• 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 …
  • 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…
  • 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 ?

  • [MicroStation CONNECT] Reports and the Batch Processor

    I don't believe that it's possible to assign a file name when defining or exporting a MicroStation Report . That's not a problem when manually creating a single report. However, using a batch mechanism (e.g. the MicroStation batch processor ) creates…
  • 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?…
  • 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…
  • 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 .
  • 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…
  • [CONNECT] Picklist Command Key-Ins

    There are a number of undocumented MicroStation CONNECT key-in commands for Picklists... Some commands have no effect: I guess that they need additional parameters.
  • [CONNECT] Reports Export Key-In

    MicroStation Reports are great! But, there's work needs to be done. MicroStation CONNECT has key-in command REPORT EXPORT . However, I can't work out what that key-in actually achieves. It doesn't open the Reports dialog, and it doesn't seem to create…
  • MicroStation Reports: Improved Key-In Commands

    MicroStation CONNECT Reports let you export DGN data to an external file. You can choose various file formats, including Excel. There is an apparently-related key-in command REPORTS EXPORT . However, that command is not documented and appears to do…
  • RE: Where is the Command Window in Microstation Connect?

    Unknown said: We use the Microstation V8i Command Window You mean the key-in window? Look at the MicroStation CONNECT ribbon menu. Top-right is a search tool. Start typing a command in that tool to see matches... Press your Enter key to activate…
  • 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…