sometimes AutoCAD user does not set correct values for LUNITS and especially INSUNITS, so if we open or referencing a DWG (with Desing Center Units is set) Microstation is scaling references or changing the units in a way that is not appropriate for the project.
Example:
DWG: LUNITS = 2 and INSUNITS= 4
But AutoCAD user mentions Meter as his project units. So if we are seeing the DWG Units settings before opening or referencing a DWG it would clarify such situations.