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21 Dec 2007
One of the problems that MicroStation users face is that MicroStation's LiveLinks software often does not automatically update spreadsheet or word processing data when a MicroStation file is opened. The data is not automatically updated even though the spreadsheet or word processing file has been modified and saved after the import. In addition, the links created with LiveLinks, if later unlinked, tend to create ...
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7 Dec 2007
Clearwater, Florida, USA — 'Tis the season for new CAD training courses at Axiom. The month of December will see even more new training options under the tree. October brought a flurry of activity at the
LearningBay workshop, leading to the big release in November of the much-anticipated InRoads Essentials courses for both MicroStation and AutoCAD. While that was underway, Axiom's content development elves were ...
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7 Dec 2007
By Rick Sewell
Clearwater, Florida, USA —
Title Block Manager was conceived on the notion that CAD shops need and want the capability to modify their title block information in batch.
At first, it seemed kind of easy: "We'll start by making this cool application that allows you to create a specialized title block and assign database connectivity to it. Then all you have to do ...
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7 Dec 2007
Washington, DC, USA — As Director of IT at Shalom Baranes Associates, the lead design firm working on the Pentagon after the terrorist attack of 2001, Ken Shigemitsu knows the importance of keeping everyone on the same page. The project, when it is finished in 2012, will have rebuilt space equivalent to two Empire State Buildings. As busy as Ken is, we managed to ...
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7 Dec 2007
Clearwater, Florida, USA — Have you ever encountered:
- A "Tool not allowed" message?
- Models in which elements cannot be modified or added?
- Models that are "read only", but shouldn't be?
- Hidden levels?
- Hidden reference file attachments?
- Elements displayed with incorrect level symbology?
- Other odd design file behavior?
The majority of Axiom clients have now moved to MicroStation V8 or XM. Not surprisingly, the number of project-stopping, corrupted, V8 files reported to Axiom is ...
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7 Dec 2007
Here is a cool tip that will help you troubleshoot a myriad of problems in MicroStation: Create an MSDebug file.
What is an "MSDebug file"?
An MSDebug file is a file that contains a whole lot of information about your installation of MicroStation. It lists all of the configuration files that run, it shows what variables are set in each configuration file and it displays the configuration ...
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7 Nov 2007
Axiom and Mark Ditko team up to release InRoads e-learning courses.
Clearwater, Florida, USA — Axiom announces the release of the first-ever browser-based InRoads training courses. InRoads is a civil engineering package for both MicroStation and AutoCAD, which is used by about half of the Departments of Transportation in the United States, as well as numerous engineering firms for site and road design. As part of ...
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7 Nov 2007
By TJ Crabtree, Maintenance Service Consultant
Clearwater, Florida, USA &mash; Have you ever bought some software and then had to struggle with getting it up and running? Here at Axiom, we are not satisfied to just sell software. We want our software used. That's why we make it - to make the MicroStation user's life easier. That's where I come in. My name is TJ ...
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7 Nov 2007
Kansas City, Missouri, USA — When
MicroStation Today caught up with Frank Nelson at the Mid-Continent MicroStation Community (MCMC) summer conference in Kansas City, he was swamped. In addition to his busy life as project manager for Burns & McDonnell, he also volunteers as a vendor coordinator for the MCMC and just had a grandson.
Frank Nelson would like to
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7 Nov 2007
By Fredrick R. Kenniston III
Clearwater, Florida, USA — You hold your tongue as you say, "How many times do I have to tell you how to locate what library a certain cell is in?" to a somewhat bewildered co-worker. I know, you probably never get impatient, but this is the third time he has been back, almost begging you to tell him, again, how to ...
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