If you want to know how to do something in MicroStation, or if you've found a cool tip or trick that you'd like to share, you've come to the right place. MicroStationTips.com is a forum for MicroStation users and CAD Managers to share tips, tricks and how-tos. It is a platform for savvy users to share their bounty of knowledge with peers.
In this tip, you will learn how to change the view control settings associated with your mouse’s wheel. This tip assumes two things: 1) you are using MicroStation V8 and 2) your mouse has a wheel. First, go to Workspace... (Continue reading)
Mel Arquiza – Ch2M/PB JV Pte. Ltd. Have anyone of you try to put the DGN drawing into a powerpoint or word document? Instead of doing MDL load Oleserve, Oleserve viewcopy process? By using the plotdriver “jpeg.plt” or “emf.plf” file... (Continue reading)
From Eric Bridwell – BWSC In V8 Microstation Manager, before opening a dgn file, the ‘Show File Icons’ can be selected to show which Dgn files are V8 and those that are Microstation J. V8 files will have V8 Icon.... (Continue reading)
To ensure that your MicroStation files are immunized after every modification, Axiom incorporated a feature called AutoCheck. AutoCheck automatically searches and immunizes a design file when the user closes it in MicroStation. To activate AutoCheck simply; Go to MicroStation’s Workspace... (Continue reading)
MicroStation V8 2004 has certainly made dealing with AutoCAD files much less complex than it used to be. However, there are still some important things to understand in order achieve the results you expect when translating files between the two... (Continue reading)
This month, we are going to learn about the “Multi-line Joints” tool box. Joints are simply intersections of multi-lines. Multi-lines are sets of two or more parallel lines treated as a single object, commonly used for drawing walls in floor... (Continue reading)
In a recent thread on the Bentley newsgroups, we came across some confusion about the differences between an International Foot and a U.S. Survey Foot. We thought it would be fun to shed some light on what these “feet” are... (Continue reading)
Many of our readers provided more specific feedback regarding our March tip on the difference between the International Foot and the Survey Foot. Click here to see the original article. Below are two letters to the editor that provide some... (Continue reading)