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    Variable based filters

    ‘Variable based filters’- we have filters available only for the Blend Radius, Hole Diameter and Face Area (Check attached example, where, when you change value of variable Filter_Hole_Dia_Limit and Filter_Blend_Rad_Limit to something greater than...
    about 1 year ago in 3D Modeling 0 Needs review

    Export Sheet Index information to excel spreadsheet.

    It would be nice to export out all of the data about the sheet to a spreadsheet. Especially the item type data (sheet no, total sheets, title, drawn by....) Make any changes in the spreadsheet and then import the data back in and update all the sh...
    over 2 years ago in Collaboration 1 Needs review

    Request a configuration management tool

    The configuration explorer is not what I am referring to. As a separate management tool to be used against multiple Bentley products. Enabled by a configuration variable, the products would look to the management tool for there configurations. Dis...
    over 4 years ago in General 0 Future consideration

    Upgrade MicroStation to the latest .NET version

    Microstation should upgrade to the latest version of .NET, as .NET Framework 4.6.2 is nearing the end of support. New versions of .NET could help AddIn developers, thanks to the new version of C# and all the .NET Core development tools, and could ...
    over 1 year ago in General 2 Future consideration

    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 ...
    7 months ago in 3D Modeling 0 Needs review

    creating area with auto pattern fill

    Similar to creating patterned areas by points, it would be great if we can create an area, especially if a side (or sides) of the area has curves, with a predefined pattern, distances, &/or angles are automatically filled once the area is clos...
    about 1 year ago in General 1 Needs review

    Select alternate units in Measure tools and Dimension tools

    Provide an option to select alternate units (other than Master & Subunits) in Measure tools. Applies to Measure Distance, Measure Radius, Measure Length, Measure Area, Measure Volume, Dimension Element, Dimension Linear, Dimension between points
    over 2 years ago in General 0 Needs review

    Caps on when typing in Text Dialog

    Similar to AutoCAD, the ability to have Caps on when creating a text note without having 'keyboard' caps turned on.
    about 4 years ago in 2D Drawing 3 Future consideration

    Fix ability to update elements including text elements inside of Cells using .NET API

    This is a known bug that many complain about on the forums, we are still left with using COM API or C to update contents inside of Cells.
    almost 3 years ago in General 0 Needs review

    Extend ribbon to second application window

    IT would be a great extension of the ribbon abilities if we could have the ribbon interface extend to the second application window for those of us who use 2.
    about 4 years ago in General 3 Needs review