• Set Element Elevation

    Product: MicroStation Version: CONNECT Edition Feature: User Interface The Situation Have you ever needed to set or change the elevation of an element? Solution Easily set the elevation…
  • Displaying shadows on Drawing and Sheet models

    Product(s): MicroStation Version(s): 10.15.00.74 Environment: Windows 10 Area: Sheet Composition Subarea: General Problem Shadows are not visible on Drawing and Sheet models. Solution …
  • I can't handle the elevation property.

    Hello, For a special reason, I would like to draw a site plan in a 3D DGN instead of a 2D DGN, to be able to use the "elevation" element property. Normally we would draw this type of drawing in 2D, but in this case, I want to build this plan up in different…
  • [v8i] Contour elevations to Z Values

    I have a set of GIS contours that I have converted to 3D, and added an Elevation field to, and then exported to DGN v8 format. When I open the resulting file in v8i, the contour lines are present, and the "Elevation" field in their geometry is set to…
  • Sticky Z - Sticking to the elevation

    Product: MicroStation Version: All Environment: N\A Area: Annotations Subarea: N\A Overview The following video shows how to draw on an elevation while picking the points on another elevation…
  • SIG Virtual Workshop on August 22: MicroStation V8i - Using Terrain in MicroStation

    Mark your calendar for Tuesday, August 22, 2017 at 11 a.m. EDT or 7 p.m. EDT and attend the next MicroStation V8i Edition Special Interest Group (SIG) virtual workshop, Using Terrain in MicroStation . Register today ! Discussion will deal with how to…
  • How to move elements to different Z elevation

    Product: MicroStation Version: 08.05.00.64 Environment: N\A Area: Manipulation Subarea: N\A Problem How to move elements to different Z elevation? Solution There are many tried and True…
  • RE: ¿Cómo puedo obtener la simbología de elevaciones de un DEM?

    Buenos días Gerardo, Actualmente las herramientas de nubes de puntos te permiten generar clasificaciones basadas en diferentes altitudes pero NO se crea ninguna leyenda. Esta funcionalidad no existe todavía para nube de puntos. Las leyendas sólo…
  • Snapping on the specifing level

    Hello! I would like to know is there any possibility to snap on the specific level in Microstation v8i? You can see the example on the picture below. This is my starting situation: I would like to expand the blue area under the red area (which…
  • Clip Volume Toggles are missing!

    Product(s): MicroStation Version(s): V8i and CONNECT Edition Environment: N/A Area: View Subarea: Clip Volumes Problem Description The Clip Volume Toggles are missing when I select a Section…
  • Export Google earth KML file - model elevation incorrect

    Applies To Product(s): MicroStation Version(s): 08.11.09.459 Environment: N\A Area: Coordinate Systems Subarea: General Original Author: Bentley Technical Support Group…
  • Change mutiple numerical strings at once?

    Greetings! I work at a land surveying/civil engineering firm - recently, we've been finding we've had to convert previously recorded elevation grades from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88. Is there a way I can select multiple (sometimes hundred or thousands) of…
  • What does the elevation field represent?

    Applies To Product(s): MicroStation Version(s): 08.11.07.443 Environment: Windows 7 32 bit Area: Base Geometry Subarea: N\A Original Author: Reginald Wallace, Bentley…
  • GIS Files: Unable to Open, Import or Reference

    Product: MicroStation Version: V8i, CONNECT Environment: N\A Area: Interchange Subarea: SHP Problem When trying to import, open or reference a GIS file (SHP, MIF/MID, or TAB) the following…
  • GIS Files: Elevation Data

    Product: MicroStation Version: V8i, CONNECT Environment: N\A Area: Interchange Subarea: SHP Assign elevation attributes as Z values when opening, importing and referencing GIS files (SHP, MIF…
  • Clip Volume Elevation

    Help, When I create a Clip Volume by polygon it places the elevation at some point that is way above where I am working (ex. Elevation=2718.5437). Is there something that needs to be set so that the Clip Volume is below my coordinate area or preferably…
  • Obtaining an elevation at a certain point using surface triangulation

    Hello! I'm using MicroStation V8i. So I'm working on a project (a new bridge) and I need the elevation at the beginning of the bridge. What the survey guys gave me was a file with the location of the bridge with surface triangles all along the…