• [CONNECT Update 16] Item Type Expression GetRelated

    Item Type Expression GetRelated() MicroStation Help tells us Note : GetRelatedItem has been deprecated. Use *GetRelatedInstance* instead. Mangesh.Shelar wrote: Once you attach ItemType to an element, you can fetch properties of the element on which…
  • Change grafiks/representation of cell by item attributes?

    Hi all. I´m trying to make a cell with custom Item types and would like to change the symbol of the cell depending on some of the custom attributes. As a stupid example: My cell contains a text field and a premade cell from a cell library. the text…
  • [CONNECT Item Types] Can I define a Named Constant for use in an Item Type property Expression?

    Can I define a named constant for use in an Item Type Expression ? For example, suppose my DGN master units are metres . I'm measuring land parcels, and it would be more convenient to perform calculations on areas measured in hectares . One hectare…
  • Length of driving line to cells associated --> REPORT

    .DGN attached How to set REPORT to display TOTAL LENGTH of line to EVERY ASSOCIATED CELL with multiple ITEM TYPES within? As file shows - I would like to attach multiple parametric cells /ITEM TYPES/ to line string and gather line string length of…
  • [CONNECT] Item Type Property Expression to get Sub Units or UORs

    I want to perform an area calculation in an Item Type property using an Expression . Here's the expression to get the element area: this.GetElement().Area However, it looks like that area is expressed in DGN units of resolution (UORs). I want to divide…
  • [CONNECT] Picklist description

    It would be useful, when managing Picklists, for a Picklist to have a description as well as a name. For example, a Picklist named "Door Furniture" might be described "Assign this Picklist to Item Type 'Door' property 'fittings'." If you agree, please…
  • [CONNECT] Item Types and Property Arrays

    MicroStation help doesn't dwell on Item Types and Property Arrays . If I define a Property Array as part of an Item Type definition, how do I add data to that array in an Item instance? Can a Property contain data defined in another Item Type ?…
  • [CONNECT] Picklist Command Key-Ins

    There are a number of undocumented MicroStation CONNECT key-in commands for Picklists... Some commands have no effect: I guess that they need additional parameters.
  • [CONNECT] Picklist Management

    First, I'd like to say that Item Type Picklists are great! Picklists are available with MicroStation CONNECT Update 11 Technology Preview . Maybe I've missed something, but I don't see a way of discriminating between (a) different Item Types and (b…
  • RE: attach Tag in multiple elements

    Unknown said: With item types you can select several elements and then attach items types to them in one go. The current beta-release of AreaAnnotator™ CONNECT Edition provides exactly that functionality! When annotating rooms, for example, you can…
  • RE: CONNECT - Steel utility?

    Unknown said: Creating a Parametric Steel Section That's a useful blog article about Parametric Modelling . It provides a tutorial about MicroStation CONNECT Parametric Modelling. It also creates a practical replacement for the venerable Steel.ma…
  • RE: where has the item browser gone in Connect :-/

    Hello JJ, Please have a look at this wiki article and the linked video at the bottom for an introduction of item types in MicroStation CONNECT Edition: http://communities.bentley.com/products/microstation/w/microstation__wiki/30233.introduction-to-microstation…