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PINNED Add measuring/pick distance tool in parametric solid and variables tools
As a MicroStation modelling user, I would like the capability of filling the Distance field by picking two points (or distance between other elements) from within the tool, so that I can be much quicker in creating solids and other elements where ...
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Select-By Level -> Display If Used or Additional Level Used Column [Fixed Width]

Hello Bentley, This idea is either for an additional fixed-width column when selecting Elements by-Level, or the existing [is used] column to display whether a level is used or not. A fixed width column to sort by used/not used. Click on the colum...
almost 2 years ago in Collaboration 2 Will not implement

Sheet Index - Sheet Name

Working within the sheet index. when you add sheets, it takes the Sheet model name. Working on large infrastructure projects (UK), this is ALWAYS called Sheet, we ALWAYS have 1 x sheet per DGN file, other countries may vary. Thus in the Sheet inde...
almost 2 years ago in 2D Drawing 0 Needs review

[DGN reader] Preview handler for DWG

Add Preview handler for DWG file in Windows Explorer or Open dialogs. This would great way to popularize Bentley in AutoCAD community and a must for Projectwise users(https://pwdi.ideas.aha.io/ideas/PWDI-I-29).
almost 3 years ago in  0 Needs review

Measure utility built into data fields

It would be nice if any distance values that can hold data had an option to measure the distance and input the value directly. For example the chamfer tool might provide a means to click a ruler (activate the normal linear measure tool) after meas...
almost 4 years ago in 3D Modeling 0 Needs review

Add the ability to add Comments in the Item Type Expressions

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 ...
almost 5 years ago in General 2 Needs review

Dimension Radius Prefix =

Adding the ability to the Annotate Dimensions with R = 1 500.00 R = Radius Space Equals Space Kilometers Meter Point Decimals (Millimeters)
about 1 year ago in 2D Drawing 1 Needs review

More description fields for Models (and Cells)

I would like to have more description fields for Models (and thus Cells) plus a possibility to rename the name of those columns of descriptions in the Modelmanager dialog. This way Models can be sorted bij Name, Description, Description#2, Descrit...
almost 3 years ago in General 2 Needs review

Modification of Item types in the .dgnlib files

If any of the item types are updated in the .dgnlib file, it should reflect in all the models/.dgn files associated with it
almost 4 years ago in 3D Modeling 2 Needs review

Add ability to create associations

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...
almost 3 years ago in General 1 Needs review

Autocad-like "xline" feature

Have and feature like “xline” in AutoCAD so we can draw construction lines that extend out without having to zoom out.
about 2 years ago in  0 Needs review