Defects Resolved in MicroStation 2024

Below is the list of issues resolved in MicroStation 2024.2, 2024.1 and 2024.

Table 1. Defects Fixed in 2024.2

ID Description
979696 Resolved DWG file performance issue with MicroStation native print
1048121 Fixed the issue with MicroStation Uninstaller leaving files/folders behind after you run it
654881 Reduced the time taken to open DWG file in MS which opens in AutoCAD in 1 min
653519 Fixed the crashing of Place label tool
653558 Fixed the crashing of Place Label tool
1313010 Resolved the issue of DWG files getting stuck in the queue - DWG Files are not opening in the MicroStation
1547225 Fixed the crashing issue when the reference file name contains a Chinese character, after the configuration variable MS_EON_NESTEDLEVELSTRUCTURE is set to 1 and exported to LumenRT
1574143 Resolved issue for Item Type property that uses LookUp table for assigned value does not use the last valid value if the Key Column Value does not exist
1543900 Fixed DWG crashing Microstation on close/open new file or save
979558 Fixed the issue with Elements on the Level used by model DgnComponentCell can not be found nor the level be deleted
656150 Corrected the result of the Mesh from Points tool
661573 Fixed the defect found when doing GCS reprojection
661598 Fixed the attached Bing Map, which disappeared after zooming
1360752 Fixed the empty Selection of Base Stroke
1524607 Fixed the Specific cell displayed too small in the preview pane
1524655 Resolved the crashing issue of MSTN if we import the sheet model (Sheet which is added into sheet index) in No workset DGN
1525195 Fixed the Esri Feature Service throwing an inappropriate exception in response to bad server response
1525701 Attach Item Type: The setting for 'Single text node for all properties' is now retained
1525999 Resolved the issue of referencing a reality mesh in MicroStation 2024 geographically that locates the mesh differently to MicroStation 2023
1530997 Fixed the Bing Maps disappearing when zooming in
1531974 Resolved the hanging issue of MS when exiting after having used Bing Background Map
1532282 Removed "CAPABILITY_DGNLINK_FOLLOW_TOCONFIGVAR" related information from MSTN Doc/help as it is not touching/running any code
1536264 Fixed the Query Feature Service and SHP import not working as expected when a user does not have permission to create a level
1536907 Removed error of The UX\TkTitleBlockManager.py Python example
1537245 Fixed the application hanging on using in Find replace text tool with named expression
1537477 Fixed MicroStation to crash on exit for Key in 'Active Style BadStyleName'
1537779 Removed Error dialog display when trying to edit dimension constraint if Tool Box Tool Size is set to Large in .upf file
1539038 Fixed Microstation crashing if classifier is modified in presence of modify tools
1539911 Updated the performance issue for AEC Transform & Geographic reprojection setting of ref attachment behave differently for Terrain element contour interval
1540303 Removed an Error, creating a file on dwgsave label with a broken association that doesn't translate to dwg
1542332 Fixed problems with Some hidden keyins for query and clear features
1365686 Fixed issue with the Reports not selecting groups of elements when Sorting Rules are used
1371715 Fixed Dimensions adds * when converting to DWG
1381905 Resolved to disable manipulation tools in Reference dialog, if a user selects multiple references having one or more attached references display is turned off
1388312 Fixed the issue with Cut Graphics not coming for Elements from the Attached iTwin of navisworks Data
1397977 Corrected Report fetching information of reference orientation
1418071 Corrected Array element that doesn't get updated with adjusting to the Path in Array Along the Path mode distance
1419503 Extended Feature Copy operation within Solid for the Fillet and Chamfer Features
1427808 Corrected the behaviour of Create Array along path if done in another view that skewed the original elements to the view
