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7 Sep 2004
Although a graphical interface is great for many things, sometimes it's faster to use two-letter MicroStation key-ins to adjust settings. For example, to set the active scale to 2.0, you can simply type "as=2" in the key-in browser. MicroStation has quite an extensive list of these two-letter key-ins for setting all manner of things from the active level and color, which just about everyone is ...
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7 Jul 2004
In this article, you will learn how to install Axiom's MDL tools to a network. This saves time when carrying out a site- or company-wide installation of Axiom's tools, especially for sites where many MicroStation users will be using them. Also, this type of installation gives the CAD manager or IT department control over the usage of the software (like restricting who uses the each ...
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7 Jul 2004
Using function keys can speed up your workflow. Here is a way to use function keys. As a refresher for the rusty (or an introduction for the neophytes), the "Function Keys" dialog box is under the Workspace menu.
Once there, scroll down and find an available key. Then, click on <Edit> and try out this tip:
Reference files: Now you see them…now ...
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7 Jun 2004
Did you know that you can move the active view of your design either up, down, left or right by using function keys? You can by defining four function keys with the "move" key-in.
First, open the "Function Keys" dialog box under the Workspace menu.
Then, assign the following key-ins to your desired function keys:
To move up: move up;dx=0
To move down: move ...
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7 May 2004
By Larry Shields, Graphics Designer at Stanley Consultants in Muscatine, Iowa
If there is a particular area in a design file that you want so see as a reference file, then go into the file you will attach, zoom in to the area you want to see and save that view by using the key in "sv=(name of saved view)". Be sure to include the ...
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7 Apr 2004
By Steve Palmer, Axiom's Executive Product Manager
The SET RANGE key-in command is not documented, but is supported in all versions of MicroStation. This command displays element ranges on the screen. Below is an example of how elements look after keying the SET RANGE command and updating the desired view:
The SET RANGE command displays the range data that's ...
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8 Mar 2004
By Inga Morozoff — www.askinga.com
For those of you working in the V7 Workmode, you may have run into some quirks such as MicroStation V8 moving and scaling elements or shifting the global origin. Understanding how MicroStation V8 works will help eliminate these problems.
When you open a V7 design file for editing, MicroStation V8 converts the file to an internal representation in memory. You can essentially ...
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7 Mar 2004
Save some time and attach reference files to a design file by selecting them in Windows Explorer and dragging and dropping them into the "Reference Files" dialog box in MicroStation. This can be especially helpful for users with multiple monitors and can be done with both vector and raster reference files.
To attach a reference file to a design file,
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7 Feb 2004
How do you convert a MicroStation V7 3D cell library to a V7 2D cell library and vice-versa? Easy! Just use MicroStation's "Export" function.
By Rick DeWitt, Axiom's Senior Technology Officer
The first step is to open a MicroStation file with dimensions (either 2D or 3D) that match the cell library you want to convert. Then, attach the cell library you want to convert. For example, ...
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7 Feb 2004
Title block data consistency easily accomplished
CLEARWATER, FLORIDA, USA —
Title Block Manager helps CAD managers and MicroStation users bring about a consistency of title block data in all of a project's MicroStation files, fast. How? Read on.
By synchronizing title block data from many design files with an Excel spreadsheet, it is possible to easily make a number of changes right in the spreadsheet and then ...
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