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MicroStation V8 XM keyboard shortcuts

MicroStation Today — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 18:17:54 +0000

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 [...] Related posts:

Tips & Tricks — Learn about the changes made to the “Main” tool box in XM.

MicroStation Today — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 17:00:58 +0000

Clearwater, Florida, USA — The upgrade from MicroStation V8.5 to MicroStation XM came with a lot of enhancements. This article covers only what changed in the “Main” toolbar. Related posts:

New Year’s resolution: Save time, reduce effort and maximize profit!

MicroStation Today — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 17:47:57 +0000

By Steve Palmer Clearwater, Florida, USA — It’s almost midnight. You are wrapping up a project submittal for an important client. MicroStation keeps crashing when you attempt to open a vital project design file. The necessity for a FileFixer midnight miracle is abundantly real to you right now. Just press FileFixer’s <Start> button and you’re [...] Related posts:

Look what’s under the tree. Axiom releases online training for MicroStation XM!

MicroStation Today — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 18:34:49 +0000

Clearwater, Florida, USA — ‘Tis the season for new CAD training courses at Axiom. The month of December will see even more new training options under the tree. October brought a flurry of activity at the LearningBay workshop, leading to the big release in November of the much-anticipated InRoads Essentials courses for both MicroStation and [...] Related posts:

Mysteriously messed up V8 files

MicroStation Today — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 15:30:11 +0000

Clearwater, Florida, USA — Have you ever encountered: A “Tool not allowed” message? Models in which elements cannot be modified or added? Models that are “read only”, but shouldn’t be? Hidden levels? Hidden reference file attachments? Elements displayed with incorrect level symbology? Other odd design file behavior? The majority of Axiom clients have now moved [...] Related posts:

From city streets to drag strips to dams — An interview with Burns & McDonnell’s Frank Nelson

MicroStation Today — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 12:15:20 +0000

Kansas City, Missouri, USA — When MicroStation Today caught up with Frank Nelson at the Mid-Continent MicroStation Community (MCMC) summer conference in Kansas City, he was swamped. In addition to his busy life as project manager for Burns & McDonnell, he also volunteers as a vendor coordinator for the MCMC and just had a grandson. [...] No related posts.

Increase productivity with Axiom training.

MicroStation Today — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 11:30:47 +0000

By Fredrick R. Kenniston III Clearwater, Florida, USA — You hold your tongue as you say, “How many times do I have to tell you how to locate what library a certain cell is in?” to a somewhat bewildered co-worker. I know, you probably never get impatient, but this is the third time he has [...] Related posts:

Make life easier with cloning.

MicroStation Today — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 07:30:29 +0000

Automate the process of adding new reference files. Clearwater, Florida, USA — Axiom is pleased to give you back your evenings and weekends. As the world’s oldest and largest third-party solutions provider for MicroStation, Axiom is known for breakthrough enhancements to the applications in MicroStation Productivity Toolkit. Coincident with RefManager’s 20th anniversary (RefManager is a [...] Related posts:

FileFixer even handles explosive decompression.

MicroStation Today — Wed, 07 Mar 2007 20:06:07 +0000

Clearwater, Florida, USA — “HELP ME! I can’t open my V8 file with MicroStation!” Axiom’s support team hears this plea all too often. They receive more calls about V8 design file corruption than V7 design file corruption. MicroStation attempts to abort gracefully after opening a corrupted V8 file. MicroStation V8 users report models which they [...] Related posts:

MicroStation V8i and ProjectWise support added to Axiom’s FileFixer.

Axiom reveals the secrets of FileFixer.

MicroStation Today — Thu, 07 Dec 2006 13:33:21 +0000

CLEARWATER, FLORIDA, USA — Because Axiom’s FileFixer has distinguished itself worldwide as the solution for automatic analysis and repair of MicroStation V7 and V8 design file corruption, there’s really no reason not to reveal how we do it. Companies often protect their proprietary data and trade secrets but, what the heck, let’s see what I [...] Related posts: