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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 Override Read Only Item Type Property

When using a calculated property, there is no way to override this property and the property is read only. We are using item types for pay items, and since there are so many possible scenarios to calculate a quantity, currently users will need to ...
almost 2 years ago in General 1 Needs review

Add "Invert selection" to context menu

Enhancement request: Sometimes I want to choose all elements of a drawing but a few. It would be way more handy to just select those few and then click on "Invert selection" (just like in Adobe Photoshop) instead of holding the STRG key and then d...
almost 5 years ago in General 2 Needs review

Reports should have a Query Language

MicroStation's Reports interface is a closed UI. That is, we can manipulate the UI to create a report definition, but that definition remains obscure. It's stored internally in a DGN file.It would be great to have a formal report definition langua...
almost 5 years ago in Collaboration 3 Needs review

Double underline in Text style

Many organizations request Titles and/or sub-titles to have double underlines. Please simplify this process by adding the double underline option in the text styles dialog box or allowing a negative overline, so a line can be generated below the f...
12 months ago in 2D Drawing 2 Needs review

Expand ItemType Export/Import Functionality

When exporting ItemTypes to Excel, allow the following as options: Choose Excel file to export to (can currently only select folder and name is automatic) Allow exporting from multiple dgns (with a selection of all models, default only, etc.) Sele...
almost 2 years ago in Collaboration 1 Needs review

Missing Format Painter

We miss the Fomat Painter in MicroStation (like in MS Word, AutoCAD etc.). Actually I asked for this in a Service Ticket years ago. Now I notice that 2023.2 has expanded the "Change Attributes" tool with an ability to change Fill Color: https://do...
almost 2 years ago in  2 Needs review

Long Term Support builds for desktop applications

It's not unusual for my company to work on projects that last for 10yrs or longer (large infrastructure projects) and upgrading a workspace during a project is time consuming and risky. Could you please add a channel for the desktop builds for a l...
over 2 years ago in General 7 Needs review

Sort References by Name in Level Display Target Tree Pane

In the Level Display Dialog Target Tree pane, reference models are sorted by the slot number. There doesn't appear to be any way to change the order that these are displayed. It would be better if they were sorted by name or at least allow the use...
almost 4 years ago in General 0 Needs review

Provide an icon or visual aid to let user know there are more models

With the advent of V8 format files and the idea of more than one model in a DGN, the user does not know that there is more than one model in a file unless the Model dialog is opened.It would be very helpful to provide a visual aid or notification ...
almost 5 years ago in General 2 Needs review

Select all should select references that have treat as element turned on

Select all should select references that have treat as element turned on. Currently references set to treat as element can be selected by dragging a selection box but not by select all which is illogical.
almost 5 years ago in General 0 Needs review