so to be clear the actual tag text is not in the xref but in each drg used... so try to record a vba macro while doing the steps manually for the first file and maybe use the select by attributes tool... then use the select element and it will let you click on the desired text so now its in a selection you can run the tool and then use the properties to edit the width, stop the recording , do an undo all and run the recorded vba if it works then open the next file and see if it works there too.. if so then create batch pro script to run your vba on all the files it needs to change.. BTW how did you add the tags to the drg in the first place, perhaps you need to go to the source of the tags and change it there too so it wont continue to happen... too bad it wasn't just in the xref ... you could just edit the xref and job done...
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Wiki Page: Opening DWG Files
Product: MicroStation Version: V8 Environment: N\A Area: DWG Subarea: Open Document Information Document Type: TechNote Legacy Document Number: 8336 Overview When opening a DWG file there are a few options that can be selected to control how the file will appear in MicroStation. You can access the DWG options by either opening a file from the MicroStation Manager or by doing file>open. To make the DWG Options button available, you must select a DWG file type or a DXF file type. With the 2004 Edition there are some changes to the DWG Options dialog box. There are three main areas: Basic Advanced Line Weights Basic Architectural or Engineering Units - The units can be set for DWG files with Architectural or Engineering units. For example, if a DWG file is drawn using Architectural units then this would need to be set to inches to get the proper scale for the file. Some of the unit options are: Seed File Master Units and Seed File Subunits - The DGN seed file is specified at the bottom of the General tab dialog. Design Center Units - Specifies the units used in a DWG file. If this setting is available and accurately set in the DWG file, you can set both Units options to Design Center Units. MicroStation can then automatically use this value to interpret the DWG units. This setting is not available in AutoCAD files prior to AutoCAD 2000. Decimal, Scientific or Fractional Units - The units can be set for DWG files with Decimal, Scientific, or Fractional units. For DWG files with these units, the actual units are not implied, but they are typically one of the metric units. Line Weight Scale (MM/Pixel) - This value controls the relationship between line weights in MicroStation and AutoCAD. MicroStation line weights are defined in pixels, whereas AutoCAD defines them by width in millimeters. Preserve MicroStation Settings - If on, preserves MicroStation-specific settings in the DWG file. Use this setting if the DWG output file will be edited with MicroStation, and you want to preserve the settings and element data between editing sessions DGN Seed File - Sets the path and the filename of the seed DGN file. To browse for this file, click the adjacent magnifying glass icon. When a DWG file is open, MicroStation extracts most of the settings directly from the DWG file. However, MicroStation settings that are not present in the DWG are extracted from the DGN seed file. You can set the units to either Master Units or Sub Units of the seed file. Create 2D Models for Model Space - If this is selected then a 2D model is created to represent model space. If 3D geometry is present it is flattened to the X-Y plane. Create 2D Models for Paper Space - If this is selected then 2D sheet models are created to represent paper space sheets. If 3D geometry is present it is flattened to the X-Y plane. You can have 3D models in a 2D sheets. Colors - This is the only place that the color of the background for the Sheet Model and the Design Model can be changed in a DWG file. DWG files do not store a background color for either of the models. Advanced Use Seed File Global Origin - When on, uses the global origin values from the DGN seed file. Use this option if the DWG file originated from a DGN file, and you plan to save the file as a DGN. Set Axis Lock if OrthoMode=l - When on, turns on Axis Lock if the AutoCAD ORTHOMODE system variable is set to 1 in the DWG file. Assign Logical Names to Xref Block Names - When on, the XRef block names are used by reference logicalnames in MicroStation. In AutoCAD, each Xref is assigned a block name. This name is typically, but not necessarily, the name of the Xref file. Display Units Alert Unspecified Design Center Units - If on, the units alert box is displayed--if Design Center Units are selected in the Basic DWG Open Options, but the file being opened has Design Center Units set to Unspecified. Decimal, Fractional, or Engineering Units - If on, the units alert box is displayed--if the file being opened has Decimal, Fractional, or Scientific units. These unit settings do not imply any particular units, although meters are typically assumed. Mismatched Engineering or Architectural Units - If on, the units alert box is, displayed if the file being opened has Engineering or Architectural units, but the unit setting is not set to Inches. Since these file types strongly imply that inches are used, any other setting is likely to be an error. LineWeights Used to map DGN line weights to DWG lineweights. The same line weight mapping is used for both opening and saving to DWG files. DGN Weight - Lists the line weights used in DGN files. DWG Weight - Sets the DWG lineweight value that maps to a DGN line weight. Click on the DWG Weight column header to toggle between units of millimeters and inches. See also Other language sources Original Author: Bentley Technical Support Group
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Wiki Page: Save Levels in DWG
Product: MicroStation Version: 08.11.09.459 Environment: N\A Area: DWG Subarea: Save Problem Description User would like to convert a DGN file to DWG with the current levels turned off. They need to have the same levels OFF when converting to DWG. Steps to Resolve In saving a specific view, AutoCAD does not recognize levels turned OFF in one view, and ON in another View. Please ensure the levels are OFF in all Views using 'View Display'. Levels need to be turned off Globally (all views ) or Freeze ( all views ) using the Level Display dialog or Level manager dialog. See also Other language sources Original Author: Derval Canny
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Wiki Page: Procedure for converting a master file (with references) to a single merged DWG file.
