How do I keep Descartes from vertically scaling a raster DEM when creating a STM? When importing raster DEMs that are in imperial units, it scales the pixel values using the SI to Imperial unit conversion factor (meters to feet = x3.2808). So I end…

I found that the MDL app was already loaded upon setup but I don't see any related toolboxes or Tasks related.

Hello all, I am very new to Descartes, the version I have is SS5, I have point cloud data of a railway cutting with a tunnel and I'm attempting to drape an element on to the surface. The thing is I have been given all of the point cloud data on one…

We are trying to generate solids in a dgn file to work in microestation from a POD file via importing the cloud and using the xyz coordinates tool to import the points before creating a mesh by point, we want to reduce the density of the points to say…

Hi, I'm attempting to consolidate a series of images into a single image using Descartes 08.11.09.578 stand-alone version. The series are TIFF files with sister data files. The image quality appears to be 1 pixel per 1 meter. The DGN has a coordinate…

When I use descartes 'Merge' tool and select multiple files as the output the resulting tiles butt up to each other seamlessly except that it appears a row of pixels is missing resulting in a black line across the drawing. Is there a way to avoid this…

Hi, We have 21 separate ecw files that span a total of ~8200km² we want to merge them into a single ecw using descartes. The files are in EPSG:3395 (WGS 84 World Mecator) we have... Batch converted them to uncompressed iTiff64 (using average pixel…

I must model concrete walls using scan data. The tolerances on a project are very tight and the dimensions need to be within a 16th of an inch accuracy if at all possible. What is the best way to model walls using point cloud data? Thank You!

Hello, I am trying to create a scalable terrain model from point cloud data using Decartes in Microstation. I am attaching a pts file to the point cloud menu in microstation and converting to a pod file. The point cloud is made of 3 registered scan…

Hi everyone, I've tried to drape a line element on a point cloud of a scanned cavity (see picture below) to generate a section through the cloud. Is there a way to avoid these spikes (red circle in the picture) by chosing something like a maximum distance…

hello everybody i have been using bentley descartes for 2months now, and i still find some difficulty with geo-referencing with the software. I hav a raster with me dat i want to geo-reference. The raster has coordinate points (like 740500N, 533800E…

Heya, I'd like to first introduce myself: I'm Jacob Collstrup and I'm a surveyor from Denmark. I just got my first job after graduating. My job is to take point clouds into Microstation v8i Descartes SELECTSeries 3 and then model them. This is…

Hi , i am trying to drape linear elements onto ground classified point cloud. for some reason it is not working. an error pops up saying "element not valid for tool" Any help greatly appreciated John

I have two cits in one dgn. They are the same cit. I need to edit one cit but leave the orginal unedited. The client does not want me to change the name of either cit. The names have to remain the same. Is there a way to lock one of the cit "copies" in…

I'm attempting to resize the canvas of a cit file. When I do so the image scales up just a bit. This happens to me occasionally. Can anyone tell me why this is? I'm using Descartes V8i SS2. Thanks

Hi all, I got a new laptop and installed Descartes SS4 straight away. To my dismay when drawing with a POD loaded, the display driver kept stopping about every 10-20 seconds. Screen goes black, then recovers and goes back to normal, only about 2-3…

Will we get a Descartes SS4, which we can install at a Microstation SS3 ? - If Powerdraft is a certified platform - why not Microstation ?

Hi all, I'm merging 2 raster (TIF raster) with Bentley Descartes. I want to save the result in CIT format. The 2 rasters have white as 1st color and black as 2nd color. I obtain 1 raster with black as 1st color and white as 2nd color. If I…

Hello We are going through the process of removing Microstation J and moving up to V8i. (We have used XM for a while but didn't like IRASB as it kept on locking raster layers). Anyway. Some of the older attached cit raster files we have, won…

Hi, I'm trying to add pod-files as elevation point in STM. I get the "Unexpected errors occurs" for all my files. I can attach them using Point Clouds. I can also add xyz-files as elevation points. I'm running MS 08.11.09.357 and DC 08.11.09…

Hi, I would like to use the stamp vector tool to burn pointcloud images (pod data) onto a raster. It seems to crash every time I attempt it. Can someone confirm if this is possible or not? Thanks, Mike H

Hello, I'm new to Descartes and point clouds so please excuse if this is a n00b post. I have just tried importing a large xyz txt file into Descartes as a point cloud. I must say I am very impressed at how efficiently it handles large data sets. …

Hello! I tried to change a Classification of pont in Descartes SS3 as it was shown in movies and described in Help. But it doesn't work. Maybe is here any specific thing in this process? In my point cloud all in class Unclassified and can change…

Hi Just moved from Good old IrasB to Descartes. Nice that it all seems more integrated. One problem we have is with CIT files, we can only open them as ReadOnly, What are we doing wrong, it worked fine in IrasB Best…