Hi all. I am relatively new to using microstation v8i SS2. I understand that it is outdated, but I must use it for this particular project. I am trying to use the limits of construction tool in order to generate slope stakes. I am able to set everything…

Hello everyone, Question: Is there an easy way to "explode" the terrain to be lines with elevations to be viewed in v8i SS2?? Doing this for multiple terrains at once is a plus!! Background: Our client is primarily PennDOT who still use V8i SS2…

So, this is strange. I try to code an interface with a variable width block, like this (fixed format output from OUTP-file pasted as an image as multiple spaces not allowed here): One would think that pairs of widths would have to be coded on fields…

Dear colleagues, Best wishes to all of you for the New Year. I started it off with a clean new install, so my system is crisp, fresh and fast. That's a clean Mx install, too. When using it for the first time, re-loading my project's input files, the…

Dear colleagues, I use a string with the exact start and end points for arrows to be displayed, and then try to display them like this: Declare %1 1 - Q8 Options %2 817,,LIST 814,3=MVE7 805,1=255 806 808,4=0.2500 810,MACR,2=PIJLASSN,5=-2,6=…

Dear colleagues, For some time, my Mx Model Display toolbar won't dock anymore. Also, it keeps disappearing, when restarting Mx it'll be gone and also while running Mx it sometimes disappears. What's really weird is that when re-activating the…

Dear colleagues, When viewing the perspective view using Through Visibility, the pane only shows a very small cut-out from the Model To Analyse. Display triangulation on/off makes no difference. Turning Clip view off shows nothing at all (perspective…

Dear colleagues, For already some time now Mx Through Visibility clipped the button section below the visibility panes, these buttons control visibility direction and chainage (location), step forward, step back, etc. like this: Resizing the window…

Dear colleagues, I have a CAD file containing a simple straight angle drive path I'd like to use to check out an intersection I designed. I thought it'd be easy, just change the rotation and fiddle a bit with the insertion coordinates to position it…

I have a text/excel file that contains hundreds of station and offsets of specific locations (ie. new utility pole locations to be placed). I want to know how I can import this information into Inroads relative to a particular baseline and then generate…

I have a 4 lane interstate with 4 ramps and some structures. I'm trying to perform the End Area Volume so that I can create the Mass Haul Diagram that the client wants. Towards the end of our section of the job is a large structure that I am trying to…

My company uses GEOPAK V8i and has multiple office locations connected by local servers that cache project files and then connect to the main servers at our headquarters. Whenever a remote office collaborates with another office, typically headquarters…

Hi all, Recently I notice strange behavior when using MX. During process of closing project I noticed that my AutoCAD LT instance is closing too..(!!). What is more interesting it applies only to ACAD LT 2012 when it is opened as only instance…