Issue :Since the release of Windows 8.1 ( The first major release to Windows 8 ) users of MicroStation V8i have requested support on this platform.
Background: The Windows 8.1 operating system was released after the last commercial MicroStation…
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If you have not heard yet, Settings Manager will be removed from MicroStation in a future TBD release; however it has been replaced by much better functionality.
For a while now, Bentley has provided a better solution that supercedes…
How to set the transparency of specific levels in a master file as well as in a (nested) reference file to a specific value, using a key-in.
Actually setting the transparency is quite close to setting the display for (nested) reference levels (see…
How to switch a level in a nested reference on or off using a key-in.
In order to be able to switch on/off levels on a nested reference, the following settings/variables need to be checked first, to allow editing and saving the changes to the levels…
In MicroStation V8i an enhancement was made for setting the global origin (GO=) and also a change in how the current origin is reported.
For more information regarding the change in how the global origin is reported there is a good blog by Tim Hickman…
Still have Archive (.mar) files around??
If you still have MicroStation Archive files and want to be able to access the data inside, it is recommended to convert them to packager zip files.
Beginning in MicroStation V8i Select Series 3, the ability…
This term "DWG Fidelity" used in conversation lately.
Also, this scenario appears to be a rising trend...
Electronic deliverables for a project need to be in DWG.
The project is started in DGN format. At or near the end of the project, the project…
MicroStation V8i (SELECTseries 3) has been released. When you download and install it, you will notice some changes with previous versions of MicroStation V8i.
Here are some technical points of note:
The installer has been changed considerably…