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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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Replace / Update Cell as Reference Attachment

Replace / Update Cell could be tweaked to do replace the selected Cell with a Reference Attachement. This will help the user leverage the functionality provided by Ref Attachments when creating and using Cells. See previous discussion, item 2.
over 3 years ago in General 0 Needs review

Reports: Choose not to look in nested folders

When choosing location type "Path" in the creation of a report it would be good to have the ability to choose whether or not to consider the path's subfolders. Now they are automatically taken into account. Use case: I often create a subfolder "_D...
over 3 years ago in General 0 Needs review

DV Visible Edges Filled Render Mode - Materials, Pattern Maps, Shadows missing

It would be great to enhance Visible Edges Filled Render Mode to include Materials , Pattern Maps and Shadows for the fills. Transparency either omits the glazing altogether when the Threshold setting is lower than the glazing material's opacity o...
over 3 years ago in Visualization 0 Needs review

Visible Edges Output + Transparency Threshold

Is there a way to limit the dashed hidden lines to those ares behind a transparent material only? At the moment, if you switch hidden lines on, all hidden edges are shown.... making the view unreadable. It would be better if the hidden lines were ...
over 3 years ago in General 0 Needs review

Smartlines: Properties Panel support

It would be great if the old Smartline introduced with Mstn 95 could be enhanced to allow parametric adjustment of the rounds/chamfers between line segments using the Properties Panel. Currently the Modify tool needs to be used to access the round...
over 3 years ago in 3D Modeling 1 Needs review

Perforaters - support for Profiles

Perforaters are great, but it would be good to extend support beyond 3d elements like solids to 2d elements like linestrings and shapes. Lots of applications for general and.. https://communities.bentley.com/products/microstation/f/microstation-fo...
over 3 years ago in 3D Modeling 2 Will not implement

Placement Points - Model / active ACS Origin Option

PPs are now supported by Graphic & Shared Cells in U16. Bravo! It would be good to include Model / active ACS origin as an option. This will help the user transfer Cells between models, for example. ACS origin. I can see the users using this t...
over 3 years ago in General 0 Needs review

Clip volume missing clip by axis method

Clip volume tool:clip by section plane is missing similar tool as in clip point cloud oriented block by axis. As view can later be oriented only to section plane and not to cloud clip then need to merge both function under clip volume.
over 3 years ago in General 0 Needs review

Add a template text when creating a communites question

I was thinking of a template text whenever you start a thread in the communities like: [>Product</>Version] >Description< You can either then fill in the information or delete the placeholder if irrelevant.
almost 4 years ago in General 2 Will not implement

[VBA CE/V8i] Enhancement Request - IsSolidSplit Method

We have the TrimSolidWithSurface Method in Microstation VBA, but that is buggy because programmer needs to handle 3 scenarios: If the solid can be cut by surface If the closestpoint not vague to find a face If the output of solid is what programme...
almost 4 years ago in 3D Modeling 0 Needs review