Many state dept. of transportations across the US were forced by the Feds into converting to metrics in the 1990's, only to abandon metrics a decade later. Unfortunately this means converting 10 year old DGNs from metric to imperial. I can handle the unit and coordinate and scale conversion...
When placing a fence in V8 (or V7 for that matter), you can place a fence by shape. You can create an intricate fence before closing it. However, I can't find a way to save that fence. No, not the fence contents, but the fence itself. If you simply sneeze or tap any other element after...
We've recently upgraded from Microstation J to V8 (2004). There are several things that are missing, or simply don't work, in V8:
1) Place a line. Then use the Main Menu, and click/choose:
Element > Dimensions > Placement > Location
...and pick "Automatic".
Then type LABEL LINE, and snap...