Product: MicroStation Version: 08.11.07.443 Environment: N\A Area: DWG Subarea: Save Problem Description Issue converting a master file (with references) to a single merged DWG file. Microstation SS2 freezes and has to be closed. Reason Reference files need to be 'Merged into Master' prior to saving master file as DWG. Steps to Resolve Open Reference manager and select reference file. Select 'Merge into Master' Select File> Save as DWG Additional Information on this issue: When a file is saved as (DGN, DWG, V7, etc), the ‘Merge the Reference File’ application starts first, and completes the selected reference file merge options. This merging process is all done in memory, no temp files are created. Once the merge is done, the actual save application starts up. It takes in the memory data, and saves that to the destination. It could also be recommended to manually merge reference files prior to saving as a DWG file so that the user can have a chance to inspect the merged result that will be converted to a new format. This helps diagnose problems should there be any. See also AskInga - Merging Files Other language sources Original Author: Derval Canny
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Wiki Page: Re-Mapping ByLevel Color When Saving To DWG [CS]
Product: MicroStation Version: V8 2004, XM, V8i, CONNECT Environment: N\A Area: DWG Subarea: Save This Client Server article is republished in its entirety from 2004 for reference purposes. By Bentley Technical Support Group 02 January 2004 Modified: 12 January 2005 Re-Mapping ByLevel Color Have you ever had trouble re-mapping ByLevel color when saving to DWG? If so, this article will guide you through that task. Whenever the Levels Mapping table is used for ByLevel color, the mapping of the color will come from the original file. For example, look at the process of saving a DGN file to a DWG file. If the ByLevel color of Level 1 is set to "3" in the DGN file, and the ByLevel color in the Level Mapping table is set to "1", the color will be re-mapped to blue (MicroStation Color 1)- not to the red (AutoCAD Color 1) that was expected. The blue color is coming from the active MicroStation Color table, which was used in the DGN file. In the .csv file you will need to use two of the eight tabs: Levels and Colors. Here are the steps for setting up the .csv file: In the Levels Mapping table, place the original level name in the Level column. This will be the level name in the DGN drawing file. Place the name of the level for the DWG drawing file in the DWGOutputLayer. This will be the name that you want the DWG drawing file to use. Fill in the ByLevel columns, leaving the Color column blank. These columns can remain blank if no style and weight are assigned to the level. Switch to the Color Mapping table and place a check mark in "Show Optional Columns." By checking this box, you can now use re-mapping qualifiers. Place "%unmapped" in the Color column. "%unmapped" tells the Mapping table that you want to choose any color that is not already mapped. Place the original level name in the Level column, the first column in the Optional Columns. The level name used here is the original level name. This limits this entry in the mapping table so that it only applies to elements on this level. Place "95" in the ElementType column. This is the element type number for levels. Using Element Type 95 here will mean that that entry in the Mapping table will only apply to Element Type 95 (levels) and not to any other elements. Note: The combination of the two qualifiers, levels, and element type means that the entry is effecting only level information (Element Type 95) on the level specified in the Level column. Place the desired color for the ByLevel color in the DWGOutputColor column. Make sure to include the suffix "ac." This will ensure that the AutoCAD color is used. When MicroStation saves files to DWG, by default it maps the color indices in the DGN color table to the closest color in the (fixed) AutoCAD color table. If the DWGOutputColor entry is a color in the file's color table, simply enter the number of the color in the DWGOutputColor column. If a fixed index in the AutoCAD color table is desired (i.e. if you do not want the color matching to be applied), enter the AutoCAD color number with the suffix "ac" (e.g. "15ac"). Add "%unmapped" in the level column and "%ByLevel" in the DWGOutputLayer to have the elements use the ByLevel settings. Repeat steps 4-8 for each of the levels needed. By using the re-mapping qualifiers, we are able to assign an AutoCAD color to the Mapping table and have it map to the correct AutoCAD color. We do this by selecting a color using a specific Level name and an element type to be mapped to an AutoCAD color. See also Other language sources Original Author: Bentley Technical Support Group
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Wiki Page: RealDWG(TM) [TN]
Product: MicroStation Version: 08.11.07.171 and later Environment: N\A Area: DWG Subarea: General Overview As of MicroStation V8i (SELECTseries 1), the DWG files created by MicroStation are saved using Autodesk-authored code that is called RealDWG. Because of this the files are accepted as "trusted" by AutoCAD. Therefore, you can open in AutoCAD a DWG file created or modified in MicroStation and you will not see an alert message saying that the DWG file is "Foreign" because it was saved in a non-Autodesk program. Note: This document describes MicroStation functionality. However, Bentley V8i (SELECTseries 1) - Autodesk ® RealDWG tm 2010 works with other V8i (SELECTseries 1) products. See the ReadMe for a complete list. When a DGN file containing DGN-specific entities not understood by AutoCAD is saved in MicroStation as a DWG file, these entities are automatically converted to DWG-compatible entities so that they can be displayed properly in AutoCAD. MicroStation supports all DWG entity types and objects from AutoCAD 2006 and earlier. The following AutoCAD entities and objects introduced in AutoCAD versions 2007 through 2016 are supported as read-only: · annotative objects · multi-leaders · multi-line attributes · layer viewport overrides · column mtexts Note: The DXF file format is an ASCII text representation of the DWG format. DXF is an interchange format historically used to exchange data between AutoCAD and other applications. You work with DXF data in MicroStation in the same manner as DWG data. DWG is preferable because its compact binary representation results in smaller files. For the remainder of this document, the term DWG refers to both DWG and DXF files. RealDWG and Object Enablers An object enabler is a program that is required to interpret custom objects in a DWG file. If the object enabler is missing, some information in the DWG file might not display correctly. Prior to V8i (SELECTseries 1), MicroStation supported object enablers that were rewritten with the Open Design Alliance's library, however, there were many object enablers that did not support that library. As of V8i (SELECTseries 1), MicroStation can directly run object enablers that also run on AutoCAD, so the graphical objects created by these enablers are displayed desirably. When you open a DWG file containing a custom object, and if the enabler is missing, an Alert window appears. The window lists all the missing enablers, some of which may have detailed information such as the provider of the enabler and the website from which you may find and download the needed enablers. Note that an enabler is not required to open a DWG file. When an enabler is missing, the file still opens and its custom objects become proxy objects. Object enablers that are written to conform to the guidelines published by Autodesk can also be used in programs that incorporate the RealDWG