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15 Jun 2010
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15 Jun 2010
Tips for translating files between MicroStation and AutoCAD
By Rick DeWitt
The list of problems that come from translations is so long it almost defies belief. How do you fix or prevent the messes that occur when translating CAD files from AutoCAD to MicroStation? First, I'm going to identify some of the major problems that occur and then go over some solutions to prevent or fix them.
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15 Jun 2010
Easy-to-use options take the frustration out of merging only the DGNs you want.
Clearwater, Florida, USA — Your client needs a progress update — now! With all the layoffs happening, now would be a good time to impress your boss, but how do you quickly produce a file that includes everything that's needed from all design and reference files in the project in a format your ...
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15 Jun 2010
An easier, faster and more exhilarating way to examine all your design files.
Clearwater, Florida, USA — Axiom, the world's most experienced third-party developer of products that make MicroStation easier, announces the release of a version of
CadExplorer that goes even further beyond the powerful capabilities of MicroStation. CAD file inspection, normally a tedious and time-consuming activity, just got an overhaul and became a lot ...
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15 Jun 2010
By Abraham Rodriguez, CAD Manager, Parsons Brinckerhoff
We recently upgraded to MicroStation V8i. As you know, with upgrades come lots of learning and troubleshooting. For the first month or so, we kept having to jump back and forth between MicroStation V8 2004 edition and V8i just to keep production moving until we figured out how to overcome the issues we were running into.
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9 Jun 2010
For over 20 years,
FileFixer has been fixing MicroStation files totally automatically. Now, the latest release adds V8i and ProjectWise support.
What does
FileFixer fix? Well, have you ever had:
- An "emergency" with a design file, where something went wrong and you needed a solution fast?
- An error message when trying to open a design file?
- A design file that won't open at all?
- Unexplainable trouble when trying to access
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