FAQ

Table Manager™ is the answer to common questions posed by MicroStation CONNECT users …

Q

• How can I obtain reports about tables?
• Can I search for a table?
• How do I obtain TableManager?
• Can I swap a table's Table Name with the text shown in its header row?
• Can I harvest tables in (a) other models and (b) in reference attachments?

Table Manager works with technology introduced with MicroStation CONNECT to manage your DGN Tables.

Search or Locate Tool

Table Manager has a search and locate capability …

• Command TABLEMGR LOCATE table name
• Double-click a row in Table Manager's dialog to invoke the locate command

Harvest Tables

By default, Table Manager harvests tables in your active DGN model. Optionally, you can harvest tables in …

• The active DGN model
• All models in the active DGN file
• Referenced attachments to the active DGN model
• The active model and its referenced attachments

Reports and Tables

Table Manager can save the list of tables to an external file …

• CSV File
• XML File
• HTML Fiel

See the Reports page for more information.

Use MicroStation's Analyze tools to create a MicroStation Report of table data. This article shows you how to create a Table Report.

Swap a Table's name with the text displayed in the DGN table's Header

A DGN table has rows that may have distinct styles …

1. Title row
2. Header row
3. Body row
4. Footer row

If a table has a header row then you may want to synchronise the text in the header row with the table's name. The reasoning behind this tool is that it helps to reduce confusion if what you see in your DGN model difference from the table name property. The swap command lets you …

• Copy the table's table name to the DGN table's header row

or

• Copy the DGN table's header row to the table's table name

TableManager Settings

TableManager settings are described here.

Download TableManager

Visit the download page to register your interest in TableManager and download the installer.

About MicroStation

MicroStation^®, created by Bentley Systems, helps you to design, analyse, and present 3D models and 2D designs. MicroStation stores your models and designs in a DGN file.