MSTools

Revision History

Build 1.70
Removed feature looking for new versions. Now it's up to the user to check if there are any new versions.

Build 1.69
Fixed bug in Drafting, Slope/length Section Annotation.

Build 1.66
Fixed bug in Annotate Linestring elevation.

Build 1.65
Fixed issue in CellTag Editor, if empty prompt string in tag there was a problem.

Build 1.63
Fixed bug in "Draw from Coordinates", Cell or text by Path.

Build 1.62
"Transverse lines (Slope Direction)"

Build 1.61
Fixed settings for vehicle body color, linetype and line weight.

Build 1.59
Fixed a bug and added a list for precision in the "Transverse lines (Slope Direction)"

Build 1.58
PDF Stamper now has a menu for refresing folder contents into ListViews. Same function is executed when you press the execute button, PDF-files that has been processed and copied to the output folder are reflected in the output listview.

Build 1.56
Changed preview of the PDF stamper UI, preview updates when user select tab, Source or Target.

Build 1.54
Changed layout of the PDF stamper UI, moved label for page size.

Build 1.54
Changed layout of the PDF stamper UI.

Build 1.53
Fixed a couple of issues with the new PDF stamper, added transparency.

Build 1.52
Fixed a bug in reading colortables. Added a new tool for stamping PDF-files

Build 1.50
Minor enhancements in "Transverse line (Slope Direction)", saving intersections to file.

Build 1.45
Enhanced Transverse lines (Slope direction). Now you may tilt the slope direction lines, this makes it possinle to construct chevrons (Road Markings)

Build 1.44
Enhanced Vehicle Turning, envelope uses the widest part (wheel or vehicle body)

Build 1.43
Fixed a couple of minor bugs

Build 1.42
Added options for storing a image to the vehicle database.

Build 1.41
Added options for position of annotation text in "Slope/Length Section Annotation", and fixed a bug.

Build 1.40
Fixed another bug in "Slope/Length Section Annotation", Annotation was wrong while using exaggerations.

Build 1.39
Fixed bug in "Slope/Length Section Annotation", Use Actve Text didn't worked as designed.

Build 1.38
Fixed bug in "Transverse Lines (Slope Signs)", slope signs direction incorrect.
Fixed bug in "Set Active Text Height by Element"

Build 1.36
Changed Text offset in "Slope Lenght Section Annotation (2D)" to be based on text Height rather than a absolute value.

Build 1.36
Added two new commands. Open Active Design File folder in Windows Explorer by clicking a button. Open Folder by Element by selecting a element in the drawing. Both command can be found in the Miscellnaneous menu or by using buttons containing a yellow folder with a green arrow.

Build 1.35
Added information of convert result (warning if not all selected element was converted).
Moved location of userdata files due user privilegues. Files such as vehicle libraries and TipBooks are installed under MyDocuments. (Look into helpfile for more information).
Users should move Vehicle Libraries and TipBook files from MSTools application folder to MyDocuments\MSTools to get write access.

Build 1.33
Fixed missbehaviour in the Convert commands.
Enhanced Cell Explorer to include cells in reference files (as an option).
Excluded points from Line Explorer.

Build 1.32
Fixed problems with MSTools and Bentley Connect version

Build 1.31
Added support B-splines in "Measure Distance and Slope".
Enhanced BatterTicks to ask for beginning and end of constructed slope direction lines (Batter Ticks)

Build 1.30
Added support for Shapes in Simplify (Weed).
Enhanced BatterTicks to never cross the reference path

Build 1.29
Minor corrections.

Build 1.28
Fixed bug in "Export Text to Excel", the process halted if the selection contained text and other elements combined.
Fixed LineStyle by Level problems in all commands to support Microstation Connect version.
Fixed decimal values for interval in "Transverse Lines (Slope Direction. Fixed continuous executing (Cancel by Right Click)

Build 1.27
Changed "Rotate View by Element", if you select same element again after accept the view will be toggled 180 degrees.

