This technical Document provides a description of the variables in MicroStation V8 (2004 Edition, V8.0 and V8.1)
This table lists the new variables available only in the MicroStation V8 2004 Edition. For other variables available in the MicroStation 2004 Edition as well as all variables available in MicroStation V8.0 and V8.1 see the second table on this page.
formatClause := { [ "[" range "]" ] msgFormatPattern }+range := start [,end]msgFormatPattern := string [ "{" msgFormatElement "}" string ]*msgFormatElement := argument [ "," elementFormat ]elementFormat := "number" | "letter" [ "," letterStyle ]letterStyle := { "uppercase"|"lowercase"|"AA"|"AB"|{"omit" letter}* }+ The default is {0}.{1}
Valid values are:
Recognized values are:
Note that if the preview is displayed in a different orientation than that indicated by the orientation radio button, then the preview display of 'rotate 90' will be reversed as well. This variable does not apply to system printers.
snap=1, locate=0, truescale=1, scalelinestyles=0, Recognized keys and values include display=0|1, snap=0|1, locate=0|1, useLights=0|1, saverelativepath=0|1, scalelinestyle=0|1, ignorewhennesting=0|1, displayrasterrefs=0|1, displayboundary=0|1, nestmode=livecopynest, nestDepth=value, attachmethod=coincidentworld.
OverrideSymbology, OverrideColor, OverrideStyle, OverrideWeight, ByLevelSymbology, ByLevelColor, ByLevelStyle, ByLevelWeight, GlobalDisplay, GlobalFreeze, Lock, Plot
** - MS_LEVEL_DO_NOT_SYNCHRONIZE_ATTACHMENT_LEVELS_TO_DGNLIB
If set to 1, the color tables for DWG or DXF references are handled as they are for DGN references; they are controlled by the Use Color Table setting (Workspace > Preferences > Reference category). When "Use Color Table" is on, the elements in each reference are displayed using the reference's color table. When "Use Color Table" is off, the elements in each reference are displayed using the active design file's color table. .
0: open with alert dialog (default)1: upgrade V7 to V8, no alert dialog2: open V7 as read-only, no alert dialog3: open V7 for read/write and set workmode to V7, no alert dialog