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  • Re: GIS Data

    I would add that significant "Interoperability" capabilities are available in Bentley Map XM Edition, including the ability to directly "Reference Attach" popular GIS file formats such as ESRI SHP and MapInfo MIF/MID and TAB. For additional information…
  • U.S. Coordinate Systems

    If you do any work with these, you should really take the time to read the U.S. Coordinate Systems in MicroStation V8i and Bentley Map V8i article...
  • SOLUTION Re: [GEOGRAPHICS] Coord system, stumped!

    The bottom line ...there was no problem with my coordinate system - I should have used CORPSCON to confirm. I was using the Input/Readout tool to monitor the coordinates when I changed my master coord sys (default -> SPCS NAD83 Zone V Feet). The…
  • Bentley Viewshed Analysis Capabilities

    Hi I was wondering if anyone could provide some information on the capabilities of Bentley Maps in producing viewshed analysis maps. These maps are also known also as zone of visual influence maps or zone of theoretical influence maps. I am interested…
  • Re: What is Database linkages? What mean is?

    MicroStation and Database Linkages herovn: But I don't understand it well. LIke many Bentley products, the Geo family relies on the MicroStation platform. MicroStation has built-in capability to connect to a relational database (DB) such…
  • Adding custom tabs in placement method window

    Hi, I want to add custom tabs - for example "General", "Description" and "Details" ,like on this attached screenshot - with different options to choose inside each one. Could someone give me a clue how to achieve this? Is it even possible? I…
  • Help with creating DB

    Hello, Im working with street light infrastructure. Recently ive got the Bentley Power Map v8i tool to work with. I see thaat there is a posibility to add a db to it. But here is the catch, for the moment I was working with raster map images…
  • Import ODBC and CSV data types

    Bentley Map's Interoperability features can be used to import data from CSV (comma separated values) or ODBC data sources. Often customers maintain features such as survey monuments, borehole locations, leaks, place names and so on in text files or ODBC…
  • Importing GIS data via CLI

    Hi, I am using the command line interface to import shape files to Bentley Map. From reading this http://docs.bentley.com/en/Map/MicroStationMaphelp71.html#nowhere it appears to me that there is no way to set the angle of cells in the CLI as in the…
  • Create new table framework in 2008 SQL Server

    Hello, Does anyone have suggestions or know of any documentation that will help me create a brand new sql spatial database? I want to create an empty database and be able to "promote" my microstation data into the new sql database. I am trying to use…
  • Re: Bentley Map Annotation (Labeling)

    Hi All, I am still stuck on this problem. I have an Oracle database and the latest Bentley Map V8i and still I can't find an option to automatically label the features from the Oracle Spatial database. Have I missed something? I also found…
  • Re: Is it posible to import Microstation Geographics data into WaterCad

    Hello Jun, WaterCAD includes a powerful tool called Modelbuilder, for importing many different kinds of external data. Modelbuilder is available in all platforms (standalone, Microstation and AutoCAD) and can import data types such as Shapefiles…
  • Re: How to project wtg model elements to GIS projection?

    I have a quick and dirty suggestion if you are running in stand alone, and don't need absolute precision. Open your model and make sure you have the street shapefile background layer visible. Now click the Select icon (looks like an arrow…
  • SewerCAD HGL Profile Error

    I'm getting an odd hydraulic profile in a gravity sewer model where the HGL dips dramatically in the middle of a pipe (Pipe 31744). I've checked the pipe properties and the cannot determine what may cause this issue. The model was constructed from GIS…
  • Re: WaterGEMS/ArcGIS layer duplication

    Victor, I believe we have seen this issue before and it was due to the user renaming one or more of the layers in your table of contents. I see that the error occured in your case during the process of joining the geotables to a layer named "Water…