libraries. This is advantageous because when you have the object enabler for an entity, you no longer have to ask the person who provided the DWG file to save it with "proxies" enabled. MicroStation can instead use the object enabler to obtain the graphics representation of the custom entity. Note: The editing and saving of custom objects in DWG files is not supported, whether the objects are enabled or not enabled. This includes custom objects created in products such as Bentley's ProSteel or AutoPLANT products, AutoCAD Architecture, AutoCAD Civil 3D, AutoCAD MEP, etc. Other advantages of using RealDWG There are a number of advantages that result from using the RealDWG technology: · Improved DWG fidelity. · When opened in AutoCAD, DWG files saved in MicroStation V8i (SELECTseries 1) and later editions will no longer show the alert box that says "This DWG file was saved by an application that was not developed or licensed by Autodesk..." · AutoCAD's standard SHX fonts are now readily available so you do not have to request them from the provider of the DWG. Installing object enablers The object enabler for Autodesk's Architectural Desktop is incorporated into the RealDWG delivery, and you do not have to install it. Other object enablers can be downloaded from their respective vendors and installed. Even if you have previously installed the object enabler to work with AutoCAD, you must go through the object enabler's installation process after you have installed MicroStation, so that it can be found and used by MicroStation. See Also Bentley V8i - Autodesk® RealDWG(TM) FAQ Other language sources Original Author: Dan Abney
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Wiki Page: Reference Display Behavior In DWG Workmode [TN]
Product: MicroStation Version: V8i, CONNECT Environment: N\A Area: Reference Subarea: N\A Overview Bentley Systems, Incorporated has recently become aware of an issue with MicroStation V8i, v08.11.05.17, with regards to behavior while in DWG Workmode while changing display of a level that has an associated reference attachment. Details When attaching a reference in DWG Workmode, a level has to be chosen for the reference to be associated to... Current behavior - In MicroStation, if this level is turned off by any means (Global Display, Global Freeze and/or View Display), the display of the entire reference is disabled. Desired/Correct behavior - In MicroStation, if this level is turned off by Global Freeze ONLY , the display of the entire reference is disabled. What to do This issue has been identified will be corrected in the next release of MicroStation V8i. In the meantime, if the current behavior is causing a problem with workflow or is not acceptable until the release with the correction is available, please contact Bentley Technical Support via the Service Ticket Manager for further action. See also Other language sources Original Author: Dan Abney
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Wiki Page: Reference File Nesting With DGN And DWG Files
Product: MicroStation Version: V8 2004, XM, V8i, CONNECT Environment: N\A Area: Reference Subarea: N/A Document Information Document Type: TechNote Legacy Document Number: 8235 Overview MicroStation V8 includes the ability for live nesting of reference files in a manner very similar to AutoCAD. Essentially this means that referencing a file causes its children (and potentially their children) to be automatically referenced as well. MicroStation allows two separate settings that control whether live nesting occurs. The first setting controls whether an attachment is displayed as a nested file. This setting is controlled through the "Ignore Attachment When Live Nesting" checkbox on the attachment settings dialog. AutoCAD has an identical concept except that it refers to attachments of this type (ignored during live nesting) as an "Overlay". Except for the difference in nomenclature there is no difference in this setting or how it is used in the two programs. The second setting is subtly different than the "Ignore/Overlay" setting discussed above and is supported only by MicroStation. This setting controls whether children of a reference file are displayed at all and if they are displayed, the depth to which the children are nested. The difference is that the parent attachment controls whether the children are displayed rather than the children themselves controlling their nested display. In MicroStation, a nested attachment is displayed only if the child does not have its "Ignore When Live Nesting" setting on AND the parent has live nesting enabled. The lack of control for reference nesting from the parent attachment can cause some confusion when a set of DGN drawings is converted to AutoCAD format. As AutoCAD interprets every attachment as implicitly displaying its children (unless they are overlays) converting a DGN file to DWG implicitly enables live nesting in the converted file. At a quick glance it would seem that it would be possible to simulate MicroStation's parental control of nest depth by creating Overlays whenever a parent attachment disables live nesting. Unfortunately this is not possible. Consider the example below. A MicroStation design file, a.dgn has a single reference, b.dgn that is attached as a standard attachment (not an overlay). In MicroStation it is possible to attach a.dgn as a reference and include the display of b.dgn (as in c.dgn) or to disable the display of children by turning off live nesting (as in d.dgn). In AutoCAD there is no way to create the set of files above. If reference b.dwg is attached to a.dwg as an overlay then it will not appear in c.dwg. If b.dwg is not attached as an overlay then it will appear in d.dwg when it should not. The only completely accurate method for resolving this inconsistency is to turn on live nesting (with a high depth value) and to use the "Ignore When Live Nesting" control exclusively to control reference nesting. This usage is enforced when DWG workmode is enabled. In order to address the somewhat common special case where the no live nesting is used, in version 08.00.02.02 an additional control has been added to the "Advanced" tab of the "Save As" DWG Options dialog. If the "Create Overlays for Reference Attachments" checkbox is selected, then ALL reference attachments are created as overlays - whether or not their "Ignore When Live Nesting" setting is on. This effectively disables live nesting in the DWG output file. This can be useful for a file where live nesting is turned off for all attachments. As Version 7 of MicroStation did not support live nesting, this setting is appropriate for Version 7 files that have not had Live Nesting enabled. See also Other language sources Original Author: Bentley Technical Support Group
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Wiki Page: Saving A DGN To DWG
