I guess many SMDs are filing their CAD files in some project specific sub-folder on some server. You often need to switch between models. So you go open another file and then go to the right model. Explorer offers a better way to do this through "...

The pattern and filed area dialogs work similar and "do" something similar. Why do you end up with two differnt element types. Why is it not interchangeable. This is more than ripe (dated) In dwg you end up with a mess when you with patterns and f...

Quite a few elements can be placed and at the same time be associated with existing graphical elements (dimensions, text, cells, labels). Assiciations can be lost quite easiliy and it is also possible to drop an association, however creating one i...

Missing additional property for elements to have not only date modified but also created. As copying elements to new file the date is lost as it updates date modified which is incorrect approach. Need to have actual creation date which doesn't cha...

This is a lock/toggle, perhaps a new _USTN_CAPABILITY for Element Template to follow the selected Active Level. Something like: +ChangeLevel_ChangesTemplate In the example, an Element Template would have been assigned a Level. Currently when I cha...

Microstation has the ability to override the symbology of levels in a nested reference file through the use of a configuration variable. Adding the ability to change the display of models at the nested reference level would be a great tool to have...

There ist currently a capability setting CAPABILITY_PICKLIST that prevents the user from making any change to a picklist. As an administrator I'd like to have the option to prevent users from creating lokal picklists in the dgns but it should only...

Requesting Bentley to add the option to outline text in a user specified color. This will help the text to stand out against aerial imagery.I'm already aware of the background option. Looking for something that contours to the text.Thank you.

While AutoCAD is very much focused on key-in commands, MicroStation has always worked on providing a constantly improving graphical user interface. Despite the advantages of such a visual approach the Position Mapping was and is a very efficient w...

If we select the tool "Pattern area" and we load a file, such as "acad.pat" or "acadiso.pat" (created in AutoCAD), then the Tool Settings window (Pattern area) should have a preview to show the pattern selected in the drop-down list.