1430952 Fixed the performance issue for viewing/rendering the geometry in the view.
1439854 Fixed the issue with properties values that lost when iModel is attached as reference
1449778 Fixed crashing of MS2023/MS2024 while Iterating ItemType Libraries
1498041 Updated the doc for Python on the Intellisense
1498177 Updated Documentation for Python 'GetVaraible()'
1498933 Fixed MicroStation crashing when selecting a specific line in the attached dgn file
1499022 Written Toolscripting test for LocateTypeConveter API called by property pane
1499114 Fixed the issue with 'Choose selected Light' from Light Manager not selecting multiple light
1506604 Fixed issue with Item Type alert placing cells when item definitions differ in active DGN file vs. library
1509194 Corrected the problem with the Raster Merge command producing larger pixel sizes on the image
1513540 Resolved opening issue of DGN in MicroStation
1514459 Fixed Export SVG crashing in MicroStation CONNECT Edition
1515212 Fixed Dgnlib File causing ORD to Crash
1515934 Corrected delaying of Feature Services Dialog
1516244 Fixed V8 Project migration to MS2024 & ORD Projects
1516375 Corrected message for Reality management dialog without valid reality data
1517049 Fixed the error creating dwg
1518151 Fixed crashing when trying to create .3SM file in ProjectWise
1519957 Corrected WMS Raster Manager Error
1520008 Updated the quality of the WMS raster attached when zoomed
1522780 Fixed display issue with some XWMS files content when attached by a referenced DGN
706710 Fixed Clip Volume Settings getting vanished after modification from Saved Views Properties
735382 Fixed the display issue of certain text with FDOT Custom True Type Font
736111 Fixed issue regarding editing text to include stacked fractions at the end of the line
736236 Fixed MicroStation crashing issue for Performing angular dimension
778249 Fixed MicroStation French version not recognising .xlsx files when exporting variables, Extension 'xlsx ' is not supporting
817459 Corrected the rounding error with ceil() in the variables expression builder
828133 Fixed inconsistent behavior of Export to visible edges for OBD U7 & AECOsim V8i for hidden line presentation
860683 Reverted the changes - Insertion point doesn't cover the origin point for Justification to Right and where the end's characters are spaces
882421 Fixed display issue of Import 3D SHP file solid appearance of faces
889560 Enabled Use Parametric cell as a cut element to trim multiple element
925332 Resolved the issue with Exporting Complex Element containing Clothoid Spiral with Curves/B-splines set to Polylines exports as B-spline, not polyline
927033 Enabled Level Keyin to include space in the level name
960045 Fixed MicroStation crashing when using Find and Replaces
656206 Fixed mesh with hidden edges not getting selected with block /line selection
657307 Resolved the issue when saving a DGN file with DTM Thematic Height Display as DWG the DTM is gone. No elements on the file
657309 Corrected Xref in a block missing when opened in MSTN. Fine in AutoCAD
657368 Corrected the display issue of DWG File name, Plot day, and File directory expressions in MicroStation. The elements are RTEXT expressions
659198 Modified the empty Parametric cell variation list
660654 Enabled change of Geometry Z Value Of Text In DGN Files
661204 Fixed Configuration Variable "MS_TEXT_STACKFRACTIONS_SCALE" not working
1216346 Enabled the Key-ins to Turn Levels in the Reference ON/OFF if Reference File name contains spaces
1224991 Reduced the time taken for XML from Masterfile key-in taking 10 minutes to process the DWG file
1229059 Corrected the issue showing the result for Measure Distance - Minimum Between Tool
1229109 Modified the speed of Spell check on Large Text note
1233776 Fixed crashing in DgnFile::CopyModelContents() function
