• 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…
  • New PowerDraft User

    Hi - I used Microstation J for many years in the past, stopped, and have now begun to use Microstation again, upgrading to PowerDraft (I only use CADD for 2D architectural drawing). I have become re-familiarized with all the commands, but a couple of…
  • Multiple UPF files being created

    <Posted on behalf of User> Powerdraft 08.11.09.308 User is reporting multiple upfs being created- one with the naming convention of username-application.upf and the other as desired username.upf. Both are being modified. User has requested…
  • Is it possible to draw 3d with powerdraft V8i??

    Hi, Im not sure. By buying power draft they sad, it´s possible to draw 3d with powerdraft. Now i want to draw and i am not able to find the tools. i am not able to change the tasks an i can not find tools to change in objekt ... i am…
  • Can't place text by ORIGIN

    Was recently downgraded to PowerDraft from V8. Now i can't place any text by ORIGIN. Can place along, above, below, etc. But when trying to place by ORIGIN it says it can't find the text node. I have tried with text nodes bith checked and unchecked in…
  • 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…
  • Multi-line problem

    Hi all. I have created a multi-line to represent plasterboard stud partition as below, with a line style to represent the line of studs. How can I avoid the extra stud being drawn and extending outside the actual length of my multi-line? Is it…