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.

When using the command View Rotate Element on a text element rotates the view so that the text rotates to the nearest quadrant. For example if the text is close to upside down it will rotate the text to upside down instead of rotating the view so ...

I have been experimenting with the Place Table tool in CONNECT 16. In 16 the tool worked reasonably well. I could the Import From File with no seed file defined. After importing the data from an Excel file, any manipulation of the rows and columns...

Since Update 17.2 was released we has needed a secure method to start MicroStation with a specific Configuration Name, WorkSpace and WorkSet. Today there's two Command Line Parameters to set the WorkSpace "-wk" and the WorkSet "-ww" but there isn'...

Apparently the new "Recent Tools" only works if the tool was selected directly from the ribbon. Tools can be activated in many different ways. They can be selected from the ribbon. They can be activated through Position Mapping. They can be chosen...

The idea for improving the Design Scripts tool for printing to PDF is that user will also be able to refer to item types and their values. This will allow the user to automatically create bookmarks, links, etc. in the structure of the PDF document...

To use IFC files to communicate with other programs, you need another Bentley product. I suppose it is possible to add this function to Microstation and OpenRoads.

Associative dimensions need to work with elements that are in Reference attachments, not just elements in the same active model. Due to the federated way that Mstn is designed to work, association with elements stored in external files, models is ...

If you want suggestions on what an audit/repair tool should do, look in the dusty archives for documentation on the EDG tool from V4 to V7. This utility was very useful for analyzing and repairing corrupted files in a non-graphic environment. Here...

Put the option back on the Place Note dialog vs. creating a separate style for this! As a user of MS for almost 30 years... this wasn't necessary.