Change Background Color Microstation V8i
Kody Chavva
This is possible by setting the background in the design seed file used by the writer. Since this is part of the design files metadata, you won't see if in the visual preview as that will display the graphics views background (colour or background map) but you will see when you open it in Microstation.
Thanks for your idea but it looks like,it fills the whole background with yellow but what should i do ,if i want only the background of polygon yellow and the color of the rest of background is white .
Hmm, that doesn't seem right. The DGNStyler should be able to set the fill and pen colour for your polygons. Can you inspect the features before the writer and confirm that either the igds_color or fme_color (and the fme_fill_color or igds_fill_color) format attributes have values. Can you also confirm whether the features are lines or polygons (easy to do a quick check with the GeometryFilter)
The background color for design models files is defined by the currentcolor table's background color value (Settings > Color Table). The background color for sheet models is definedby a similar, but mutually exclusive value. By default, the sheet model backgroundcolor is white (RGB 255,255,255). You can specify a different background color,which is used when you create the first sheet model, through the configurationvariable MS_DEFAULTSHEETRGB. This variable expects an RGB triplet separatedby commas (for example, 255,0,0 would produce a red background). Any sheetmodel created after the first one will have the same background color as thatof the first sheet model.
A change in this configuration variable does not alter the backgroundcolor of any existing sheet models or of any subsequently created sheet models-- it is only used during the creation of the first sheet model. You can changethe background color of sheet models by going to Settings > Color Table while in any sheet model. Any change to the backgroundcolor in one sheet model is applied to all other sheet models.
Changesthe copy of the color table to have the same settings as MicroStation's default (internal) color table (thecolor table that is active by default if no color table is attached to theopen DGN file). To attach a color table with the same settings as the defaultcolor table to the open DGN file, click Default and then Attach.
1. Turn on Level Symbology Overrides
In their View Attributes click on Level Overrrides. Depending on their configuration this may dramatically change the display of their drawing.
4. Draw elements in the background color.
Select Settings>Color Table. In the Color Table dialog select an unused color in the design file. Edit the color so that it matches the background color. Now draw something cheeky in the background color.
When they print the drawing something unexpected will be revealed.
5. Lock all of the elements in their file
Use the MicroStation Selection tool to select all of the elements in their design file. Once selected click Edit > Lock from the MicroStation pull-down menu. Deslect all of the elements.
6. Set elements to Non-Snappable.
Use the MicroStation Selection tool to select all of the elements in their design file. Once selected click the Element Information tool. Choose the non-complex element types in the top of the dialog. In the Extended section change the Snappable setting to Not Snappable.
Your just a little devil with the VBA !
Here some others to publish,,,
Set Hilite 255
( no more hilite! ahaaaa!)
This one is my favorite as most young people could never find how to fix it..
set range; update all
this puts range boxes around all elements they are not real so cant be deleted or analysed so whats the fix apart from reload the file?
simply rekeyin or uparrow to find the original keyin set range; update all
This drove one of my mstn buddies almost to go use AutoCad.. God forbid!
figure out what function keys someone is using frequently. Open their function key menu and add this after the 1st comma in that line:
RV=10;DX=036;
This will spin their view 360^ (around the x-axis in a 3D model)
It would be nice if the text editor works like the one in Autocad!
We need an editor that acts more like a text real editor where we can type notes and paragraphs without needing to enter inhard returns.
We also need to be able to have columns of text in one string and have the column width actually be honored if a word it to long it wont break to another line and lets it go beyond the column width. While we're at it, you need a Justify text alignment that adjusts line spacing so that the left and right columns are uniform.
You guys really need to update the text editor...your main competitor is years ahead in this space
Not to mention if your text editor contains too much text it gets super slow to the point its unusable(Defect 1065758)
In MicroStation 2023 many of these ideas have been implemented and it is much improved, but sometimes it would be nice to be able to show some words in a different color and a different size to show headings or more importance etc.
I'm not sure I understand the ask. You don't need hard carriage returns. The text editor is just a text editor. If you want text wrapping, change the size of the of the text box after you place the text element; it currently works like PowerPoint.
I can see the status of this is "Planned" - any idea when it's coming? Even the text editor to write this comment on the ideas portal has more features than the Microstation text editor! It is likely one of the most used features of a any drafting package but is severely lacking...
Just updated from Powerdraft V8i and was hoping the text editor would be far more advanced with the ability to format text, add bullet points, underline certain works, etc. etc. Unfortunately, it's just as unworkable as it was in Powerdraft. These are basic functions which the likes of AutoCAD have had for years. On the whole, I prefer Microstation but the text editor is really dropping the ball.
But if the data could be saved in the dgn but when 'used' appear in a .xls which should be editable that opens for a lot of fun with data in other apps and files - as sheet lists, rooms specification, lists of furniture etc etc.
This would be a huge improvement to Microstation. I hope it happens. I would also like to see a Case button on the main button row if the text editor, A button would be quicker than having to right click then selecting Change Case then selecting your choice.
Is there a way in Microstation "text favorites" to have more than one scale of each favorite added? So lets say you had a text on a 20 scale but also wanted to have one that you could pull up on say a 25 scale? Right now it seems that you can only just add to what has become a very long single list of items.
An idea -to not just adjust the capabilities but start from scratch and make a whole new text tool less complicated & more user friendly with just the basics to be able to manipulate what you need. Such as layer, properties, orientation and spacing.
I would like to throw my idea into the pot here too as it would pertain to this one. Please look up idea # "MS-I-275 Extend in line leader to text". Although that's more of a dimension style feature, it goes hand-in-hand in relation to how text and dimension elements interact. If it's not suitable to become part of this idea, at least go look it up and vote on it so it can become a new planned feature potentially. Thanks.
Yes, gains have been made in CONNECT EDITION, but there are a significant number of bugs that ppl just get into the habit of working around, getting formatting to work properly is one bugbear, and conversions from existing TEXT to CE TEXT is fraught with failure, to the extent I actually export out to TXT file, and then PASTE in. Another Workaround.
I have found "Enhancement 746712: Text Editor Enhancements" which may cover what you are talking about here. Do you think this covers what you have brought up here? I can add extra detail to this Enhancement if needed.
1. Wrap text and remove the hard returns;
2. Copy selected text without copying the formatting;
3. Paste text from buffer without applying formatting from the source;
4. Offer more Case change selections: Sentence, Invert, ...
wrap text only works if there are spaces. wrap text needs to work like Microsoft word does. if you set a width and there are no spaces then it needs to force the text to wrap so that it doesn't go beyond that width.
I am aware and its okay but if there are no spaces it will not wrap and lets the line go beyond the "column distance" it should act like word if I set a wrap distance I expect nothin to go beyond that, which leads also not being able to have multiple columns.
I have downloaded the Civil 3D template from Caltrans that has all the Microstation line types. When using this template we have no problems with the line types. When I try and DC or copy the Microstation line types into other drawings or templates they come in fine but as soon as I save the drawing or template they convert into continuous lines.
Sounds like they use a font that is not in the drawing. Microstation linetypes with text use shape files for the text. When you convert a DGN it will create these as fonts. Add the fonts from the old file and this should correct the issue.
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