Product: MicroStation Version: V8 2004, XM, V8i, CONNECT Environment: N\A Area: Installation Subarea: General Document Information Document Type: TechNote Legacy Document Number: 8328 Process: Design Models and Sheet Models With the introduction of MicroStation V8, the concept of Models was introduced to aide with interoperability and to extend the capabilities of MicroStation into the future. Models allow MicroStation users to create multiple design models and sheet (plot) models for any one DGN drawing. Models setup (design or sheet) is done via the models icon on the Primary toolbar. Models Icon In the Models dialog, click on the furthest left button: "Create Model" Create Models Button In the Create Model dialog: Create Model Dialog From "TYPE" choose "SHEET" and then 3D Enter name of the reference e.g. Plot 1:100 A description e.g. General Arrangement for Project X Reference Logical name Uncheck "DISPLAY SHEET LAYOUT" Options: Cell Properties (this allows the drawing to be placed as a cell in the future) Click OK Alternatively 1 : "DISPLAY SHEET LAYOUT" is checked Choose a size of layout from the jump box Options: Cell Properties (this allows the drawing to be placed as a cell in the future) Click OK AutoCAD paperspace layout Your new model will automatically be converted to an AutoCAD paperspace layout when you save it to DWG. Now we have a design (modelspace) model and a sheet (paperspace) model. To attach a border to this sheet model: Inside your sheet model, click on References and then on Attach. Then navigate to C:\Program Files\Bentley\Workspace\examples\borders\ISO\A0. Select the scale of the border you are going to attach from the Model jump box and then click OK. The reference attaches at the scale specified to the blank sheet model. Using References again, click Attach and navigate to your drawings. Attach either single or multiple drawings and click OK. Manipulate the drawings so that they are placed correctly inside your border file. This can be done by highlighting the reference in question and then using the icons for Move, Copy, Rotate, Scale, and Mirror from the Reference dialog. With 3D drawings, a single drawing can be placed in plan and elevation without the necessity of multiple attachments of the same file. By highlighting the reference and then selecting the Copy/Fold Reference option in the Reference dialog, a user can easily place and orientate references via horizontal or vertical copying. Attaching border to a sheet model Alternatively 2 : Inside your new sheet model, click on the Model icon again. Highlight this new model and select Edit Model Properties. The Model Properties dialog will open. Select the Sheet Properties section and check the Display Sheet Layout option, ON. Then click on the Size jump box and choose from one of the industry standard layouts listed (custom sizes can also be readily made). You will notice that a highlighted boundary is now represented in your sheet model. Select References and attach your border and then your drawing at the scale you require. With the persistent fence boundary in MicroStation there is no need to place around the area desired to be printed. MicroStation will only allow one persistent boundary per model. Model Properties dialog Now that you have your design model and your sheet model set up, you can save to a different format. Go to File and Save As. Click on the Save As A Type jump box and choose DWG. Navigate to where you wish the data to be saved and then click Save. MicroStation will now save the DGN to DWG format, and then open that new formatted file in your session of MicroStation where you can check and view it. Save As dialog Alternatively: Go to File and select Export. Choose the DGN, DWG, and DXF option and then navigate to where you want the file saved. Click OK. The Export option in MicroStation will allow you to remain in your DGN session. It saves the file to the location given, with full compatibility with AutoCAD. 1 = MicroStation V8 2004 Edition 2 = MicroStation V8 2004 Edition Comments: 1. Sheet configuration: Make sure that the lower left corner of your sheet has the coordinates 0,0. Either move the sheet to this coordinates or use the command "GO=0,0" to reset the coordinates of the lower left corner of the sheet. The best thing to do next is set 0,0 to the bottom left corner of the border. Do this by keying in "GO=0,0" and selecting the corner of the border. This resets the co-ordinates of that point to be 0,0 but doesn't affect the real world location of the model information. Save Settings at this stage to ensure the co-ordinate changes are saved. MicroStation in a DWG World EYC Nigel Davies, 01/01/04 http://www.eatyourcad.com/article.php?incat_id=140&category_id=10 2. Define a Viewport Clip your references in the sheet by an element. Place this element on a dedicated level for this purpose. Disable plotting for this level in level manager. Now clip the file to suit with a shape. Draw the shape on a designated non plotting level. The shape can be stretched with the modify tool to change the clip boundary of your reference file. It's like a window through to your model space. Moving the shape around will show different parts of your model. You can use one shape to clip multiple references if you like. (Note: this shape converts to a Viewport in AutoCAD paperspace). When you move the reference untick Move Boundary with Reference. This means you can move the reference just like inside an AutoCAD viewport - the boundary stays stationary. Sheet Setup for DWG Workmode EYC Karen Fugle, 01/05/07 http://www.eatyourcad.com/article.php?incat_id=1525&category_id=2 DWG Viewports EYC, 17/09/07 http://www.eatyourcad.com/article.php?incat_id=1689&category_id=7 3. Set up the DWG seedfile you will use for translation with the sheet definitions, you are using in MicroStation The MicroStation default is "seed.dwg" in the "//workspace/system/seed" folder. Place your own version of this seed file in the "//workspace/standards/seed" folder. MicroStation will convert the geometry of your file correctly without that, however the sheet area will not be displayed correctly until your MicroStation sheet definition will correspond to the sheet definition and and a named page setup for the DWG sheet model. Make sure that the spelling of the sheet definitions names and the values for the definitions are identical. For an example of such files see: Converting MicroStation Sheets to DWG Layouts http://communities.bentley.com/Products/MicroStation/MicroStation_V8_XM_Edition/MicroStation_V8_XM_Edition_DWG/f/157/t/18266.aspx HTH Gunnar Gantzhorn See also Other language sources Original Author: Bentley Technical Support Group
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Forum Post: RE: Making extended solids seamless
Glad to help. This is one of the example, where you say: wow, thanks Mstn. and this is also possible.
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Wiki Page: Shared Cell Instance Levels
Product: MicroStation Version: V8, 2004, XM, V8i, CONNECT Environment: N\A Area: Cells Subarea: Shared Cells Document Information Document Type: TechNote Legacy Document Number: 8237 Overview Note : For purposes of this document the terms "Shared Cell Instance" and "AutoCAD Block Insert" are interchangeable, the same is true for the terms Levels and Layers or "Default Level" and "Layer 0" . In versions of MicroStation prior to V8, the level of a shared cell instance was significant only for Point Cells , or cells that were placed as Relative . For Point Cells , the shared cell level is used to override the level of components, for cells placed in Relative mode, the levels of the components are determined relative to the shared cell level. For AutoCAD and MicroStation V8, the level of the shared cell instances is also used when a component of the cell is placed on the "Default" ( AutoCAD Layer"0" ) level the component will inherit the level of the shared cell instance. This is a long-time AutoCAD concept that can also be useful in a purely DGN environment. It allows the creator of a cell to combine components that inherit the active level (and symbology) as in a point cell with components that have fixed levels and symbologies. In MicroStation V8 versions (prior to 08.00.02.02) the shared cell instance was only set to the active level for Point Cells and when Relative placement mode was selected, otherwise the instance level was somewhat arbitrarily set to the lowest component level within the cell. This is undesirable because it makes it impossible to control the level that the Default (Layer 0) components inherit. Furthermore DWG Blocks are implicitly graphics cells and Relative Placement mode is not supported under DWG workmode, so the only way to control shared cell instance level is to place the cell and then change the instance level from the Element Information dialog. In 08.00.02.02 and beyond we will change the behavior for placing shared cell instances such that the instance always receives the active level (as it already does for Point and Relatively placed cells). This should cause no apparent change for shared cells placed from existing cell libraries, but will enable the efficient use of DWG Blocks or cells created in V8 with components on the default level. Note : Another more subtle use of the Shared Cell Instance Level has to do with the handling of levels with the Frozen attribute set. Shared Cell Instances on a Frozen layer will be omitted completely even if the levels for the components are neither frozen or off. This differs from a level with display off as the shared cell components may still display even if a shared cell's level is turned off. See also Other language sources Original Author: Bentley Technical Support Group
