Cell Library Dialogue - No show (v8i)

When trying to create a new cell library the Select Element > Cells dialogue box does not come up at all. No cel lib loads, even though, just recently, an existing cell lib was working OK. The WSpace has not been changed.

The Window Select list says that one item  is “Cell library”. Sometimes dialogue boxes hide behind others, but today just evaporated. Is this a known phenomenon?

Ingemar Saevfors

  • try using the keyin to load a cell library rc=libname.cell; ac=cellname or place cell

    if that works then its finding the cell lib so maybe the dialog is off the screen, try control space bar to have dialog on end of mouse,.. there should be a keying for the cell dialog.. could be dialog place cell or similar...failing all that  you need to make a log file and run place cell then you can send the log file to Bentley to figure out what is happening

    Lorys

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  • Thanks Lorys, 

    Your method works fine to get the cell lib and make a cell active. But the dialog for cell selection and creation does not show up. There is however another dialog coming up with miniature graphics on a grid-like pattern. As if it was scaled down and put in an array. I will try to export valid items and start a new file from sracth and see if the probelm is gone.

    Ingemar

  • This issue sounds like it is associated with a dialog box that has been dragged off the edge of the screen. The easiest method of retrieving the dialog box would be to locate it under the Window List in MicroStation. You can open this by keying it into the Search Ribbon option or selecting the Windows List tool from the Primary ribbon.

    https://communities.bentley.com/products/microstation/b/microstation_blog/posts/microstation-connect-edition-39-s-integrated-ribbon-search

    If the missing dialog is not listed, you may need to reset MicroStation back to the default settings. To do this key-in the following at a command prompt:

    "C:\Program Files\Bentley\MicroStation CONNECT Edition\MicroStation\microstation.exe" -restoredefaults

    (or whichever location has been selected for the installation of MicroStation)

    http://communities.bentley.com/products/microstation/w/microstation__wiki/8671.restore-microstation-to-factory-defaults

    This should reset everything back to default so the dialog boxes reappear.

    You can open a Command Prompt either from:

    > Start Menu > All Programs > Accessories

    or

    > Start Menu > Run...

    Regards
    Andrew Bell
    Technical Support
    Bentley Systems

  • that's the cell selector and its a different tool to the dialog for the place active cell and the browse to active cell

    try  keyin

    place cell icon

    then you should see this

    now if its not visible close all your other tool dialogs, still cant see it then try this

    click on powerselector, move it to where you like it to stay on screen

    now turn on popset  button ( red changes to green)

    Now try and move you mouse to a new spot and click control and space bar together and the powerselector should pop under the mouse, now try the place cell same trick control space.. didn't work? ok look at the settings for the popset ( right mouse on popset) as you can see in mine not ticked because its on ie green

    still no joy try from pull down menus

    Element>cells

    then should get below click on any one (1) and click placement (2)

    then the dialog (3) your missing should pop

    where you had the powerselector

    no good then what happens with the place cell icon ?

    Lorys

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  • Ribbon option or selecting the Windows List tool from the Primary ribbon

    Sorry Andrew but the post is for v8i not CE

    Lorys

    Started msnt work 1990 - Retired  Nov 2022 ( oh boy am I old )

    But was long time user V8iss10 (8.11.09.919) dabbler CE  update 16 (10.16.00.80) 

    MicroStation user since 1990 Melbourne Australia.
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