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View models using function key ins

Written on 7 Apr, 2009 at 13:38 in Function Key Tips, MicroStation Tips | viewed 577 times | 0 Comments

Join the forum discussion on this post - (1) PostsFrom Matthew DeBeliso – City of San Diego Did you know a saved view in one model can be viewed (vi=) in any model (same design file)? For example, in a... (Continue reading)

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Function Key Commands that Wait for a Data Point

Written on 7 Apr, 2009 at 13:37 in Function Key Tips, MicroStation Tips | viewed 1,060 times | 0 Comments

If you’re like me when you need to do the same set of actions over and over again you start looking for a faster and better way to accomplish it. While macros can be created for just about anything they... (Continue reading)

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Function Keys — How to Control and Benefit from them

Written on 7 Apr, 2009 at 13:34 in Function Key Tips, MicroStation Tips | viewed 2,443 times | 0 Comments

MicroStation provides a number of tools that can aid any designer to increase the speed and accuracy of design work. One of these is function keys. They offer a quick way to accomplish many task and are very easy to... (Continue reading)

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Let go of your mouse! Move around using function keys.

Written on 7 Apr, 2009 at 13:31 in Function Key Tips, MicroStation Tips | viewed 658 times | 0 Comments

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... (Continue reading)

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Loading frequently used dialog boxes using function keys in V8

Written on 7 Apr, 2009 at 13:26 in Function Key Tips, MicroStation Tips | viewed 790 times | 4 Comments

Peter Bekkers of Adviesbureau G&B in Alphen, Netherlands, loves using function keys. Recently he wrote in with the following tip: “The following key-in easily opens the Level Manager dialog box: mdl keyin lvlmangr levelmanager dialog open. Assign it to a... (Continue reading)

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More fun with function keys!

Written on 7 Apr, 2009 at 13:25 in Function Key Tips, MicroStation Tips | viewed 478 times | 0 Comments

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,... (Continue reading)

Loading frequently used dialog boxes using function keys in V8

Written on 7 Apr, 2009 at 13:23 in Function Key Tips, MicroStation Tips | viewed 373 times | 0 Comments

Peter Bekkers of Adviesbureau G&B in Alphen, Netherlands, loves using function keys. Recently he wrote in with the following tip: “The following key-in easily opens the Level Manager dialog box: mdl keyin lvlmangr levelmanager dialog open. Assign it to a... (Continue reading)

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Assigning view control to function keys.

Written on 7 Apr, 2009 at 13:22 in Function Key Tips, MicroStation Tips | viewed 656 times | 0 Comments

By Alex Argüelles, Survey Tech, Florida Department of Transportation “I used to be a right-hand, mouse-only MicroStation user. But I noticed that when I started to use my left hand, I could work much faster. The greatest speed increase came... (Continue reading)

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Load your favorite MicroStation V8 commands fast with a function key.

Written on 7 Apr, 2009 at 13:19 in Function Key Tips, MicroStation Tips | viewed 2,219 times | 0 Comments

By Rick Sewell Busy MicroStation users are always on the lookout for a faster way to get work done. Here is a simple way to speed things up using function keys. Have you ever noticed that row of keys at... (Continue reading)

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