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15 May 2009
And four solutions!
Have you ever had difficulty importing text from Microsoft Word or tables from Excel into MicroStation with the correct text justification, tabs and spacing intact?
Have you ever opened a design file and discovered that one or more reference files are not attached due to messed up reference file attachment paths?
Have you ever needed to make changes to some text in hundreds of design ...
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15 May 2009
By Rick Sewell
Have you ever had a need to determine which of your massive set of DGN project files contained a specific text string or a particular cell or model or level? How do you handle those situations now? How much time have you lost on projects just trying to locate things? How much money do you lose on time-consuming searches?
Now you can instantly and ...
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7 Apr 2009
This month, we will go over how to speed up your V8 design work using keyboard shortcuts.
You will notice that the toolbar icons have characters below them. These are the shortcut keys associated with each tool set.
Preferences dialog (under Workspace menu)
To take advantage of these shortcuts, you must first enable Position Mapping (Workspace | Preferences).
Each
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3 Apr 2009
There has been an item on the MicroStation Wish List since its inception over three years ago. The item, which is currently in the top three, is for MicroStation to have an "External configuration interface" (an interface that would allow you to edit MicroStation configuration variables without having to open MicroStation).
Nigel Davies, Director of Evolve Consultancy, has 20
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3 Apr 2009
As Axiom's founder and CEO, I have seen Axiom release a lot of products in the quarter century that we've been processing DGN files. But not since 1988's introduction of
FileFixer have I been this excited about a new product.
Instantly find — and zoom in on — any MicroStation element (or elements) in any design file in your
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7 Feb 2009
New release now works with V8i
Clearwater, Florida, USA — When design file corruption slows your project down — or worse, brings it to a halt — you don't have time to mess around. You need the file salvaged now! You need help.
FileFixer for V8 gives you that help fast. The latest version from Axiom handles MicroStation V8i files too.
FileFixer
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7 Feb 2009
By Rick Sewell
It seemed a typical day as I manned Axiom's Technical Support phone lines. Calls were coming in with the usual questions. Yes,
Global File Changer will replace cells in all of your files in one shot. Yes,
FileFixer will repair your file. Then I received a call from a fellow with a question that was quite out of the ordinary.
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1 Feb 2009
By Rick Sewell
Global File Changer is exactly what it sounds like. This thing can change just about anything in your design files and fast. It is my personal favorite Axiom product due to its amazing versatility.
While it is true that
Global File Changer is incredibly multifaceted, the single most utilized feature by far is its ability to change text.
Global File Changer allows you ...
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7 Jan 2009
Taking the CAD manager's power to a whole new level
Clearwater, Florida, USA — "Companies like ours are under enormous pressure and are trying to 'fast-track' projects by leveraging and re-using existing design data.
Axiom's enterprise-level programs such as Global Workspace Manager boost production and save time.
"I was asked to 'convert' approximately 200 drawings for re-use in a new project. The ...
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7 Jan 2009
Part two in series of articles on how to customize workspaces to make your life easier
Clearwater, Florida, USA — Do you sometimes find yourself groping around trying to locate the resources (such as fonts, text styles, line styles, macros, seed files and dimension styles) needed for a design file? MicroStation workspaces can greatly improve productivity and help ensure that the correct resources are being used ...
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