Graphically view the problem elements found by FileFixer ™!

Problem Element Viewer ™

A component of MicroStation Acceleration Garage ™


Problem #1 FileFixer tells you an element is corrupt. You want to see what it looks like, but how do you tell MicroStation to display that element?	Problem #2 You want to be able to turn on non-displayed and frozen levels to review problematic elements or CAD standard violations.	Problem #3 You're inspecting crowded design files and need a way to view important, non-displayed tags.	Problem #4 You need a way to step through a file in reverse sequence to review the most recent elements drawn in the file.
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Seeing the real problem

FileFixer tells you that the 174th element in your design file is corrupt. You want to see what element 174 looks like. How do you tell MicroStation V8 to display element 174?

The solution

Problem Element Viewer is a simple, yet powerful MDL application that lets you instantly zoom in on a MicroStation element knowing only its V8 file position number or element ID.

Problem Element Viewer can be used with FileFixer and SpecChecker to see (visually) what a potentially corrupt and off-standard MicroStation element looks like.

Among the latest enhancements to Problem Element Viewer are:

The ability to examine all elements in each V8 model in a file.
The ability to see all header elements, such as all shared cell definitions, the file's level table, font table and all other tables.
Support for reading SpecChecker reports and ability to step through a file to view all elements that SpecChecker deems to be off standard.
Capability to step through the file in reverse sequence to review the most recent elements drawn in the file by clicking on the newly-added <Last> button
An option to temporarily turn on non-displayed and frozen levels to review problematic elements or CAD standard violations.
Capability to view non-displayed tag elements using the <Blink> button. This is useful when inspecting crowded design files with important non-displayed tags.

Using Problem Element Viewer is simple

To start Problem Element Viewer just select "Axiom" from the MicroStation menu and then select "Problem Element Viewer". Enter the V8 file position number or element ID of an element you want to see and Problem Element Viewer instantly zooms in on that element.

Problem Element Viewer is FileFixer's trusty side-kick. Problem Element Viewer can, for instance, read and understand the report files generated by FileFixer. For example, let's say FileFixer finds a design file with three potential errors. It generates a report file called "fixer.rep" which contains the list of corrupted elements.

Let's say you wanted to look at each of these elements before letting FileFixer fix them automatically. You would start Problem Element Viewer and select fixer.rep. Problem Element Viewer will instantly zoom in on the element and display the FileFixer error message associated with the element. To zoom in a little closer, just click the "Zoom In" button. To zoom out a little further, just click the "Zoom Out" button. Problem Element Viewer will even remember the zoom ratio you prefer for the rest of your current session.

To go to the next element in the design file, just click the "Next Design File Element" button and Problem Element Viewer will zoom in on the next element.

MicroStation V8i support and more

Problem Element Viewer works with the following:

MicroStation V8i
MicroStation V8/XM
MicroStation V7