[MicroStation V7] Automatically assigns the value of Fill to Color

Liem Nguyen said:

I have a dgn file (version 7).

I want to automatically assign the value of Fill to Color for all objects.

What version (e.g. v10.x.y.z) of MicroStation are you using to edit the V7 file? 

Presumably you want that file to remain in V7 format?

Liem Nguyen said:

For example, if the Fill value is 5, the Color value would also be 5 instead of 0

MicroStation has always let us have different colours for line and fill.  I don't recall how fill was assigned in V7 — that was twenty years ago.  You could consider a custom tool to assign the same colour to lines and fill.

Thank you. I am using MicroStation v8i.

There is a tool to change Element fill, and one of the options available is "outlined", which allows fill color to be different from the actual element color. I believe that would give you what you want.

What I can't confirm is whther that tool woill have that option or work that way on a V7 format drawing. I do not believe that ability was added until V8, and if so, it could not be saved back to V7 format.

Thank you!

why V7 format , what package  still needs  to keep using  v7 format...

anyway  you can change the  fill  by first  changing  the colours in the level manager  (  overrides not compatible with V7 format program reader) anyway change the colours you want in the bylevel manager.

Then Select all in your  file and  bring the change  tool on turn off active and all the other  options but leave the colour  on and pull down little triangle in colour and make sure it says bylevel, then it doesnt matter what colour is shown as long as no level is ticked  and the colour says bylevel... then data point and deselect  now all your shapes text and line work will be by level  and match whats in the Level manager and that  should apply to the fill too as v7  could not handle out line and  fill separate via outline... 

and if you want anything different  then just change it in the level manager colour and  refresh view and the changes will be automatic...

I know that we should use a different  post for each question but if your wanting  conversions to and from GIS shp files  its easier to use free Qgis  import  DGN ( only V7 works with DGNs)  or save as  DXF and import into QGIS and save as Shp file....

I convert shp files direct in V8i  by ref attach Shp and  merge or copy.. limited use as  you can't  use many of the attributes but layer names are respected and some attributes can be read from the properties of each element.. but lines shapes and points work great... but be careful you need to know the datum projection your files are in and work in the  same projection... or at least assign one in V8i and it will reproject  but you cant do this with V7 vers of microstation program not the v7 file, V8i can assign GCS and  import shp file even if source file is V7..

Lorys said:

why V7 format , what package  still needs  to keep using  v7 format...

v7 is somewhat open format because of Intergraph Open GIS Initiative(ISFF/IGDS)  so for opensource software it is a logical choice. As it has same DGN file extension you can say that DGN format is supported. v8 OpenDGN(link no longer valid) was short lived and not too open.

Lorys said:

why V7 format , what package  still needs  to keep using  v7 format...

v7 is somewhat open format because of Intergraph Open GIS Initiative(ISFF/IGDS)  so for opensource software it is a logical choice. As it has same DGN file extension you can say that DGN format is supported. v8 OpenDGN(link no longer valid) was short lived and not too open.