1258809 Resolved the issue with the Raster attached producing scaled items for a particular workflow
1272725 Corrected the Item attributes showing a wrong font even on Thai
1285911 Corrected the Parametric Headwalls showing the wrong angle
1289387 Fixed MSTN crashing when we use the Move/copy parallel tool with mode Set to original and set transparency value
1296307 Fixed he ‘Open Location in Google Maps’ tool setting distorted
1296486 Fixed MSTN crashing while Opening/Importing the attached IFC File
1300196 Resolved the issue of the line spacing value getting updated when editing a text from a single line to a multiline
1310053 Fixed Model copy crashing MicroStation
1312431 Fixed the product crashing when selecting a dimension element
1544913 Fixed crash when right click in Explorer (caused by a null reference / parametric cell)
1546565 Modified adjusting geospatial raster services brightness and plotting in 3D model
1578269 Fixed the crashing when copying of level display to sheet model from drawing seed
1578703 Documented Item Type property that uses LookUp table for assigned value does not use the last valid value if the Key Column Value does not exist
1579062 Fixed crash issue while opening file that has a DWG referenced
1579504 Fixed the error occurring when trying to execute a Python file
1579858 Resolved the issue of Clipped referenced WMTS with a GCS not displaying an aerial image
1547622 Fixed MicroStation crashing when enabling "Inherit from GeoGS model" option without the coordinate system attached
1547788 Fixed retain issue when additional HTTP parameters are given in the URL
1551086 Applied the Gamma display in Raster Manager needs to be reloaded
1551137 Resolved External PDF attachments not displaying in the DWG master file
1554194 Fixed MS 2024 crashing on opening PRT - Complicated Drawing
1554232 Python Example - Place cell from library
1565698 Fixed crashing of MSTN for Clash detection on shared cells
1568942 Resolved the issue with Item type – Area - Accuracy not honored after reopening the file
1569644 Fixed crash when opening custom 3MX
1572743 Fixed the error for Querying features using Active View, Fence (Overlay) or Named Boundary. Query All is working.
1572952 Fixed errors related to ECReportNodeType not exposed
1573728 Fixed Digital Signature Verification on Python files that require running MS as an administrator
1573969 Fixed Type in the Python Documentation - c1.def_static ("SequeueLastInput", &mdlInput_requeueLastInput, "position"_a);
1355996 Fixed the error appearing on connecting to a WFS server
654972 Fixed the failure of Signature Verification when placing Signature Cell having Texts along the element
655217 Resolved the issue changing the linestyle scale for a level in the Reference file causing the linestyle to go to "NOT FOUND"
655816 Fixed the working of Find Replace with Regular Expression option EndOfLine

Table 2. Defects Fixed in 2024.1

Issue Number Description
1427074 Fixed issue with program hang-up after generate New Terrain with Bing Maps textures.
1427343 Fixed issue with [WMTS/UI] WMTS Editor Preview failing depending on layers selected on https://wxs.ign.fr/essentials/geoportal/wmts-SERVICE=WMTS&REQUEST=GetCapabilities
1061230 Resolved issue with Place note - Text Style not maintained when selecting Dimension style issue
1061271 Fixed Text to Text Node Changes Line Spacing
1077849 Resolved issue with Include Cell Contents option ignored in Reports when using Fence or Selection
1104513 Fixed Attaching Near map imagery from WMTS tiled server location does not work for user`s Server URL.
1475270 Fixed broken web proxy authentication in MicroStation 2024 installation.
1478494 Fixed issue with placed 3D Graphic Cell (having Parametric Boolean Solid) shows Edit Handles considering Subtracted Solid
