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Clash Detection Tool - Vertical Distance

Currently the clash detection tool is a true min distance between (radial distance). It would be very useful to have an additional column that shows the true vertical distance at that same point. We need this for all our vertical clearance checks
20 days ago in General 0 Needs review

Weld Symbol Annotation Tool

It is very common for various shops to need a welding symbol annotation on a drawing. Often times, the shops are small or the details are simple (such as a steel member repair drawing) and wouldn't warrant the use of a very expensive and robust pr...
4 months ago in General 1 Will not implement

Configuring the Appearance of the Sheet Index

It would be very useful for users to have the ability the appearance of the text and linework of the sheet index to meet the client's standards. For instance, some agencies require certain fonts, levels, symbology, etc. for all elements.
2 months ago in General 0 Needs review

Migration tool for user preferences between MicroStation versions

Problem Description: Up through previous version upgrades (e.g., 2023 → 2024), user preferences could simply be carried over to the new version by copying the prefs directory. Since MicroStation 2026, this no longer works – preferences are no long...
4 months ago in General 2 Needs review

Anchor Table to bottom of sheet

We have a table that needs to be anchored to the bottom of the sheet and when new rows are added the table stays anchored to the bottom and the new rows are added to the top. Working with Andrea Gonzalez she came up with a work around that works b...
3 months ago in  1 Needs review

Provide search/replace funtion for item data

For normal text elements and nodes a search/replace function is available. This is not the case for text attributes insed item types. As a user I'd like to be able to search for and replace text strings in items
12 days ago in General 0 Needs review

Import Shp: Implement a solution to allow the users to override the GCS during the import.

Override field so users can specify the GCS they want for the source shp file (horizontal + vertical)
13 days ago in General 0 Future consideration

Move References and Annotations Together in Drawing Sheet Space

When working in a Drawing Sheet, the composition typically includes text and dimensions drawn directly in the sheet, alongside referenced model content. A common scenario is placing several detailed references, then adding text and dimensions that...
about 1 year ago in 2D Drawing 3 Future consideration

Overrides off by default when creating a new level

When creating a new level, all overrides should be off by default instead of being set to all 0s. If I want to put an override on a level, I can do that manually. Unless someone is aware of this feature, most people would think there is some plott...
14 days ago in  1 Needs review

Incluir sistema de referencia EPSG:9377 - MAGNA-SIRGAS 2018 / Origen-Nacional

Es importante incluir este sistema de coordenadas dentro de microstation, ya que es el sistema oficial para Colombia y si se requiere dibujar en coordenadas planas es muy útil.
6 months ago in Visualization 1 Future consideration