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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.
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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 1,841 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)
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 4,132 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)
More fun with function keys!
Written on 7 Apr, 2009 at 13:25 in Function Key Tips, MicroStation Tips | viewed 1,226 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 1,030 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)
Assigning view control to function keys.
Written on 7 Apr, 2009 at 13:22 in Function Key Tips, MicroStation Tips | viewed 2,537 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)
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 6,917 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)
Recover Missing Elements from Your MicroStation Files
Written on 7 Apr, 2009 at 13:15 in Element Tips, MicroStation Tips | viewed 3,417 times | 0 Comments
By Eiren Smith, Axiom’s Vice President for Technology – www.AxiomInt.com Has this ever happened to you? You’ve been working on a design file for weeks. You’ve filled it with elements to your heart’s content. One fine morning, you load the... (Continue reading)
Recover Deleted Elements You Thought to be Gone Forever
Written on 7 Apr, 2009 at 13:11 in Element Tips, MicroStation Tips | viewed 2,302 times | 0 Comments
You have just executed a fence deletion and watched in horror as thousands of the wrong elements disappeared. You didn’t notice your active fence setting was set to “Void” instead of “Inside”. You try “Undo”, but there is still a... (Continue reading)
Easily Delete Linear Elements Partially Overlapping Other Linear Elements
Written on 7 Apr, 2009 at 13:08 in Element Tips, MicroStation Tips | viewed 3,972 times | 0 Comments
By Eiren Smith, Axiom’s Vice President for Technology – www.axiomint.com Accidental, duplicate elements are a fact of life for nearly all MicroStation sites. They cause plotting problems, selection trouble (elements that take forever to select with the Area Selection tool,... (Continue reading)
MicroStation Tip Corner
Written on 7 Apr, 2009 at 13:06 in Element Tips, MicroStation Tips | viewed 1,076 times | 0 Comments
Easily re-select V8 elements Bored of having to re-select the same elements over and over again, especially when you have carefully selected a group of components and then click on the view window deactivating the selection? You can key in... (Continue reading)
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