hello evryone, i was digitizing lot shapes on a raster image in an XFM project and wen i digitize a lot shape and press reset so as to show d edit dialog.........the lot shape doesnt appear and an error msg appears sayin "Operation must use an Opdateable…

Hi, I try to define in Bentley Geospatial Administrator feature for 3D buildings which are devided into walls and roof. I have already defined primary-feature 'building' as a polygon collection with several properties and I wonder how to define sub-features…

This might be a shot in the dark. Is it possible to symbolize XFM point-text features that contain subscripts and fractions? See for example:

Hi All, I have a project that is using Oracle spatial and Bentley Map(Select Series 2). I am also using the Cadastre functions on BM. I have a Multi Polygon( 4 polygons, 1 ObjectId) I need to get rid of this one Multi Poly and have 4 individual…

Hi After Installing (and running) Bentley Map SS3 Beta 2 something funny has happen to VBA both in SS3 and in SS2 version of Bentley Map. VBA ha stopped accepting classes from the XFT object as ByRef parameters when calling function between two mvba…

Hello, We have some dwg files (an example is available on the following link: http://www.azimut.fr/charge/map_problem.dwg ) that can't be opened using Bentley Map V8i Select series 2 (french version 08.11.07.450). Ram Memory used by the process…

This is a simple question. I have loaded Bentley MAP for Microstation. I just need to know if there is a way to start Map from within Microstation. I would like to be able to start it similarly to the way I can with InRoads (by calling an MDL) or similar…

Hi I need what could be call a XFM version of the Topology Tool called "Associate Linkages" I have some XFM based centoids with attributes. Then with the Topology tool "Create Shapes" I create all the complex shapes and there is nice areas on…

I have some medium and large shapfiles that I am using as references. The Medium size (8-14 mb with 11-21mb dbf files) take around 40 seconds to attach. The attachment mode is Geographic-reprojected. It takes around 18 seconds if I use Coincident-World…

When we first set up GSA it was with Map XM. We set up GSA to resymbolize polygons according to specific criteria. It worked fine (one of the few things that worked in Map XM by the way). Now we're using Enterprise Map Select Server 2. Using a copy…

By making a macro recording I can figure out how to start, how to lock rotation, how to set scale and to point out placement coordinates! But How do I set the name of the PlotSheet model that is going to be created? and how to I set the name of…

Hi, I have 3D building features (Smart Solid with attributes) in Bentley Map and I want to export them to 3D shape file (multipatch or polygonZ). I've tried to do this by Export via FME but it doesn't work properly. I've got good attribute table…

Hello, Does anyone have suggestions or know of any documentation that will help me create a brand new sql spatial database? I want to create an empty database and be able to "promote" my microstation data into the new sql database. I am trying to use…

I have a shapefile that contains some features I'd like to map to point-cell XFM features, and other features that I'd like to map to point-text FM features (so I can use PBA). I would really rather not create two separate XFM features, which would necessitate…

Hi The Databrowser in BMAP SS2 acts different (and wrongly ??) compaired with PowerMap SS1. Look at the screen dump. The same feature has different values in the property BrøndNr.!!! What have I done: Started the databrowser changed the…

I have tried to use the "Publish i-model" that is in the the new Bentley Map (standalone) All I get is a message in the status line saying: "Publish: 0 succeeded, 1 faild, 0 up-to-date, 0 already publish" I have attached the XFM designfile. What…

I have created a Cadastre project with the Cadastre wizard and have most things working like I want, but when I try to split a parcel my area shows up in what looks like Square ft and not Acres. I set the units to ac in the cadastre wizard. Is there something…