• RE: Bentley Map V8i SS3 & Smallworld

    Colin, Since you mention PowerMap several times, that product' development was stopped at V8i (SELECTseries 1) in 2010. The upgrade path is Bentley Map V8i. The current Utility products are all built on this Bentley Map edition.
  • PowerMap points labelling doesn't work

    I'm trying to label point features coming from Oracle using Map Manager and I'm getting no response. It works fine with polygons. Have anyone managed to do that? Is there a way to label features through Geospatial Administrator? I'm using Bentley…
  • Re: Associative Regions

    Jeff, We have managed to workout that the problem seems to be caused by regions with holes (e.g. dohnuts). Cheers Ian,
  • PowerMap and Map (SELECTSeries 1) Problem with Oracle

    I have downloaded and install both PowerMap and Bentley Map release candidates and I am trying to connect to my Oracle 11g server. Whenever I try to connect through the 'Open Oracle Spatial' or 'Import->GIS Data Types', and add a new Oracle connection…
  • warp functions disappoints me since years

    TR TR 274300 - Creating buffers around closed B-Spline curves is not supported. - TR 281188 - Bentley Map is crashing when attempting to warp a file. Apparently some element is being hit that kills the warp and the rest of the file does not…
  • Re: Refreshing Oracle Data

    Jon Summers: Ian: Is there a method to automatically cause a DGN to refresh the Oracle data when it is opened with PowerMap (or Bentley Map)? What do you mean by 'refresh the Oracle data'? I mean that when you open a DGN the data may not…
  • Refreshing Oracle Data

    Is there a method to automatically cause a DGN to refresh the Oracle data when it is opened with PowerMap (or Bentley Map)? Also how can you save the Oracle connection user name and password in a DGN? Cheers Ian
  • Adding an annotation to existing feature

    Hi, everybody. I work with PowerMap XM and I'd like to add a command that adds an annotation text to already existing feature. For example: I have created a linestring feature with one annotation text. And now I'd like to have a possibility…
  • Re: Adding an annotation to existing feature

    Hello Myzzard, The annotate method using XFM Standard Operations library PlaceAnnotation or PlaceAnnotation2 procedures cannot be activated directly from the command manager. These annotate procedures assume that the standard edit method has been…
  • Re: Edit attributes window while placing

    Hello Myzzard, Does turning off the menu item "Feature>Edit During Attribution" do what you want? This menu item changes the value of system property: SysProps/OpenEditDialogDuringAutoAttribution Regards, Chris
  • Re: PowerMap v8i, xm, v8

    Hi Narcis, if there is a requirement to do the same operation hundreds or thousands of times, you should think about some level of automation. There are more tools available in PowerMap that can help you (typically VBA for simple problems), but…
  • Geometry may not cross itself

    When I finish placing smartline feature in PowerMap XM I get messagebox "Invalid element: geometry participating in topo Layer(s) may not cross itself. It occurs only in DGN after longer time working on it. In new file created from seed there is no problem…
  • XFM project examples required

    Is anyone prepared to share examples of XFM project files? I would appreciate being able to drill into Geospatial project files to see how they work. The geo_example provided does not cover the points I am interested in and the Help files can be a bit…
  • Edit attributes window while placing

    Hello everybody, Is it possible to remove displaying 'Edit attributes' window during feature placement operation? I noticed that first form window appears when I am drawing my feature. After finishing the drawing the second form window occurs…
  • Publishing to i-model in Power Map

    Hi all. I've read that PowerMap V8i can publish data to i-model. Here is quote from Power Map Help - " Bentley PowerMap supports the i-model format by publishing Map models as features with their associated properties. A published i-model does not…
  • Upgrading from Bentley PowerMap

    The attached document can help you decide the appropriate product to select when upgrading from Bentley PowerMap.
  • Re: Microstation vs. PowerMap/Microstation PowerDraft in saving as dxf

    Is the same file being saved differently or is it a matter of a shape drawn in PowerMap is not saving the same way as a shape drawn in MicroStation?
  • Re: Associative Regions

    Hi Jeff, I have just tried this with the latest version of Bentley Map (8.11.07.87 - Downloaded 18-Dec-2009). And this seems to work fine. I noticed that the MapInfo TAB file with holes shows as an 'associative region' with 'group holes', this…
  • Combination of properties in Edit dialog (Geospatial Administrator)

    Hello, I have a feature defined in Geospatial Administrator. I'd like to add a read-only item to its Edit dialog. I'd like to present in this field a combination of feature's properties (i.e. in PowerMap XM). For example: There…
  • Associative Regions

    Hi All, I need some help with MapManager and associative regions. I have imported my property parcels into PowerMap and it has created them as associative regions. When I try to use MapManager to create a map, it doesn't display the associative…
  • Re: XY TRACKING & REFERENCE COORDINATE SYSTEM-POWERMAP V8i

    The tracking tools are available but using a different mechanism. Please see the help at: http://docs.bentley.com/en/Map/MicroStationMaphelp146.html Check the topics Running Coordinate Readout and Enabling Longitude and Latitude Readout…