Thursday, 9 September 2010
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MicroStation V8 XM keyboard shortcuts
Written on 7 Apr, 2009 at 14:08 in Keyboard Tips, MicroStation Tips | viewed 1,238 times | 0 Comments
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. Each tool... (Continue reading)
Edit Text — “Apply” from the Keyboard (V7 only)
By Rick DeWitt I frequently hear users complain that you have to manually click the “apply” button on the text editor dialog with the mouse to commit the proposed text changes to the design file. There are actually two fast... (Continue reading)
The Incremental Update Command
By Bob Knepp of American Electric Power Ever have one of those drawings that contain lots of graphics and when you click “Update” it seems to take forever? The only reason you are updating the view is because you just... (Continue reading)
Executing Long Sets of Key-in Strings
Many dialog boxes in MicroStation have limitations to the length of strings that can be entered into them. For example the “Function Keys” dialog when creating or editing a function key value has a 56 character limitation. Let’s say that... (Continue reading)
Quick two-letter key-ins
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... (Continue reading)
The “Save View” key-in and reference files (for V7 and V8)
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... (Continue reading)
The “RD=” Key-in
In MicroStation V8, you can open a file and go right into the model of your choice by using the “RD=” key-in. For example, “RD=project.dgn,sheet file” opens project.dgn and goes directly to the model called Sheet File. Assign this to... (Continue reading)
The SET RANGE key-in command
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. [Editor's note: The range of an element is given... (Continue reading)
To be case-sensitive or not to be case-sensitive?
By Mark Ditko Question: InRoads seems case-sensitive in some places and not in others. Is it really this way? Answer: Yes, it is. InRoads is case-sensitive in some areas and non-case-sensitive in others. Yet we are not aware of any... (Continue reading)
How to create your own personal workspace
Written on 7 Apr, 2009 at 13:52 in Interface Tips, MicroStation Tips | viewed 591 times | 0 Comments
By Mike Arroyo, Axiom Product Manager If MicroStation is installed on a single computer, but if different people share it, you should consider making your own personal space to keep your workspace settings intact. This is how you do it.... (Continue reading)
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