Export feature style list

DK,

Try this style sheet.

Thanks,

Jason Smithey

I have the Bentley InRoads Report Browser, in case that makes any difference. I opened the .XIN with the browser, and there's a folder named XIN. The only 2 .xsl files are "MissingNamedSymbologies" and "NamedSymbologiesUse". I think I may try to go to envisioncadd.com  and try that route.  I really appreciate all the ideas.

DK

You should use the method Piotr suggested. Go to InRoads > Tools >View XML Reports and the Bentley Civil Report Browser starts up. Use File Open and File type of .xin and then select your xin file. Use one of  the report style sheets under XIN. FeatureStyles.xsl is probably what you want.

Visit this link for an application that combines feature styles, named symbologies, and CAD resources into a managed environment using an Excel spreadsheet

http://envisioncad.com/software/envision-xin-manager/

You can export and import named symbologies, and you can copy preferences and styles between XIN files. You can also use the Report Browser to open XIN files. There are reports under Survey and XIN. It is also possible to copy and modify these to create other reports.

But some edits may only be made in the Style Editor dialog box. or with an XML or text editor. These last two options, can be done, but be extremely careful, as a bad XIN is a useless XIN. I recommend Notepad++ with its XML tools add-in for a nice text editor. XML Marker is a good Freeware XML editor - its like XML Notepad from Microsoft, but better.

An XML file can be valid but have few or no carriage returns, and come actions in InRoads will leave them out. So you need some type of tool to re-insert them automatically if you are doing simple text edits. The XML tools in Notepad++ have that capability, can color code the display and also fold/collapse entire trees or branches of an XML file. Notepad++ is also great for editing XML Report Style Sheets, MicroStation Config Files and even basic macros. Its a GNU Open Source tool, so there are also no restrictions on its use.