• Correct Key-In syntax order for the "textstyle rename" command

    Product: MicroStation Version: CONNECT Environment: N\A Area: Text Subarea: Text Styles Problem Description What is the correct syntax order for Key-In "textstyle rename"? Solution Correct…
  • How can I change the key for opening Key-in instead of Enter key?

    Product: MicroStation Version: CONNECT Environment: N\A Area: Configuration Subarea: User Preferences Problem Description The user wants to change the key for opening Key-in instead of Enter…
  • In CONNECT, how do I restore the letters for key-ins that were next to the tools in the tasks menu in V8i and previous versions ?

  • Quickly Display Help for the Active Command

    Product: MicroStation Version: CONNECT Edition Feature: Help The Situation Have you opened Help only to find that you need to type in the name and search for the tool that you would like to access Help for?…
  • Simulate ESC key of the keyboard on a mouse button

    Product: MicroStation Version: CONNECT Environment: N/A Area: Configuration Subarea: General This article describes how to start MicroStation with administrator privileges while logged-in as…
  • Rescale cells

    Hi, I have a number of DGN's with many different cells within that all need to be rescaled. I'm unable to scale them by setting the annotation scale so I'd like to know if there's a key-in to change the Scale X, Scale Y and Scale Z? Microstation CONNECT…
  • Key-in: Mostra la Configurazione

    Product: MicroStation Version: CONNECT Edition Environment: N\A Area: Configurazione di McroStation Subarea: N\A Premessa Avete mai voluto visualizzare informazioni di configurazione estese ma…
  • Microstation Key-in: Attach Reference with live nesting

    Hello, I am new to MicroStation V8i. I am trying to use a batch process to reference one file to a set a drawings. My issue lies in the script for the key-in. This is what I have found so far: Key-in: RF= [configuration_variable:]<filename> […
  • How to apply Reference Adjust Colors by key-in

    Product: MicroStation Version: V8i. CONNECT Environment: N\A Area: Reference Subarea: N\A Problem Applying adjusted colors to reference files via the dialog box can be time consuming. If repeated…
  • Key-in: show configuration

    Product: MicroStation Version: CONNECT Environment: N\A Area: Configuration Subarea: General The Situation Have you ever wanted to view extended configuration information but did not want to…
  • MicroStation CONNECT Version: How to find it

    When posting a question to one of the Be Communities Forums it's always good practise to reveal the version of MicroStation (or other product) that you are using. MicroStation's version command is there to help: type version in the command key-in window…
  • How to toggle a Views background color via Keyin in MicroStation CONNECT Edition

    Product(s): MicroStation Version(s): CONNECT Edition Environment: N\A Area: View Subarea: General How to toggle a Views background color via keyin Steps to Accomplish Select the Key-in…
  • How to select the active element template and set the association lock via keyin

    Product(s): MicroStation Version(s): N\A Environment: N\A Area: Standards Subarea: Templates The following key-in(s) can be used to set the active Element Template and turn on the Element Template…
  • Change fill of all elements (key-in)

    Hello, I want to change the fill of all elements in a lot of files and I want them to have no fill. For this I want to use the batch processing with vba. In the moment it looks like this: LEVEL SET LOCK OFF ALL (To unlock all references) CHOOSE ALL…
  • Where is the list of Key In commands in the CONNECT Edition Help?

    Product: MicroStation Version: CONNECT Environment: N\A Area: Documentation & Help Subarea: N\A Problem Where can I find a listing of all key-ins in MicroStation CONNECT Edition? Solution…
  • Cannot place certain characters when key-in editor

    Applies To Product(s): MicroStation Version(s): 08.05.00.64 Environment: N\A Area: Text Subarea: Word Processor Original Author: Bentley Technical Support Group …
  • Key-In Script not working in CONNECT Edition

    Product(s): MicroStation Version(s): CONNECT Environment: N\A Area: GUI Subarea: Dialogs Problem Description My Key-In Script is not working in CONNECT Edition Steps to Resolve Make sure…
  • Save using Key-In "Fence File" or "FF="

    Product: MicroStation Version: V8 2004, XM, V8i, CONNECT Environment: N\A Area: Selection Subarea: Fences Background Would like to save the contents of a fence out to a separate DGN file. …
  • Apply a Clip Volume by Element Key-in

    Is there a key-in for Apply a Clip Volume by Element? I am writing a simple MicroStation script to place a Solid and I then want to apply a clip volume based on that solid. Is this possible do do with key-ins?
  • Set "Move Boundary with Reference" on/off with key in or preference?

    Is there a way to turn off the "Move Boundary with Reference" setting with a key-in or UCF variable? I need to move a number of references around WITHOUT moving the current reference boundary. This should be a trivial process, but I'm at a loss on how…
  • Key-in script to delete all points in a model

    Applies To Product(s): MicroStation Version(s): 08.11.09.459 Environment: N\A Area: Selection Subarea: General Original Author: Anders OMahony, Bentley Technical Support…
  • Key-in that contains a configuration variable

    Applies To Product(s): MicroStation Version(s): 08.05.01.25 Environment: N\A Area: Configuration Subarea: General Original Author: Bentley Technical Support Group …
  • Turn off all Levels with Function Key

    Product: MicroStation Version: V8, XM, V8i, CONNECT Environment: N\A Area: Levels Subarea: Level Display How to set a Function Key to turn off the level display of all levels in the view Background…
  • How to turn on/off View Display of Levels with a Key-in

    Product: MicroStation Version: V8, XM, V8i, CONNECT, 2023 Environment: N\A Area: Levels Subarea: General Problem How to turn on or off the View Display of levels with a key-in? Solution …
  • Create Drawing Key-in Command for Barmenu

    I am making a barmenu. I have gotten just about everything figured out so far. I am having a problem adding a line to the menu to create a new drawing and use a certain seed file I have saved on my computer. I thought about changing the configuration…