When I save from DWG to DGN it moves the text outside the dim lines.
I’m unclear if this is a textstyle issue or dim style issue (since dim styles get their text from textstyles).
Opening the DWG in V8i (08.11.09.357) shows this (correct)
When I do File-SaveAs V8 format (incorrect)
my screenshots didn't make it into my post - attached is the Word doc showing the issue.
I suggest you repost this in the File Formats forum
http://communities.bentley.com/products/interoperability/f/19567
You are much more likely to get your answers there.
try and open the dwg with microstation , look at the message centre, you may have a font substitution issue,
If you have access to autocad or true view try and find out what the font name is .. then it might just be a case of the right font... this has happened to me ta client used and old isoXXXB font and microstation didnt have it... but I found a closer match eventually on the net and and it worked better text didnt spill out over the title block...
Also the dims outside doesnt that usually mean the text wont fit inside the dim leaders but it did in acad so it would appear the text using fonts available to mstn must be fatter and take up more room...
Lorys
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Unknown said:Thanks Lorys. We have about 200 DWG files coming in each month - we need to save to DGN without changing the dimensions.Once a solution is found, we can batch convert.
just out of curiosity did you try the merge to see if it worked?
FY I during convert are you letting mstn export any non supported acad fonts into the same folder the DGNs out put live in..., you may needed to move those to the font rsc folder later to view the dgns...clutching at straws here but it might lead to something...
Unknown said:David, I thought I am in the FileFormats forum as the header at the top says that.
I see that now and apologize, I clicked on the notification button and it moved me from the other forum to here without me realizing it.
Is anyone seeing the Stacked dimension in AutoCAD? (as in Top half of initial screenshot). I opened the dimExampledwg file in AC 2014 and it looked as it does in MicroStation. A Single line of text. I am not able to open it using AC2000, Could that be the difference?
When I attached it as a Reference it said it was a A2007 release in the Attach dialog just above the Thumbnail image area, but still no difference One string of text (No Stacked Text).
I Hope This Helps Someone Reading This! (Intergraph>PseudoStation>MicroStation user since 1980's)
Unknown said:Lorys, Good point, maybe I'm chasing the wrong issue. It's not a dimension style but a missing font instead. Message center says "Replaced missing SHX font [dgn001] with [simplex.bigfont]". I don't have font "dgn001" where is a good website to get fonts? Tried opening a empty DGN and Reference Attaching DWG. Looked good. Did Ref Merge and the dimension jumped out. I'm not sure how I would know if Microstation exports fonts... how would I find out? David, I thought I am in the FileFormats forum as the header at the top says that. Thanks!
ok now we are getting some where either contact the originators and ask for their fonts for acad ( shx) as the font you mentioned is not an acad font I recognise or do trial and error in msnt substituting the font for a more conventional acad font like the iso fonts , In one project I did last year I had to locate iso3098b was a very old early acad font and I had to add it to acad fonts folder, took me ages to find it on the web as it was very old..... see picture
Also in trial and error use all the non True Types iso acad fonts you have first... they all have different width spacing and I have found you can keep changing font until you get the best fit ... never perfect unless you have the real same font they used...
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