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Add "Z increment" option to move/copy parallel

Move/copy parallel allows a distance to be specified (in the x,y plane). We spend a lot of time using this tool, however, we also need to change the elevation. An option to do this incorporated into the tool would save a lot of time using other me...
about 4 years ago in 2D Drawing 1 Will not implement

Data Clean up Merge Lines/Arcs

A very old 2D drafting package I used 15-20 years had a tool call "delete dupes" and it was liken to the Microstation Delete Duplicates command under utilities. But it had an added bonus if any lines(or arcs)of the same weight, level, type etc. ov...
about 4 years ago in 2D Drawing 0 Will not implement

Better display of broken association

When using "Associative" on placing (linear) dimensions, they often 'break'. Resulting in some thick dashed line to show the user that the dimension is no longer associated with the geometry. However it's not clear where the association is broken....
almost 2 years ago in 2D Drawing 3 Will not implement

Do not deprecate tags

​​Tags are not directly replaceable by Item Types not to mention backwards and forward compatibility. With Items: No option to remove grey background as view attribute only as per user. Does not adhere to local standards. No option to easy edit at...
about 3 years ago in General 8 Will not implement

Online DGN viewer (2D)

There should be an online solution which would be simple and universal for new users to view 2D DGN contents without need to install anything and would be OS independent. Bentley View for example is too complicated and at same time too limited for...
about 4 years ago in Collaboration 1 Will not implement

Generated PDF text should be editable.

Generate pdf in MicroStation file>Print option use “Pdf.pltcfg “style. Import generated PDF in MicroStation. How to import and edit PDF file in DGN - MicroStation Wiki - MicroStation - Bentley Communities) Review the pdf Text, you will find all...
over 1 year ago in General 1 Will not implement

Improved activity progress indication and way to interrupt activity and regain control

When all you get is a spinning cursor during a slow or intensive operation you can't tell what, if any, progress is being made. It would be nice to have some kind of progress bar so you could decide if you want to wait for it to complete or not.If...
about 4 years ago in General 1 Will not implement

REPORTS TOOL - PREVIEW TEMPLATES & PLACING FILTERED REPORT FROM PREVIEW

The report tool allows you to preview your table and even has filter options in the preview, but you can't place or export the filtered preview that you can create. I know aggregate counts are already an IDEA and have been requested, but the abili...
about 4 years ago in 2D Drawing 0 Will not implement

Place Cell origin options

Can we add a cell placement origin options to the Place cell dialog. Thus we can change the origin of the cell placement on the fly, similar to what AECOsim can do with its place door tool Ian
about 4 years ago in 2D Drawing 0 Will not implement

Copy named graphic group with incrementing number

If you have a defined a named graphic group you can use COPY the whole group with all its elements. But the result is not a Graphic Group any more.I would like to get the copy to be another named graphic group - where the graphic groups name is in...
about 4 years ago in 2D Drawing 6 Will not implement