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Automatically Set Element Symblolgy when Importing Data

Written on 7 Apr, 2009 at 14:37 in MicroStation Tips, Symbology Tips | viewed 4,378 times | 0 Comments

Axiom’s Microsoft Office Importer can be used to import text and borders from your Microsoft Office documents (like Word and Excel files) so that imported elements look the same as in the source document. However, what if you need to... (Continue reading)

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Process Models and Handle V8 Symbology Settings

Written on 7 Apr, 2009 at 14:32 in MicroStation Tips, Settings Tips, Symbology Tips | viewed 3,404 times | 0 Comments

By Eiren Smith, Axiom’s Vice President for Technology – www.axiomint.com In the October 2003 issue of MicroStation Today, I announced the release of SpecChecker for V8. This month, I begin a multi-part series detailing many of the excellent new features... (Continue reading)

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Change Level Symbology in Hundreds of MicroStation Files at a Time

Written on 7 Apr, 2009 at 11:31 in Batch Changes, MicroStation Tips, Symbology Tips | viewed 14,991 times | 2 Comments

Design file elements can be changed in thousands of different ways. Production demands often require that elements be changed in hundreds of MicroStation files at time. For example, the symbology (color, level, weight and style), font, text, size or rotation... (Continue reading)

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Dragging and dropping reference files

Written on 7 Apr, 2009 at 11:25 in Batch Changes, MicroStation Tips, Symbology Tips | viewed 1,804 times | 0 Comments

Save some time and attach reference files to a design file by selecting them in Windows Explorer and dragging and dropping them into the “Reference Files” dialog box in MicroStation. This can be especially helpful for users with multiple monitors... (Continue reading)

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