• Elements going invisible while Dimensioning?

    Hello, My coworker is using MicroStation Connect (10.0.0 I believe) to edit a drawing made in MicroStation v8i and it's causing some strange issues while dimensioning. While the generic dimension styles and No Style work normally our client's dimension…
  • [CE] Associative Dimensions inside Cell break when stretched

    Hello together, I have a problem with associative dimension elements. When a associative dimension is inside a cell and dimensions are turned off via the view attribute, they don't update when they got stretched via fence and then get turned on again…
  • How to change the gap between the extension line and the element?

    Product: MicroStation Version: V8, V8i, CONNECT Edition Environment: N\A Area: Dimensions Subarea: Dim Styles Problem How to change the gap between the extension line and the element being…
  • [CE 10.16.02.34] Accudraw won't rotate to left/right view when modifying dimension

    Since updating to CONNECT Edition 10.16 we've been having the following issue where, when trying to move the dimension text along a dimension line using the "Modify element" tool, accudraw won't properly rotate to the view when using the left/right view…
  • Leader Line disappears after placing a Note element

    Product(s): MicroStation Version(s): 10.16.02.34 Environment: N\A Area: Dimensions Subarea: Notes Problem Leader Line disappears after placing a Note element Solution Open Dimension…
  • How to place a line using XYZ Coordinates using a Key-In Script

    Product(s): MicroStation Version(s): V8i / CONNECT Edition Environment: N\A Area: Dimensions Subarea: General How to place a line in a Design Model using XYZ coordinates contained within a…
  • Dimension Terminator (Arrow) Placement

    I am a 1 year MicroStation CONNECT Edition user (Version 10.13.01.01) When the space between extension lines is too small for arrows, how do I set my style to put the arrows on the outside of the extension lines? Thanks, Koog
  • How to change the location of the radius symbol?

    Product: MicroStation Version: 08.11.09. XXX or 10.XX.XX.XX Environment: N\A Area: Dimensions Subarea: Dim Styles Problem How to change the location of the radius symbol so that it is in the…
  • Is there a way to propagate changes to multiple dimension styles at one time?

    Applies To Product(s): MICROSTATION Version(s): V8i and CONNECT Edition Environment: N\A Area: Dimensions Subarea: Dim Styles Original Author: Bentley Technical Support…
  • Dimensions Not Showing The Inch Value

    I am a new MicroStation CONNECT Edition user (Version 10.13.01.01) The title describes the problem. My dimensions show feet and fractions but not inches. Any ideas?
  • Extra character in Dimensions

    Product(s): MicroStation Version(s): 10.14.00.109 Environment: N\A Area: Dimensions Subarea: Dim Styles Problem Extra character in Dimensions User : I am unable to remove an additional…
  • Dimension Styles and Terminator Cells

    Hey Everyone, I've been working on resources for our OBM / Microstation CONNECT environment. In testing I recently ran into an issue with my dimension styles. I have created a dgnlib with the dimension styles and have custom terminators on some styles…
  • Text Editor for Dimensions

    Hi, Moving toward CE with a new project and hitting some snags. We have text styles set up and dimension styles set up. The dimension styles reference the text styles. The text styles have "our" preferred settings established so that we shouldn…
  • Stacked Fractions not displaying in Edited Dimension Text

    It is common practice to edit dimension text such as changing " 10'-10" "to "MIN 10½ FT CLEAR". When editing the dimension text of an existing dimension element (using Edit Text), typed stacked fractionssuch as 1/8, 3/16, etc. are replaced with a “?”…
  • Dimension style stacking

    I'm having some difficulty with some dimensions.I know dimensions can be crazy and don't always do what you want, but I remember there is a setting for my issue. When I'm placing a string of dimensions, I set the text/terminator to move text first and…
  • How to place only the 'Z' value using the Label Element Coordinate tool

    Product(s): MicroStation Version(s): 10.12.00.40 Environment: N\A Area: Dimensions Subarea: Labels How to label the position of an element with its 'Z' coordinate value. Steps to Accomplish…
  • How to dimension the length of an arc?

    Applies To Product(s): MICROSTATION Version(s): V8, V8i and CONNECT Environment: N\A Area: Dimensions Subarea: Tools Original Author: Bentley Technical Support Group…
  • Diameter Dimension line with a kink / bend in it possible?

    Hi there, I am interested if it is possible to create dimensions looking like the the one on the right hand side in the picture. (For the picture I created the Dimension by Hand, so ist is not a real Dimension anymore. Thanks in advance…
  • Dimension Style Utility [V8i]

    I'm back with another useful utility that I would like to share with the community. This Dimension Style utility will create dimension styles based off your active scale, this is especially helpful when your working with details. (It get the active…
  • How to have "in-line leader" on by default

    Applies To Product(s): MICROSTATION Version(s): V8, V8i, CONNECT Edition Environment: N\A Area: Dimensions Subarea: Notes Original Author: Bentley Technical Support…
  • Active Scale vs. Extg Dimensions Changes

    I realize setting AS=2 (or some value greater than one) will change the scale of entities selected (or fenced); however, the existing dimensions change scale also. I suppose this is to be expected - but can we scale a detail with dimensions, and not…
  • How to update modified DGN Dimension Style to reflect DGNLIB standard

    Product(s): MicroStation Version(s): N\A Environment: N\A Area: Dimensions Subarea: Dim Styles How to update modified dimension styles in a DGN to reflect those defined in the configured company…
  • Leader Arrowhead Print Issue

    We seem to be having an issue with the leader line sticking through the end of our arrowheads when we print large leaders in Microstation V8i. Is there a way to either drop the end of the leader line back from the point of the arrowhead to avoid this…
  • Tools - Dimensions - MicroStation

    How to dimension the length of an arc? How to measure or dimension the length of an arc In MicroStation v8 dimension pick point order is as in MicroStation J Reference file does not follow the symbology What happened to the Drafting toolbar…
  • Notes - Dimensions - MicroStation

    Editing placed notes Editing text and leader line is changing Fractions display differently when using the place note tool versus the dimension tools in MicroStation v8 How to have "in-line leader" on by default How to lengthen the line of the…