see this thread: http://communities.bentley.com/Communities/Other_Communities/MicroStation_V8i__SELECTseries_1__Early_Access_Program/f/63797/t/34430.aspx
danien: 1/ Custom line styles - this interface is unintuitive and a nightmare to use.It hasnt been updadted in years and you can only load rsc files to edit the linestyles. Even though the linestyles are now (or should be) stored in dgnlib's.
1/ Custom line styles - this interface is unintuitive and a nightmare to use.It hasnt been updadted in years and you can only load rsc files to edit the linestyles. Even though the linestyles are now (or should be) stored in dgnlib's.
Even though the linestyles are now (or should be) stored in dgnlibs. I would like the ability to DRAW a custom LineStyle within a dgnlib similar to the way a Linear Pattern can be created by DRAWING the cell to be applied as a Linear Pattern. This currently works but does not provide all the functionality as Custom LineStyles.
Filed CR
Service Ticket number 8000611923 Change Request number 240515
TIA - Roy
John Frampton: I propose; Start a post in the appropriate forum Title it with "CR - (subject)", (this makes it searchable and easily identified) one topic per post The community iterates on the idea Orginal poster forumlates the idea after a time period A CR is filed with Bentley CR # and description is added to the thread by the orginal poster Others may then contact Bentley support to be added to the CR#
John Cannon: Ray, Bravo for the CR! I was moving toward a similar idea, i.e. creating line styles just like cells, 1 per model in a "line style lib" file. BTW, I don't know what it means to store custom linestyles in a .dgnlib. I use a .dgnlib to format mu UI and some basic settings, and to customize tools. Is storing the linestyles any different than using the config variable to specify default .rsc files? The Help file doesn't discuss how custom linestyles and .dgnlibs are related. John
Ray,
Bravo for the CR! I was moving toward a similar idea, i.e. creating line styles just like cells, 1 per model in a "line style lib" file.
BTW, I don't know what it means to store custom linestyles in a .dgnlib. I use a .dgnlib to format mu UI and some basic settings, and to customize tools. Is storing the linestyles any different than using the config variable to specify default .rsc files? The Help file doesn't discuss how custom linestyles and .dgnlibs are related.
John
John,
Currently there is no relation between LineStyles and dgnlibs with reguard to editing LineStyles they are currently containers of defined LineStyles (That is part of the CR). I believe it is Bentley's direction to generally move the management of many resources to dgnlibs. This would replace the need for rsc files for Custom LineStyles.
Thanks - Roy
Just an FYI to all regarding this topic;
Using the import method below you can import RSC stored line style definitions to a DGN or a DGNlib. This will make delivering the RSC file to a comsumer of the DGN file not required. If a line style definition is stored in a DGNlib the MS_SYMBRSC variable no longer needs to point to the location of the RSC file (except to find the RSC based fonts), or the line style definition RSC file can be remove from the location defined by variable. The DGNlib based line style definitions will be read by the MS_DGNLIBLIST variable. When a line style definition is used from a DGNlib it's definition is written in the DGN file that used it. Compress can be used to remove unused line styles. You currently can not edit line style definitions that are stored in a DGN or DGNlib file.
Used to define and modify line styles definition stored in a line style library (RSC). Opens when Line Style > Edit is chosen from the Element menu. Line style definitions can be stored in DGN or DGNlib files or in line style libraries. The dialog lets you open and define or modify line styles in only one line style library (RSC) at a time. If a line style library (RSC) is open, its file specification displays in the title bar.
File > Import > MicroStation Resource File (RSC) Used to import custom line styles that were stored in a "RSC" files to your active DGN or DGNlib file. Choosing this menu item opens the "Open Line Style Library" dialog which is used to open the RSC file from which to import. The controls are analogous to those in the "Open" dialog. When a "RSC" file is opened, the "Select Linestyles to Import" dialog opens, which is used to select the custom line styles to import. In the list box, entries for custom line styles with the same names as those in the open DGN file appear in red. If selected these duplicate definitions will be over written upon import.
"Compress Options" dialog Used to purge empty and unused data resources from the open DGN file as well as deleted elements. Opens when File > Compress > Options is chosen. Alternativly you can use the key-in "delete unused linestyles"
I hope this helps people understand what is currently available as far as DGN/DGNlib stored line style definitions.
later, ~john.
Cross link another thread on the same subject:
http://communities.bentley.com/Products/MicroStation/MicroStation_V8i/f/19565/t/34561.aspx#76016
CR_Ballot Link
http://communities.bentley.com/Products/MicroStation/f/273/t/34802.aspx
In my SR I referenced the address of this thread to allow the continued group discussion. I think it would be best if the thread remained open for others to add their input as to how they think the feature should be implemented. I think the hashing of ideas (here) is what can help make a function which performs appropriately with regard to the majority of users. This feature may take some time to appear in the product. Threads such as these (CR-threads) can provide that the direct requests of the users can be read by the various program developers.