New dialog box

Used to create and open a DGN file as the active DGN file. Opens when File > New is chosen.

New dialog box

Files

Sets the name of the new DGN file you want to create. The list box lists the names of the existing files in the directory.

Different systems allow different numbers of characters in filenames. Some systems are case-sensitive (they differentiate between upper and lower case), others are not. If portability between different systems is a concern, filenames with a maximum of eight characters all in the same case are recommended.

To bypass the Directories list box, you can key in a complete path specification for a file in the Name field.

Directories

Identifies the directory in which the new DGN file is — the default is the directory pointed to by the MS_DEF configuration variable. The Directories list box is used to select a different directory.

Cancel

Closes the DGN file without creating a DGN file.

Help

Opens the Help window and displays the help article for the New dialog box.

OK

Creates and opens the new DGN file.

If the filename in the Name field is the same as the name of an existing file, an alert box asks if you want to overwrite the existing file.

If a DGN file is already active, it is closed before the new DGN file is opened.

File Type

Sets the file filter, which determines the files that are listed in the Files list box.

Drives

Sets the source or destination drive.

Show File Icons

Displays icons next to MicroStation filenames in the Files list box above.

There are unique icons for the following types of files:

• V8

• V7

• DWG

Glyphs at the corners of icons indicate certain file properties:

Glyph	Corner	File Property
folded corner	upper left	2D (the file contains only 2D models)
ribbon	upper right	digitally signed (applicable to V8 DGN files only)
lock	lower right	protected (applicable to V8 DGN files only)

Seed File

Identifies the seed DGN file, which is copied to create the new DGN file.

Select

Opens the Select Seed File dialog box, which is used to select a different seed file. The files listed for selection in the Select Seed File dialog box are in the directory pointed to by the MS_SEEDFILES configuration variable. (For information about setting configuration variables, see Working With Configuration Variables.)

Directory menu > Select Configuration Variable

Opens the Select Configuration Variable dialog box, which is used to change the directory whose files are listed in the Files list box by selecting a configuration variable whose definition points to a directory.

Select Configuration Variable dialog box

• List box
— Lists path and directory configuration variables for selection.

• OK
— Accepts the selected configuration variable and closes the dialog box. The directory whose files are listed in the Files list box in the Open dialog box changes to the directory specified in the configuration variable definition.

• Cancel
— Closes the dialog box without changing the directory.

Directory menu > Current Work Directory

Changes the directory whose files are listed in the Files list box to the current product root directory.

Directory menu > <directory_name>

Changes the directory whose files are listed in the Files list box to the specified path. There are menu items of this type for each of as many as the last four directories in which DGN files were opened.