Hello.
I have a number of cells in a database connected dgn-file that need updating since there seems to be 2-3 cells in the cell itself:
I "fixed" the cell in the cell library by using the Drop cell function and now it looks like this for cells that have been replaced in the dgn file:
The problem is that for the very few number of cells that have been replaced/updated, the MSlink (and the entire row in the database) is deleted and a new MSlink is created. Since there is a great number of cells that need to be updated, I was thinking about using Fence and update the rest of the cells automatically.
So my question is: Is there a way to update multiple cells without the MSlink also being replaced?
Regards, Bjorn
Bjorn,
One could develop a custom MDL program or VBA to replace the cells and preserve the existing database linkage w/o inserting new rows. Alternatively you might be able to use the Bentley Map scripting engine (e.g. Utilities > Scripting) with something similar to the following to do the same.
As with any process that performs bulk data changes, please ensure you have the appropriate backups of your data before processing.
Regards,
Jeff Bielefeld [Bentley]