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7 Dec 2004
By Al Germolus
CLEARWATER, FLORIDA, USA — The best way to guarantee that V7 files import into MicroStation V8 healthy and whole, is to first process then with
FileFixer before importing them in V8. This isn't to say that it is necessary to
repair all V7 files prior to import into V8, but I do recommend at least
checking them for problems. When facing the ...
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7 Dec 2004
MicroStation V8 2004 has certainly made dealing with AutoCAD files much less complex than it used to be. However, there are still some important things to understand in order achieve the results you expect when translating files between the two applications. In this expanded tip, we will cover how to access and change the necessary settings to correctly translate DGNs to AutoCAD and DWGs to ...
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7 Nov 2004
CLEARWATER, FLORIDA, USA — Axiom is proud to announce the release of the full
V7 and
V8 Essentials training libraries, the most comprehensive MicroStation courses available for
LearningBay. With 20 new e-learning courses, training MicroStation users has never been easier, faster or less expensive.
With the release of the V7 and V8 Essentials libraries, LearningBay is the most complete computer-based, MicroStation
...
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7 Nov 2004
AccuDraw is a truly wonderful tool for design work that speeds up your production. But something that you may not be aware of is that you can use the <Page Up> and <Page Down> keys on your keyboard to cycle through past key-in values. This is great to know when you have to make lots of entries of similar distances, but not the same one ...
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7 Nov 2004
MicroStation user spotlight: Greg Hall of Carter & Burgess.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS, USA — Many of you non-Texans may not know that Fort Worth is known as the city "where the West begins." The phrase refers to Fort Worth's rich cowboy heritage and rough-and-tumble beginnings. Now, Fort Worth is a bustling metropolis full of culture and diversity. But why are we sharing this bit of trivia ...
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7 Nov 2004
Get the most out of your Toolkit.
CLEARWATER, FLORIDA, USA —
MicroStation Productivity Toolkit owners are often so enthralled with two or three products that come in
Toolkit, that they fail to take advantage of the other included tools. Axiom wants
Toolkit users around the world to save time and effort by utilizing every possible application in
Toolkit, and to use them for the entirety of ...
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7 Oct 2004
Title block consistency and batch modifications now a reality in MicroStation V8.
CLEARWATER, FLORIDA, USA — Axiom is proud to announce the newest addition to its ever-expanding list of MicroStation V8 utilities,
Title Block Manager for V8. This title block management system will help MicroStation V8 users ensure that the look and content of their title blocks remains consistent. Also,
Title Block Manager for V8 is ...
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7 Oct 2004
TARRAGONA, SPAIN — This month,
MicroStation Today will whisk you away from your workstation and take you to the Mediterranean paradise of Tarragona, Spain to introduce you to Francisco Laboria-Valles, CAD administrator for BASF Española. An avid fisherman, traveler and movie aficionado, Francisco appreciates anything that allows him more time for his hobbies. Below he shares some of his secrets on how he manages to ...
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7 Oct 2004
By Rick DeWitt, Axiom's Senior Technology Officer
Let's say you've got a bunch of text elements that need to be left aligned due to the fact that they were placed without regard for alignment and look rather sloppy. To fix this, use the "Align Edges" tool and have it done in no time flat. This tool works on any element type and makes it quick ...
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7 Oct 2004
CLEARWATER, FLORIDA, USA — Since its inception, Axiom has provided the Intergraph and (later) the MicroStation communities with independent and objective design file analysis and repair. Axiom's extensive researched on how file and element errors occur gave birth to
FileFixer. FileFixer was introduced to ensure design file integrity. By popular demand, this tradition continues with
FileFixer for V8.
Study of
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