Thursday, 20 June 2013
MicroStation Help for MicroStation Users
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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Tips & Tricks: How to Create Multi-page PDFs Directly from MicroStation!
Written on 29 Oct, 2012 at 17:45 in MicroStation Tips, Plotting Tips | viewed 2,242 times | 0 Comments
Rick Sewell, beloved CAD ace, lives to help CAD users get their projects done on time. He really lives for this stuff. Give him a call and put him to the test. By Rick Sewell, Axiom Director of Customer Services... (Continue reading)
How can I place the date and location of a file on a drawing in MicroStation V8 2004?
Written on 7 Apr, 2009 at 14:27 in MicroStation Tips, Plotting Tips | viewed 3,698 times | 0 Comments
In Microstation V8, in the Print dialog > Settings > Print Attributes there is a Print Border setting. Print Border – if selected, a border is printed based on the border statement configuration in the plot driver file (.plt). This... (Continue reading)
Using Level Symbology to plot thinner lines.
Written on 7 Apr, 2009 at 14:26 in Level Tips, MicroStation Tips, Plotting Tips | viewed 4,513 times | 0 Comments
A question we recently received was: “Is there a way to plot the lines in some reference files thinner, without changing the drawing and keep the other reference files the same?” The easy way to handle this is to use... (Continue reading)
Adjusting the PDF plot driver
Written on 7 Apr, 2009 at 14:24 in MicroStation Tips, Plotting Tips | viewed 20,885 times | 3 Comments
PDF plot driver file is new to MicroStation V8. With a very simple modification to this driver file, you will be able to produce PDF files that will permit you to turn levels on and off in the PDF. Here’s... (Continue reading)
Better way to plot the full path
Written on 7 Apr, 2009 at 14:23 in MicroStation Tips, Plotting Tips | viewed 2,458 times | 0 Comments
by Rick Niewoehner There is a better way to plot the full path location of the design file being plotted. 1. Open the “Plot-(V7)” or the “Print-(V8)” dialog box. 2. Attach the “PenTable” you wish to use. 3. Edit that... (Continue reading)