• [CONNECT] Import Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude) with text Labels

    I have a .txt file with -Latitude and Longitude points (degrees. minutes,seconds) -text information associated with those coords ie: (start, wpt1, wpt2, mid point, station1...) I want to place Cells using Latitude and Longitude. I also want the text…
  • [MStn CE U15] Bug: Raster + vector displayed differently than in V8i

    Hi, I tried to search whether this bug was reported in the past. Maybe it's the same as issue discussed here (plus I found a few more similar discussions), but because it's more than a year old discussion and the bug still exists, I wrote this post…
  • [V8i Ss4/10] Open a Custom Task

    I have created a task named Structures Main. What key-ins would allow me to open this as a task and as a toolbox?
  • Active Angle Assistant macro **UPDATED**

    Original Article Date: Nov 7, 2005 With thanks to Alexie Karavakis for contributing this VBA macro that allow you to set and get the active angle based on a selected element such as a line, text, cell, or curve. It also contains some cool options for…
  • CEU14 - Why doesn't Paste from Clipboard work the same in CE as it does in SS4?

    I have just noticed Paste from Clipboard (Ctrl+V) doesn't work the same in CE as it does in SS4. I have a spreadsheet of floor areas that I select in excel and Ctrl+C. If I paste into a drawing sheet opened in SS4 I get: but in CEU14 I get Why…
  • Cycle through accudraw snap modes

    I've been on google for a while now and not being able to find my answer. I'm thinking I either don't understand the google results or my question hasn't been asked yet. I'm looking for a way to cycle through snap-modes. Fx [CTRL] + [Mouse wheel] for…
  • DDE/OLE and Copy/Paste issues.

    Product: MicroStation Version: V8i Environment: N\A Area: Configuration Subarea: Workspace Problem DDE/OLE and Copy/Paste issues. When using the DDE/OLE Tools from the Edit menu as well as…
  • Excel to Microstation

    I'm having trouble linking Excel to Microstation. I select what I need to copy to Microstation and then I paste special as "Linked text to Design File". When it comes in, the columns and rows are not lined up. I'm also doing this in ProjectWise so the…
  • How to display ProjectWise path or just filename in references dialog box instead of the local file path for ProjectWise files in use?

    This would be a nice feature since local DMS#### folders don't make any sense with ProjectWise folder paths. Working from multiple project folders is difficult. I am surprised Bentley has let this happen for so long. Working in ProjectWise is a big headache…
  • HOW TO ROTATE TEXT OR ELEMENT TO ANOTHER ELEMENT V8I

    Ive been trying to do this for ages an it was driving me nuts... too many steps with accudraw to go wrong, found a few clues in old posts and filled in the blanks keyin ROTATE VIEW ELEMENT; %d;%d;ACTIVE ANGLE PT2 ( THE ABOVE COULD BE SET TO AN F KY…
  • How to run a Report on location of cells and place as a Table

    Product(s): MicroStation Version(s): CONNECT Edition Environment: N\A Area: Tables Subarea: N\A How to run a Report on location of cells and place as a Table Background In the following example…
  • Keyboard shortcuts

    Are there any keyboard shortcuts for symbols? For instance I am creating a list of notes on the side of a drawing and I need a square root symbol. I also need to put an apostrophe symbol over the letter 'c'. Does Microstation have this? Thanks,
  • Level Manager not opening

    Hello, I am trying to access the level manager to edit properties of certain levels. When I press the button, it does not open. I have tried opening it from the search bar however it still doesn't open. I have also tried to open it via Level Display…
  • MicroStation CONNECT Edition 2D Basics

    MicroStation CONNECT Edition 2D Basics Video demonstrations are a great source of learning. With the help of videos, Sam Hendrick has created a Master Class on the 2D Basics of MicroStation CONNECT Edition. The different videos explaining various operations…
  • Open-Roads

    I am using Micro Station Connect. How do I access the "Tracking" feature in "Open-Roads" that will provide x,y,z information all at one time in my 2D topographic survey drawing the way "In-Roads" used to do in Micro Station Select?
  • OpenRoads Cross Section and Profile Viewer

    Flipping through models created by OpenRoads Designer can be repetitive and error-prone. The OpenRoads Cross Section and Profile Viewer seeks to solve this problem. It may be used to quickly and easily navigate or step through drawing and sheet models…
  • PokeIt for MicroStation — Select and View Elements Based on Attributes FROM Elements, Plus Much More

    PokeIt is a MicroStation VBA application. It's used to select, isolate or hide elements based on their attributes, such as level, color, line style, etc. The filter criterion is populated from a selected, or "poked," element rather than from a list in…
  • PokeIt for MicroStation — Select and View Elements Based on Attributes FROM Elements, Plus Much More

    PokeIt is a MicroStation VBA application. It's used to select, isolate or hide elements based on their attributes, such as level, color, line style, etc. The filter criterion is populated from a selected, or "poked," element rather than from a list in…
  • Startup Options for Opening gINT

    Applies To Product(s): gINT Logs, gINT Professional, gINT Professional Plus Version(s): 8.x Environment: N/A Area: N/A Subarea: N/A Original Author: Kathleen Holcomb…
  • Where can we find the list of Enhancements or Defects?

    I know there are any number of outstanding Defects and Enhancements. I would like to be able to file Service Tickets to throw my name onto the list of people requesting certain things to be fixed (or replaced or added). However, finding that information…