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Wiki Page: Supported AutoCAD Keyins
Product: MicroStation Version: V8, 2004, XM, V8i, CONNECT Environment: N\A Area: DWG Subarea: General Document Information Document Type: TechNote Legacy Document Number: 8325 Overview Note: This information is also available in the MicroStation V8.5 help system. The table lists AutoCAD key-ins that you can use in MicroStation, a brief description, and similar (not necessarily identical) MicroStation key-ins or commands. The table shows the AutoCAD commands with the DWG prefix. Alternatively, you can use a command prefix or a command prefix plus an alias from a PGP file to define shortcuts to these commands. AutoCAD Key-in Description Similar MicroStation Command or Key-in DWG 3DFACE Places a face. Key-in: PLACE SHAPE ICON DWG 3DPOLY Places a line. Key-in: PLACE LINE CONSTRAINED DWG ARC Places an arc. Key-in: PLACE ARC ICON DWG AREA Measures area and perimeter. If set to Object , measures the area of an element. If set to Add , measures the area of an area bounded by the union of two or more closed planar elements. If set to Points (default), measures the planar area with its vertices defined by a series of data points. Key-ins: MEASURE AREA ELEMENT, MEASURE AREA UNION, MEASURE AREA POINTS DWG ARRAY Copies an element many times to create an array. Key-in: ARRAY ICON DWG ATTDEF Defines tags. Key-in: DIALOG TAGS SETS DWG AUNITS Sets the units for angles. 0 = decimal degrees. 1 = degrees/minutes/seconds. 2 = gradians. 3 = radians. N/A DWG AUPREC Sets the number of decimal places for angle units. N/A DWG BASE Sets the insertion base point for the current model. The insertion base point is used when the model is referenced into another model. N/A DWG BHATCH Defines hatches. Key-in: DIALOG TOOLBOX PATTERNS DWG BLOCK Defines a cell. Key-in: DIALOG CELL MAINTENANCE and DEFINE CELL ORIGIN DWG BREAK Deletes part of an element. Key-in: DELETE PARTIAL DWG CECOLOR Sets the color for new elements. Key-in: ACTIVE COLOR DWG CELTSCALE Sets the line style scale factor for new elements, relative to the global scale factor. When a new element is created, the actual line style scale factor is the CELTSCALE value multiplied by the LTSCALE value. Line Styles dialog box, Scale factor setting DWG CELTYPE Sets the line style for new elements. # = standard line style number 0-7. Name = name of a custom line style. Key-in: ACTIVE STYLE DWG CHAMFER Constructs a chamfer. Key-in: CHAMFER DWG CHAMFERA Sets chamfer distance 1 Construct Chamfer tool, Distance 1 setting DWG CHAMFERB Sets chamfer distance 2. Construct Chamfer tool, Distance 2 setting DWG CHANGE Lets you modify element attributes. Key-in: CHANGE ICON DWG CIRCLE Places a circle. Key-in: PLACE CIRCLE ICON DWG CLAYER Sets the level (DWG layer) for new elements. Key-in: ACTIVE LEVEL DWG CMLJUST Specifies justification for multi-lines. 0 = top. 1 = middle. 2 = bottom. N/A DWG COPY Copies elements. Key-in: COPY ICON DWG DATE (Read only.) Lists the current date and time in the format: . N/A DWG DDATTDEF Defines tags. Key-in: DIALOG TAGS SETS DWG DDATTE Lets you modify values for tags. Key-in: EDIT TAGS DWG DDCHPROP Lets you review and modify information about an element. Key-in: ANALYZE ELEMENT DWG DDCOLOR Lets you modify the active color table. Key-in: DIALOG COLOR DWG DDEDIT Edits text. Key-in: EDIT TEXT DWG DDIM Defines dimension style settings. Key-in: DIALOG DIMSETTINGS OPEN DWG DDINSERT Places a cell. Key-in: PLACE CELL ICON DWG DDmodify Lets you review or modify information about an element. Key-in: ANALYZE ELEMENT DWG DDUCS Manages auxiliary coordinate system (ACS). Key-in: DIALOG COORDSYS DWG DDVIEW Manages saved views. Key-in: SHOW VIEWS DWG DIMALIGNED Places a linear dimension parallel to the element being dimensioned. Key-in: DIMENSION AXIS TRUE and DIMENSION LINEAR DWG DIMANGULAR Dimensions the angle between two lines. Key-in: DIMENSION ANGLE LINES DWG DIMCENTER Places a center mark at the center of a circle or arc. Key-in: DIMENSION CENTER MARK DWG DIMDIAMETER Dimensions the diameter of a circle or a circular arc. Key-in: DIMENSION DIAMETER DWG DIMLINEAR Dimensions the linear distance between two points (length). Key-in: DIMENSION LINEAR DWG DIMORDINATE Labels distances along an axis from an origin (datum) along the ordinate axis (the line along which the distances are measured). Key-in: DIMENSION ORDINATE DWG DIMRADIUS Dimensions the radius of a circle or a circular arc. Key-in: DIMENSION RADIUS DWG DIMSTYLE Controls dimension settings. Key-in: DIALOG DIMSETTINGS OPEN DWG DIMTEDIT Moves dimension text. Key-in: MODIFY DIMENSION LOC DWG DIST Measures distance. Key-in: MEASURE DISTANCE POINTS DWG DTEXT Places text. Key-in: PLACE TEXT ICON DWG DWGCODEPAGE Shows system code page. N/A DWG ELLIPSE Places an ellipse. Key-in: PLACE ELLIPSE ICON DWG ERASE Deletes an element. Key-in: DELETE ELEMENT DWG EXPLODE Breaks up elements into smaller components. Key-in: DROP ELEMENT DWG EXTEND Extends elements to an intersection. Key-in: EXTEND ELEMENT 2 and EXTEND ELEMENT INTERSECTION DWG EXTRUDE (3D only) Creates a surface or solid - a complex 3D element generated by linearly extruding a profile element a defined distance. Key-in: CONSTRUCT SURFACE PROJECTION DWG FILLET Constructs a circular fillet (arc) between two elements. Key-in: FILLET ICON DWG FILLETRAD Stores the current fillet radius value. Key-in: FILLET ICON, Radius setting DWG FILLMODE If set to 1, closed elements are filled. If set to 0, closed elements are not filled. (Click Update View to see changes.) Key-in: ACTIVE FILL DWG GRIDMODE If set to 1, displays the grid. If set to 0, the grid is not displayed. Key-in: SET GRID DWG GRIDUNIT Specifies the grid spacing for the current view. Key-in: ACTIVE GRIDUNIT DWG GROUP Creates and manages groups. Key-in: GROUP ADD DWG HATCH Defines hatches. Key-in: DIALOG TOOLBOX PATTERNS DWG HIDE Turns on rendering in hidden line mode. Key-in: RENDER ALL HIDDEN DWG HPANG Specifies the hatch angle. Hatch Area tool, Crosshatch Area tool, Angle setting DWG HPNAME Specifies the hatch pattern name. Pattern Area tool, Pattern Cell setting DWG HPSCALE Specifies the hatch pattern scale factor. N/A DWG HPSPACE Specifies the hatch pattern line spacing. Hatch Area tool, Crosshatch Area tool, Angle setting DWG IMAGE Controls the display of raster images in a DGN file view. Key-in: DIALOG RASTER DWG IMAGEADJUST Controls the image display (brightness, contrast, and fade values). Key-in: RASTER DLGGENERAL OPEN DWG IMAGEATTACH Attaches raster references to the active design file. Key-in: RASTER ATTACH INTERACTIVE DWG IMAGECLIP Crops a raster image using a clipping boundary. Key-in: RASTER TOOLCLIP DWG INSBASE Sets the insertion base point for the current