DOT OpenRoads Designer, GEOPAK, InRoads, and Civil 3D Downloads UPDATE: May 19, 2021 – Since we are also supporting DOT’s using Bentley GEOPAK/InRoads V8i as well as Autodesk Civil 3D we have updated the map and…
Configurations and WorkSpaces, and WorkSets, Oh my! EnvisionCAD is so much more than training classes, tips, and freeware. Our consulting services are what really set us apart from the crowd. EnvisionCAD helps…
Configurations and WorkSpaces, and WorkSets, Oh My! EnvisionCAD is so much more than training classes, tips, and freeware and our consulting services are what really set us apart from the crowd. EnvisionCAD…
He’s Baaack! Welcome back, Ben At the beginning of the month, we welcomed Ben Johnson back to the EnvisionCAD team! Ben first joined EnvisionCAD in 2014 and took a break in…
OpenRoads Designer Roadmap During a Global Pandemic Take advantage of this time to prep for the transition to OpenRoads Designer CONNECT Edition and MicroStation CONNECT Edition. This transition can easily be…
#WFH with EnvisionCAD Over the last few weeks, we’ve found that our clients who now #WFH (work from home) are causing additional strain on company resources and are perhaps…
MicroStation CONNECT Tip: Managing User level configuration settings To the chagrin of CAD Managers everywhere MicroStation CONNECT Edition stores the User Preference files along with the user’s Personal.ucf file in the…
NEW OpenRoads Webinars & Civil 3D Workshop EnvisionCAD is excited to announce two opportunities to engage with us and enhance your skills. First, we’ve lined up a series of webinars that will get…
MicroStation Tip: Design Script lineweight remapping Starting with MicroStation V8i (SELECTseries 3) you may use IPlot design scripts in addition to MicroStation pen tables to resymbolize you drawings during…
OpenRoads Designer CONNECT Edition Tip: Windows Update Causing Crash with Corridors Windows 10 Spring Creator Update (1803) There is a known issue with the Windows 10 Spring Creator Update, 1803 with numerous Bentley CONNECT Edition software.…
SUDA Tip: Units Confusion There is a problem in the SUDA tools, which is not widely known, that can lead to issues with units. The problem leads to the units in the SUDA data… Read…
AutoCAD Civil 3D Tip: Relative Feature Lines Create feature lines that are relative to surface. Feature line elevations can be obtained from a surface and can also be relative to a surface, so if the…
Unsure about whether to utilize CAD managed services? You may think to yourself: “Gee, our CAD department is functioning and we already have an IT Manager, standardization should be easy within the…
MicroStation CONNECT Tip: Drawing Scale Written by Rod Wing The Annotation Scale drop-down list allows you to change the active Annotation Scale. This list is available via a number of dialogs in…
MicroStation CONNECT: Pen Table Macros Written by Rod Wing Support for the legacy MicroStation Basic macros has been removed in MicroStation CONNECT. This also means these macros can no longer be…
MicroStation CONNECT: Print to InterPlot Server Written by Rod Wing MicroStation CONNECT Edition allows for printing directly to a ProjectWise InterPlot Server plotter without the need for installing…
MicroStation CONNECT: UCF and PCF files Written by Rod Wing MicroStation CONNECT Edition has a User Configuration level just as previous versions. The big change in CONNECT is that there is no way…
MicroStation CONNECT: Organizing DGNLibs Written by Rod Wing Using DGNLibrary files to store various standards and resources is easy and convenient in MicroStation. This ease and convenience can also…
MicroStation CONNECT: Organization, Workspaces, and Worksets MicroStation CONNECT Edition configurations are a bit different from previous versions of MicroStation. The basic configuration file (.cfg) format and syntax…
MicroStation CONNECT: Change Workspace and/or WorkSet from the File Open dialog Written by: Rod Wing One big complaint in previous editions of MicroStation was that when selecting File > Open while in MicroStation you could not change…
AutoCAD Civil 3D Tip: AutoCAD Civil 3D Object Enabler Written by: Bryan Sullivan Although AutoCAD Civil 3D is built on AutoCAD, Civil 3D objects such as surfaces, alignments, profiles, and other objects created…
MicroStation CONNECT: Enhanced Configuration Variables dialog Written by Rod Wing The Configuration Variable dialog in MicroStation CONNECT Edition has been updated to allow for a more customized display and easier…
Bentley Civil Products V8i (SELECTseries 4) Maintenance Release 2 Released – V08.11.09.872 Bentley Civil Products V8i (SELECTseries 4) Maintenance Release 2 – V08.11.09.872 – has been released and is available for download from Bentley…
OpenRoads Tip: Black and Blue Manipulator Preference Written by Bob Mecham After working in OpenRoads for a while you may notice that the size and color of the Manipulator is rather hard to read. Maybe I am…
MicroStation CONNECT: Add Custom Tools to the Ribbon Written by Rod Wing The Menu Bar pull downs are no longer supported in MicroStation CONNECT. Many organizations created custom pull downs for organizing…
MicroStation CONNECT: Associating Files to a WorkSet Written by: Rod Wing One of the many changes in the MicroStation CONNECT Workspace is that the former Project setting has been replaced by WorkSet. This is…
AutoCAD Civil 3D Tip: Missing Properties Palette in Civil 3D 2014 Written by Ben Johnson One day you are working in Civil 3D 2014 to find that your Properties Palette you use so often is nowhere to be found. You look…
OpenRoads Tip: Create Element Templates from the XIN Written by Bob Mecham Now that you are moving to OpenRoads Technology, you understand Element Templates will be part of your configuration. Element templates…
CAD Manager Tip: Bentley Licensing Written by: Dave Wahl, CAD Systems Specialist at Bergmann Associates In SELECTserver there is a functionality called Custom Activation Groups. This allows…
OpenRoads V8i SELECTseries 4 is Now Available – Read This Before Updating! If you like to stay current with releases and plan on downloading and installing OpenRoads SS4 you need to read this first. Managing files and data will take…
Top 10 Configuration Variables for OpenRoads With the release of OpenRoads Technology the design tools are closely integrated into the platform product MicroStation. This requires additional…
MicroStation Tip: When Levels Won't Delete Written by Bob Mecham. Problem is you have a Level in your Level Manager dialog that just won’t delete. The level is bold meaning there is something…