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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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    Automatic backups

    Finally Bentley should admit that Microstation(especially Open+ products based on Microstation) corrupts DGN files because of bad file handling and not because of some random external issues. There should be automatic backups for files and Undo bu...
    almost 4 years ago in General 0 Needs review

    Ability to change Accuracy in Item Type manager

    Currently, you cannot change accuracy from 2 decimals to 3 decimals in item types properties for the number property in the Item type manager so there should be some settings to change the accuracy so that it will reflect in property definition pa...
    over 1 year ago in General 0 Future consideration

    Pattern / Hatching / Material attachment origin constraints

    I think it is long overdue for a general method for constraining the origin and orientation for both 2D (pattern & hatching) and 3D (materials) on an element element-by-element basis. This is important because often patterning/hatching needs t...
    over 3 years ago in General 0 Needs review

    Print Organizer to read files from Document set for Batch Print

    Greetings!!! For Batch Print initially we add the files from project wise. When they are added from the respective folders its easier to add. When we have Document set; where we have all the drawings placed for easy access, those files from Docume...
    almost 3 years ago in General 0 Needs review

    Extend Cursor prompt with AccuDraw and show coordinates

    There is the possibility to show the command prompt at the cusor. MS_CURSORPROMPT=1 So you do not need to look into the lower left corner. 2. I would like to enable also to see the "Running coordinates" AND 3. to allow the AccuDraw Keyins direct d...
    almost 3 years ago in General 1 Needs review

    Bring back recently used linestyles

    In V8i, the custom linestyle pulldown in the attributes toolbar would "remember" that last few custom linestyles you had chosen. This was very useful! Apparently that capability has been removed from CONNECT. Why, I don't know...Please restore the...
    over 1 year ago in General 0 Future consideration

    Automation of VBA Coding using AI

    As Microsoft has no plan to replace office VBA and promised to maintain, providing built-in generative AI to build VBA code would help Bentley Systems to close the gap for users. Although there are C# addins, C++ bmake etc. those technologies were...
    over 1 year ago in General 0 Needs review

    ROTATE TEXT

    IN ROTATE YOU HAVE 2 POINT, 3 POINT AND ANGLE. HOW ABOUT OPTION TO ROTATE ALONG A LINE OR OBJECT . LIKE PICK TEXT THEN PICK A LINE THE TEXT ALINES WITH THE LINE
    over 2 years ago in  4 Needs review

    handles toggle not only selected

    I would like a toggle that shows all the handles in the drawing, not only when I select an item.
    7 months ago in General 0 Needs review

    Searchable text in raster PDF files

    Please can you find a solutions to have searchable text in rasterized PDF prints. We use .pod and image background all the time to create context to our 2D detailing, but once you print this to PDF file the text becomes part of the "image" and you...
    over 1 year ago in 2D Drawing 1 Needs review