Micro Station - AutoCAD

[Anonymous]

Hi Guys,

I have been asked if we can convert Microstation files and work on them in AutoCAD. I have read Micorstations web site and it says that you open files, but that's it. It doesn't make any reference to being able to work on it in the AutoCAD environment. I was wondering if anyone had any advice on this subject.

Thank you.

[Anonymous]

You need to buy a "converter": the makers of MS sell one.

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Dean Saadallah
Add-on products for LT
http://www.pendean.com/lt
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[Anonymous]

Dean,

I contacted Microstation and their tech guys said that they did not know of any way to open a DGN in AutoCAD, they did not mention anything about a converter.

I found this article on the Autodesk website regarding the operations

http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/ps/item?siteID=123112&id=2865859&linkID=2475874

Issue


You want to open a MicroStation® DGN file in your Autodesk® program.

Solution


You cannot directly open MicroStation DGN files in AutoCAD 2002 and later releases.

To import DGN files through Autodesk Map software:

On the Map menu, click Tools > Import.
In the Import Location dialog box, select Import Type as Intergraph/MicroStation design DGN, and browse to the DGN file location.
Click Open.

Now my question is the DGN now able to be modified or is it like a raster image or ole object?

Anyone help?

B

[Anonymous]

Do you have AutoCAD Map? If not, there is a deal going to upgrade LT to Map
for about $2000 in the US. Is it worth the $2000 for one feature?

I have received AutoCAD files, maybe DXF, from people that use Microstation
and they were vector files. I was able to edit the file just like it was
originally an AutoCAD file. The only confusion was that their layers were
numbered instead of named. I had to get a content list to determine what
went on what layer. Of course, a lot of the problem was sloppy drafting on
their part with putting things on the wrong layers.

My point is, Microstation can save as an AutoCAD file. Ask your source for
them to resave the files in either DWG or DXF.

Brad

wrote in message news:5325890@discussion.autodesk.com...
Dean,

I contacted Microstation and their tech guys said that they did not know of
any way to open a DGN in AutoCAD, they did not mention anything about a
converter.

I found this article on the Autodesk website regarding the operations

http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/ps/item?siteID=123112&id=2865859&linkID=2475874

Issue


You want to open a MicroStation® DGN file in your Autodesk® program.

Solution


You cannot directly open MicroStation DGN files in AutoCAD 2002 and later
releases.

To import DGN files through Autodesk Map software:

On the Map menu, click Tools > Import.
In the Import Location dialog box, select Import Type as
Intergraph/MicroStation design DGN, and browse to the DGN file location.
Click Open.

Now my question is the DGN now able to be modified or is it like a raster
image or ole object?

Anyone help?

B

[Anonymous]

http://www.eatyourcad.com/article.php?incat_id=1175

http://www.cadforum.cz/cadforum_en/qaID.asp?tip=893

http://www.geocities.com/junglejimy/QnApg27.html

http://www.imsisoft.com/prodinfo.asp?mcid=340&t=1

http://www.vdraw.com/conv_generalinfo.htm

http://www.dgnlink.com/software.htm

http://www.cad2dtp.com/en/index.php

http://www.leonardo-cad.co.uk/exchange/microstation.htm

I'm sure you could find more, I only spent 2-minutes finding
the above through Google. Bentley's website seems elusive
this morning, hit it again later and find their converter if
they still sell it. About US$400.

--
Dean Saadallah
Add-on products for LT
http://www.pendean.com/lt
--

[Amito]

Thanks Dean,

This one did it for me:


http://www.cadforum.cz/cadforum_en/qaID.asp?tip=893

In AutoCad 2008 and higher you have the command dgnimport and dgnexport for this.

Cheers.

[Anonymous]

If you don't have Autocad 2008,09 and 10, you can use http://www.autodwg.com/dgn-to-dwg/ to get dgn into dwg. I'm always using it to convert dgn to a 2000 dxf.