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Modify the search highlight of GWPC

Cristian Silvero

Greetings, this is my actual configuration of the highlight that the product makes when I search for an item and this is the result, as you see in the picture makes a very thin black line what im looking for, is a way of altering this thin line to make…
- over 5 years ago
- Geospatial Programming
- Geospatial Programming Forum
- Difference between Remove in the Map Manager and Delete

Sanket Butala

When creating a buffer on any feature class, it results a new feature class being created in Map Manager. Using the Remove option will remove the feature class from the Map Manager, and turn off the display of the associated features. The features…
- over 1 year ago
- OpenCities Map
- OpenCities Map Wiki
- Area to Area Overlay Analysis

Inga Morozoff

Topology, or overlay analysis shows the spatial relationships between two features – do they touch each other? Is one feature contained by another? What do they have in common? Bentley Map provides tools to investigate these relationships, and can perform…
- over 4 years ago
- OpenCities Map
- OpenCities Map Wiki
RE: Attempting to Create a DGN file from MapModel

Jeff Bielefeld

Drew, My colleague Dan Weston correctly noted that you are using Bentley Map PowerView which does not include the Map Manager "Export..." command. You would need to have either Bentley Map or Bentley Map Enterprise to use the "Export..." functionality…
- over 6 years ago
- OpenCities Map
- OpenCities Map Forum
RE: Attempting to Create a DGN file from MapModel

Jeff Bielefeld

Drew, Using the "Map Manager" you can select one or more map layers, then right-click and select the "Export..." command to create a CAD/DGN file. From the Bentley Map help file the following:
- over 6 years ago
- OpenCities Map
- OpenCities Map Forum
- Seed Files for Map Definitions and Map Models

Inga Morozoff

Introduction This brief article will provide ideas and suggestions on setting up a seed file for creating Map definitions. This seed file will contain typical settings for map management with respect to feature symbology and labels. Create a seed…
- over 5 years ago
- OpenCities Map
- OpenCities Map Wiki
Map Manager's interpretation of point .shp-files

asj

We have a rather simple workflow where features with certain property values in a point .shp-file needs to be translated into certain Microstation cells. This is a task that Map Manager is a convenient tool for. However, at least with our configuration…
- over 7 years ago
- OpenCities Map
- OpenCities Map Forum
- Define feature scale ranges

Nelson Hobdell

OpenCities Map supports viewing features based on a view scale. This is achieved by setting the feature symbology in the Map Manager or as part of the features definition in the Geospatial Administrator. Using the Map Manager has a number of benefits…
- 9 months ago
- OpenCities Map
- OpenCities Map Wiki
RE: How to set the scale based visibility for a layer in Map Manager?

Jeff Bielefeld

Kiran, In the Map Manager you can perform the following: Right-click your feature class and select the "Symbology..." option. In "Symbology" dialog choose "General > Thematic Definition set > User defined 1" option. In "Symbology" dialog choose…
- over 7 years ago
- OpenCities Map
- OpenCities Map Forum
- Using joins to create custom searches

Inga Morozoff

This article will present the details required to perform custom searches by creating a Join using Bentley Map. Two types are illustrated – Map Manager Joins using XFM Features, and SQL Server Spatial Joins using database Views and Tables. Contents…
- over 3 years ago
- OpenCities Map
- OpenCities Map Wiki
RE: Bentley Map tools for Feature to Line,Statistics, Convert Text to Annotation etc.

Dan Weston

Map Manager contains most of what you need. The topic in the Map Contents Help instructions is Map Management The Export topic explains how to convert Map Features to MicroStation elements. The Labeling option, once used, adds the Annotation menu…
- over 7 years ago
- OpenCities Map
- OpenCities Map Forum
RE: [PowerMap v8i Select Series 1] Key-In "attach maps"

Jeff Bielefeld

I can offer assistance. Which of the following ATTACH MAPS modes where you using? ATTACH MAPS POINT ATTACH MAPS VIEW ATTACH MAPS SHAPE ATTACH MAPS FENCE ATTACH MAPS ALL As previously stated the Map Manager in Bentley Map is substantially…
- over 8 years ago
- OpenCities Map
- OpenCities Map Forum
Re: [V8i SS3 C#] Programmatically read columns/records in layers within the Map Manager

