Microstation should upgrade to the latest version of .NET, as .NET Framework 4.6.2 is nearing the end of support. New versions of .NET could help AddIn developers, thanks to the new version of C# and all the .NET Core development tools, and could ...

Occasionally, someone asks about using Python as a development tool. However, there's no obvious way in which Python per se could be used. An IEEE survey shows that Python is the most popular computer programming language (search for The IEEE Spec...

In a file, there could be one or more tables that have been placed based on a report definition. If these need refreshed, right now we have to do it one at a time. It would be nice to have a tool that would refresh all tables in the active model, ...

It would be great if MS/ORD saved the WorkSpace and WorkSet pull-down menu heights, instead of having to pull them down to make them taller every time the apps are opened. A lot of firms including mine deal with many, many WorkSpaces and even more...

Visual Scripting is a feature that uses a graphical interface to lower the entry barriers for users to create their own automations and tools with or without the need to code. Current technology exists today in various forms such as Grasshopper, D...

To facilitate ProjectWise Titleblock integration, it is necessary to have each sheet in it's own DGN container. Currently there is a "One Sheet per DGN" option on the create drawing dialog for civil boundary placement in OpenRoads but there is no ...

WMTS tiles in Microstation are only supported in KVP, but not in RESTFUL. As a result, many wmts services cannot be used. There is an urgent need to integrate the restful protocol, as more and more public administration services are only offered v...

Display Rules are great but we do miss a new option/action which can set a point style override . Just like it is possible in any GIS application (QGIS etc.). Today we can only change the color, fill, weight etc. at a point (element type: point or...

While troubleshooting a workspace, we find the SHOW CONFIGURATION key in to be the best way to look at multiple variables at a time. We recently discovered that it reports the values as defined at the beginning of the session and ignores any chang...

When selecting an Element Template, there does not seem to be a logical order of element templates or folders. It would be much simpler to have all folders and templates in alphabetical order. See the screenshot below from ORD.