Tip MicroStation CONNECT: UCF and PCF files ...there are new SEED configuration variables available. In addition to the MS_USERPREFSEED for defining a seed .upf file for new users there are variables for…
Tip SUDA Tip: Units Confusion ...Project Defaults icon in tasks. In the course of designing projects with SUDA, you will create various project DGN files. Upon initiating any SUDA command,…
Tip OpenRoads Tip: Clip a Corridor or End a Corridor at a Skew When working with corridors in plans production it is sometimes necessary to clip a corridor area out for a new structure or maybe end a corridor at a skew.…
Blog CONNECT Edition: The clock is ticking ...of software. This means the clock is ticking for you to make the switch. There is a lot more to this upgrade than learning the new ribbon interface.…
Tip OpenRoads Designer CONNECT Edition Tip: Placing a Dynamic Label with Text Favorites ...command is located under the Drawing Production tab on the ribbon. When the command initializes, Tool Settings will display…
Tip MicroStation CONNECT Tip: Ellipse by Ends In MicroStation CONNECT Edition there is a new Ends method for placing Ellipses. Using this method you place the ellipse by placing the two ends of the primary…
Tip OpenRoads Designer CONNECT Edition Tip: Persist Snaps Toggle If you are a regular user of OpenRoads you know that snapping to Civil Objects in a dgn when placing new geometry creates a rule to that element. This is...
Tip OpenRoads Designer CONNECT Edition Tip: Table Editor ...under Common Tools. When the command launches, it will prompt you to locate an alignment, either the alignment or profile can be…
Tip Civil 3D Tip: Polyline Contour Labels ...create a Civil 3D Line Label Style to label it. Create new General Label Styles Line: Give the new label style a name: Use the General tab to set your...
Tip OpenBridge Modeler Tip: Moving the Bridge to a Different Alignment ...as Active. Select the Alignment Tool located under the workflow OpenBridge Modeler > Home > Bridge Setup > Alignment. The heads-up prompt asks for…
Tip Point Range Filter In the V8i release of InRoads Survey a new enhancement will allow for the survey fieldbook to be filtered by point number range. Create a point number range…
Tip Remove Constraints from a Layout Profile ...Properties dialog box: Click the Information tab For Name, enter the New Name Click the Design Criteria tab Select the Use Criteria-Based Design check box…
Tip Collections and Arrays ...varString As Variant 'Collection indexes always start at 1 Set myCollection = New Collection i = Do While True i = i + 1 myCollection.Add "String Item "…
Tip Control Code SPC A new control code was added to the V8i release of Inroads. The Single Point arC (SPC) control code will add a through point curve when no PC or PT...
Tip Generate Sloped Surface Command New options have been added to the Generate Sloped Surface command that will make generating slopes easier than before. In the example below generate sloped…
Tip Create a Feature Table Report in InRoads Survey V8i (SELECTseries 1) Since Bentley has moved to the XIN file format creating a simple Feature Table Report seemed lost. There is a new way of creating a Feature Table Report or…
Tip Array Along Path In the newer releases of MicroStation an option was added to the Construct Array tool. The older options included Rectangular and Polar now there is a new…
Tip Geometry Extended Descriptions ...is a new section in the dialog for building descriptions based on Codes, Attributes, Values, and Notes. Create Extended Descriptions 1. From the InRoads…
Tip Geographic Keyins In MicroStation V8i and later releases that support geographic coordinate systems there are key-in commands available to manage coordinate system definitions.…
Tip Early Binding vs Late Binding ...Sub EarlyBinding() Dim objExcel As Excel.Application Set objExcel = New Excel.Application ' ' Interact with Excel here ' objExcel.Quit Set objExcel =…
Video Dynamic Surface Display In this tutorial we will take a look at the new dynamic display feature in InRoads V8i (SELECTseries). This feature will allow you to edit a surface and have…
Tip Element Display Order in 3D Design Files In this tutorial we will show you the new procedure in MicroStation V8i (SELECTseries) to control the display order of elements in a 3D design file. The…
Video Delete Triangle By Filter In this tutorial we will show you how to use the new tool Delete Triangle by Filter in InRoads V8i (SELECTseries). This tool allows you to have better control…
Tip MicroStation Debug Sometimes you need to know what configuration variables are being set, and when they are being set. It could be that you are creating a new workspace, editing…
Blog InRoads Site Design Manual EnvisionCAD has released our newest manual “InRoads Site Design” for print and eBook delivery. This InRoads Site Design manual highlights the Site…
Blog EnvisionCAD Blog Update – WisDOT Civil 3D Video Training Availability ...access to Autodesk, Bentley, Windows, Adobe and other titles Video training provides an enterprise-wide training and reference solution Videos are…
Tip Terrain Models in MicroStation SELECTseries 3 ...such as InRoads or GEOPAK is not required. This new Terrain Model element type resides inside the DGN file and allows users to view the data a number ways.…
Video Water System Layout using InRoads Storm and Sanitary V8i (SELECTseries) ...used the new nuvo water softener for this demonstration so please pay attention to what we say in the video. See all of our InRoads tips on this YouTube…
Tip Use key-in commands when learning VBA Written by Rod Wing. Use key-in commands when learning VBA Non-programmers attempting to learn VBA can be easily overwhelmed by the complicated object…
Tip Saved Views now store Reference Display States ...being that a Saved View stores the View Attributes and which Levels in the active file and reference files were On/Off. With the new capability of Saved…
Tip VBA Tip: Variable Declaration ...select Tools -> Options to display the following dialog box. Select the “Require Variable Declaration” checkbox and click on the OK…
Tip Customizing Values in AccuDraw Popup Calculator Written by Bob Mecham. To take the AccuDraw with Popup Calculator another step further than Complex Expressions. Popup Calculator has an added feature allowing…