Is it possible to export DGN files that have item types ( connect edition ) in to DWG files with attributes?
I have a client that basically wants a navisworks review file with tags/ attributes. My first thought was that if i am able to convert my dgn with item types to dwg with block attributes this would work ( imodel or dgn with item types are also not compattible with navisworks ). But so far i have not found a way, the item types are lost when i save to dwg. Any ideas if this is possible or not ?
Using the latest vercion of Microstation Connect
RegardsHelge
Hi,
Unfortunately not with DWG or DGN. We had to develop a tool (VBA macro) that reported the element ids and corresponding item types to an excel spreadsheet to be used in the Navisworks Data Tools.
Regards,
Mark
OpenRoads Designer 2023 | Microstation 2023.2 | ProjectWise 2023
Hi Mark,
Is the Export Items function in MicroStation update 13 producing similar results to your VBA macro, and will the Excel output deliver enough information to import the information into Navisworks in some way.
Has there been anything included in the latest MicroStation versions that will achieve a satisfactory result of getting Item values into Navisworks?
John.
Hi John,
Yeah, the new Item Type Export Instances tool works well with the Navisworks Data Tools functionality. Our macro has gladly been retired.
FYI you can also use the Item Type Export Instances Excel spreadsheet with Navisworks Data Tools and DWG exports.
The only thing you need to do is rename the "Element ID" column to "Entity Handle" and use a formula that converts the Element ID values to Hexadecimal (HEX function).