Getting Started with FlexiTable

Load FlexiTable into MicroStation

In MicroStation's key-in window, enter …

mdl load FlexiTable

FlexiTable's dialog appears …

Harvest some DGN Data

What kind of DGN data to you want to harvest? For the purpose of getting started, let's suppose you have some shape elements and want information about those.

Click FlexiTable's Harvest menu and choose sub-menu Area Features …

FlexiTable scans the active DGN model for area features, which includes shapes and other closed elements. It fills a worksheet with data about your shapes …

Create a Table

Choose FlexiTable's Place Table menu. FlexiTable converts your worksheet data to a MicroStation table element. The table is stuck to your cursor: place it in the usual way.

Create an Excel® Workbook

Click FlexiTable's File menu, and navigate to the Save As Excel sub-menu. Choose a name for your Excel workbook and click Save …

Open the new workbook using Excel to the the result.