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7 Aug 2004
CLEARWATER, FLORIDA, USA — As robust MicroStation V8 becomes the standard for more and more MicroStation shops each day, users are encountering different problems that they did not encounter in previous versions.

Why are your V8 design files behaving oddly? Why can't you select certain models? FileFixer for V8 is the solution to problematic files in MicroStation V8.
Each MicroStation V8 ...
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7 Jun 2004
CAD managers share real-world FileFixer experiences.
CLEARWATER, FLORIDA, USA — "I always considered
FileFixer one of those magical products," proclaims Ray Danley, CAD Manager for Washington Infrastructure Services. "You just hit a button and whatever is wrong goes away."

Why is FileFixer a topic of interest among MicroStation users around the world? Because no better preventive or curative solution to design file
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7 Jun 2004
CLEARWATER, FLORIDA, USA — Axiom, the world's largest independent provider of general-purpose MicroStation utilities, announces the release of
Problem Element Viewer for V8 (
Problem Element Viewer 8.1). Originally developed to display the problematic and corrupt elements listed in the reports generated by
FileFixer, Problem Element Viewer for V8's expanded functionality allows users to zoom in on any element knowing only its element ID, element position ...
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7 May 2004
Learn how you too can get more work done faster in V8.
CLEARWATER, FLORIDA, USA — MicroStation V8 is the most robust MicroStation platform developed to date. Yet, it does not offer the capabilities to automate many of the repetitive and time-consuming tasks that many MicroStation shops must do in order to keep up with everyday productivity demands (things like fixing batches of problematic design files, ...
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7 May 2004
CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA, USA — Since 1998, Odell Associates has saved an average of 4,800 man-hours each year by using
FileFixer, a component of
MicroStation Productivity Toolkit. Below is what CAD Manager Dale Hynes had to say about how
FileFixer and
CellManager, another component of
MicroStation Productivity Toolkit, save his team time:
Dale: "I've used
FileFixer more times than I can remember. It's important to ...
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7 Apr 2004
CLEARWATER, FLORIDA, USA — You may have corrupt design files and cell libraries and not even know it. That's the word from Axiom. According to Steve Palmer, Axiom's Product Manager for
FileFixer, "We thought everyone knew that the cause of MicroStation difficulties is typically corrupt design files or cell libraries. We figured with the tremendous demand for
FileFixer that this was broadly known throughout 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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7 Mar 2004
A look at how Axiom helps keep your projects on track and on time
CLEARWATER, FLORIDA, USA — Through my trade show travels and market research surveys, I've learned about the challenges CAD managers, project managers and administrators face on a daily basis. Quite a few of you have told me about the mental acrobatics you play balancing engineering, drafting and managerial duties. Some of you ...
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7 Feb 2004
CLEARWATER, FLORIDA, USA — Even though MicroStation J and V8 are robust and stable applications, file content can still be damaged. It only takes one problematic design file to slow or halt a project. That is why MicroStation sites all over the world keep
FileFixer around for emergency file repair and routine checkups of their important design files.

FileFixer on-going
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7 Jan 2004
SALEM, OREGON, USA — With over 250 MicroStation users in the CAD department, James Weisgram and Oregon DOT had to find a way to keep their CAD budget efficient. To accomplish this, they implemented
FileFixer.
FileFixer is the MicroStation utility that fixes design files automatically.
FileFixer is also the most popular component of
MicroStation Productivity Toolkit, Axiom's software suite of productivity-boosting MicroStation tools. The following ...
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