• RE: Levels in Bentley View Connect version

    There are a number of items in the Help Documentation that assist with the procedure for Controlling Level Display. C:\ProgramData\Bentley\Documentation\View\10.0.0\en\htm\GUID-7A0E54B8-558A-0B90-51B9-B5ADBCA6E27C.html You can open the Key-in Dialog…
  • Set "Move Boundary with Reference" on/off with key in or preference?

    Is there a way to turn off the "Move Boundary with Reference" setting with a key-in or UCF variable? I need to move a number of references around WITHOUT moving the current reference boundary. This should be a trivial process, but I'm at a loss on how…
  • V8i: String togther key-ins, but wait for user.

    I have read this article: communities.bentley.com/.../how-to-string-keyins-together-or-create-keyin-scripts and found it very helpfull. But I am not able to do key-ins that will wait for the user to give input. The closest so far is eg. this: " …
  • Key-in for opening a drawing.

    Is there a key-in to open a drawing in read-only mode from the MicroStation key-in line (from inside MicroStation? Something like: NEWFILE -r < filename> Kind Regards, Scott » - - «
  • Using selectby dialog on fence

    Hi all, I wanted to find out if it is possible to use the selectby dialog only on elements enclosed in the fence or a named fence perhaps. What are the key-ins that can use to select or set such a function. Thank you
  • Key-in View Attribute Settings

    So I've been trying to get a batch process to set all of my view attributes. I thought this used to work on older versions of Microstation but now if for example I Key-in SET WEIGHT ON. I have to click in the drawing view and zoom or refresh for the change…
  • Create Drawing Key-in Command for Barmenu

    I am making a barmenu. I have gotten just about everything figured out so far. I am having a problem adding a line to the menu to create a new drawing and use a certain seed file I have saved on my computer. I thought about changing the configuration…
  • Re: Key-in: Working Units > Accuracy

    I am trying to play catch up on this question. I know you can manually change the Design file Accuracy. I recorded a macro for this, but I got nothing. As I step through it. It opens the Design file and the window for accuracy is open. The macrohandler…
  • Re: Key-in direct command "set grid toggle" V8i version

    Hear is the strange case. set ed toggle;selview all;update all, This works fine as a direct Key-in. But a Script File will not seem to work @C:\scripts\dft.txt set ed toggle;selview all;update all I first tried set ed toggle selview…
  • Batch Process - Place Several SmartLines

    (Posted on behalf of a user) I have an Excel spreadsheet containing geotechnical boring information. I want to place several lines in succession, each having a specific color corresponding to the respective soil type. How can I do this without manually…
  • Re: Extract Faces add Use Active Attributes please

    Hi Martinezx, Before using the Extract Faces/Edges tool, you could run the following Key-in: change attributes useactive on Then use the tool and the extracted faces/edges should pick up the active attributes. Regards.
  • Re: Delete Key-in browser entries/history

    The key-in history is stored in the User Preference File (upf), so to clear the history, the upf would have to be deleted. For more information, have a look at the following link on the User Preference File Regards,
  • Key-in: Working Units > Accuracy

    Is there a key-in I can pair with the one below for setting the accuracy under the Working units? I was hoping to set up a batch to change this. -SET UNITS [Master] [Sub]
  • Re: user view windows

    Hello, You could look at using the Key-in: viewgroup apply [name] where the name of the view group for the users' set up is inserted for [name]. This key-in could be assigned to a function key or maybe used in a vba when users open files. Regards…
  • Attach Reference File to Multiple files.

    Hello Everyone, I have task that requires me to attach a base file to 80 sheets. I have to attach a base file, clip, update the sequencing and allow nesting for 1. What I want to do to avoid doing all the steps I have described is instead, going…
  • [2004] Microstation Key-In Issues

    Hi, I'm having difficulty using the Key-In function to open and draw from text files. I set a function key (ctrl+F9) to "@C:\CAD\KeyIn.txt" and it was working properly a few days ago. I decided to change the directory to my working folder (still on…
  • V8i - Using key-in to turn off level in a nested reference

    I support a group of designers using Microstation and Powerdraft on computers with windows 7 or XP. There was recently a post about using a key-in to turn off levels in a reference file using the key-in "reference level off". I was wondering if there…
  • remove text background from multiple files?

    The problem we are having is when using the iPlot settings file provided by our client, text with background on (regardless of color) prints as filled black boxes. Changing the iPlot settings file is not an option. I'm looking for a way to turn off text…
  • remove text background from multiple files?

    The problem we are having is when using the iPlot settings file provided by our client, text with background on (regardless of color) prints as filled black boxes. Changing the iPlot settings file is not an option. I'm looking for a way to turn…
  • Key-in for custom textstyle's and dimstyle's

    I am having an issue with key-ins in Microstation SS3 specifically the key-ins directly related to setting text styles and dimension styles. I have my styles living in a dgnlib like I have been doing for the pass 10 years while using microstation. I also…
  • Place Text - Field

    Is there a way to place a field as a key-in? For example, if I use the place text tool, and right click in the text editor, I can chose "Insert Field" and then choose a field to insert like File Properties to insert the file name. Is there a way to do…
  • Harrowing Hotkeys

    Microstation Compatriots, I am looking for hotkeys for specific things, I'm not quite sure Microstation V8i has. Is there a hotkey for: -Moving the cursor into the key-in box? (A set of keys that will allow me to type without moving the mouse…