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Tool to Compare or Export All dgnlib Content as Text

We need a more efficient means to compare two or more dgnlibs. This is usefule when 1) a client publishes updated dgnlibs, or 2) when dgnlib is mistakenly changed and you need to unravel the changed content. Element templates can be exported to xm...
20 days ago in  1 Needs review

Angle Dimension Display Simplify Option

I am looking for an option in either the "Design File Settings > Angle Readout" and/or in the Dimension Style editor to allow angle readouts to be simplified if the angle is a whole number. The idea would be to implement an option that would al...
10 months ago in General 0 Needs review

Dimensioning Alternate Label Settings should include the ability to select Leading Zero and Trailing Zeros

When working with Dimension Styles, I would like the ability to turn leading and trailing zeros off in Alternate Label settings. Currently, when creating a dimension style, leading and trailing zeros are controlled ONLY by the Primary Units settin...
10 months ago in General 0 Needs review

Want a way to use sheet index sheet property as a text favorite in annotation

want a way to create annotation on a sheet that cross references information from a sheet in the index. for example, a label could say, "See sheet R-34 for detail". If the sheet changes number (e.g. from R-34 to R35 the label would update).
over 2 years ago in  2 Future consideration

DGNLIB Audit Tool

What's in a DGNLIB? This question has been asked a few times on the V8i Forums.BackgroundAdministrators are increasingly using DGNLIBs to define project standards. That's one reason why Bentley invented DGNLIBs, to provide a project-wide resource....
over 4 years ago in Collaboration 6 Future consideration

Text field update - reference files

Hi. I have a titleblock file located in a model ie Border.dgn. This file contains the graphical data for the titleblock. this is then referenced into a SheetSeed.dgn where i add title block text. Within the border.dgn, we have text fields that rep...
22 days ago in General 0 Needs review

ifc import/export in Microstation and OpenRoads

To use IFC files to communicate with other programs, you need another Bentley product. I suppose it is possible to add this function to Microstation and OpenRoads.
almost 3 years ago in General 3 Planned

The ability to save, export, import level settings or states from one DGN to another

Create a tool that allows the user to save multiple "snapshots" of level settings within a DGN file for both active levels and reference file levels. These "snapshots" would include all typical level settings (i.e., colors, linetypes, off, on, etc...
2 months ago in General 1 Needs review

Add and automate Centroid, Chainage and Materials to Asset Information

I'm under a lot of pressure to provide an answer for, "How do we add the centroid to all types of 3D elements and have it automatically populated when assigning Asset Information?" I spoke with Carl Myhill on Friday 13/06/25 who confirmed there's ...
24 days ago in 3D Modeling 0 Needs review

More formatting options for tables

It would be useful to add more formatting options for table such as subtitles, to be able to format automatically subtitles rows. At the moment there is just one option for Title and Header but you can only have one in a table. Subtitles need to b...
4 months ago in 2D Drawing 1 Needs review