VBA check if a feature is queried from database

Nikolay Tsonev

Hello all, I have a features queried from database and another I just placed. Can I check if feature is queried from database in VBA?

xfm Element with 2 different Annotations

alxtbntl

In the GSA I have defined a cell with 2 annotations. To place these 2 annotations, I have adapted the sub "PlacePolygonAndAnnotation" from the example/demo vba. As a result the 2 annotations are placed on the cell, so placed with the same origin. However…

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- Load properties from text strings (text2xfm VBA)

Kees van Prooijen [Bentley]

This macro runs on V8i and CONNECT. ---- With thanks to Bentley collegue Kees van Prooijen for providing this macro. The attached zip file includes a VBA text2xfm.mvba with documentation that describes how to load business properties from…

- Protecting OpenCities Map Design File data in a MicroStation session

Dan Weston

Beginning with the Bentley Map V8 i (SELECTseries 3) release (now OpenCities Map), the referential integrity of XFM feature instances (graphic and non-graphic elements) is protected when design files are opened in a pure MicroStation session. This additional…

- Replace text during Shapefile importing

Nelson Hobdell

The following solution addresses the user question submitted in this forum thread. Question : 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…

- Export thematic symbology to MicroStation

Dan Weston

The following describes how to export thematic map symbology to MicroStation. This is required at times to create MicroStation elements without XFM Attributes for use in MicroStation and other software that does not support XFM Attributes. The attributes…

- Text size settings

Nelson Hobdell

It's important to define your text size properly in the GIS schema to get the desired results on the map. In this article, we'll take a look a the parameters, values and settings to get it right the first time. Apply Drawing Scale , when enabled,…

How do I merge a file in Opencities Map Connect (No workset - no database connection) that contains XFM features?

Mariette Ter Poorten

I have already saved the file in question with the option remove opencities map specific data. This used to resolve the problem in Bentley Map V8i (Select Series 4) when we needed to merge the file in MicroStation. I also get the following error message…

Interoperability OpenCitiesMap/OpenRail

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…