Hi (Bentley),
Can you add a GEO coordinate ERTF89 UTM sone 32
And is there a way to do this manually inside MicroStation?
Thanks in advance
//Christiaan
I have performed a quick search in MicroStation CONNECT Edition (Update 14) and could not locate this GCS in the library. This version currently does not have the ability to add new GCS but you could perform this within Bentley Map | OpenCities Map.
communities.bentley.com/.../--defining-a-custom-coordinate-system-v8i
RegardsAndrew BellTechnical SupportBentley Systems
What if they don't have MAP, and can't justify the expense of an entire software application for just one GCS?
MaryB
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Then they're screwed. The Bentley solution to everything is whip out another 10 grand. Greedy predatory thieves. They weren't always like this.
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MaryB said:What if they don't have MAP, and can't justify the expense of an entire software application for just one GCS?
They could contract with a company that does have Map to produce that GCS.
Bob Rayner said:The Bentley solution
Then they could sell the new GCS to Bentley Systems.
Regards, Jon Summers LA Solutions
Andrew Bell said:I have performed a quick search in MicroStation CONNECT Edition (Update 14) and could not locate this GCS in the library. This version currently does not have the ability to add new GCS
Are you sure? That's not what the Help says.
https://docs.bentley.com/LiveContent/web/MicroStation%20Help-v16/en/GUID-AAF77C12-776B-41E7-A685-1C12EC8D3154.html
Once you set up your custom User Coordinate System Library find one delivered by Bentley that is close to the one you want. Copy it from the Library into your user library. Once in your user library you should be able to edit it and change to what you need.
Rod WingSenior Systems Analyst
Thats fine but there is northing I can find in the help where or how you get the actual numbers to edit the datum...
I remember in V8i I save an article that you can manually re-register known points and maybe create something of a correction but its still not a new datum...
Maybe buy global mapper (GIS pakage) license is <$900 AUD import with your current recognised datum and transform to missing datum then export to DGN (rename your model ERTF89 UTM zone 32 .. then only work in world coincident...
But I agree that its not good enough bentley should give use a FREE tool or utility to make datums in Microstation or take requests and put new ones in a repository for users to download...
Mean while try the GIS forum and some kind soul may make it for you in their Bentley Map can only ask right?
But I still don't see why Bentley cant take requests and make it for you to add from a repository then they only need make it once per missing datum... not asking for local datums made by a surveyor for a one off survey but World recognised datums like EPSG
Quick google search tells me its a europe datum and the equivalent is EPSG 25832 ( with E, N) or 5652 ( with variant N,E) for Northern Europe...
Look here https://spatialreference.org/
found your datum and here is the content of the prj file
PROJCS["ETRS89 / UTM zone 32N",GEOGCS["ETRS89",DATUM["D_ETRS_1989",SPHEROID["GRS_1980",6378137,298.257222101]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0],UNIT["Degree",0.017453292519943295]],PROJECTION["Transverse_Mercator"],PARAMETER["latitude_of_origin",0],PARAMETER["central_meridian",9],PARAMETER["scale_factor",0.9996],PARAMETER["false_easting",500000],PARAMETER["false_northing",0],UNIT["Meter",1]]
but how and what you copy to make a new bentley datum is above my pay grade...
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