I want to Export the Smart Solid Element in the DGN to SHP. Please provide solution.
Hi,
as mwlong wrote, Bentley Map offers export to SHP format. But SHP is 2D format, which was later extended to support what is called 2.5D (can be treated as a simple 3D), so it doesn't allow to store potentially complex 3D objects like Smart Solid element in MicroStation.
I doubt (but have not tested) the export is able to handle general 3D objects and convert them into format proper to be stored in SHP files. I guess if you will convert Smart Solid element to individual shapes (edges), maybe the export will be able to handle it.
What do you want to achieve?
With regards,
Jan
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How to convert the smart solid to individual shapes?
Use MicroStation Solid Utilities tools to Extract the Smart Solid faces and edges for use in the Export to Shapefile command.
Jan is correct that the Smart Solid MicroStation element types are not suitable (or available) for Export to Shapefile. The alternative would be to use a database such as Oracle to store the objects as 3D shapes.
Answer Verified By: Dan Weston
Thanks Dan!