I have used function keys extensively during my career as a Microstation user. I have also used numerous alternative input methods (paper menus, on-screen buttons, etc. and am well versed in these as well. However, newer technology promises even b...

Rapid access to a large variety of cells is one of the keys to productivity in Microstation. In general, I find that locating and placing cells is still too clunky (inefficient.) I think Cell Selector has the basic idea and could be an excellent t...

Named Expressions (and derivatives like Item Types expressions) offers IIF condition. In some situations, when more values to be checked (see e.g. this discussion) it leads to nested expressions, that are hard to understand. It would be nice to ha...

Sorting while selecting with the tool Element Selection is important and its applicable aeras are comprehensive. This new feature could also give Microstation a chance of sustainable development in various modeling tools and data export tools.

I am currently working on a design file with a very complex reference structure. is there a way I can select object in my model so that it highlights the particular reference in which that objects belong in the reference manager or level manager. ...

An example of one of the more complex expression is a long series of IF statements to generate a bid item based on other properties of the item type. Some are rather simple, but I have a few that require 8-10 statements (some nested) and it would ...

We have to draw our wetland impacts to show them on our plan sheets. I would like to use item types to show what type of wetland we are impacting. Right now, I can only manually enter what type of wetland it is. This information is included as an ...

Since named fences and named clip volumes have been combined to be Named Boundaries, I suggest to change the label in the Create Saved View dialog box accordinly. After all, named fences are here too

In line with the Accreditation Program now on offer with Bentley for the Authoring Tools and ProjectWise, a stream for the administration of the authoring Tools ( MicroStation as a start point and then others ORD etc.) would be great for recogniti...

I want the cells in a lib or a path to be presented as thumbnails with graphics in a map. Like Explorer can present photos. It will be much faster to recognise and select the cell I am looking for. (Many years ago there was Cell Selector that did ...