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    Translate Python API Docs to Human Language

    I am trying to learn to use Python for our programming needs but find the documentation and lack of examples very depressing. Could we at least get the API docs to include code syntax examples for each topic.
    9 months ago in Programming 1 Needs review

    Create Cell tool algo - Reboot

    The Create Cell tool, process is way too hard to use. Especially in today's 3d world. Need much better feedback and documentation. Cell library Create Cell tool only highlights when there is an attached lib. Trips me and new users up constantly....
    about 2 months ago in General 0 Needs review

    Edit Cell in Place: Selecting Nested Cells or Elements

    After selecting Edit Cell in Place option in the right-click context menu, Mstn should provide the user a menu of nested Cells to allow the user to select the nested Cell to edit. See DraftSight Edit Components menu. As the user scrolls over the l...
    about 2 months ago in General 0 Needs review

    Edit Cell in Place: Modify Insertion Point

    Edit Cell in Place allows the user to edit the Cell contents in place. Bravo! Long time wish list item. What would be good is to also allow the user to modify (Redefine Basepoint in ACAD, Rhino-speak) the insertion point. The insertion point seems...
    about 2 months ago in General 1 Needs review

    Add / Remove Cell or Element(s) to Cell

    As we do more and more BIM assembly:component modeling, it would be good to provide an easy means to add/remove Cells or Element(s) to Cells. See BricsCAD, DraftSight, Rhino tools.
    about 2 months ago in General 0 Needs review

    Undo History

    For some inexplicable reason Microstation does not provide users with a history of commands that they can use to undo and redo. This is a common and vital feature of most design and authoring software. Examples include Microsoft Word and Excel, as...
    almost 3 years ago in General 6 Future consideration

    Built-in simplification tool for vendor models

    We often receive vendor models in formats that include Parasolid, IGES, STEP, and ACIS. When adding these file types to our 3D models, we experience processing issues due to the high detail contained in the vendor models. Currently we have to use ...
    about 1 year ago in 3D Modeling 2 Needs review

    Replace / Update Cells: Option to use selected Cell

    The Replace / Update Cell tool allows the user to select a Cell on screen to use as the new, replacement Cell. It accepts but stumbles when it can not find the Cell as named in the attached library. Replacement Cell vanishes. No error message. Thi...
    about 2 months ago in General 0 Needs review

    Ctrl-U: Ungrouping Orphan Cells - (re)generate Insertion Point

    Ctfl-G is a very useful, quick way of grouping elements to create a Cell. This will often be followed by a Ctrl-H to ungroup and edit the elements contained in the Cell. It would be helpful to preserve the Insertion point when the Cell is ungroupe...
    about 2 months ago in General 0 Needs review

    Create Cell using Ctrl-G: Pop-up to allow user to Name Cell

    Ctfl-G is a very useful, quick way of grouping elements to create a Cell. Currently the 'orphan' Cell needs to be named in the Properties Panel. It would be good to have a pop-up when the user keys Ctrl-G to allow naming.
    about 2 months ago in General 0 Needs review