With MicroStation CONNECT Edition Update 15, the Element Selection tool has shown significant improvement with its drag-and-select method of selecting elements. Previously, it took longer to select the elements as compared to Update 15. The “Ctrl+A” method…
Most users who are migrating their workflows to MicroStation from AutoCAD find it difficult to adapt immediately to the new interface. Navigating through the MicroStation user interface may take up time and can cause some frustration to a new user who…
Web Map Tile Service is a standard protocol for serving pre-rendered tiles by the server or real-time computed geo-referenced map tiles over the Internet. With MicroStation CONNECT Edition Update 15, this feature is now Public Technology Preview. The…
MicroStation CONNECT Edition Update 15 allows you to broaden the selection of a structured query language by using Wild Cards in Display Rules. This can be done by setting the string to (*/?) followed by the "like" comparison to filter out long lists…
MicroStation CONNECT Edition Update 15 now allows you to view a common set of productivity tools, like notifications, learning content, support, help documentation, account-specific content, and your profile information. You can view this at the top right…
There is great news for users working with both MicroStation and AutoCAD for their project deliverables. While working with AutoCAD and MicroStation hybrid folder structures or converting your DWG folder structure to MicroStation configuration it is difficult…
MicroStation CONNECT Edition with its latest update has improved and enhanced the feature of viewing and working in a Dark Mode environment will not only complement navigation but also ease your workflow. A variety of elements within MicroStation have…
MicroStation CONNECT Edition is constantly striving to lower barriers for DWG users to migrate their workflows to MicroStation. To provide a familiar way of operating software when DWG users transition to MicroStation, Update 15 now introduces several…
We are happy to announce the launch of MicroStation CONNECT Edition Update 15 which is a power-packed release, loaded with several new features, workflows, and enhancements. MicroStation team is constantly striving to prioritize users’ requests for enhancements…
PokeIt is a MicroStation VBA application. It's used to select, isolate or hide elements based on their attributes, such as level, color, line style, etc. The filter criterion is populated from a selected, or "poked," element rather than from a list in…
While the Bentley ecosystem of applications is evolving to offer a better experience for collaborating in your projects, we listened to our users' request and reintroduced Clash Detection in MicroStation. We have also added a few fixes and support for…
Blocks in AutoCAD are analogous to Shared Cells in MicroStation/PowerDraft. These are a group of geometry or entities that act as one object and can be inserted and manipulated in a design. Blocks or Cells are made of reusable content and can include…
MicroStation CONNECT Edition Update 14 introduces iTwin Synchronizer as Technology Preview. iTwin Synchronizer enables you to synchronize or push your design changes from a DGN to an iModel in the iModelHub. These changes in the iModel are available for…
The V8i Task Theme introduced in Update 13 of MicroStation CONNECT Edition was a welcome change for users who have recently migrated to the CONNECT Edition from V8i. The V8i task theme eases the process of transitioning to the new CONNECT interface by…
The Offset Solid Edges tool now offers greater flexibility to users by allowing you to choose a specific Mode to offset solid edges while imprinting geometry on a solid. You can now choose between Original and Round options in the Mode field in the Offset…
You can now create a non-orthogonal cut in a solid using AccuDraw. Earlier you could only create a cut in a direction orthogonal to the solid. You can now manipulate the direction of the cut using the handles to get the desired result.
Here’s how you…
MicroStation CONNECT Edition Update 14 introduces support for mid-point in its 2D constraint tools.
Applying constraints is an integral part of any parametric design. We are constantly striving to make parametric modeling tools better and ease users’…
Much like the previous blog, in this blog, you will find results of a comparative study conducted to analyze the file open time for a DWG file between MicroStation CONNECT Edition Update 13 and Update 14. We came up with enhancements in the previous update…
Property dialogs key feature is to review or modify the properties of an element, such as its geometry. With the recent development in the Element Properties Dialog, we fetched plenty properties. Now we are optimizing them for better performance. Users…
Cleanup actions are performed via the Design File Cleanup dialog. With this update, the performance of the Design File clean-up has improved, making the user experience easier and less time-consuming. In the previous update, the time taken to load and…
The Work Page consists of two major components, WorkSpace and WorkSet. The smooth transition from selecting the WorkSpace and delving down to the WorkSet has now become quick to access with MicroStation CONNECT Edition Update 14. There are two methods…
MicroStation implements Microsoft's Visual Basic for Applications (VBA). MicroStation VBA has extensions to VBA that allow interaction to the design file elements and settings, thus making it easy for users to navigate within MicroStation. In this blog…
In this blog you will find a variety of performance improvement that were made in MicroStation CONNECT Edition Update 14.
The test data has been accumulated based on machines with multiple processors and an average of the same has been drawn to run the…
Ensuring better user experience has been a prime focus for MicroStation CONNECT Edition with every update. In Update 14, we have tried to make accessing backstage smoother and faster by giving you the choice to disable the thumbnail preview for the recently…
When working with 3D models, some geometric components need to display different symbols in different view contexts, and simple projections may not be sufficient. The Named Presentations feature allows you to do so and with MicroStation CONNECT Edition…