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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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Ability to export Thematic Display Shading

We currently use Thematic Display Styles to providing shading/color coding for things like elevation ranges, slopes, etc. but we can't communicate this to non-Bentley products which is a norm in our industry. The ability to export these triangles/...
almost 4 years ago in General 5 Future consideration

Picklists: Can a Picklist have a description as well as a name?

It would be useful, when managing Picklists, for a Picklist to have a description as well as a name.For example, a Picklist named "Door Furniture" might be described "Assign this Picklist to Item Type 'Door' property 'fittings'."
about 5 years ago in 2D Drawing 1 Planned

Calculated Fields

Fields are used to report and annotate File, Model, Cell, Element Properties. It would be good to be able to support the use of expressions so the information extracted can be manipulated or used to calculate / derive other values.Possible uses: W...
about 5 years ago in 2D Drawing 0 Planned

Learning MicroStation Python Book

It would be good to publish an e-book on MicroStation Python, similar to the old "Learning MicroStation VBA" book by Jerry Winters. Should cover, align with Bentley Learn webinars, topics : MSR-I-2067 Should cover, intro the new Python Assistant a...
6 months ago in General 4 Needs review

Accudraw Compass, Auto-Rotate to Element

This is a new mode for Accudraw to rotate the compass upon Element Selection or modify operation. This happens when an operation or element creation occurs when the snap or selection starts with an existing element. The new functionality is to rot...
6 months ago in  1 Needs review

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.
10 months ago in Programming 1 Needs review

Text: Decimal Justification

MicroStation allows text to be justified in several ways. However, those abilities do not include decimal justification. MicroStation CONNECT includes Tables. Wouldn't it be great to have a decimal alignment option similar to Microsoft Excel and W...
about 5 years ago in 2D Drawing 2 Planned

Parametric Element Option to Move entire element to desired level

Moving a Parametric element to a new level doesn't move the underlying profiles and other features to that same level. This can result in the software appearing to show levels being used that do not appear to have anything on them. Very confusing ...
about 5 years ago in 3D Modeling 1 Planned

Create config variable to Display Rules, MS_DGNLIBLIST_DISPLAYRULES

there are config variables specific to several things like levels, item types, element templates, display styles... but there is not one for display rules. I think there should be one specific to display rules, MS_DGNLIBLIST_DISPLAYRULES. For now ...
about 1 year ago in General 0 Needs review

Macro Recording Tool Limitations

Improve the Macro Recording tool (Drawing > Utilities > Macros) to capture many critical key strokes that are currently ignored. Using "Drawing > Home > Primary > Level Manager > Update levels from library" as an example: 1) Cli...
over 1 year ago in Programming 0 Needs review