Build 1.26

Fixed Line Weight by Level did not work in "Slope Arrows"

Build 1.25
Added "Add Rotating for Cells according to Reference Element" in Draw from Coordinates. This makes it possible to rotate cells inserted by coordinates relative a line.
Build 1.24

Set active text size by Element now also reads dimension text heights.
Fixed truncated value for "0" rounding in Ratio options for slope annotation (cross sections)
Added command for Exporting properties of Circles or Ellipses to Excel.
Added new command "Reference Display of by Element". Similar to uncheck a reference in the reference dialog.
Changed how the property "Closed" of a Linestring is reported in Line Explorer. If start and end Vertices has same coordinate the line is now reported as "Closed" with associated area.
Added "Flashing tags" in Update CellTags. Make your tags flask for easy location.

Build 1.22
Added Checkboxes for using Active Text Height instead of typing in a own. Hovering the mouse over the CheckBox displays current Active Text Height.
Added a setting for excluding warnings about multiple running instances of Microstation.

Build 1.21
Added command: Transverse lines (Slope Direction). A command to draw batterticks and annotate LineStrings.
Fixed minor bugs.

Build 1.20
Changed: Redesign of icon grouping and menus in main form.
Added command: Tip Book
Extended command: Update Cell Tags has been enhanced with more variables (Search & replace etc.)

 

Build 1.19 Added command: Export Lines to Excel.
Added command: Export Text to Excel
Added Data output for computers that don't have Excel installed.
Added command for deleting zero length lines (Points)
Added button for KeyIn "Choose previous"
Added command for Change Elements LineStyle Corner Mode

Build 1.18 Fixed problem whit two microstation version installed. Added transparency settings for Vehicle body and swept path (Vehicle Simulations)
Changed method of inserting cells in "Draw from Coordinates" now cell information is governed by the loaded cell library.
Added command: Convert LineString to Shape.
Added Toolbar for Convert commands (LineString to Shape, Shape to LineString, Convert Curve to LineString)

Build 1.17, 2016-01-24 Fixed Cell Tag Editor (Batch Drawings) to manage Shared Cells. Added option for Def
Build 1.16, 2016-01-03 Added "Simplify LineString (Weed)"
Fixed bug in Elevation picker, in Flatten command.


2015-10-26 Enhanced speed and fixed bug in "Update Cell Tags".
2015-10-04 Added new command "Convert Shape to Linestring", "Remove Duplicate Vertices from LineString", "Flip Text (Roll Up)". Enhanced some other commands and fixed minor bugs.
2015-08-01 Added new command "Annotate Linestring Elevation"
2015-04-06 Fixed bug in Level Out command (rounding). Improved Draw from Coordinates.
2015-03-25 Added new command for annotating slopes or lengths in Typical sections, Profiles (with vertical exaggerations) or Cross Sections
2015-02-15 Fixed bad result in "Level Out" command. Added two new commands, "Send LineSting to Excel" and "Convert to Linestring". The latter resembles Microstations "Facet curve"
2014-12-07 Sized down buttons and some forms (Vehicle Turning)
2014-11-19 Fixed Interface to manage DPI scaling.
2014-11-19 Rebuilt the Update Tag command. Changed settings form (made it smaller) for vehicle turning simulations.
2014-06-24 Added new command! Table Edit Linestring.
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4-05-21 Added rotate View by Element. Changed behavior of MSTools so it resembles Microstations tools.
2014-04-02 Added three new Level commands. Added true area calculation for closed lines (shapes)
2014-02-15 Fixed bug in "Slope Arrows".
2014-01-20 Fixed bug in "Draw from Coordinates"
2014-01-13 Fixed bug in "Draw Slope Arrows" and "Measure distance and Slope", Perpendicular point to Line. I'm not sure this is fixed for good though.
2013-12-05 Moved to Visual Studio 2013. Fixed a pile of bugs. Added Cell, with tags to "Draw from Coordinates"
2013-09-02 Removed vehicle types "forced path" and "forklift" (they didn't behave as expected)
2013-08-11 Moved project to VisualStudio 2012 and Net 4.0. Added "Vehicle Turning Simulations", a extended version compared with MSTurn. Added "Draw from Coordinates", paste coordinates from Excel and draw Linestrings, Text or Circles. Added "Measure Distance with Slope"
2013-03-04 A couple of new commands.
2012-04-02 Fixed some bugs with copy/paste from Tagvalue list.
2012-02-09 Removed two messageboxes when locating cell or line in grid. messages are now in the statusbar
2012-01-03 Added some extra features in "Cell update" function. Create a tag report of selected cell tags in a folder (drawing content)