File tab and Backstage View
The File tab opens the backstage view where you can perform different operations such as managing your document and settings, importing and exporting files, accessing help, and so on.
Saving and Closing
Menu item | Description | Shortcut |
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Save | Saves design changes to the active DGN file. | <Ctrl+S> |
Save As | Used to save a copy of the design file with a different name, in a different directory, on a different disk, or in a different file format. If just a different name is chosen, the copy becomes the active design file. | |
Save Settings | Saves settings in the active design file. This option is enabled only if the Save Settings on Exit preference is set to off in the Preferences dialog Operation category. This allows you to save settings at will, as they are not automatically saved when you exit the file | |
Send Mail | Used to send the current DGN file in an e-mail as an attachment. | |
Close | Closes the active design file and opens the File Open dialog. | <Ctrl+W> |
Tools
User Settings
File Settings
Configuration Settings
Properties
Opens the Properties dialog, which is used to review or modify the properties of the DGN and its references, such as file size, date created, author, and client.
Menu item | Description | Shortcut |
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Used to adjust printing settings and create a print file, a PDF file, or to print directly to a system printer. | <Ctrl+P> |
![]() Print Preview |
Used to preview a drawing prior to printing. | |
![]() Print to PDF |
Used to adjust printing settings and create a print file, a PDF file, or to print directly to a system printer. | |
![]() Print Styles |
Used to create, import, and export print styles for Print Organizer and the Print dialog. Print styles are named sets of print definition properties, such as scale, rotation, and color, that allow you to create print sets in a consistent and automated manner. A single print style can contain DGN/DWG, Raster, PDF, and Common settings, or you can create a separate print style for each data type. | |
![]() Print Organizer |
Used to control the operation of the Print Organizer utility. |
Import > Common File Types
Menu item | Description |
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![]() DWG (*.dwg) |
Used to import a DWG file. |
![]() DGN (*.dgn) |
Used to import a DGN file. |
![]() Cell Library (*.cel) |
Used to import a MicroStation cell library. |
![]() DGNLIB (*.dgnlib) |
Used to import a DGN library. |
![]() Redline (*.rdl) |
Used to import a redline file. |
![]() Sheet (*.s) |
Used to import a sheet file. |
![]() DgnDB (*.idgndb) |
Used to import a DgnDB file. |
![]() Imodel (*.imodel) |
Used to import a .imodel file. |
![]() Shapefile (*.shp) |
Used to import a shapefile. |
![]() Text (*.txt) |
Used to import a text file and place text in the DGN file. |
![]() Image |
Used to import a raster file and place the image in the design file as a raster element. |
![]() MIF/MID (*.mif) |
Used to import a MapInfo interchange file. |
![]() TAB (*.tab) |
Used to import a MapInfo tab (native format) file. |
![]() TriForma (*.d) |
Used to import a triforma file. |
Import > Exchange File Types
Menu item | Description |
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![]() DXF (*.dxf) |
Used to import a DXF file. |
![]() CGM (*.cgm) |
Used to adjust the import settings for the CGM file selected in the Open Computer Graphics Metafile dialog whose controls are analogous to those in the Open dialog. |
![]() FBX (*.fbx) |
Used to import an FBX file. |
![]() JT Format (*.jt) |
Used to import an JT file. |
![]() IGES (*.igs) |
Used to import an IGES file. |
![]() RFA (*.rfa) |
Used to import an RFA file. |
![]() IFC (*.ifc) |
Used to import an IFC file. |
![]() STEP (*.stp) |
Used to change a log filename or directory, and also to change import settings when importing *.stp files. |
![]() LandXML (*.xml) |
(3D only) Used to import LandXML files. |
Import > 3D Modeling File Types
Menu item | Description |
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![]() ACIS (*.sat) |
Used to import an ACIS SAT file. |
![]() 3DS (*.3ds) |
Used to import a 3DS file. |
![]() SketchUp (*.skp) |
Used to import a SketchUp file. |
![]() 3DM (*.3dm) |
Used to import a 3DM file. |
![]() Stereolithography (*.stl) |
Used to read stereolithography (STL) files into OpenBridge Modeler. |
![]() Parasolids (*.x_t) |
Used to import a Parasolid file. Parasolid XMT files are used to exchange data with Parasolid-based solid modelers. |
![]() OBJ (*.obj) |
Used to import an OBJ file. OBJ is an open geometry definition file format that is available in various software applications. |
Export > Common File Types
Menu item | Description |
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![]() 2D |
Used to save the active 3D DGN file or attached 3D cell library (if any) as a 2D DGN file. |
![]() DWG (*.dwg) |
Used to export as a DWG file. |
![]() Design Library (*.dgnlib) |
Used to export as a DGN library file. |
![]() Redline (*.rdl) |
Used to export as a Redline file. |
![]() V8 Format Design (*.dgn) |
Used to export as a V8 DGN file. |
![]() V7 Format Design (*.dgn) |
Used to export as a V7 DGN file. |
![]() Visible Edges (*.hln) |
Used to perform hidden edge removal, either to export a view's visible edges to a visible edges design file (recommended in most cases) or to the active design file. |
Export > Exchange File Types
Export > 3D Modeling File Types
Menu item | Description |
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![]() ACIS (*.sat) |
Used to export an element in a 3D model to an ACIS SAT file. |
![]() OBJ (*.obj) |
Used to export as an OBJ file. |
![]() Parasolids (*x_t) |
Used to export as a Parasolid file. |
![]() SketchUp (*.skp) |
Used to export as a SketchUp file. |
![]() Stereolithography (*.stl) |
Used to write stereolithography (STL) files from OpenBridge Modeler surface and solid geometry. |
Export > Visualization File Types
Menu item | Description |
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![]() Google Earth (*.kml) |
Used to export design geometry to Google Earth. |
![]() Luxology (*.lxo) |
Used to export as a luxology file. Opens the Create Luxology File dialog, which is used to export the .lxo file, compatible with Luxology's Modo version 401. The controls in the Create Luxology File dialog are analogous to those in the Save As dialog. |
![]() SVG (*.svg) |
Used to export as an SVG file. |
![]() U3D (*.u3d) |
Used to export as a U3D file. |
![]() VRML (*.vrml) |
Used to translate OpenBridge Modeler geometry to VRML (Virtual Reality Modeling Language). |
![]() Vue (*.vob) |
Used to export a model to Vue (.vob) file. |
Publish i-model
Opens the Publish i-model(s) dialog, which is used to convert a design file into an .i.dgn file. All design files that can be opened in OpenBridge Modeler can be converted into an i-model.
Help
Menu item | Description |
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![]() Help Contents |
Opens the Web help in your default Web browser. |
![]() Bentley Institute |
Manages professional training programs to ensure consistent, high quality user training for a variety of Bentley products and varying levels of application experience. |
![]() Bentley View Community |
You can find answers to your technical questions about OpenBridge Modeler, as well as gain insight into current and emerging best practices in your industry, by actively engaging with your peers in the global infrastructure community at the Bentley Communities website. |
![]() Product Support |
Opens your Web browser to a URL from which you can access the Product Support page. |
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Opens the Bentley Updates window and checks for product updates. |
![]() RSS Reader |
Opens the RSS Reader. |
![]() Readme |
Opens the product Readme. |
![]() About OpenBridge Modeler |
Used to show information about the product. |