• Can BIMG be compressed?

    Just tried compressing the containing folder and it failed, probably because a Luxo process is running, but the question I have is whether the BIMG file structure itself can be optimised to take up more space. I only realised how large they were because…
  • Control reference level display using Drawing models or files

    In MicroStation V8i you can use Drawing models or files to control reference level display on your sheet or layouts. For example, let's say you have the same model attached to a few dozen sheets and now you need to turn off Level X on all sheets. What…
  • 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…
  • Dual Monitor and Windows 7: What's different to WinXP?

    Hi there, most discussion and tips around dual monitor settings for MicroStation here relate to WinXP. For example tips like 1. Use Extended Desktop instead DualView to avoid Performance Penalty on second Monitor and to avoid glitches 2. Use…
  • Effective Dynamic Views !

    Can Dynamic Views be the answer to creating Actual Construction Drawings or, for that matter, any drawings or sheets which can be printed? Yes, they surely can ... Here are some examples of Dynamic Views workflows. Any one of them can be used…
  • Games engines - real time Viz

    Hello there I've recently come across this http://www.udk.com/ From the 'Unreal Tournament' series of games (and many others it would seem) Tried it out briefly and it seems pretty impressive (from my limited experience of such things) even…
  • Interior Animation

    Hello, I have a request of my client to make a interior animation of a large and complex project. My experience with rendering interior stills is, that this is more time consuming than exterior rendering. Therefore I doubt that I can live upto…
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  • MicroStation SELECTseries 3 Benchmark (Beta)

    MicroStation SELECTseries 3 Benchmark (beta) (updated 9-20-2013) The MicroStation Benchmark is mdl application designed to gauge how well MicroStation V8i SELECTseries 3 and later will perform on your computer. Several tests are run to evaluate not…
  • MicroStation SELECTseries 3 Benchmark (Beta)

    MicroStation SELECTseries 3 Benchmark (beta) (updated 9-20-2013) The MicroStation Benchmark is mdl application designed to gauge how well MicroStation V8i SELECTseries 3 and later will perform on your computer. Several tests are run to evaluate not…
  • MicroStation V8i 08.11.09.292 German ist jetzt verfügbar auf SELECTservices Online

    Product Name: MicroStation V8i Version Number: 08.11.09.292 Application Group: SELECT Released Products Language: German Operating Systems: Windows XP Windows Server 2003 Windows Vista Windows Vista x64 Windows XP Tablet PC Edition…
  • Print the contents of a cell library

    MicroStation V8i makes it simple to plot the contents of a cell library. Just open the cell library as the active file and choose Place Cell Index from the Cells task. Tweak the settings and enter a data point on the view. MicroStation will build a convenient…
  • Set up a seed file for your UPF file

    Original Tip Date: Oct. 6, 2003 Set up a seed file for your UPF file Getting tired of having to reset your user preferences after you've deleted your UPF file? If so, then utilize MS_USERPREFSEED . Here's how: Set up your preferences…
  • Snow - Rain & Weather Effects

    With all the snow in London at present it actually got me thinking, has anyone dabbled in any kind of weather effects? I'd be interested to know what people have achieved in regard to rain and snow. I regularly have to do renders of buildings in…
  • Studio Environment Set 1 pack from 9b Studios now available for MicroStation!

    Luxology and 9b Studios have just released a kit of 51 high resolution (4000x2000) HDR environments from Yazan Malkosh, which are now available for MicroStation, Modo and Solidworks PhotoView 360! The package includes: 51 HDR Images packed into…
  • TriForma is locking files...

    We have groups that use different Bentley products to build parts of large interdisciplinary projects. The groups that use TriForma based products such as Bentley Architecture or Bentley Structural have their files locked down to only being able to be…
  • TriForma to SolidWorks conversion **Need Help**

    If anyone has any experience pushing a TriForma model into SolidWorks, could you please contact me at: McGinnisMichael@StanleyGroup.com . I am having a bit of difficulty, and could use some assistance. Thanks...
  • Volume effects in lights not working

    Today I did some tests with lights. Strange thing is that If I want to add volume effects in the testmodel, nothing happens. If I make a new model, and add some lights with volume effects however,it does work. Does anyone have an idea what I'm doing…
  • Walk man test animation

    I have downloaded one man walking animation from this site. But i cant found tutorial for this. If anybody can help me to find tutorial for this? Thanks