How much longer will RSC files be around?

RSC files seem like such old technology, is there a programming reason the Bentley is keeping them around. Unless you use them every day or at least once a week, it is difficult at best to get in and edit and create ne linestyles. What are Bentley's plans for phasing them out?

  • DWG linestyles are a lot more limited than what RSC files allow. I know my DOT has a number of linestyles that can never be represented properly in AutoCAD. While LIN files certainly do simplify some things, they are poor "solution" compared to what is allowed in an RSC linetype.

    The Linestyle editor is rarely used functionality because it is such a pain to work with nobody does it unless we have to. Definitely a Catch-22...

    MaryB

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  • by Text Editor or some other software

    Yes you then have options what to use for edit and at the same time all linestyles ar DWG compatible. Win-win

    never budget to update them to new CAD standards

    Bentley doesn't seem to have budget either to update administrative part. It is catch-22 situation we all are in. Logging SR doesn't help(tried) as it rarely used functionality and it is rarely used because it causes headaches. Only thing what was improved in linestyle the dialog now is little bit larger(still too small) but it could have been previously possible to hack it  manually anyway.

  • You are correct MWLong. In my field, projects can be in development/design for years. There is never budget to update them to new CAD standards, and nobody wants that headache anyway. They will stay in the software they were created in, so those resources need to continue to function.

    MaryB

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  • Best option is to keep all in LIN files

    What benefit would that give? If you are still having to use the awful Line Style Editor that then I see no benefit. Does that then leave doing Line style creation/editing by Text Editor or some other software? If the former it doesn't sound very appealing. I loathe the rare occasions when I have to bring up that dialog but at least it has some form of GUI (albeit rage-inducing).

  • There are plenty who may stick with "their fonts"

    Truetype fonts doesn't eliminate anything(only resolves unicode issues) as they are not embedded in DGN file so from client perspective there is no difference to copy RSC or TTF font. I do not see any result from Bentley being Microsoft partner when no engineering font is included in Windows.