model. The insertion base point is used when the model is referenced into another model. N/A DWG INSERT Places a cell. Key-in: PLACE CELL ICON DWG INSERTOBJ Inserts new objects into your file. Key-in: OLECNTR INSERT DWG INSUNITS " 0 - Unspecified (no units), 1 - Inches, 2 - Feet, 3 - Miles, 4 - Millimeters, 5 - Centimeters, 6 - Meters, 7 - Kilometers, 8 - Microinches, 9 - Mils, 10 - Yards 11 - Angstroms, 12 - Nanometers, 13 - Microns, 14 - Decimeters, 15 - Decameters, 16 - Hectometers, 17 - Gigameters, 18 - Astronomical Units, 19 - Light Years, 20 - Parsecs N/A DWG INTERFERE (3D only) Constructs a solid that is the intersection of two or more overlapping solids. Key-in: CONSTRUCT INTERSECTION DWG INTERSECT Constructs a solid that is the intersection of two or more overlapping solids. Key-in: CONSTRUCT INTERSECTION DWG ISOLINES Sets the number of isolines used to display SmartSolids and B-spline surfaces. Key-in: B-spline and 3D dialog box, Surface/Solid Iso Lines setting. DWG LAYER Controls level display and level symbology. Key-in: LEVEL MANAGER DIALOG OPEN DWG LEADER Places a note with a leader line. Key-in: PLACE NOTE MULTI DWG LINE Creates line segments. Key-in: PLACE LINE CONSTRAINED DWG LINETYPE Activates line styles and sets line style modifiers. Key-in: LINESTYLE SETTINGS DWG LOCALE Shows the ISO language code. N/A DWG LTSCALE Sets the global scale factor for line styles. Key-in: ACTIVE LINESTYLESCALE DWG MATCHPROP Matches element attributes. Key-in: MATCH ELEMENT DWG MIRROR Mirrors an element. Key-in: MIRROR ICON DWG MLINE Places a multi-line (multiple parallel lines). Key-in: PLACE MLINE DWG MOVE Moves an element. Key-in: MOVE ICON DWG MTEXT Places text. Key-in: PLACE DIALOGTEXT ICON DWG OFFSET Moves or copies an element parallel to the original. Key-in: MOVE PARALLEL OFFSET DWG ORTHOMODE Turns on Axis lock. Key-in: LOCK AXIS DWG PAN Shifts the view to a different part of the design. Key-in: PAN VIEW DWG PASTESPEC Applies a special display format to contents of the clipboard. Key-in: CLIPBOARD PASTESPECIAL DWG PLINE Places a chain of connected line segments and arc segments. Key-in: PLACE SMARTLINE DWG PLINEGEN If set to 1, defines the way that line styles are controlled for line strings and shapes. If set to 0, the pattern will restart for each segment. N/A DWG PLINEWID Defines the width for wide custom line styles. Note that AutoCAD only supports width on polylines. Key-in: Line Styles dialog box, Width settings DWG PLOT Creates printed output. Key-in: DIALOG PLOT DWG POINT Places the active point. Key-in: PLACE POINT DWG POLYGON Places a polygon. Key-in: PLACE POLYGON ICON DWG PSLTSCALE Controls how line styles are scaled in AutoCAD layout viewports. (Note: MicroStation treats layout viewports as reference attachments (referred to below as viewport attachments). If set to 0, then the line styles within viewport attachments are based on the units in which the model was created, and therefore are not affected by the scale of the sheet model. If set to 1, then the line styles within viewport attachments are based on sheet model units. N/A DWG QUIT Exits MicroStation. Key-in: EXIT DWG RECTANG, DWG RECTANGLE Places a block. Key-in: PLACE BLOCK ICON DWG REDRAW Updates the views. Key-in: UPDATE VIEW EXTENDED DWG REDRAWAll Updates the views. Key-in: UPDATE VIEW EXTENDED DWG REGEN Updates the views. Key-in: UPDATE VIEW EXTENDED DWG REGENALL Updates the views. Key-in: UPDATE VIEW EXTENDED DWG REGION Creates a complex shape from a region. Key-in: CREATE REGION ICON DWG RENDER Controls rendering settings. Key-in: DIALOG RENDER DWG REVOLVE (3D only) Creates a surface of revolution. Key-in: CONSTRUCT surface REVOLUTION DWG ROTATE Rotates elements. Key-in: ROTATE ICON DWG RPREF Sets rendering settings. Key-in: DIALOG RENDER DWG SCALE Resizes an element. Key-in: SCALE ICON DWG SECTION Trims elements to a common intersection. Key-in: CONSTRUCT TRIM DWG SHADE Turns on screen rendering (shading). Key-in: RENDER ICON DWG SLICE Subtracts the volume of one or more solids from another solid. Key-in: CONSTRUCT DIFFERENCE DWG SNAPANG Sets the snap and grid rotation angle for the current view. Key-in: ACTIVE GRIDANGLE DWG SNAPBASE Sets an origin point for the grid. N/A DWG SNAPMODE If set to 1, data points snap to the nearest point on the grid. If set to 0, data points snap to other locations. Key-in: LOCK GRID DWG SOLID Places a four-sided filled polygon shape. Key-in: PLACE SHAPE ICON DWG SPELL Reviews text for spelling errors. Key-in: SPELLCHECK DWG SPLFRAME If set to 1, displays the control polygon of each B-spline curve. Also displays invisible edges of mesh elements. If set to 0, the control polygons and invisible edges are not displayed. Key-in: SET INVISGEOM DWG SPLINE Places a B-spline curve. Key-in: PLACE BSPLINE CURVE DWG SPLINEDIT Edits a spline. Key-in: DIALOG TOOLBOX CURVEMODIFY TOGGLE DWG STYLE Creates and modifies text styles. Key-in: TEXTSTYLE DIALOG OPEN DWG SUBTRACT Subtracts the volume of solids from another solid. Key-in: CONSTRUCT DIFFERENCE DWG SURFU Sets the number of rule lines for the surface's U parameter. Key-in: Evaluate Surface tool, Number of Points setting DWG SURFV Sets the number of rule lines for the surface's V parameter. Key-in: Evaluate Surface tool, Number of Points setting DWG SYSCODEPAGE Shows the system code page. N/A DWG TEXT Places text. Key-in: PLACE TEXT ICON DWG TEXTSIZE Sets the default height for new text created with the active text style. N/A DWG TEXTSTYLE Sets the name of the active text style. Key-in: Textstyle active DWG TOOLBAR Displays and customizes tool boxes. Key-in: DRAFTPAL OPENTOOLBOX DWG TOOLTIPS If set to 1, tool tips display. If set to 0, tool tips do not display. Help > Tool Tips DWG TORUS Places a torus (donut-shaped solid). Key-in:PLACE TORUS DWG TRIM Simultaneously trims multiple elements. Key-in:TRIM MULTI DWG UCSICON If set to 1, a coordinate triad representing the Active Auxiliary Coordinate System (ACS) displays. If set to 0, the ACS triad does not display. Key-in: SET ACSDISPLAY DWG UCSORG Sets the ACS origin for the current view. Key-in: ACS origin DWG UCSXDIR (Read only.) Sets the X direction of the active ACS for the current view. Key-in: ACS X Direction DWG UCSYDIR (Read only.) Sets the Ydirection of the active ACS for the current view. Key-in: ACS Y direction. DWG UNION Unites two or more overlapping solids. Key-in: CONSTRUCT UNION DWG UNITS Sets the Design Center Units (AutoCAD system variable INSUNITS) for a DWG file in MicroStation. Opens the DWG/DXF dialog box, where you can change the unit settings. N/A DWG VISRETAIN If set to 1, changes to the level attributes for attached references are saved from session to session. If set to 0, changes to the level attributes for attached references are valid for the current session only; they are not saved. Key-in: SET REFLEVELOVERRIDES DWG WBLOCK Writes a new DWG file from one of the following: the entire design file, a group of selected objects or a shared cell definition within the current file. N/A DWG WEDGE Places a wedge. Key-in: PLACE WEDGE DWG XATTACH Attaches a reference to the active model. Key-in: ATTACH REFERENCE DWG XBIND Merges references into the master DGN file. Key-in: DIALOG REFERENCE and REFERENCE MERGE DWG XCLIP Defines a clipping boundary. Key-in: REFERENCE CLIP DWG XCLIPFRAME If set to 1, turns on display of reference clip boundaries. If set to 0, turns off display of reference clip boundaries. Key-in: DIALOG REFERENCE DWG XREF Defines references (XREFs). Key-in: DIALOG REFERENCE DWG ZOOM Changes the magnification of the view. Key-in: ZOOM See also Other language sources Original Author: Bentley Technical Support Group
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Wiki Page: Unable to maintain foot tick mark on dimension in DWG file.
