• Handling Level Numbers – User Defined Numbers v/s System Defined Numbers

    Like level names, every level must have a unique number.  Because both the level name and level number have to be unique to the file, MicroStation must be able to resolve potential conflicts when a new level is added to a file that already uses the new level's name and/or number. These conflicts can come from a variety of sources including: a user adding a new level, merge of a reference file, resolving levels from multiple…

  • Dimension Association to the Section Geometry

    A Section view displays section graphics. Section graphics are new geometry drawn as the result of cutting the design model with the section cut plane. These section graphics are not persistent elements.

    The common annotation tools can be associated to section graphics. For example, you can use the Dimension Element tool to create a linear dimension that is associated to a linear section graphic.

    To place associative…

  • Import, Export and Remap of Levels using CSV files

    In this blog, I am going to talk about something related to one of the extensively used entity in MicroStation called Levels. You will learn how to manage a set of levels using CSV files.
    In most of the practical scenarios, CAD engineers mostly use a set of standard levels that comply with the company standard. CAD administrators mostly decide these levels and their properties. These levels can easily be tabulated in…