• [MS2023.00.01.44] Item Type "Is default value" not updating.

    In MS2023 a new option was added in the Item Types, "Is default value". This allows the user to change the value of a Calculated Property. This does not update as the element the Item Type is attached to moves. For example, If I add a property called…
  • Strange Results with Text Insert Field when using Item Type Definition

    I am using MicroStation CONNECT version 10.16.03.11. I have created a custom Item Type with a property definition (type = text) called Length2D . Under calculated properties, I am using the following expression. System.Math.Round(System.Math.Sqrt…
  • Item Type Expressions double quote

    Is it possible to have a double quote show up when using expressions? Or is there an escape character? For example, if ValueA = Pavement marking and ValueB = 1.333 , I want to do the following: ValueA & ( ValueB * 12) & " " " The expected output…
  • Access variable constraints of a 2D profile from a parametric solid using item types

    Hi all, I created a parametric solid from a 2D profile, what i would like to achieve is to access the distance constraint "Dim" I added to the 2D profile to make the parametric solid. I want to create an item type expression to access it, is this possible…
  • Create a Shape 'Area' & 'Length' Item Type

    This is my first time in trying to create an Item Type. It is simple in its complexity. I want to assign a 'name', a 'area', and a 'length' to a shape. All in MicroStation CONNECT Update 17. I created the Item Type, as shown in the image (below). …
  • Item types - Named Group

    Is there a way to create an expression to output item types of other elements in the same named group? eq. Named group = test elements in the name group beam and 2 additional lines ------------------------------------ lines has item types…
  • Calculated Property Expression to Equal Value of Associated Item Property

    How do I get an item type property's value to equal the value of an associated item's item type property. For example, I have two item type definitions; "Piping" and "Valves". Each have a property called "Nominal Diameter". I want to be able to assign…
  • Item type expresion to read from cell components properties

    Hello: I would like to know if it's possible to read a propertie from a cell component with an expression while creating an item type definition. In the follownig example, I've dropped a linestyle in order to generate meshes. Doing this now I…