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  • How to turn on/off View Display of Levels with a Key-in

    Product: OpenBuildings Designer Versions: CONNECT Area: Levels Subarea: General Problem: How to turn on or off the View Display of levels with a key-in? Solution: The "set levels on/off" key-in allows…
  • Making levels look the same between models.

    Hi All, Context- I'm trying to produce a number of sheets that display a specific set of layers in my drawing. Some of the elements that I need to show are in the drawing itself, and some are in references. The default layer settings for the references…
  • Resolving greyed out levels in Level Manager while in a sheet model

    Product(s): OpenBuildings Designer Version(s): CONNECT Edition Area: Platform Tools Problem Description When trying to edit a level using Level Manager in a sheet or drawing model all the levels are greyed out as…
  • Nested references coming in grey

    Working in Microstation Connect 10.17.01.58 I have a drawing with a reference that also contains a reference. The first reference comes in fine with all the proper Level colors but the nested reference comes in greyed, despite no override and the…
  • How to turn off levels in a nested reference?

    Hi all, I am fairly new to the software, so please bear with me. My company has a "nest" file of all the surveys we receive so we can put that one file into any of our other files. My problem is that when I put that into my DGN, I can no longer turn…
  • Including levels (layers) PDF

    Product(s): OpenBuildings Designer Version(s): CONNECT Edition Area: Print/Plot ​Problem: ​How are levels (layers) included in a PDF created with OpenBuildings printing? Solution: Enable “Optional Content” in…
  • Level display order not honoured when referenced

    I'm having an issue where the display order priority of elements in a model is not being honoured when that model is referenced into another file. In my model the elements all appear as they should, like this: . This includes the boundary around the…
  • To which level are the elements in the master file moved from the reference file when using "Copy Parallel"?

    Product: MicroStation Version: CONNECT Environment: N\A Area: Levels Subarea: General Problem Description To which level are the elements in the master file moved from the reference file when using "Copy Parallel…
  • How to place a wall on the active level

    Product(s): OpenBuildings Designer Version(s): CONNECT Edition Area: Architectural Design Problem description By default OpenBuildings Designer is placing walls on a level other than the active level. Is there a process…
  • Automated Replace Level with another - As Built Drawing Automation, Microstation Connect

    This was something Id looked into several years back, and asked help from Bentley who Id spoken with over the phone, but those assisting couldn't quite get things working as we needed. Its been such a long time that I don't even remember the function…
  • Importing shared cells keeps original level only sometimes

    Importing shared cells from DWG can have 2 different behaviours, and I don't know the reason. The way I import shared cells is either: 1) File > Import > DWG > choose desired file > Open 2) Open DWG directly with MicroStation in another instance > select…
  • [BUG] Level is marked as Used when all belonging elements have been deleted

    Here's a bug I've found in MicroStation v10.16.1.319: I removed all elements from a given level, called "NOELMS". The "Level Display" and "Level Manager" still mark it as Used, with the black dot and 7 element in it. However there isn't really any element…
  • How to modify element ID to stack them up properly according to levels?

    Here's the issue I'm having: Create a Note element (text with an arrow). They will be assigned 2 IDs, first one for the arrow's head and second one for the arrow's tail and text. Create a Shape, solid and without transparency. It will be assigned…
  • Maximize icon greyed out in Level Display window

    Doesn't seem possible to maximize the Level Display window. Any thoughts?
  • Possible to name a group (orphan cell)?

    I select several elements then group them clicking the Home > Groups > Group icon. Then the group is displayed as: Cell \ Shape Level: main However doesn't seem a way to set a "name" for such group or cell (to view it when hovering over it with…
  • Clouding by Element also changes the element's level

    We noticed today that using the Cloud by Element tool, the selected element's Level will change if the active level is different from the Element's existing level. Submitted a case (new service request) and was told this is working as designed. how is…
  • How to change default level active when OPENING Microstation?

    I've read this thread but doesn't answer my question: DEFAULT LEVEL I have a level called "Structure", which now I always hide, since have a new one called "New-Structure". The thing is, when I open Microstation double-clicking the dgn, the Structure…
  • Solid node - solid's levels driven by list

    Hi, I've got a problem. I've created solids and I want to segregate them for two different levels. I prepared a list with string items (with two type of levels name) and I tried to connect nodes but it doesn't work. I made sure that there were the same…
  • Level Filter Tip - Simplifying Wildcards when Level Names use Dashes (-)

    We have adopted the NCS Level Naming Convention as we migrate to Open Roads and CONNECT. There are two basic options - A one-character Discipline designator and a two-character Discipline designator followed by a dash and one, two or three four-character…
  • ORD Profile Annotations showing up with Levels on "Default"

    ORD Version 2021 Release 1 Good afternoon! As I am trying to fix our company's ORD Standard dgnlibs, I am using a testing project that was provided by our DOT. We have slightly modified the DOT's workspace to meet our company preferences. When I go…
  • Problem with electrical design - Insertion point in sheet model

    Hi everyone, I need help with 2 points: 1: When the design model is attached as a reference in the sheet model, both the insertion point of the symbols and the connection points are shown. I modify it by changing the level properties in the reference…
  • ORD - Feature Definition / Element Template / Level display issues

    When working in ORD, our Feature Definition for the survey existing boundary for the terrain comes in at a weight of 4. It should be a 1 per our company standards. I looked at the element template for this and it is using the level "RDY_Exisitng Ground…
  • If a element from a reference or active model is selected on screen (Highlighted) is the a way of quickly finding the level within the level manager So that I can perform further actions on that level.

    I am looking for a way of being more efficient while having to modify level attributes in references, My current workflow is to hover over the element, finding which ref. the element/level is located and manually finding this within the level manager…
  • Macro for levels.

    Is there a macro that can "refresh" my levels automatically? I had a drawing where the levels had to change color for certain levels. I first had to select the whole drawing just to then hit "the color" dropdown and the select "by level" for my changes…
  • Openroads Designer CE 2021 Release 2: Level Display not maintaining on/off overrides

    I'm brand new to using Openroads Designer, and Bentley products in general, so I feel like I may be missing something simple. Here is my issue; I have a nested file in which I want to turn the display of in sheet view. We'll call this particular file…