Is there anyone who has a solution to "Run through corners" ?

I was a little unclear, this also applies when I save my file as a DGN-file. When I open the DGN-file again, it has lost the "run through corners" setting.

Why does not the settings remain, that is my question.

We constantly receive feedback / comment that the customer wants lines that flow through the entire line, not broken at the insert points / breaking points.

Anyone have any solution? 

Where are these linestyles defined?
Are you working on DWG files, DGN files, or are you working with some other software package altogether? What version of your software are you using?

Are you creating these files with something that isn't MicroStation or AutoCAD, but expecting the drawings to display the same way as they do in your host software?

I create a new dgn-file, then I do some mapping, then I export to dwg.

The line styles that I use is not MS standards, they come from rcs-files or shx files. 

Once again, the problem: I think its strange when I use the "run through corners" setting it all look good in the View, But when I do an export to dwg and open that file the settings are gone. And the same happens to the original dgn-file if I close it and the open it agian, the setting are gone. 

For DWG it is expected as in DWG only one method is available "Shift: Centered". But this is not expected to change if using DGN only. Also it is suspicious that you mention using SHX files as these contain linetype symbols so if line is created using symbols then symbols can't break and "run trough corners". Keep in mind that if you export DGN to DWG without using Remap table then MS automatically creates a shx file in RSC output directory from MS linestyles and it may not look the same when opened in AutoCAD.

Unfortunately using Remap table still is a must to keep linestyles standartized and also it is best to have linestyles symbols to have same name in RSC and SHX.

What do you mean with "Remap table"?

It is under Save Options - Remap

But to edit the CSV you need Microsoft Excel with macros enabled. Also it may say that this is meant for upgrading files to newer format but in real life this is used everyday because of MS unresolved issues with DWG conversion.

Okay, I understand.

But that is not my main problem in this matter.

I generally just wonder why the "Run through corners" setting is not maintained when selecting it. That the setting disappears when you open the file again or choose to export it in another format.

Okay, I understand.

But that is not my main problem in this matter.

I generally just wonder why the "Run through corners" setting is not maintained when selecting it. That the setting disappears when you open the file again or choose to export it in another format.

Forget about export it is impossible to retain it as DWG format doesn't support this. Only what is left is to understand why DGN doesn't save this setting it may be because the lines are imported in file and not actually coming from RSC. At least we no longer use RSC but import our lines to DGNLIB which is linked to workspace so when new empty file is opened and lines are placed the linestyles get automatically imported in file so no RSC is needed on file delivery and enduser see the DGN same as we do. This approach is not possible using DWG format as it still requires to deliver SHX file to view linetypes which uses symbols.

We do work with DGNLIB, DGNLIB that have line styles picked/connected to lin- and src-files. And we do get shx-files when we export to dwg, shx-files that we send to our custumers. So it is no problem with the line styles. The problem is just the "run through corners" as I discribe. 

It's just an 'appearance' problem that some of the authority's technical reviewers are bothered by. And I mostly wonder if anyone has experienced the same problem and if anyone has found a solution to this? Maybe with the help of FME or something else.

At first provide some small example of DWG and DGN where "Run through corners" work or at least some screenshots would be nice because honestly it is hard to understand problem you are dealing with.In MS there is option to shift linestyles which for example is not possible in DWG as linestyles are always centered so for shorter lines you sometimes need a short version of linestyle or create version were first pattern is short and then it is longer.

Elin Skoog said:

nd we do get shx-files when we export to dwg, shx-files that we send to our custumers.

If you send SHX files to customers for each DGN you export already means you are doing it wrong because you allow Microstation to automatically generate SHX files from Microstation custom linestyles and not reuse AutoCAD LIN file with standardized SHX.

Here is 3 printscreens of same area, created from same dgn-file, open in MS CONNECT.

Original dgn-fil (3D) 

- Line style works

- Run through corners works

Dwg-file (3D)

- Line styles dosnt show

- Run through corners does not work

Dwg-file (2D)

- Line style works

- Run through corners does not work

We often have to send 3D and 2D dwg-file just to get the line styles to work completely. It is some kind of problem with line styles and 3D files and thats know for authorities and our customers.

But as you can see "run through corners" does not work even in 2D dwg.