• Construct Centre Line between Existing Lines

    Sometimes we want to draw a centre line between two existing lines... I wrote a tool to construct a line in response to a question in the Programming Forum . I mention it in this Forum in case anyone else might be interested. The macro is offered…
  • Is it possible to draw a line of fixed length perpendicular to and snapped to another line (I can do this so far) that is positioned such that the free end point lies on a third line?

    Is it possible to draw a line of fixed length perpendicular to and snapped to another line (I can do this so far) that is positioned such that the free end point lies on a third line? (My goal is to find and mark the point at which two diverging lines…
  • MS CE - changing model name

    Hello everyone, I started using MS CE instead of v8i and one problem has occurred. When I try to change the model name in the models , it takes very long (several minutes). The software hangs. This only applies to existing models. Is there any way…
  • Text Favorite Manager

    I am unable to see any of the sub categories I create inside the text favorites manager in connect powerdraft. Left screen I added a 25 scale catagory but it does not show up in my file?
  • [CONNECT Update 16.1] Placement Points

    I would like to use Placement Points ... However, the only help I can find is about parametric cell design. Perhaps I've misunderstood, but aren't Placement Points applicable to normal cells as well? Ability to add placement points to Graphic and…
  • [CONNECT Update 16] Obtain formatted date with Named Expression

    I have written a Named Expression that gets the date in its raw format (like this 05/10/2021 17:20:32 ). The expression uses the System.DateTime symbol set with the Now() function... I'd like two more Named Expressions : one that returns just the…
  • Disappearing font but showing as invisible

    My fonts are disappearing, this could be symbols (degree signs, dashes, commas, etc.) or random letters in mid-section / mid-word, or when they are stand alone. Pictures of disappearing fonts.docx
  • [CONNECT Update 16] What should a Table Manager provide?

    MicroStation CONNECT Update 16 added properties name and description to DGN tables . stuartw wrote: With the possibility of multiple tables then a Table Manager seems the logical step . Cory Churchill wrote: We use so many tables in our plans for…
  • [CONNECT Update 16] Table Report

    MicroStation CONNECT introduced Tables . MicroStation CONNECT Update 16 added the facility to give a table a name and description. Now we can generate a Report about tables... If you want to know how to write a Table Report , we've added an article…
  • CONNECT Help: Reference Key-In Not Documented

    MicroStation Help has a page or two about Detaching References . However, the documentation fails to mention the key-in to detach all references: REFERENCE DETACH ALL .
  • [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…
  • MDL FINDREPLACETEXT BACTH PROCESS AND CHANGE THE COLOR OF THE TEXT

    I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IF I CAN GET HELP CHANGING MY TEXT IN ADDITON TO CHANGING THE COLOR OF SAID TEXT STRING IN A BATACH PROCESS? I FOUND THE BELOW MDL CODE TO BE LOADED AND IT HELPS TO REPLACE A CERTAIN STRING OF TEXT WITH MULTIPLE DRAWINGS. HOW DO I…
  • Dark Mode

    There is an article that says Dark Mode is an option under Preferences/Look and Feel but it isn't there for me?
  • Cant get expression syntax "this.GetItem()" to work?

    Hello, I have a couple of item types consisting of a bunch of property definitions. I would like to retrieve information from Item type "XX", property "XX1" to "YY", property "YY1". I thought one of this would work. GetItemSameLibrary() this…
  • [CONNECT] Suppress Read-Only Warning Dialog

    I want to collect information from a number of files. I don't want to modify those files. If a file is read-only (e.g. Windows file protection) then I see a modal dialog like this... With a batch operation in progress, that dialog requires human intervention…
  • 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…
  • Exporting Tables to Excel in CONNECT

    Is it possible to create a table in MicroStation CONNECT and export that table into Excel? I am aware of being able to import Excel into MicroStation, but not vice versa. Thanks!
  • Reference Transparency + Printing Transperency rasterized issue in MS Connect vs MS V8i

    Hello fellow MS-Users, this is my first post in this Forum and I hope I can get some help. After the switch from MS V8i to MS Connect, a lot of questions and issues arisen. One of which is a topic regarding References, Transperency, and printing…
  • [CONNECT Update 15] Explorer: Advanced Search

    I would like to write a query using MicroStation Explorer: Advanced Search . I want to get DGN model data such as model name, master units, UORs etc. Advanced Search shows me a list of DGN element settings but not model settings. How do I write a query…
  • Clip Volume Settings - Change the standard Display Style in View Attributes

    Hello everybody, I was wondering if there is a possibility to change the standard value for the display style of a clip volume. When I create a clip volume the standard display style for forward is chosen as forward. Makes sense, but I would like…
  • How to merge two levels into one level?

    I have two levels that I want to merge into a single level, similar to Autocad's "Merge selected layer to" or LAYMRG command. using MicroStation CONNECT Edition Update 14 - Version 10.14.00.109 thanks
  • [CONNECT Update 15] PGP file

    When I open a particular file, I see the message A PGP File is Loaded ! (Why is MicroStation surprised — what's that exclamation mark for?) It's discussed in MicroStation help . Help says that it slows the loading of a DGN file. What help doesn't…
  • [MS CE 12 FR]unable to launch a vba command in batch mode

    Hello, In V8i edition, I used to launch MicroStation in batch mode to run a vba command on a lot of files with the help of batchprocess.ma In connect Edition, I still can use MicroStation in batch mode as documented here: https://docs.bentley.com…
  • Is there anyone who has a solution to "Run through corners" ?

    Hi, I work a lot with mapping to authorities, and they have many requirements regarding line styles. One requirement is to have line styles that are not "broken" at breakpoints, you want the line style complete throughout the mapped line. When using…
  • Open A Clean File

    I am a 1 year MicroStation CONNECT Edition user (Version 10.13.01.01) Is there a way to open a new dgn without old deleted dgn libraries still attached. I would like a nice clean file where I could save linetypes and levels for different clients. I…