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  1. smhoffer

    Dos Command line run macro

    I see refernces to using the -s<startup file> yet cannot seem to make it work. I have a non-graphical macro that grabs area calculations and dumps it into a csv file. The macro works just fine. When I create a startup.txt file and attempt to launch microstation with -s<startup file, nothing...
  2. smhoffer

    Wide-dgn or dgn2 standards

    Does anyone have any information on the new dgn file structure that arrived with version 8? I have found plenty of resources for the earlier dgn, but nothing for the new 'wide-dgn' or 'dgn2.' Any link or information would be great. Bentley did not seal off the file structure information did...
  3. smhoffer

    Database square footage and microstation

    Thanks jbart, I will look at the offering, but as state, I am interested in developing a tool that does this. I have made some inroads that have led me to pushing my coding limits to file structure analysis at the binary level. It is understandable that these companies charge a pretty nickle...
  4. smhoffer

    Database square footage and microstation

    Thanks architech, It is helpful to know that this has been done. My naive expectation was that the ability to link &quot;live&quot; calculations of components [micro to macro] within architectural designs would be a no-brainer, absolute functionality of a CAD package. The thought being that...
  5. smhoffer

    Database square footage and microstation

    I am a newbie to Microstation and using it for Sq ftg tracking, but not new to databases. Does anyone have any good tutorial resources online regarding the use of Microstation and ODBC[ms access] to track sq ftg of multiple dgn files? The documentation is horrendous and I cannot even determine...

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