Idea: Enable imported DGN feature line widths to be symbolized using "pt" by default instead of "m".
Context: I'm the GIS Technician for a Local Government level Engineering Department. Our Engineers and Engineer Technicians use MicroStation to create plans, but our higher-ups use ArcGIS Pro for situational awareness and reporting. When importing DGN files to ArcGIS Pro, the colors and style are retained from MicroStation, but the line widths, when viewed in the Symbology Pane, are presented in "m" units. Attempts to change the value for this "m" unit does not result in skinnier or wider line features in the Map view. This has been confirmed as expected behavior by Esri Technical Support. The current workaround I have is to change the "Primary symbology" from the default "Unique Values" to "Single Symbol" and then back to "Unique Values" using the same fields as defaulted. This enables the individual line widths of the DGN features to be presented in "pt" units, with subsequent changes to the value resulting in skinnier or wider line widths displayed in the Map view.
Potential Impact: Implementation of this idea could result in less steps and time spent to configure DGNs for viewing in ArcGIS Pro, which would manifest in quicker orientation and follow-on decision making by higher-ups.
Hi @kstreepywheeler ,
Thanks for reaching out and sharing the details provided from tech support for one possible workaround.
Here is an illustrative set of steps for this approach (credit to product development/engineering):
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