• In CONNECT, how do I restore the letters for key-ins that were next to the tools in the tasks menu in V8i and previous versions ?

  • MicroStation V8i: will the subfolders in MS_MDL and MS_MDLAPPS paths be searched?

    HI, Experts, I have sub-folder in C:\Program Files (x86)\Bentley\MicroStation V8i (SELECTseries)\MicroStation\mdlapps, and a DLL in this sub-folder. That means the DLL is C:\Program Files (x86)\Bentley\MicroStation V8i (SELECTseries)\MicroStation…
  • Area unit definition

    Within MicroStation v8i (SELECTSeries 3) (version 08.11.09.397), where are the area unit defined? The linear units are defined in the unit.def file, but this file does not include area units.
  • MIcrostation V8i Tool Color Scheme

    I haven't had to think about dialog box colors for years. Now we have Windows 7 and my dialog boxes have become somewhat unreadable. See the two examples in the attachment. One is from Workspace Config. I clicked on Primary Search Paths and chose Design…
  • Automatically rotate view to active ACS?

    Hi, Does anyone know whether it is possible to force Microstation (Powerdarft 2D specifically, but also V8i and Bentley Architecture in 3D) to automatically assume a custom ACS rotation once selected from the 'Drawing Scale' Dialog box? Or, in other…
  • Line Style showing in MicroStation V8i but not Bentley View V8i

    (Posted on behalf of Be Communities member) I submit a typical drawing that has ----E---- line drawn in Microstation and saved in Projectwise. I have installed Bentley View V8i (SELECTSeries 3) Version 08.11.09.459 and ProjectWise Explorer V8i (SELECT…
  • Configuration 'Colors'

    I'm trying to understand what the configuration settings mean under the 'Colors' filter. The Default color table is pretty obvious but what are the others used for or by? I'm currently running V8i SS2, in case its different in other versions. -Right…
  • mdl load cfgvars printCfgVarResource

    This command doesn't seem to work in V8i Select Series 1 Also doesn't seem to work for me when working from ProjectWise. Any thoughts?
  • Configuration Var 'MS' throws an error?

    Team, When I debug=5 MS 2004 or V8i I get an 'kind of' error that the definition of 'MS' from the msconfig.cfg The debug shows that 'MS' was not defined and I have not found where in config to resolve it. This happens in vanilla installs before…