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  • Inexplicable color adjustments in references

    Hi all, I had a strange experience with ORD this afternoon. I was editing a file, I got up to go do talk with my colleagues for a few minutes, then when I came back and unlocked my computer I noticed that the references in my file had a color adjustment…
  • OpenRoads Slows down when someone references my file to work with while I'm still working in it

    I have a corridor file that I'm working in and the second another coworker references my file to do something with it (cut sheets or add notes) my corridor file slows down enough to where it basically doesn't work. Then after they get out of that file…
  • Removing References from DGNs

    I have a DGN in our ProjectWise that we've detached some of the references from and checked it back in. When checking the file back out, the reference/raster managers display the correct references (1 raster), but ProjectWise Dependency viewer shows it…
  • CONNECT Edition reference layer colors not matching source dwg file colors.

    I have a question that should, theoretically, not exist, and can't figure out where the issue might be coming from. I have several color plans in dwg format, and when opened with AutoCAD and, funnily enough, OBD all colors appear in the correct location…
  • Default settings for drawing boundary and visible edge

    I would like to set my Drawing Boundary in the reference dialog box to always default to NONE and by Visible Edges default to DYNAMIC. Right now they set to NEW and CACHE by default. I would like to change those defaults to NONE and DYNAMIC. Thanks…
  • Dimension extension line style type not displaying

    I'm new to microstation, bare with me. I'm working in connect edition. I have a sheet model that I'm dimension a model I referenced in. I'm trying to place dimensions where the extension lines are center lines. I opened the dimension style, under symbology…
  • To Copy Reference Elements of v8i Version in OpenPlant Modeler CE

    Applies To Product(s): OpenPlant Modeler CONNECT Edition Version(s): 10.05.00.27 Update 5 & Higher Environment: Windows 7/8.1/10 (64-bit) Area: Import- Export Subarea: Reference Original Author: Rahul…
  • Activate Reference - why is it missing in OpenPlant?

    Hello there, I am missing the option to activate a reference file. In MicroStation you can activate a reference file, the rest is greyed out, then you can make changes inside the reference file and afterwards go back to the normal file by clicking…
  • AutoCAD 2012 References from multiple ProjectWise datasources

    I hope this is the appropriate place to ask this question. I have several users that currently have three different ProjectWise datasources setup in their clients, one is our own, and the other two are from another company that we are working with. These…
  • Microstation crashes when I select a specific attachment to adjust level display

    I have a specific file that is commonly attached--my topo--whose levels are frequently turned off and on, based on what I need at the time. Well, that worked for a while, but now, strangely, the file appears to be corrupted perhaps. When I have the level…
  • Attach Reference File to Multiple files.

    Hello Everyone, I have task that requires me to attach a base file to 80 sheets. I have to attach a base file, clip, update the sequencing and allow nesting for 1. What I want to do to avoid doing all the steps I have described is instead, going…
  • V8i vs V8 XM

    I have a MicroStation file with 6 AutoCAD reference files in it. We are running MicroStation V8i SS2 08.11.07.443. The project was started several months ago in V8 XM and it was slow, but not unbearable. I was wondering if we were having network issues…
  • Keyin to attach references

    Original Tip Date: Jan. 22, 2004 Keyin to attach references With thanks to Barry Bentley for sharing this: MicroStation V8 - You need at least five arguments to the RF= command to keep it from asking you for more information. RF=file_name…