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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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Dimension Style with a Terminator Cell with 2 Colors

I want my note dimension style's terminator to have a box with color 255 to mask over object lines without breaking the elements. See the following thread for more details. https://bentleysystems.service-now.com/community?id=community_question&...
7 months ago in Programming 1 Needs review

Add the ability to display "Geographical Survey Institute Maps" and other tiled maps

Add the ability to display "Geographical Survey Institute Maps" and other tiled maps published as background maps in MicroStation. The URL of the tile map I want to display is as follows https://cyberjapandata.gsi.go.jp/xyz/std/{z}/{x}/{y}.png
over 1 year ago in General 2 Future consideration

HTML Author, display longer cell names in selection list

The HTML Cell Page displays a list of cell to be processed into a HTML list. If the list is longer then the selection box, a vertical scroll bar appears. However, the list cannot correctly display cells with more then 20 characters, it cuts the na...
5 months ago in Collaboration 1 Needs review

Tables - Can we add a Sum option

Now that we have the ability to add tables to our DGN files. We can add the areas of many shapes to the table. It would be very useful to have an option to calculate the sum of all the areas. At the moment we have to copy/paste this into excel to ...
about 5 years ago in Collaboration 2 Planned

Modernised Linestyle / Multiline Editor

Transfered from EAP Ideas list1. More WYSIWYG. Bigger better preview display. Should reflect scale. 1:10? 1:500? What does it look like?You should be able to orbit, zoom in/out.There should be handles linked to the parameters settings.The handles ...
about 5 years ago in General 2 Planned

Variable for the default directory in the batch converter

It would be good to have a variable that could be used to control the default directory in the batch converter for all users. This would accelerate productivity even more.
over 1 year ago in General 0 Future consideration

Place Table form Excel should honor cell number format

If the cell in Excel is set to a Number format such as Number with the number of Decimal places set, then it should be displayed as such in the Table in MicroStation. i.e. With number format set to 2 decimal places Excel Current behavior Sh...
5 months ago in General 1 Already exists

Add functionality of 'Unit Formatting' option when creating table from a report

When creating a table from a report there is no option to show/hide units of a number type item type property. A setting for 'Unit Formatting' similar to what is available for text fields will be helpful for report definitions.
over 2 years ago in 2D Drawing 0 Planned

Item Types attached to a Cell in a Library should convert to an Item Type instance when that cell is placed in a DGN model

It's possible to define an Item Type and attach an instance to a cell model in a cell library.When that cell is placed as a cell instance in a DGN model, the Item Type instance should be converted to an instance attached to the cell header after p...
about 5 years ago in 2D Drawing 6 Will not implement

Design file clean up - add more functionality

Can the current Design File cleanup tool, be enhanced to offer the following: process all models process new functions such as ITEM TYPES, Line types, shared cell definitions, new element types, levels etc. Great tool but very dated Ian
9 months ago in General 1 Needs review