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Quick Access to Past Values in AccuDraw
Written on 7 Apr, 2009 at 10:56 in AccuDraw Tips, MicroStation Tips | viewed 1,969 times | 0 Comments
AccuDraw is a truly fabulous tool for design work. Something you may not be aware of, to speed up even more, is that you can use the “Page Up” and “Page Down” keys to cycle backward and forward through past... (Continue reading)
Using AccuDraw to Modify Elements
Written on 7 Apr, 2009 at 10:54 in AccuDraw Tips, MicroStation Tips | viewed 2,129 times | 0 Comments
AccuDraw can be a great time saver in modifying certain types of elements quickly and with precision. For instance if you have a line selected, with AccuDraw active, just click on one of the handles, type in a length value... (Continue reading)
Faster Key-ins with AccuDraw
Written on 7 Apr, 2009 at 10:53 in AccuDraw Tips, MicroStation Tips | viewed 3,921 times | 1 Comment
When you are typing values in AccuDraw did you know that you can use the semicolon or the colon as the working units separator? No need to use the shift key so you can keep you hand on the mouse.... (Continue reading)
Quick access to past values in AccuDraw
Written on 7 Apr, 2009 at 10:52 in AccuDraw Tips, MicroStation Tips | viewed 1,365 times | 0 Comments
AccuDraw is a truly wonderful tool for design work that speeds up your production. But something that you may not be aware of is that you can use the <Page Up> and <Page Down> keys on your keyboard to cycle... (Continue reading)
Changing the AccuDraw coordinate units
Written on 7 Apr, 2009 at 10:50 in AccuDraw Tips, MicroStation Tips | viewed 5,373 times | 1 Comment
Ever wanted your AccuDraw window to display North (N) and East (E) coordinates instead of X and Y? Well, you can change that! In the Key-in window (Utilities | Key-in) type the following: accudraw settings northeast The AccuDraw dialog box... (Continue reading)
When I save a 3D DGN as a DWG, it seems to get flattened down to 2D when I reopen it in MicroStation. What gives?
The following tip came from EatYourCAD.com: MicroStation has an option that automatically forces 3D DWG files to be opened in 2D. If you don’t know this option is turned on, you may be very surprised to find all your 3D... (Continue reading)
Editing library cells is no longer a burden
Written on 2 Apr, 2009 at 19:59 in Batch Changes, Cell Libraries, MicroStation Tips | viewed 10,772 times | 2 Comments
Join the forum discussion on this postBy Eiren K. Smith,Vice President for Technology, Axiom In this tip, I detail how to streamline the usually time-consuming task of editing cells in cell libraries. First, I’ll discuss how to edit a cell using... (Continue reading)
Taking cell libraries to other dimensions!
Written on 2 Apr, 2009 at 19:31 in Cell Libraries, MicroStation Tips | viewed 1,899 times | 0 Comments
by Rick DeWitt, Axiom’s Senior Technology Officer How do you convert a MicroStation V7 3D cell library to a V7 2D cell library and vice-versa? Easy! Just use MicroStation’s “Export” function. The first step is to open a MicroStation file... (Continue reading)
How to update the project number in 1,000 sheets
Written on 2 Apr, 2009 at 18:46 in Batch Changes, MicroStation Tips | viewed 2,691 times | 0 Comments
By Keith Dunn and Brian Treacy of Parsons Brinckerhoff, Norfolk, Virginia What happens when a number used in all the design files in a large project changes when the project is almost finished? After your heartbeat returns to normal, you... (Continue reading)
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