1480245 Resolved -Replace DependencyLinkage by XAttributes to store the frozen layer data
1481486 Resolved - COM Place Line sample is crashing when trying to set startPt.X = endPt.X
1481687 Fixed broke Links on API Documentation
1484369 Fixed issue with Clipped WMS WMTS raster appearing differently in MicroStation 2024.
1484971 Resolved - MicroStation crashes when we compress the file with DWG reference.
1489973 Fixed error while attempt to access Esri Feature Service behind IDP
1493672 Fixed MicroStation 2024 is crash when opening DGN with specific XWMS files attached
1518609 Fixed SolidModification.py Sample code crashed with other file
1523687 Fixed struct DgnECRelationshipIterable error in iterator's wrapper code
1450753 Fixed Crash when selecting elements
1452539 Support WFS response page/response paging. Only 1000 features can be queried at a time.
1454605 Fixed issue with Raster Georeferencing: when *.prj is present for Tiff/Geotiff 'Raster cannot be read'.
1458251 Resolved -Editing scaled text node affects Tab and Indent spacing
1467888 Fixed crash while opening animation producer
1469094 Fixed issue with Saving in DWG format causes an error and crashes the application.
1472415 Resolved AutoCAD file not opening in MicroStation.
1472688 Fixed - click Mouse and ESC key may crash the MicroStation
1430944 Fixed crash while Selecting the Mesh in the attached DGN file
1436858 Fixed issue with Feature service layer that queries well in OpenCities Map returns zingers in MicroStation
1438625 Fixed issue with Layers only work with one of the proposed tile sets.
1438702 Fixed issue with ground extraction producing STM and point cloud on three different elevations
1443942 Resolved Item Type Lookup Latency Issue
1446967 Fixed issue with LAS to POD conversion losing extended classifications
1383629 Fixed issue with Reports not exporting all visible columns
1388720 Fixed issue with Raster Manager not displaying missing PDF raster attachments in red in DWG file.
1389693 Resolved error Creating File when export to DWG or save as DWG
1396313 Fixed issue with MicroStation becoming unresponsive or hanging while opening or importing the OBJ file.
1400680 Fixed issue with Reference display override settings not consistent
1400817 Resolved - Raster boundaries shift when clipped by element or fence
1404669 Fixed issue with Place table from fence not including all rows in report
1412399 Fixed issue with inability to add 3d concentric constraint to the referenced ACS axis and solid.
1414798 Fixed - Rotate ACS > AccuDraw compass should align with selected ACS Manipulator ring plane.
1420681 Fixed issue with wrong Text alignment for placed table from Excel file.
1420694 Fixed issue with Table cell showing wrong representation with decimal numbers.
1420717 Fixed issue with some values not retained from the Excel sheet.
1420730 Fixed issue with Values not getting placed correctly from Excel file.
1236084 Fixed issue with the Place Table tool not recognizing the seed file format of merged cells when using an excel file
1236388 Fixed issue with Place an excel table with seed, results, cells from the title row gets split into an individual cell.
1236416 Fixed issue with Table column formatting changed after placing an excel table with seed option.
1247455 Fixed issue with Refresh Table Report with transpose option resizes the table
1258033 Fixed issue with Text duplication when DWG file is opened in MicroStation
1315588 Resolved - Raster image from ArcGIS REST and WMS raster services not displaying due to Server Certificate issue. Display appropriate message
1326065 Fixed issue with WMTS not displaying correctly in Raster Manager
1339287 Fixed issue with Processing result of VBA method .GetTags() results in crash if executed from external process (Excel)
1344421 Fixed issue with Linetype generation (Region) is not displayed the same with AutoCAD.
1366081 Fixed issue with inability to open DWG file
1381275 Viewport display is not the same as in ACAD.
1381646 Fixed issue with MicroStation crashing when running the Report tool after file compression
716089 Fixed issue with update from library changes assigned text style to incorrect values
731693 Not able to connect User's server URL to attach WMTS.
801454 Resolved WMTS Not Working
958552 Fixed issue with inability to change Standards Source in Checker Settings from default Configured DgnLibs option
993156 Fixed issue with Raster Services not supporting brightness/contrast, transparency, invert, tint from raster manager.