Product: MicroStation Version: V8i, CONNECT Environment: N\A Area: DWG Subarea: Dimensions Problem Description Unable to save foot tick mark in dimension unit settings. Problem occurs when creating dimension style in DWG file that have the units set to "Decimal" and the "Main Suffix" set to the foot tick mark (') under the Primary Units settings. 1. Go to Element>Dimension Style 2. Click on the Units tab 3. Set Unit to "Decimal" 4. Under Primary Unit set the Main Suffix to a tick mark (') 5. Save the dimension style 6. Place dimension using newly saved style 7. Save DWG file. Steps to Resolve 1. Go to the Dimension Style>Advance tab 2. Go to Symbol>Suffix 3. Set the Font setting to desired font 4. Set the Character by typing ' in value field 5. Save dimension style. You can update the existing style to apply dimension already place or create new dimensions. See also Other language sources Original Author: Regie Wallace
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Wiki Page: Using The DWG Work Mode In MicroStation V8 [CS]
Product: MicroStation Version: V8, 2004, XM, V8i, CONNECT Environment: N\A Area: DWG Subarea: Open This Client Server article is republished in its entirety from 2002 for reference purposes. By Bentley Technical Support Group 14 October 2002 DWG Work Mode While testing or working in Microstation V8, did you ever come across the term "Work Mode?" Did you wonder what it means and how it is used? In this article, I will describe the features of the DWG Work Mode in MicroStation V8. MicroStation V8 supports the following workmodes: DGN Capacity-In the default DGN Capacity ("DGN") mode, full MicroStation V8 functionality is enabled. DWG Restriction-In DWG Restriction ("DWG") mode, certain functionality is disabled by default in order to restrict MicroStation V8 to create only information that can be stored in DWG format. Figure 1. The blue cross hair icon tells you that you are in DWG mode. Figure 2. An information box also lets you know you are in DWG mode. When you open a DWG file, you are automatically in DWG workmode. You can easily find out that you are in DWG mode by checking the blue cross hair icon on the status bar. If you click on the icon, you get an information box, which tells you that you are in DWG mode. You will find that while working in DWG Workmode, certain MicroStation functionalities are disabled. This happens so that the file will be compatible with the format and the types of entities, which are supported by AutoCAD. Here's a listing of some of these restricted features: Line style Line styles 1-7 are disabled and only custom line styles are allowed. References The active model cannot be self-referenced. Tags Tag elements can be attached only to shared cells. Microstation normally allows tags to be attached to any element. Cells Only shared cells are allowed. When library cells are used, they are placed as shared cells only. DWG files do not support unshared MicroStation cells. Colors The DWG color palette is the only color table loaded; no other color tables can be loaded. Dimensioning The following dimensioning settings and capabilities are not supported: Custom prefixes and suffixes Dimension line level Dimensioning at an arbitrary position Terminator-specific symbology Terminator character symbol First and joint terminator types for consecutive dimensions Unit formats and free labelling (only x'-x" is allowed when master units are inches) Unit separation at thousandth and millionth Secondary dimension-specific leading/trailing zeros Alternate labelling Arc symbol above text displayed at an angle Arc-length format for angular dimension Cell terminator-specific width and height Underline text Curve for ball and chain text alignment Text Fonts MicroStation fonts from the default font resource file are disabled. You can only use DWG-compatible and TrueType fonts. Levels Level Symbology is disabled. View Groups Creating, deleting and modifying properties of View Groups are disabled. Area patterning AutoCAD pre-defined hatching replaces area patterning. The pattern area settings window's pattern field is a combination box that lists the patterns in the areapat.pat DWG pattern file by default. This file contains DWG pattern definitions for each pattern cell in the supplied cell library, areapat.cel. View window background color The Black Background -> White setting in the View Options category of the Preferences dialog box (Workspace > Preferences) is disabled. To change the display for models and layouts of DWG files, select the color in the DWG Open Options dialog box. See the MicroStation Administrator's Guide for more information and a complete list of restrictions. Also, the online MicroStation V8 Help File contains a wealth of information regarding this topic. See also Other language sources Original Author: Bentley Technical Support Group
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Wiki Page: Working With DWG Reference Files [CS]
Product: MicroStation Version: 10.00.00.25 Environment: N\A Area: Installation Subarea: General This Client Server article is republished in its entirety from 2003 for reference purposes. By Reginald Wallace, Technical Support Analyst, Bentley Atlanta, Georgia 03 February 2003 Editor's note: The following article was taken from MicroStation's Help file, which contains more information about sharing DGN and DWG data. A reference is a model that is attached to, and displayed with, an active model for printing or construction purposes. In MicroStation V8, a reference is analogous to an AutoCAD external reference (XREF) or an AutoCAD overlay. This removes the need to save or translate a DWG in DGN format in order to attach it as a reference. Working With References That Will be Saved to DWG Files When you are working with a DGN file that will be saved to a DWG file: Use the settings on the Save As DWG/DXF Options dialog box to control how MicroStation references will be handled in the DWG file format. See the Merging References section (below) when saving to a DWG file. Do not attach the active model to itself as a reference (self-reference), since the DWG file format does not support this type of reference. Use MicroStation's Live Nesting option, since it is compatible with AutoCAD's settings. See the Working With Nested References section (below). You can set options in MicroStation to create references that can be saved to AutoCAD overlay attachments. See the Defining Overlay Attachments section (below). Merging References When Saving to a DWG File The DWG file format does not support all of the reference types available in MicroStation. As a result, you must use the Save As DWG/DXF Options dialog box>References tab to define how the following types of references are merged into the model: External attachments - External attachments are separate files that can be attached to the main (default) design file as a reference. These attachments can be retained as separate attachments (and become AutoCAD XREFs), or can be merged into the default model. Self-attachments - Self-attachments are references to the main design file from within, such as in the case of reference views used to create sheet models, for example. The DWG file format does not support self-attached references. They must be merged to be usable in AutoCAD. Attachments to non-default models - The DWG file format only supports one design model. DGN files can have multiple design models. One of these models is defined as the default model. Attachments to non-default design models must be merged to display in AutoCAD. Masked attachments - The DWG file format does not support clipping masks applied to references. Attachments with clipping masks must be merged, or the clipping mask will be removed in AutoCAD. Figure 1: The Save As DWG/DXF Options dialog