ARES - MicroStation Productivity Add-in

Custom-property automation and graphical linking tools for MicroStation VBA.

     

Quick Install

Invoke-WebRequest -Uri "https://github.com/Asketyll/ARES/releases/download/installer-v1.2.0/AresInstaller.exe" -OutFile "$env:TEMP\AresInstaller.exe"; Start-Process "$env:TEMP\AresInstaller.exe" -Verb RunAs

Downloads

Component	Release	Description
Installer		Windows installer with automatic setup
MVBA		MicroStation VBA source code

Components

Directory	Tech	Role	Docs
MVBA/	VBA 7.1	The MicroStation add-in (core functionality)	README
installer/	C# WinForms	Windows installer; writes HKCU\Software\ARES\Version	README

Features

User features — full key-in reference and configuration variables live in the Wiki (Version FR):

Feature	Description	Docs
Zoning	Buffer zone generation around elements (configurable distance, level, style, color, weight)	EN · FR
Zone Export	Element lengths (partial or full) inside zone polygons, exported per group to Excel	EN · FR
Cable Report	One Excel row per cable: end markers, nature, length, and trenching length per soil type (pivoted, summed)	EN · FR
Region Split	Split a closed region into two with a single datapoint on its boundary	EN · FR
Region Merge	Fuse two closed regions into one with two successive datapoints	EN · FR
Sheet Levels	Show every level, in every open view, of every sheet model whose name matches a pattern (default *Folio*) — references included	EN · FR
Custom Properties	Attach DGNLib-defined properties (Item Types) to elements automatically as they are created or modified, by rules on level, name and type	EN · FR
Property Calculation	Custom-property values calculated automatically per rules — from a label cell's text, a fixed value, the element's coordinates or its ID	EN · FR
Property Rendering	Display a custom-property value inside a text: type Prop[Name] and it is replaced by the value, kept up to date automatically	EN · FR
Property Actuator	Write a graphic attribute (Color/Level) from a custom-property's value — the reverse of the other property engines	EN · FR

System:

• Multi-language - French/English interface (EN · FR)
• Bulk Operation Detection - Auto-suspend during merge/reprojection for performance

Requirements

• Windows 10/11
• .NET Framework 4.7.2+
• MicroStation Connect Edition, OpenCities Map PowerView, or Atlas/Eras
• Administrator privileges for installation

Usage

1. Run AresInstaller.exe as Administrator
2. Choose language (English/Français)
3. Click Install and wait for completion
4. Load C:\ARES\ARES.mvba in MicroStation

Development

See component READMEs for build instructions:

• MVBA Development
• Installer Build

Contributing

Contributions welcome. Please submit a Pull Request.

License

AGPL-3.0 - See LICENSE for details.