653644 Resolved Dimension Styles dialog> 'Update from Library' tool not working.
654037 Fixed issue with Loft surface generated between Circle and Square shows twisted incorrect edges
654342 Fixed issue with Apostrophe character in folder names fails in MS_RFDIR and reference functions
657247 Fixed issue with Levels losing library provenance.
657409 Fixed issue with using Fence mode Inside when saving DGN to DWG ( or V8i ) omits Pattern elements
659606 Fixed issue with the Getmap request sent to server in MS, fails.
659886 Resolved MSTN not support Specific server.
660287 Fixed issue with Text shifting horizontally when using 'Set Element Elevation' tool.
660561 Fixed issue with 'Update from Library' not working on 'Text Style' set in Dimension style.
660919 Fixed issue with no VBA method to set active textstyle to "none"

Table 3. Defects Fixed in 2024

Issue Number Description
1343019 Fixed issue with empty Item Type property not evaluating for Text Favorite workflow
1344429 Fixed issue with external PDF attachments not displaying in DWG master file
1344533 Fixed issue with scalable Mesh upload failing after approximately 1 hour
1345342 Fixed issue with material attached to original Parametric Solid also seen on Copied Parametric Solid
1353118 Fixed issue with elements not visible while printing in Grayscale when Element override color in Display Style is set to 0
1355764 Fixed MicroStation crash while opening 3dm files.
1357465 Resolved issue with Parametric cells filter collapsing while no variations exist
1360871 Fixed issue with MS suddenly closing on performing clip operation
1361809 Fixed issue with XAMIS and XWMTS not displaying when changing reference scale or rotate values.
1369226 Fixed issue with WorkSpace switching to Active WorkSpace when filtering.
1369255 Resolved issue with Cut solid with a line profile shifting the resulting solids when Split Solid is turned on
1372482 Fixed issue with Convert 3mx to 3sm generating holes
1375182 Fixed issue with Cell in the attached DGN file hangs MicroStation with Export Visible edges
1375333 [WMS] Fixed the number of tiles to display increasing exponentially in perspective view.
1376543 Fixed the Edit Item command for Cell element crashing MicroStation
1377910 Fixed Modify empty 3SM terrain generation crash
1327803 Resolved issue with the Modify toolbox, where several tools removed vertexes from the Line String element.
1335075 Fixed crash when starting Standard Checker dialog after unloading and loading mvba files.
1335523 Fixed issue with reference taking more time to Reload modified reference
1337726 Resolved issue with reordering the sheets in the Sheet Index breaks the link of the sheets
1342836 Fixed issue with the cell level setting as default after eplacing parametric cells
1342839 Fixed issue with Parametric Cell Variables text and integer not assigning
753936 Fixed Record script with Render mode: Smooth with shadows caused missing elements
766072 Resolved issue with "local variables" created in previous versions of MicroStation CONNECT Edition were not seen
792516 Fixed - Less than 1 master unit cannot be applied as a feature parameter when the Design File format is MU:SU
800030 Resolved issue with WMS failing to display
654183 Fixed Ctrl + Tab button does not jump to next dialog box.
657617 Fixed issue with MicroStation not honoring DWG viewport color settings
657767 Fixed issue with Text Fields in shared cells do not automatically update when placed.
658375 Fixed issue with Using mdlDialog_itemSetValue to change ToggleButton state removing label text temporary
658453 Fixed V8i Task theme list appearing blank
658901 Fixed issue with unable to use a UNC path with the -WR switch in MS_PLT_ENGINE_CMDLINE_ARG variable
659310 Fixed issue with "Maximum dependency callback iterations exceeded" message displaying when appling variations/place parametric cell/move cells.
659948 Fixed issue with Placing Table from excel spread sheet showing hidden rows
660101 Fixed issue with Table column headings not updating instantly following Table Refresh if column width is altered in Excel
660378 Fixed DWG Text Background Mask not honored
660582 Fixed issue with Editing scaled text node affecting Tab and Indent spacing
660649 Fixed issue with Place text along element working differently in MSCE and v8i
660950 Fixed issue with the Text Editor dialog loosing scroll bar when resized to show less than 4 lines of text
999428 Fixed Save multiple images dialog fails for Spanish language pack
1026296 Fixed WMS - need to refresh view after pan view.
1028609 Fixed issue with Item Type property that uses LookUp table for assigned value not using the last valid value if the Key Column Value does not exist
1056033 Fixed issue with Text Node in Cell moving to location a long distance away when performing a Drop Element command
1061401 Fixed issue with High Contrast Mode causing MicroStation to crash in backstage
1065089 Fixed distorted display of material patterns contained in scaled reference
1073880 Fixed issue with any changes to the Sheet Set structure causing all files in index to be checked out.
1080635 Resolved The following WMS URL displaying camera with red cross
1092119 Improved performance with Drop shared cells taking over 25 minutes
1093650 Resolved [3SM] .XYZ point file import with operation failed message.
1093669 Resolved issue with [3SM] Texture incorrect while generating a 3SM with specific DGN/Coordinate System.
1098421 Fixed incorrect positioning of referenced raster using Geographic Reprojected alignment
1235655 Fixed issue with WMS from user not loading in MSTN though it shows preview in WMS map editor.
1237410 Resolved Text Editor- Performance issue on entering large texts.
1245940 Fixed Memory leak in display/ view operations on reality mesh from contextshare browser
1247425 Fixed Parametric Cell Placement Points offset when placed in file with different working units(resolution setting).
1269786 Resolved crash with Element Templates with Cell
1270366 Fixed User`s WMS - ULRs not working in MicroStation.
1274786 Resolved Table border not visible after creating Table style.
1278255 Resloved Excel Table Seed Not Honored Using Refresh Table Tool
1415785 Fixed Modify.ChamferEdges bug in .NET library
1416035 Fixed issue with Copy Feature (Copy Method : To Other Solid) Copied Feature (Polar Array) showing incorrect Array PCD (Pitch Circle Diameter) when solid to copy feature is 'copied and revived'
1417094 Resolved Rotate ACS > widget X and Y axis rings to be disable in 2D file.
1418003 Fixed issue with 3sm Source Editor, when adding a new source reset the "Merge" state.
1419353 Fixed issue with Copy Feature (Copy Method : To Other Solid) AccuDraw compass not relocating automatically on selected face of the destination solid.
1419462 With crash with Rotate ACS when preference 'Viewing Tools Apply to Active View' is turned off
1419750 Fixed exception occuring when 3sm sources are grouped.
1420490 Fixed crash with generate mesh after Modify Breaklines.
1426653 Fixed crash when using Batch process to rename models
1381641 Fixed crash when accessing specific reports
1381905 Fixed issue when multiple references are selected that have one or more attached references display turned off, the manipulation tools in the Reference dialog are disabled.
1382215 Fixed issue with attaching raster defaulting to 'legacy' GCS
1386298 Fixed the DPI property value for specific raster not appearing correctly in MicroStation Connect Edition.
1387752 Fixed Esri Feature - Request to support spatial reference description without EPSG mention.
1389294 Fixed key-in LEVEL FILTER SET NAME with space in name and filter name not working.
1397975 Fixed error while adding a WMS Server
1398184 Resolved section preserve scale not working
1399787 Resolved issue with Multiple Dgnlibs with same line style definitions then showing multiple entries while Using it in New session with new file.
1400308 Fixed exit when entering a dash character "-".
1405582 Fixed issue with the Element Templates dialog box and attribute drop-down list not updating when created from a geospatial service or shapefile (SHP).
1405691 Fixed crash while creating point symbol in attache rsc file.
1406531 Fixed crash when opening specific DWG files or when attaching them as references
1309265 Resolved issue with file with attached ECW rasters not opening in MicroStation when configuration variable MS_GEOCOORDINATE_FAVORITESFILES & MS_GEOCOORDINATE_USERLIBRARIES is defined at server location
1323143 Fixed crash with MicroStation when Pattern is turned on in attached dgn file.
664338 Added support for Dutch RD NTv2 grid shift file (rdtrans2008.gsb)