• Microstation Powerdraft Connect Text Editor

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  • [Connect] Stretch Tool not selecting / stretching some elements.

    Hi everyone, We have a reoccurring problem in the office which none of us have been able to resolve. When using the Stretch Elements command, some elements don't stretch at all. It seems to be a fairly random selection of elements that don't stretch…
  • RE: CEU4 - Custom configuration on install not working

    Hi Ian, If you file a Service Request mentioning defect 682778, your SR can be linked to that defect and you should get a notification when it has been resolved. The CONNECT release cycle is (approximately) quarterly, there will not be any interim…
  • keyboard commands

    Hi, i am searching for a list with all keyboard commands for MicroStation & MicroStation PowerDraft Who can help? Thanks !
  • RE: Element Info Context Menü (V8iSS3, 4 View, Powerdraft) missing

    Hi Frank, Bentley view SS4 has the context menu available for me by default but you could try from settings menu\preference s, category: Input and in reset pop up menu select click. similar should work for PowerDraft from Workspace menu\Preferences…
  • RE: set up time mode for Microstation

    Hi Abdulhaq, As already mentioned by Jose Pinho that configuration variable MS_IDLETIMEOUT force to shutdown automatically any applications build on the MicroStation platform after passage of a predetermined amount of time. Review this wiki article for…
  • RE: Getting rid of Windows Text File

    Hello, please follow this wiki article to about the same issue in MicroStation: https://communities.bentley.com/products/microstation/w/microstation__wiki/14065.minor-version-mismatch-warning Notice, that the instructions are for MicroStation V8i…
  • MicroStation CONNECT Edition vs PowerDraft CONNECT Edition

    Many folks have asked what is the difference between MicroStation CONNECT Edition and PowerDraft CONNECT Edition. PowerDraft is basically a subset of MicroStation. PowerDraft does not include: Advanced rendering (Luxology) - PowerDraft does have…
  • keyin for changing rotation tool from 3pt to active angle

    Hi, A number of users have saved their settings with the rotation tool set to 3pt. There is now a requirement to move and rotate the data, and i am proposing to do this through keyins and batch process. When trying to set the active angle i only…
  • 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…
  • Transparency Priority and Pattern Priority conflict.

    Hello, element priority and transparency are being tricky and I can't figure it out... I'm using Microstation Powerdraft 08.09.04.88 I have a window with a shadow in the corners - the shadow is a transparent layer. In front of the window I…
  • Creating Ground Profiles in Powerdraft

    Is there a way in Powerdraft to import a CSV file to create a profile drawing. I have over 300 points to input and would really love to not have to do it manually.
  • 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…