• [Contextcapture] point cloud size limit

    The current 500M points size limit in ContextCapture non-Center edition is too low. This is helping Autodesk Recap sales as in case when large merged E57 point cloud(exported from ReCap) is received from surveyors(with one building as interior and exterior…

  • Configuration Blog Series - Configuration Files in CONNECT

    MicroStation startup is simply not just the main executable starting but rather a series of preplanned actions of each variable and its configuration data located in specific *.cfg, *.ucf/WorkSpace, *.pcf/WorkSet, and others. All configuration files…

  • Configuration Blog Series - Folder Structure Changes

    In the previous blog , you learned the terminology changes between V8i and CONNECT. Now let us see the folder structure changes. Installation Directory As the CONNECT Edition release of MicroStation is a 64 bit application, it is by default installed…

  • Configuration Tips: ProjectWise Integration

    Once the ProjectWise Explorer client application is installed on a PC, integration between it and most other Bentley applications will be enabled by default. Obviously in many situations ProjectWise is used all of the time and integration is essential…

  • CONNECT Edition - Configuration Tips : Switch to local configuration (for home working)

    Previous articles have described how to use ConfigurationSetup.cfg to redirect your applications to a networked configuration. [Note that another option for sharing configurations is to store them in a ProjectWise 365 /ProjectWise Drive project. This…

  • How to change several normal cells to shared cells?

    I'm making some plans for supports on piping instalattion, so this pieces are the same and are too many, by end, i would get a file around 168 MB (just the supports). Is there any way to convert/change regular normal cells into shared cells? I follow…

  • Import the ESRI ASC file format into Point Cloud tools

    The ESRI ASC file format is typically a gridded data model extracted from an ESRI database. Typically, the files contain millions of points. The two examples I have now (that I am trying to figure out how to import) contain 9 million and 16 million…

  • Is there a way to use the thumb wheel on a Logitech MX Master in MIcrostation or Power InRoads?

    Would be useful for panning or zooming. Can't get software to recognize thumb wheel at all. All other buttons on mouse work.

  • Migrating V8i Projects to MicroStation CONNECT WorkSets

    MicroStation V8i based configurations, made up of configuration files and variables, were typically referred to as a “Workspace”. A Workspace was composed of Users and Projects. The MicroStation CONNECT Edition is still made up of configuration files…

  • Nested Reference Files -- Level on/off not updating

    In the past I have been able to create a "master" file with all of my references and then simply attach that 1 file to my sheet file in order to simplify my life. In this way, I can change what levels are on/off on my master file instead of needing to…

  • New in MicroStation CONNECT Edition Update 11: Item Types - Excel Interops (Technology Preview)

    MicroStation CONNECT Edition Update 11 introduces an exciting new feature: Item Types Import/Export from/to Excel With MicroStation CONNECT Edition Update 11 you can now import/export both your Item Types definitions and instance data from/to Excel…

  • Place cells in specific location using the cell name and coordinates given by a txt file.

    Product: MicroStation Version: 08.11.09.459 Environment: N\A Area: Cells Subarea: General Background If you have a text file with cell name, x coordinate, y coordinate, z coordinates like for…
  • Reporting for CAD Administrators: Cell Count Reports

    Reporting for CAD Administrators: Cell Count Reports

    As a CAD Administrator or user, you have a real need to run a specific report, one showing each cell that has been placed into a design. In the past, you may have even done this by “brute force” by using Edit>Select By Attributes . A tedious task…

  • Reporting from Item Types in Cells

    I have a cell library in which I have defined Item Types and attached them to an element in the cells so that when they are placed, they will have the Item Types already attached. My aim is to produce a report that contains all the Item Type values along…

  • Silently Uninstalling MicroStation and Allied Features

    While migrating from V8i or any of the previous versions to CONNECT Edition, CAD Admins will look for silently removing the old application so that the users are not bothered. The attached PowerShell script can be of great use for such uninstallations…
    • UninstallScript.zip

  • Unable to handle multiple sheet drawings .. ?!

    Hi There! I was just wondering when it would be possible to handle multiple title blocks in dgn files with multible sheets? It is common to have the same title block tag set in several sheets but as far as I know, ProjectWIse can only handle one…

  • Using MicroStation Tags

    Product: MicroStation Version: V8 Environment: N\A Area: Annotations Subarea: N\A MicroStation tags and AutoCAD attributes are similar. However there are differences to consider when you are…

  • V8i - ARIAL Font not showing as an available font

    Something that has been bothering me for a while now, is the ARIAL Font not being available as a font within MicroStation. Within the Place Text dialog the Arial font is not available. If I copy and paste some Arial Font text from Word or another…
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