I've attached a dwg file in BRCM and it looks like this:
Instead of this (with Navigator version 08.11.09.713):
The dwg file has been created with AutoPLANT Modeler 8.11.12.243.
The objects missing are elsewhere in the dgn file:
Hi Patrick. So the missing objects are visible, they are just in the wrong positions, scattered around the drawing?Any interesting messages in the Message Center when you open the test.dgn file?
Hi Matt. Yes, scattered around the drawing. I took an object with the same "Element ID" in BRCM & in Navigator. The coordinates are different.
In Navigator:
In BRCM:
Hi Matt. I uploaded only the dwg file via the "Communities Secure File Upload". You just need to open it on both software (BRCM & Navigator) and you should be able to reproduce what I see.
Patrick, I believe the different behaviors can be explained by the different versions of object enablers each application uses. Object enablers interpret custom objects, so pipes look like pipes, etc. Object enablers are supplied to Bentley DGN-based applications via RealDWG, which is typically installed automatically along with the Bentley application. BRCM V8i 08.11.09.35 and MicroStation V8i SS4 had the problem for me, and these use object enablers from RealDWG 2016. Navigator V8i 08.11.09.713, which uses object enablers from RealDWG 2014, did not have the problem for me. Nor did MicroStation CONNECT Update 6, which uses RealDWG 2017. The problem seems to be in RealDWG 2016 object enablers.
So I would say the problem will be resolved in BRCM CONNECT, which is expected to be released in early 2018.
In the meantime, you could try setting BRCM to use RealDWG 2014, assuming that is installed (it should be if the BRCM and Navigator applications you cited are installed on the same machine). You would do this with the following process (borrowed from this article):
This process made your DWG file in BRCM look like it does in Navigator for me. I don't know if there are any ill effects from using RealDWG 2014, I guess it depends on how much you deal with DWG files in BRCM and what version those DWG files are.
Answer Verified By: Patrick Loiselle
Thanks Matt for your answer. In fact, Navigator and BRCM are not on the same machine.
Here are the Bentley products installed (machine with Navigator):
Here are the Bentley products installed (machine with BRCM):
Does your solution would still work if I install RealDWG 2014 on the BRCM machine?
Yes, it should.
I've installed RealDwg2014.msi and followed your instructions and it works!
Thanks Matt!