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31 Aug 2010
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31 Aug 2010
By Ed Mendoza, Axiom Learning Expert
Want to speed up your design work in V8i or XM? Try using these keyboard shortcuts.
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31 Aug 2010
Previously released for MicroStation, CadExplorer™ now supports AutoCAD drawing files too, which allows users to find virtually any type of DWG file object across multiple files.
Clearwater, Florida, USA — Axiom, the world's most experienced third-party developer of products that make MicroStation easier, announces the release of
CadExplorer version 4.0. Previously released for MicroStation,
CadExplorer now supports AutoCAD DWG files. With the new
CadExplorer, users can ...
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31 Aug 2010
Translation tips and tricks, part 2
By Rick DeWitt
As mentioned in my previous article on translations,
"My MicroStation–AutoCAD Translations Are a Mess!", the problems that can come from translating between MicroStation and AutoCAD are extensive.
Here are some more of the common problems that people have when translating files:
- Wrong level names in the output file.
- Incorrect colors, line styles, line style
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26 Aug 2010
Whether you need to modify attachments, quickly change reference file paths — in bulk — search for attachments, automatically attach references, discover the exact status of attachments or identify missing attachments,
RefMerge is the tool to use.
RefMerge can now exclude or limit reference file attachments, from the merge, based on one or more filter statements. Filter statements can use wildcards and can include a reference’s ...
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7 Aug 2010
Previously released for MicroStation, CadExplorer now supports AutoCAD drawing files too, which allows users to find virtually any type of DWG file object across multiple files.
New technology can peer into hundreds or thousands of CAD files at a time and rapidly find any elements or objects (including text, cell or block names, circles, lines, shapes and many others), based on a wide range of search criteria, including text strings, cell or blocks names, level or layer, color, weight, style and many more.
CadExplorer, formerly released for MicroStation, now supports AutoCAD drawing files too, which allows users to find virtually any type of DWG file object across multiple files and to make batch modifications to those elements.
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