Jeff Bielefeld

Anders, First of all, a spatial overlay operation generates new feature instances, with the feature class name being that of the user defined layer name. Therefore both the geometry and business property values can be read using standard XFM functions…
- over 10 years ago
- Geospatial Programming
- Geospatial Programming Forum
pls can some1 tell me d meanin of this error "Operation must use an Opdateable query"

dipson

hello evryone, i was digitizing lot shapes on a raster image in an XFM project and wen i digitize a lot shape and press reset so as to show d edit dialog.........the lot shape doesnt appear and an error msg appears sayin "Operation must use an Opdateable…
- over 11 years ago
- OpenCities Map
- OpenCities Map Forum
Re: Publishing a thematically symbolized map for use in non map microstation environment

Jeff Bielefeld

Doug, In the "Map Manager" select one or more layers, then right click and select the "Export..." command to produce a MicroStation compatible model or new design file with the desired thematic resymbolization applied to simple MicroStation elements…
- over 11 years ago
- OpenCities Map
- OpenCities Map Forum
Re: How to create Thematic Map from models

Jeff Bielefeld

...after creating a map model, you can simply use "Attach By Reference" in the Map Manager with "Attachment Method: Interactive" to attach your active design file to itself, selecting any model from the active file for attachment. This process can be…
- over 14 years ago
- OpenCities Map
- OpenCities Map Forum
Re: Map Annotation to microstation text

Jeff Bielefeld

...in the "Map Manager" select multiple map layers (using the control key selection method) that have existing labeling, then right click "Annotation..." and choose the destination model and you should be able to create annotations from multiple layers…
- over 13 years ago
- OpenCities Map
- OpenCities Map Forum
Re: Labeling with Data on an element

Jeff Bielefeld

Eric, By using the "Labeling" functionality in the Map Manager application of Bentley Map you should be able to achieve this. For your "Village Boundary" feature class shown below you should be able to use a "Labeling > Text String" (Property Based…
- over 10 years ago
- OpenCities Map
- OpenCities Map Forum
Re: How to delete newly created feature classes?

Jeff Bielefeld

Jeremy, The "Remove" command in the "Map Manager" does not actually delete the instance data which was created by the "Buffer..." command. The following steps should achieve your desired result: Using the "Map Manager" application, choose the…
- over 13 years ago
- OpenCities Map
- OpenCities Map Forum
Re: Bentley Map Series2 using Excel spreasheet

Jeff Bielefeld

Gaetan, Generally speaking, yes this should be doable. However much depends on the data you have in both your design file as well as in your spreadsheet. In Bentley Map you have the ability to define joins to external data sources, including what…
- over 11 years ago
- OpenCities Map
- OpenCities Map Forum
Re: Criteria name

Jeff Bielefeld

Ica, One possible solution is to use "Thematic Resymbolization" in the "Map Manager" for the layer, defining distinct classes for each of the unique property values. Regards, Jeff Bielefeld [Bentley]
- over 14 years ago
- OpenCities Map
- OpenCities Map Forum
Re: How do you add Features to a Layer Group?

Jeff Bielefeld

Rod, You should be able to select the layer, press and hold the Ctrl key then drag the layer into your newly created group.
- over 13 years ago
- OpenCities Map
- OpenCities Map Forum
key-in for buffer and overlay

Elena Molodykh

Hello all! Maybe anybody knows is there any key-ins to create buffer and overlay zones in Bentley Map ? Thanks for advance, Elena
- over 10 years ago
- OpenCities Map
- OpenCities Map Forum
Re: Criteria name

Jeff Bielefeld

...using "Named Criteria" in the "Bentley Geospatial Administrator" is currently the only way to have the "Map Manager" layer classes not display the underlying criteria expression. Regards, Jeff Bielefeld [Bentley]
- over 14 years ago
- OpenCities Map
- OpenCities Map Forum
Re: How to create Thematic Map by special extent from models

Jeff Bielefeld

...you can use the " Map Management " and " Thematic Mapping " capabilities of Bentley Map V8 i to create a thematic presentation of the data then the " Print Preparation " tool to create a print model with one or more "viewports" containing the specific…
- over 14 years ago
- OpenCities Map
- OpenCities Map Forum