MS_FORCE_SOFTWARE_RENDERING / QV_D3DVERSION=0 Difference?

    I am working on troubleshooting some issues and out of curiosity wondering... What is the technical or practical difference between setting MS_FORCE_SOFTWARE_RENDERING=1 vs QV_D3DVERSION=0? The goal is to force V8i SS2 (08.11.07.443) to "Software…
  • ALIGN 3D ???

    So, I am trying to align 3D objects, but the tool does not seem to be working the way it is telling me to do things. I first highlight the object to be moved/aligned. Next, Pick Tool. Then, using Snaps there are the points which correspond to TEMP1…
  • Bentley View SS4 Requires License (no longer free software)?

    Hi, Can anyone please confirm that Bentley View S4 is no longer free? Bentley View S3 was free, and I just tried upgrading to Bentley View S4. Upon running BV4 for the first time, I got an alert saying my 7 day trial period had expired (7 day trial…
  • CE - Placed cell with url links lost their link

    Steps: 1 - Have a cell with a url link attached to an element: Cell.cel 2 - Place this cell in a file: 4265.Test.dgn 3 - Reopen the file - the link is there but the icon is missing. Other situations I lost the link completely - the link and…
  • Communities Help Wiki (es)- Ayuda en Comunidades Wiki

    Bienvenido a las Comunidades Bentley, un lugar donde el mundo de los profesionales de la infraestructura pueden unirse para comunicarse, colaborar y aprender los unos de los otros. Las Comunidades de Bentley online proporcionan a los usuarios un destino…
  • Connect - will it ever get fixed?

    OK, so half the parametric doors in my drawing just disappears... again. Will I never learn? Never believe what a developer says in the Marketing BS. I've used every Major rev of MicroStation ever released and have Beta tested starting with V4. This…
  • CONNECT Edition - How to export parametric cell variables and variations to CSV

    Product(s): MicroStation PowerDraft Version(s): CONNECT Environment: N\A Area: Cells Subarea: Parametric Cells Variables and variations created to control parametric cells can be exported to…
  • dcdrape Resolution Issues

    I’m trying to drape an aerial photo onto a 0.25m grid. The photo that is being draped looks like this: When I try to use dcdrape to drape the photo it ends up looking like this: Any help on how to make the rendering look more…
  • dwg Ref is Read Only - so how to save changes?

    A reminder needed please, about bi-directional updating of a 3D dwg that's ref'd into a dgn file. AFAIK it should be possible to make changes to the dwg in either place - in Acad, and by in-place editing the dwg ref in MS - and push the changes from one…
  • How to Migrate Old Customizations to the Ribbon

    Product: MicroStation Version: 10.00.00.25 Environment: Windows 7 64 bit,Windows 8 Area: UI Customization Subarea: Menus Migrating custom menus from MicroStation V8i to MicroStation CONNECT Edition…
  • MicroStation CONNECT edition Workspace Profile assignment

    We are attempting to assign the Workspace and workset via the Workspace Profile, but the workset variable definition keeps getting automatically redefined in the personal.ucf. We are leveraging the WorkspaceInstalledSetup.cfg and the WorkspaceSetup.cfg…
  • MicroStation V8i SELECT series 4 [FAQ]

    Applies To Product(s): MicroStation Version(s): 08.11.09.829 Environment: N\A Area: FAQ Subarea: N\A Original Author: Bentley Technical Support Group …
  • No Workspace/No Workset uses last workspace name and won't allow browsing

    When I attempt to use No Workspace (Client) -> No Workset Browse uses the previous Workspace name to look for a folder No Workset\DGN. This results in an error and does not allow browsing for files using No Workspace -> No Workset
  • Printing Rasterized OLE Objects: Performance and PDF File Size

    (This topic applies to MicroStation 8.9 and later) Here's the scenario: I start with a design file that contains a single, relatively dense Excel spreadsheet that fills roughly 98% of an ANSI E sheet. I print this same sheet in MicroStation 8…
  • Problem with MicroStation SS3 in Windows10

    I just updated to Windows 10 and MicroStation and Bentley Map are behaving quite strangely. Before I continue I should tell you that my colleague also updated to Windows 10 and everything works fine. What has happened in my case is that suddenly all…
  • Re: [V8i SS2] MS_FORCE_SOFTWARE_RENDERING / QV_D3DVERSION=0 Difference?

    Hello G, You are correct. Both variables do the same thing when set the way you mention. The only difference is MS_FORCE_SOFTWARE_RENDERING has an on/off switch (1/0), and QV_D3DVERSION has 3 values: 11 — Direct3D 11 9 — Direct3D 9 0 — software…
  • RE: support for SketchUp 2014?

    thanks for the info, there seem to be too many forums to search through in the communities to get a quick answer. the last question I asked regarding I-model exporting from Revit was transferred to many different forums until it landed in this one. …