Display Rule Questions

By default the list displayed will be only of elements types that exist in the model. in your case is there only line, linestrings, meshs, and shapes in the model you are in?

In the Condition Editor you can turn on all available types defined, this is intended as you would use this if you are setting up a dgnlib to store the display rules.

See highlighted button below:

Unknown said:

Is there a way to change geometry while exporting to dwg honoring display rules. In other words, If I override an element from Color "0" and LS "0"

to Color "4" and dashed LS "2". When it is exported it is back to Color "0" and LS "0" or continuous. I want actual element to be Color 4 and dashed.

No. As stated in the Wiki display rules do not change the actual properties, they are simply rendered to match the prescribed rules, of the elements which is what is used during the export.

You can remap symbology using a csv file under options when you export, but from the use case you describe that implementation may be to broad.

David,

Thanks for the info on how to show all types in condition editor. Very Helpful.

Display rules have much potential.

However, the limitation of not being able export "As displayed" properties

is unfortunately going to limit us since many of our clients want a 2d dwg deliverable. Bummer.

Wish this option could be incorporated into software.

Tom

FYI This "Idea" posted by Jose at the time of the Beta Forum has actually been transferred into the general "Idea" section.

Hi Tdanner001,

I will link your SR with the Enhancement 439333 but as recommended before Users should vote for this Enhancement in the Ideas community https://communities.bentley.com/products/microstation/i/data_interoperability/convert_display_rules_to_dwg
 
Regards
Maria

Hi Jose, we have been evaluating the possiblity of having a WYSIWYG export based on the active display rules in the view. DWG export would be one of the first priority for us to evaluate, but bear in mind that a 100% fidelity may not be achievable due to the differences in the file formats and type of symbologies they support.

Thanks for the suggestion.

Marco,

WYSIWYG export would be awesome! An export option just for that would be very welcome. Export through this new option, to the nearest possible to a different file format would be very user friendly.

Regards

This is quite an old topic. I see there is a (more recent) Idea on the MS ideas portal, indicated as "planned": Convert Display Rules to DWG | MicroStation Ideas Portal (aha.io)

Now please can you clarify if this is indeed the intention for the entire "Display Style" to be converted to DWG? My specific use case is 2D representation of 3D elements. When looking at the 2D drawing with "Wireframe" display style they don't appear filled. When using the "Filled Visible Edges" it appears filled in the view in DGN file. But when exporting to DWG I guess the display style is discarded completely (since it's a display style, it's normal not to export this). But the result is that objects that look to be filled in DGN (when using 'Dynamic' visible edges calculation and a Filled Visible Edges display style) are exported as Polyline to DWG.

This is quite an old topic. I see there is a (more recent) Idea on the MS ideas portal, indicated as "planned": Convert Display Rules to DWG | MicroStation Ideas Portal (aha.io)

Now please can you clarify if this is indeed the intention for the entire "Display Style" to be converted to DWG? My specific use case is 2D representation of 3D elements. When looking at the 2D drawing with "Wireframe" display style they don't appear filled. When using the "Filled Visible Edges" it appears filled in the view in DGN file. But when exporting to DWG I guess the display style is discarded completely (since it's a display style, it's normal not to export this). But the result is that objects that look to be filled in DGN (when using 'Dynamic' visible edges calculation and a Filled Visible Edges display style) are exported as Polyline to DWG.