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  • [MX SS3] CAD references

    Hello, I got a simple question to MS users. Yesterday my PowerDraft in MX has overridden all line styles in external references (screenshot below - in MX and native in AutoCAD). I suppose I have change something unintentionally (I don't know what because…
  • RE: Importing DWG's to gINT...

    There are multiple good points raised in the posts above and I will try to address them all. Let me first introduce a Bentley-specific notion called PowerPlatform, often mentioned in discussions with Bentley users. >>PowerPlatform is a build system…
  • OPM Schema Parser Expression

    Good day, Our pipeline specifications are a 4 or 5 character set where XX#XO is the format. X – any capital alpha # - any single digit O – optional capital alpha dependent if threaded. In OP3D schema supplemented with Modeling and ModelingViews…
  • OP Symbology Equipment

    Good day, I was trying to modify the above Named Expression of OpenPlantmodeler.dgnlib, when I noticed the out of the box does not work properly. The supplied expression is: "BY_LEVEL_AND_TEMPLATE:" & "Equipment:" & "OpenPlant\Equipment\" & IIF…
  • Troubleshooting FDOT2012's Sheet Set Organizer

    I apologize if I am repeating a question that has been asked in an earlier post. I’ve searched the community and read the publications on FDOT’s website and haven’t found anything that applies to my question. First off I am using FDOT2012 CAD package…
  • eB CAD-Connect

    CAD Connect Size Attribute on Check In issue CAD Connect Error
  • (04.30.2013) Bentley - Structural eSeminar: Steel, Concrete, and Rebar Modeling and Detailing Attendee Questions

    Applies To Product(s): Bentley Structural eSeminar Version(s): All Environment: N/A Area: Q & A Subarea: N/A Original Author: Bentley Technical Support Group …
  • Trouble with displaying links icon in Ss4 Navigator from the native CAD files

    BeCommunities, Similar to a previous post, I am having trouble with displaying links icon in Ss4 Navigator when I insert the hyperlink to the block element in the native CAD file. The link does come through (fr CAD, through Composer and into Navigator…
  • Examples of Data Fields

    What are some practical CAD practices that I could use with the several "Data Field" Text Tools? All advice will be appreciated! Thanks!
  • Export Borehole Locations to CAD Applications

    For each PointID in the current project that has coordinates, you can export the markers and point names to a DXF file. You might wish to export only PointIDs when you have created the Site Map in a drawing application outside of gINT but have assigned…
  • Windows 7 64 bit; Hevacomp V8i and run time error 62

    Greetings, I am having problems importing dxf files into Hevacomp V8i. I installed windows 7 recently; I did not have this problem on XP pro. When installing (and re-installing) I did have UAC turned off, and resolved the issues with the .ink files. But…
  • BIM Extractions

    I have been having a problem with calculating my extractions. Sometimes it works and other times it doesn't. The problem I'm having is that when I calculate my extraction, all the levels turn off, even though they were on before I calculated the extraction…
  • Promis-e V8i, AutoCAD Project Publisher Problem

    Hi Guys I am seeking some guidance from anyone that can help me out about this little problem i've been wrestling with for a while now. When using the project publisher to print a set of drawings in PDF format how do i go about…
  • The Unix, the Mac or the Android? or "Up "beep" creek with only a Pad"

    I received very good comments on the Mac post before - thanks! There is of course interesting to follow if there will be readers for smartphones analogue to the AutoCAD WS for iPhone. Will there be readers for the other platforms too? Windows Phone…
  • CAD People - Do They Really Exist?

    The band above tries to make it work for them in media. The film “Cat People” on the other hand explores the notion that we are, after all, fairly primitive and that beneath a thin surface of civilization we are nothing but crude animals – at least…
  • Modern Technology but still the same People! Project environment part 1

    Today we have the latest CAD technology and we run like flashes with our PDAs, our Smartphones, our UMPCs and stuff saying that mobility is the thing. We sit in flexible office landscapes and we are available 24/7. But hey! Stop! There is something…
  • Experimenting to see....

    As life goes on we all have to face all the tunes that comes our way - We can choose to get frustrated when things do not turn out as we expected or learn from the experience. This also is the case for projects, training and CAD - and for BE Blogs…
  • Re: Swap the point abbreviation and the station

    InRoads Group V8i is only supported on MicroStation V8i, AutoCAD 2008, and/or AutoCAD 2009. I apologize for any inconvenience.
  • Re: select cad platform

    Tom, You are correct. The reason why the InRoads Group V8.5 Select CAD Platform dialog is empty is because you do not have a supported CAD platform installed. InRoads Group V8.5 does not support MicroStation XM Edition. This combination is not…
  • Re: What was the first "CAD system" you used?

    The first CAD system I used back in 88 'was MiniCad 4 [now Vectorworks] on a brand new Apple SE/30 during 2nd year college... That same year I got into ACAD 10 on a brand new borrowed 486 PC...a few years after that I was saddled in a studio working…
  • Survey Point Text Not Displaying Correctly

    All of my survey points' text have started to display with breaks throughout the letters. I can't really explain it so I've attached a picture. Once I write the points to the screen, they display fine. It has made it terribly hard to sort through everything…
  • Makerbot - Thing-o-matic Rapid Prototyping

    Anyone out there using Makerbot Thing-o-matic for rapid prototyping? http://store.makerbot.com/3d-printers/thing-o-matic.html http://wiki.makerbot.com/ Am about to build my kit in a week or so...
  • Looking for a REBIS/AutoPLANT Piping Designers

    ATSI Inc. an Engineering Service Company in Amherst, New York (Buffalo, Niagara Falls Area) is looking for (2) REBIS/AutoPLANT piping Designers. Must be able to model from P&ID, create and annotate drawings, generate ISOGEN output and work in a…
  • Microstation V8 Selection Issue

    When I have the Element Selection tool activated, I am unable to select multiple objects with any of the selection methods except for individually selecting each object using the Control key. This issue has popped up in the past day or two in multiple…