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    Batch Converter - Subfolders

    It would be great if the BC tool could recognise and work with subfolders. The converted files would land in the folder next to the source file.Conversion is increasingly something that needed with today's ever increasing need for collaborative wo...
    almost 5 years ago in General 0 Needs review

    Slotted Hole Feature & Hole feature pick list/variation list

    The hole feature is very handy for quickly placing holes and includes options for counter bore and counter sync holes but not slots. Slots are far more common then counter bores and counter syncs so having a slot option would be very handy. Of cou...
    almost 5 years ago in 3D Modeling 0 Future consideration

    Use Item Type value to determine if another item type is read only

    I have several item type properties are a calculated value (found using an expression), but I want the ability for the user to define the value manually as well. Currently I do this using 4 item type properties: "Quantity (Calculated)" - this uses...
    about 2 years ago in General 0 Needs review

    Place Again parametric cell instance

    As a MicroStation user, I would like to be able to right-click on a parametric cell and select a "Place Again" option that will open the Place Parametric Cell dialog with the same cell selected and the same variation and settings as per the select...
    about 2 years ago in 2D Drawing / 3D Modeling 0 Planned

    Bentley View to support Managed Workspaces

    Please enable Managed WorkSpace support for Benltey view, for the purpose of allowing native dgn's to be viewed with correct workspace data applied..
    about 2 years ago in Collaboration 0 Needs review

    Place Parametric Cell - By 2 Points Option

    Pipes like most linear objects like columns, beams etc etc do not get placed like your typical one insertion point object Cell. Placing the 'pipe' Parametric Cell then measuring the correct length then going back to the Properties dialog to type i...
    over 3 years ago in 3D Modeling 0 Future consideration

    Provide an Environment Item Type library that provides Date, Time and other information

    We're familiar with smart text such as $FILE$ and $DATE$ that is replaced during plotting or printing. The actual file name or date is substituted for the smart text by the plotting software. Item Types offer the possibility to have a generally-av...
    over 4 years ago in General 0 Planned

    negative values in text offsets

    Please allow text styles' offsets to have negative values.
    over 3 years ago in 2D Drawing 0 Future consideration

    Lock Z constraint works for 3-point view reorientation

    I use the 'z' button toggle on the accudraw window to lock and unlock 'z' when working. The ACS Plane Snap toggle is 'OFF' most of the time. When I want to rotate a view using the 3-point method but keeping square to the existing view plane I have...
    about 2 years ago in 3D Modeling 0 Future consideration

    Dynamic Cell Features

    The new Perforater tool allows the user to automatically boolean subtract from a host or intersecting solid. When the Parametric Cell containing the Perforator is moved, then boolen operation is moved automatically. This makes it a very flexible a...
    almost 3 years ago in 3D Modeling 0 Needs review