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Honor locked elements on reproject

When active file is reprojected add an option under "Reprojection settings" to not reproject locked elements or levels. For example some points could be locked as they are in target coordinate system and shouldn't be moved.
over 1 year ago in General 0 Needs review

Expand Reports to allow reporting on nested reference files

Currently you can create a report to show references and how many nest depth a file may have. However you cannot expand the report to show the paths of the nested reference files. I would like the reporting tools to allow a true look of the refere...
over 1 year ago in General 0 Needs review

Item Sets in v8i

Creating Named Group is cumbersome by selecting elements manually. In v8i, there is 'Item set' to search and save, then to reuse. This is helpful to select elements by criteria, then use for Clash detection. Please restore this feature back. In V8...
almost 3 years ago in General 1 Needs review

Improve "Create Complex Chain" and "Create Complex Shape".

Both tools should have a new parameter in its tool settings dialog. This new parameter would be a checkbox "Result attributes from active Attributes". If it is checked then it works as currently but if it is unchecked then it would workd as JOIN (...
over 4 years ago in General 0 Will not implement

Links - Retain Connection Between Element Link and Explorer

Problem: User creates a Link in Explorer to a URL or other location. User then attaches the link to an element. Later on, the URL or link information changes. The user updates Explorer, but the link that has been attached to an element does not au...
over 1 year ago in  0 Needs review

Consider adding an option for item types to the element attributes tools.

This idea was brought up in an FDOT training session. Has there been any thought given to adding item types to the match element attributes/change element attributes tools? So if one line/element has an item type attached, you could match that ele...
over 4 years ago in General 0 Will not implement

Improve "Trim to intersection"

In the toolBox Modify there is the button "Trim to intersection" similar than FILLET in AutoCAD. I would like to see some new parameters in the tool settings dialog such as: checkbox (Join elements) Vertex= combobox (Sharp / Rounded/ Chamfered) as...
over 4 years ago in General 0 Needs review

Add projective warp method

Microstation is missing projective warp method. For aerial data if it is slightly angled affine projection is not suitable as it allows only skew but doesn't allow trapezoid shape to fix perspective. Descartes are not an option as just simple warp...
over 4 years ago in 2D Drawing 2 Will not implement

Geographic coordinates measure in meters

Geographic coordinate systems are almost impossible to use properly in Microstation. You can set up ACS to display geographic coordinates but not vice-versa if file is set to use geographic coordinates. But if storage units are in degrees there is...
over 1 year ago in General 0 Needs review

Add ability to use display rules with caluclated item values

With the display rules you can visualize simple values (element properties and simple item attributes). If item attributes are calculated using an expression, the display rule no longer works. attached is a very simple example: Each square in the ...
over 1 year ago in General 1 Needs review