• Interoperability OpenCitiesMap/OpenRail

    Davide Porzio
    Davide Porzio
    Hello everyone I exported an .shp file and a .tab file from OpenCitiesMap. At this point, I create a new .dgn file in OpenRail Designer and in the "Attach Reference" panel, I add one of the two files exported from OpenCitiesMap. The newly referenced…
    • over 3 years ago
    • OpenCities Map
    • OpenCities Map Forum
  • - Import coordinate and property information from an XLS or CSV file

    Kees van Prooijen [Bentley]
    Kees van Prooijen [Bentley]
    Create a design file and attach a geographic coordinate system. This ensures that the imported graphics will be drawn in the correct space. In this example the Excel file contains location and property information for wells: ID, BOOK, OPERATOR, STATUS…
    • over 4 years ago
    • OpenCities Map
    • OpenCities Map Wiki
  • - Key-in to execute import for an IMPX file

    Inga Morozoff
    Inga Morozoff
    To import an IMPX file via a key-in, use the following: gdi import file= <filespec> For example: gdi import file=d:\Import\MyImport.impx
    • over 4 years ago
    • OpenCities Map
    • OpenCities Map Wiki
  • - Difference between Erase and Delete for removing spatial database features

    Inga Morozoff
    Inga Morozoff
    Once you have queried features from a spatial database, removing a feature (instance) can have two different meanings. • Removing it from the display, for example when you’ve accidentally queried too many features. • Removing it from the database, because…
    • over 3 years ago
    • OpenCities Map
    • OpenCities Map Wiki
  • RE: No General section / Elevation row in Geopak or Inroads when importing ESRI contour into Microstation thru Bentley Map

    Dan Weston
    Dan Weston
    In your case with (SELECTseries 2) Vinod, you should select the final node in the list, as-shown here: This is a spelled-out very clearly in the Bentley Map V8i (SELECTseries 2) Help file: If the dialog boxes you see do not reflect these fields…
    • over 6 years ago
    • OpenCities Map
    • OpenCities Map Forum
  • RE: No General section / Elevation row in Geopak or Inroads when importing ESRI contour into Microstation thru Bentley Map

    Dan Weston
    Dan Weston
    Vinod, Make sure the DGN File that you are using is a 3D file. The Feature Parameters tab will only display in a 3D file.
    • over 6 years ago
    • OpenCities Map
    • OpenCities Map Forum
  • RE: How to query feature with specific where clause?

    Jeff Bielefeld
    Jeff Bielefeld
    Robert, Your VBA program is sending GDI keyins which unfortunately do not provide the ability to specify the WHERE clause. There are however ways to use the GeoDataInterchange .NET API wrapped up as a COM server, exposing to VBA ways to specify WHERE…
    • over 6 years ago
    • Geospatial Programming
    • Geospatial Programming Forum
  • RE: PowerMap (SELECTseries 4) - SQL Server Spatial Connection can't edit/delete elements

    Jeff Bielefeld
    Jeff Bielefeld
    Sergey, After performing a query from your graphical source, you must "Lock" the feature instances you wish to edit or delete, then "Post" the changes to your spatial database.
    • over 6 years ago
    • OpenCities Map
    • OpenCities Map Forum
  • Business Property Loader

    Kees van Prooijen [Bentley]
    Kees van Prooijen [Bentley]
    C ONVERT TEXT TO BUSINESS PROPERTIES An application (text2xfm.mvba) for loading a business property from a text string. The text (or text node) will become an XFM feature and the property is loaded with the text string. If the property already exists…
    • text2xfm v1.5.zip
    • over 7 years ago
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    • Files of Kees van Prooijen
  • RE: [BM SS4] What happens to User Data Linkages?

    Jeff Bielefeld
    Jeff Bielefeld
    Bruce, Please zip up and send me via private message... Your modified MVBA file. A sample design file containing the original MicroStation shape elements. A current copy of your Bentley Geospatial Administrator schema file. ...and I will…
    • over 7 years ago
    • OpenCities Map
    • OpenCities Map Forum
  • RE: [BM SS4] What happens to User Data Linkages?

    Jeff Bielefeld
    Jeff Bielefeld
    Bruce, The provided MVBA example code demonstrates how one could read the MSLINK value from the graphical element in the promoted polygon collection feature instances and write the value to a business property, which after posting would appear in a…
    • over 7 years ago
    • OpenCities Map
    • OpenCities Map Forum
  • RE: [BM SS4] What happens to User Data Linkages?

