Microstation woes...

Tomorrow I will be visiting a client who claims that they had some issues with Civil 3D's interoperability with Microstation.

Actually, in Singapore, when you deal with any government projects thru LTA you need to submit all your drawings in DGN format. The history of the said government agency's Microstation usage dates back from many years and Autodesk until now is having a hard time penetrating it.

Statistics has revealed that (I don't have the exact figures...) there are more AutoCAD users in Singapore compared to the competitor. What happens is consulting firms that deal with LTA would still prefer to design and draft using AutoCAD(or any AutoCAD-based software) and in the end EXPORT their DWG to DGN. Another scenario is they import the DWG file in Microstation then apply their final touches to be able to comply with the government's requirements.

This has been the vicious cycle and all we can do is just follow the agency that dictates the norms. Tomorrow, I don't know what will happen. I will be grilled that's for sure. I just hope I can handle it gracefully...