Can't seem to get the field descriptions to show when importing points in OpenRoads SS3

I am currently using Geopak Suite 08.11.09.726 with MicroStation 08.11.09.608. I've set the Survey Settings File Parsing Description Separator and am using an ASCII comma delimited text file. I have been doing this without problem for several years in Geopak Survey SS2 - with the smd and other settings.

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0 Offline Nico Roman Tue, Oct 28 2014 8:49 AM
Please download and review this file. specially chapter 9

https://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/m/road_and_site_design_gallery/270315

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0 Cadlandia Tue, Oct 28 2014 1:10 PM in reply to Nico Roman

Thanks Nico. I had already downloaded this and skimmed it a while ago. I will read it in more detail.
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0 Offline Beebe Ray Tue, Oct 28 2014 2:20 PM in reply to Cadlandia
In the SMD you provided the Description for Sign is not turned on and configured to plot. If you change it in the SMD and then save the SMD to an XML and attach it to your drawing file it will show the 'MTL' description.

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0 Cadlandia Tue, Oct 28 2014 3:33 PM in reply to Beebe Ray

None of my feature definitions in the smd have the "description" clicked on; instead the "comment " is clicked on.

The reason is because the smd wants some sort of constant parameter in the "description"

Here is the smd linking code:

and using the exact same ASCII text file, this is how it comes in using Geopak Survey.
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0 Offline Beebe Ray Tue, Oct 28 2014 3:59 PM in reply to Cadlandia
Then you can turn on the Description and move it to the location desired and turn off comment and then save the SMD as an XML. But for the description to show up it needs to be on in the SMD prior to exporting to an XML file.

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0 Cadlandia Wed, Oct 29 2014 1:38 PM in reply to Beebe Ray

Ok, that does work. It's very confusing though because Geopak Survey smd and Geopak SS3 have switched what they consider a description and comment. Also, it now keeps crashing on me and saying maximum attribute data size exceeded. Any thoughts why?

Is there anyway to globally change the smd (since all items had comment clicked on and description clicked off) to description clicked on?

And why does it give me the Caution icon error saying feature not found when I close out and then back into the same file - where the features are clearly loaded and showing?
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0 Cadlandia Wed, Oct 29 2014 1:38 PM in reply to Beebe Ray

Ok, that does work. It's very confusing though because Geopak Survey smd and Geopak SS3 have switched what they consider a description and comment. Also, it now keeps crashing on me and saying maximum attribute data size exceeded. Any thoughts why?

Is there anyway to globally change the smd (since all items had comment clicked on and description clicked off) to description clicked on?

And why does it give me the Caution icon error saying feature not found when I close out and then back into the same file - where the features are clearly loaded and showing?
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0 Offline Beebe Ray Thu, Oct 30 2014 9:00 AM in reply to Cadlandia
You could possibly save as an access database and then use access to change things globally although I am not sure on that. As for the feature not being recognized I can not reproduce it. You may just need to forward your latest files for testing. Or start with a clean DGN and bring in your features fresh and process the data in to that file.

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