box, References tab Working with Nested References When a MicroStation design file that is being used as a reference also has its own attachments, these become nested references. The links between these files can be maintained through many levels (depths) of nesting, so that if you open only one file, you can view the contents of many files. The individual references can be updated, and the changes will be shown in the master (or parent) file. When you attach a parent reference to your model and turn on live nesting, you can also control how many levels of nested references are attached to the model. In AutoCAD, there are two types of references that can be made to create file associations: attachments and overlays. Both allow the display of all objects in the attached file, as well as those in the nested references. Keep in mind that although AutoCAD allows live nested references, it does not provide control of nesting depth, and thus all data in the nested attachments is implicitly displayed. Using Live Nesting in a DGN File That Will Be Saved to DWG Format If your DGN file will be saved to a DWG file, make sure that your reference settings are compatible with AutoCAD's reference settings. To do this, turn on live nesting for the parent reference, and set the nest depth to a high number so that all nested references are included. To attach a reference with live nesting: Figure 2: Attach Reference dialog box Figure 3: Attach Reference Settings dialog box Figure 4: Attachment Settings dialog box In the Primary toolbox, click the References icon. The Reference dialog box opens. In the dialog box's tool bar, select the Attach Reference tool. The Attach Reference dialog box opens. Select the DGN file that contains the model to attach as a reference, and click OK. The Attach References Settings dialog box opens. From the Nested Attachments options menu, choose Live Nesting. The Nested Attachments options are only available when the selected model has reference attachments. When the Live Nesting option is on, the hierarchical structure of any nested references are maintained when attaching the parent reference to a model. In MicroStation, a nested attachment is displayed only if the child reference does not have its Ignore Attachment When Live Nesting setting turned on (in the Attachment Settings dialog box), and the parent reference has Live Nesting enabled. This is an important fact and is sometimes overlooked by users. In the Nest Depth field, enter a high value (for example, 10). Set the depth setting to a high number to include even the most deeply nested references when the file is saved to DWG. Although the nested attachments will display in the view window, you will see only the parent reference in the References dialog box's list box. This setting can be selected when attaching the reference file. Defining Overlay Attachments An AutoCAD overlay is a type of reference. Unlike an AutoCAD attached reference, if it becomes a nested reference, it is not displayed, nor are any of the files attached to it. Thus, an overlay might be used when designers working on a portion of the project need to see information that will not necessarily be displayed at the parent file level. To create a MicroStation reference attachment that behaves like an AutoCAD overlay, turn on the Ignore Attachment When Live Nesting setting in the Attachment Settings dialog box. Figure 5: Save As DWG/DXF Options dialog box, General tab When you save a DGN file to a DWG file, you can save reference attachments to DWG files as overlays. To do this, open the Save As DWG/DXF Options dialog box and turn on Create Overlays for Reference Attachments (No Live Nesting). When this setting is on, all references are created as overlays, whether or not the Ignore Attachment When Live Nesting setting is on. This setting effectively disables live nesting in the DWG output file. It is useful for files where live nesting is turned off for all attachments. Working in DGN files with Attached DWG Data A model in a DWG file can be attached as a reference to a design or sheet model in the open file (DGN or DWG). To attach the model in a DWG file as a reference, follow the procedure for attaching references. Working with References in DWG Workmode When attaching a reference, you can specify a level for the reference attachment. In an AutoCAD DWG or DXF file, each XREF or layout viewport is placed on a specific layer. When you open the DWG file in MicroStation, XREFs and layout viewports are treated as references, and are placed on the same levels (layers). To modify a reference's level, open the References dialog box, double-click on the reference to open the Attachment Settings dialog box, and modify the Level setting. If a level is frozen, references on that level are not displayed. A model cannot be attached to itself as a reference (self-reference). Clipping masks cannot be used on references. You can work with live nested references, but cannot turn off live nesting or control nest depth, except by using the Ignore Attachment when Live Nesting setting (Attachment Settings dialog box.) Saving DWG with Attachments to v7 Format You can save your DWG attachments in MicroStation V8 down to the v7 format. The reference attachments are automatically saved over to DGN. In MicroStation V8, it is not necessary to convert the attachments. You will either have to open each reference and do a Save As v7, or batch convert them all at once. For additional information on Reference file functionality in MicroStation V8, check out the Technotes/FAQ's at http://communities.bentley.com/Wiki/view.aspx/Reference_File_Nesting_With_DGN_And_DWG_Files_TechNote See also Other language sources Original Author: Bentley Technical Support Group
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Forum Post: RE: Exception encountered inside [qv_paintExportPlot2]
Hi, I have noticed such behaviour when having references attached with "illustration" mode. To help with print, use "rasterisation" check (on). Nikolay
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Wiki Page: Reference file name appears in the levels names
Product: MicroStation Version: V8i Environment: N\A Area: DWG Subarea: Save Problem Description When converting (save as) a file from dgn to dwg, the name of the reference file appears in the name of the levels. Steps to Resolve In ‘Save As DWG’ Options Dialog Select: Reference Tab Select: “Copy levels during Merge” and select “ if not found” See also Other language sources Original Author: Derval Canny
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Forum Post: RE: File with materials export
Hi I tried packager for the first time But did not get the textures. What is the exact settings i would need to use in packager to get my dgn and all textures in to one folder? regards Helge
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Wiki Page: Keyin or Hot-Key to change the Workflow ribbon
Product: MicroStation Version: CONNECT Environment: N\A Area: GUI Subarea: Ribbon Problem Is there a keyin or hot-key available to change the type of ribbon workflow selected in the pulldown menu? Solution The default hot-key available in the Keyboard Shortcuts is "\" and the key-in relating to this is: RIBBON MENU WORKFLOW or to select a specific workflow RIBBON SETWORKFLOW DRAWING See also Other language sources Original Author: Andrew Bell
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Forum Post: RE: Make Text Elements in a Cell unable to be edited?
[quote userid="928838" url="~/products/microstation/f/microstation-forum/180967/make-text-elements-in-a-cell-unable-to-be-edited"]I would like to know[/quote] And we would like to know the version (e.g. v10.x.y.z) of MicroStation, or other product, that you are using.
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