Hi Ladies and Gents,I need to export .dgn files to Advance Steel/ AutoCAD but when I do, all the element information isn't available to view with properties in advance steel. Is there a way to export all models and information attached to AutoCAD? Please help!!Thanks.
Would you be able to provide details of the Bentley software and version being used to export. I assume you're talking about exporting to a DWG format file. The DWG file produced would depend on which software it is coming from and the settings and type of elements and properties you are expecting in this file.
RegardsAndrew BellTechnical SupportBentley Systems
Hi Andrew,I'm using MicroStation V8i. There is information Tied to each modelled steel that i would like to extract into a .DWG file in AutoCAD. See below.
Julius Gismondi said:There is information Tied to each modelled steel
How is that information attached to a DGN element? That's not plain old MicroStation V8i in your screenshot: are you using an app to model your steel objects?
Regards, Jon Summers LA Solutions
Hi Jon,this was a model I have received from a client I'm not sure as to how the information is attached. The program I'm using is MicroStation V8i (SELECTseries3). The File type is a (.dgn.i.dgn) if that's any help.
This is an iModel packaged file and is read only. Check with your client which software these files were created in. You can use the iModel ODBC Driver to extract the attributes.
Check this video on how to use.
Julius Gismondi said:The File type is a (.dgn.i.dgn)
You have an i-Model. The app that was used to design the model in MicroStation attached the data you show in the screenshot. MicroStation's Publish command was used to create the i-Model.
The data you show in the screenshot probably results from a custom ECSchema that the originating app created.
sounds like an imodel ...
Contact the originator and ask for a dwg or Dgn ...
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