MIcroStation Connect Update 13 - Display styles doesn't seem to work in Reference Presentation

Defect #773405, #276740. Has been around since CE was released.
Hopefully it can be fixed in U14? But I wouldn't bet my money on it.

https://communities.bentley.com/products/microstation/f/microstation-forum/113586/connect-reference-presentation-setting-ignored

/Peter

I've found a workaround. It's hackey and horrible and isn't how you should work in CAD (IMO), but it works.

1. Open a Model that references in the file you actually want to work on.

2. Select the Presentation style of the referenced file to how you want it to display.

3. Reference in the other files. Do the same for them.

4. Set the the Primary View to "Wireframe"

5. Magically, the references will follow what you want for screening/line width/whatever.

6. Select and Activate the reference you wanted to work on, and mumble under your breath that this is a silly silly silly way to do it.

This is a stupid way to do it, as the presentation style you set in the reference setting should reign no matter what, but whatever.

/s maybe Bentley will decide to make it work like it did in SS4, but I can tell that they're not real excited by the thought of making their software work like it used to. /s

I've found a workaround. It's hackey and horrible and isn't how you should work in CAD (IMO), but it works.

1. Open a Model that references in the file you actually want to work on.

2. Select the Presentation style of the referenced file to how you want it to display.

3. Reference in the other files. Do the same for them.

4. Set the the Primary View to "Wireframe"

5. Magically, the references will follow what you want for screening/line width/whatever.

6. Select and Activate the reference you wanted to work on, and mumble under your breath that this is a silly silly silly way to do it.

This is a stupid way to do it, as the presentation style you set in the reference setting should reign no matter what, but whatever.

/s maybe Bentley will decide to make it work like it did in SS4, but I can tell that they're not real excited by the thought of making their software work like it used to. /s

I did this workaround a few years ago, it's working ok, but I rather would like it to be fixed the real way.

The workaround is a display rule that says: if a reference presentation is "eg smooth" then the reference presentation should be "eg smooth".

Very stupid, but it works...

Thank you! I would have never thought that coaching it to do the right thing was the right way to do it. That's straight up silly.

It works!