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Create a parametric cell with editable text as part of it

It would be very helpful to be possible to create a parametric cell with editable text as part of it: Creating a parametric cell with text is not a problem. Creating an Item Type and linking it to the text through a field is also easy. So far, the...
about 20 hours ago in General 0 Needs review

Add IFC Export Properties

Add file properties (project name, site, author etc. ) in DGN so these properties will be available in IFC after exporting this dgn to IFC. This option is present on OBD, it has following option in export to IFC.This needs to be implemented in Mic...
2 days ago in 3D Modeling 0 Needs review

Let me see Print Styles definitions!

Please let me see what a print style will do without having to hunt down the dgnlib the print style is stored in. I can easily do this with Dimension Styles that shows every available dimension style, and what settings it has, and when I hover on ...
27 days ago in General 1 Needs review

Change text style simultaneously in all text in the table selected

MicroStation provides established tools for editing text, including the Change Text Attributes dialog. Since the introduction of tables, text inside table cells do not behave consistently with these standard tools. Expectation is that the text too...
8 days ago in General 0 Needs review

Background printing for Print Organizer

Print Organizer should have an option for background printing. It is inconvenient at best to send a set of sheets to print, and to be unable to work until they are done printing. Depending on what I have to send, I could be sitting idle for an hou...
24 days ago in General 0 Needs review

Weld Symbol Annotation Tool

It is very common for various shops to need a welding symbol annotation on a drawing. Often times, the shops are small or the details are simple (such as a steel member repair drawing) and wouldn't warrant the use of a very expensive and robust pr...
about 1 month ago in General 1 Will not implement

Add list of Recently used cells

It would be helpful if there was some way the cell library dialog could show recently used cells, at least from the currently attached library. As an example, I am placing a lot of cells from a "Drainage" cell library. There are hunderds of cells ...
8 days ago in General 2 Needs review

New User Preference -> Remove Display Set on Close/Open

A new User Preference Toggle to remove or turn off Display Sets in the DGN. Leaving a Display Set active or enabled in a DGN for a new user can be very confusing or misleading for a new user or change in the team when working collaboratively. Havi...
8 days ago in 3D Modeling 0 Needs review

Swept Path Analysis

I am asking that Bentley provide a Swept path analysis for MicroStation. Generally, we use MicroStation for preliminary analysis and look at truck turning to support the initial design. I would assume that ORD and other design software would use t...
8 days ago in General 1 Needs review

Migration tool for user preferences between MicroStation versions

Problem Description: Up through previous version upgrades (e.g., 2023 → 2024), user preferences could simply be carried over to the new version by copying the prefs directory. Since MicroStation 2026, this no longer works – preferences are no long...
about 1 month ago in General 1 Needs review