    Jeff Bielefeld
    Jeff Bielefeld
    Bruce, During the "Promote" process the database linkages should be preserved and remain available on the elements. However database linkage information is not automatically available on the feature instance or inserted into the spatial database during…
    • over 7 years ago
    • OpenCities Map
    • OpenCities Map Forum
  • RE: [BM SS4] Registered SQL*Server Feature has no Text Sub-Feature

    Jeff Bielefeld
    Jeff Bielefeld
    Bruce, I contacted one of my colleagues familiar with the "Insert > Polygon Placement Metadata..." process in the Bentley Geospatial Administrator and was able to determine that the "Align" annotation option is not available for polygon collection feature…
    • over 7 years ago
    • OpenCities Map
    • OpenCities Map Forum
  • RE: [BM SS4] Registered SQL*Server Feature has no Text Sub-Feature

    Jeff Bielefeld
    Jeff Bielefeld
    Bruce, It sounds as if you may have failed to select or define a "Text Expression" during registration of your point feature. In the following image... ...the "[NAME]" property was selected as the "Text Expression" which should result in... …
    • over 7 years ago
    • OpenCities Map
    • OpenCities Map Forum
  • RE: [BM SS4] GSA and Registering Spatial Features

    Jeff Bielefeld
    Jeff Bielefeld
    Bruce, The documentation appears to be in error. I would recommend that you rename your columns to MS_X_SCALE and MS_Y_SCALE and register your feature class again, verifying that the expected columns are automatically selected and not showing up as…
    • over 7 years ago
    • OpenCities Map
    • OpenCities Map Forum
  • RE: [BM SS4] GSA and Registering Spatial Features

    Jeff Bielefeld
    Jeff Bielefeld
    During the "Register Features..." process columns named MS_ANGLE, MS_X_SCALE and MS_Y_SCALE are automatically selected as shown in the following. As Jerry mentions you can use any database column names for angle and rotation but manual selection in…
    • over 7 years ago
    • OpenCities Map
    • OpenCities Map Forum
  • RE: [BM SS4] Registered SQL*Server Feature has no Text Sub-Feature

    Jeff Bielefeld
    Jeff Bielefeld
    Bruce, You will need to have a related table which contains locations of annotation sub-features. For example you might have... CREATE TABLE BUILDINGS2 ( [ID] [int] IDENTITY(1,1) NOT NULL, [CONSTRUCTED] [date] NULL, [VALUE] [int] NULL, [NAME…
    • over 7 years ago
    • OpenCities Map
    • OpenCities Map Forum
  • RE: Export XFM features as shapefiles

    Jeff Bielefeld
    Jeff Bielefeld
    Greetings Peter, Maybe the following code snippets can get you going? public static void SHPExportWithCriteria (bool addToExports) { GDIExplorerExportNode exportNode = new GDIExplorerExportNode("mytown"); exportNode.AddExportDirectory(GDIExplorerExportNode…
    • over 7 years ago
    • Geospatial Programming
    • Geospatial Programming Forum
  • - Connect to ESRI File Geodatabase

    Dan Weston
    Dan Weston
    You can connect to an Esri File Geodatabase (FileGDB) from the Map Interoperability dialog. The Esri File Geodatabase support is available in all OpenCities Map CONNECT and Bentley Map V8i (SELECTSeries 4) and above editions of the product. Inside the…
    • over 2 years ago
    • OpenCities Map
    • OpenCities Map Wiki
  • - Create XFM DGN file using Import from database

    Sanket Butala
    Sanket Butala
    Using OpenCities Map to import spatial data from Oracle (read-only), SQL Server (read-only), WFS (read-only), and Esri File Geodatabase (read-only) creates a self-contained DGN file with XFM features. This allows you to work in a disconnected environment…
    • over 2 years ago
    • OpenCities Map
    • OpenCities Map Wiki
  • RE: How to Export Dgn file to Shape file with Attributes?

    Dan Weston
    Dan Weston
    Which Export option did you select? If you use Add Shapefile, then you must choose the "Building" feature to export. The CHLSTGO_BUILDINGS_2D features do not contain any attributes, except for the system-generated geometric properties for area and perimeter…
    • over 7 years ago
    • OpenCities Map
    • OpenCities Map Forum
  • RE: Store attributes in a database

    Jeff Bielefeld
    Jeff Bielefeld
    Morten, To insert database rows during "Import" operations in the Bentley Map Interoperability application use the "Feature Parameters > Mapped Name" and "Property Parameters > Mapped Name" sections to assign feature class and business property mappings…
    • over 8 years ago
    • OpenCities Map
    • OpenCities Map Forum
  • RE: Getting cells imported from ArcGIS to use the cellangle field

    Jeff Bielefeld
    Jeff Bielefeld
    Bob, Thank you for that clarification. Unfortunately the ability to use a database property (e.g. [Rotation802]) to define the "Cell Angle" for point features in the Bentley Geospatial Administrator does not exist at this time. In the "File > Interoperability…
    • over 8 years ago
    • OpenCities Map
    • OpenCities Map Forum
  • RE: Getting cells imported from ArcGIS to use the cellangle field

    Jeff Bielefeld
    Jeff Bielefeld
    Bob, Are you using the "ProjectWise Connector for ArcGIS" to extract the ArcGIS/SDE data and create design files or are you using the "File > Interoperability > Import" functionality within a Bentley Map session?
    • over 8 years ago
    • OpenCities Map
    • OpenCities Map Forum
  • Learning about XFT Move Operation in Map

    Renato Cartesio
    Renato Cartesio
    HI all! I need to know how use the move operation in Bentley Map. Actually, in C# i write this code: Bentley.Interop.Xft.MoveOp op = new Bentley.Interop.Xft.MoveOp(); Bentley.Interop.Xft.CmdMgrClass mgr = new Bentley.Interop.Xft.CmdMgrClass…
    • over 8 years ago
    • Geospatial Programming
    • Geospatial Programming Forum
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