trying to load MicroStation 95 drawings (pre-V8)

There was a "ISADGN" command line app which allowed to scan and detect if it is DGN. As it works now only for v7 I renamed it to ISAV7DGN to avoid confusion. Tool attached.

ISADGN Utility v1.0.0
Usage: isadgn fileMask [-D -2 -3 -B -F -S]
        -D      - show Design files only    [all files]
        -2      - show 2D Design files only [all files]
        -3      - show 3D Design files only [all files]
        -Byn    - list files in Brief form  [normal]
        -Fyn    - list files in Full form   [normal]
        -Sn     - Show the file dimension   [yes]

ISAV7DGN.zip

There was a "ISADGN" command line app which allowed to scan and detect if it is DGN. As it works now only for v7 I renamed it to ISAV7DGN to avoid confusion. Tool attached.

ISADGN Utility v1.0.0
Usage: isadgn fileMask [-D -2 -3 -B -F -S]
        -D      - show Design files only    [all files]
        -2      - show 2D Design files only [all files]
        -3      - show 3D Design files only [all files]
        -Byn    - list files in Brief form  [normal]
        -Fyn    - list files in Full form   [normal]
        -Sn     - Show the file dimension   [yes]

ISAV7DGN.zip

Hi Jon and Oto,

Thanks for this. I contacted the original engineers and they said they were using v8 of MicroStation. ( Not sure if this is what they used to create the files, or what they tried to open the files with)

I tried the isaV7DGN utility which gave the following results:

ISAV7DGN.EXE 22*

Design Directory of 22*

22114.ecw [no]
22114_.tit [3d]
22114_p1.dt1 [3d]
22114_p1.dt2 [3d]
22114_p1.s1 [3d]
22114_p1.sn1 [3d]
22114_p1.sn2 [3d]

7 Total files.
6 Design files.

What is my next step? Is there some way I could convert these files to a  format where I could produce a large PDF, or print out some paper plans?

regards

Paul Harper

It sounds like the engineers that may have produced these files from their version of MicroStation V8 may have renamed the extension for their own purposes. If these files are listing as '3D' I would try to rename the extension to .dgn to see if they will open in the version of MicroStation you are using. Whether the file is a V7 or V8 DGN the software will advise you on opening. It would then be suggested to convert the files to a V8 DGN if they are the old V7 format.

Thanks Andrew,

I  currently don't have a version of MicroStation, but will try the trial version and see if they open.

regards

Paul

Or install a Bently View. You have a Bentley login already.

Hi Oto,

Thanks for this suggestion... I downloaded the Bentley view, and it could open all the files except the ecw file.

I initially renamed all the files to have a  .dgn extension, but I later found that the viewer could open them, even without the .dgn extension.

From the messages after the file is opened, I see that they reference several other files, which I currently don't have. So I am making progress, and trying to track down those files now.

Thanks for all the help and suggestions.

regards

Paul