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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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CE - View template

If you have used other design related software, some of them have an amazing option called View template. Basically you can setup a view template ie levels on/off, view attributes, Level overrides etc. and apply them to may files/views. I know we ...
about 5 years ago in 2D Drawing 3 Needs review

Resized dialog boxes by modifying the font size

In the V8i version, dialog boxes can be resized by modifying the font size. Currently in the Connect version the dialog boxes are adjusted to the font size of windows that does not allow less than 100%. This functionality would have to be re-imple...
about 5 years ago in Collaboration 0 Future consideration

PDF Layers - Expose the Tree Hierarchy in the GUI

A PDF with layers contains a Tree Hierarchy when viewed in Acrobat Viewer and other PDF Viewers. But within MicroStation, the Layers are presented in a flat list. This makes it much harder to determine which layer names control which displays. Mic...
about 5 years ago in Collaboration 0 Future consideration

Pseudo - Parametric/Shared Cell Option

Parametric cells are great, shared cells are great using them in practice isn't so great.Parametric cells are stuck on the level, color, line weight and any other attribute associated with the "shared" cell within the file. So to save file space i...
about 5 years ago in 3D Modeling 2 Will not implement

Add ability to generate thematic display for meshes mesh that has a different normal value in vertex

Thematic Display Styles are incorrectly shading Terrains imported from LandXMLs as zero and shading triangles as multiple slopes\heights, etc. Currently to show one color, the vertex of the triangle should have the same normal. W hen concerned fac...
8 months ago in Visualization 0 Planned

Force associate template

How to force associate template without using customized tasks? Is there a similar tool like "synchbylevel"(MS_LEVEL_SYNCH_BYLEVEL) but for attaching templates? Or at least key-in to set it always active?
4 months ago in General 0 Needs review

Allow Rasters to Print with Transparency "Without" the use of the "Rasterized" Printing Option

We often simply need to print a drawing which has a Raster attached to model space (which in turn is attached to a sheet view) and have the raster transparency (set in the reference manager or level manager) come through in the plot "Without" usin...
over 1 year ago in General 1 Needs review

Scale cell around placement point

Placement points have been added to cell placement (nice), but when scaling the cells there is only 'about origin'. I'd like to see the placement points added as an option to scale around.
almost 4 years ago in 2D Drawing / General 0 Future consideration

Detach Item from Grouped Elements

Use Detach Item on grouped elements or cells. Currently, you can only detach an item from the parent and not child elements of a group or cell.
4 months ago in General 0 Needs review

Quick restart to reload any changes made in configuration files

Instead of needing to completely restart ORD, add an option to perform a partial restart or option to perform a quick reload of configuration changes made. This would be time saving when creating workspaces or troubleshooting variable changes for ...
4 months ago in  1 Needs review