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Here’s the answer to “In Microstation V8i how do you get the diameter symbol?”
Not every font has every symbol. I think the surest way to pick and place a specific symbol (including diameter) would be to use the symbol chart in MicroStation’s “Word Processor”.
Here’s how you would do it:
1. Go to Workspace | Preferences… and set “Category” to “Text”.
2. Change the “Text Editor Style:” to “Word Processor” and press {OK}.
3. Choose your “Place Text” feature, which will load your “Word Processor” dialog box.
4. Press the “Insert Symbol” button (circle with an “s” in it).
A chart will come up and display all of the symbols available for the active font. If the diameter symbol is available for this font it will display in the chart. You can just select it and press {Insert}.
Calvin and Hobbs
In Microstation V8i how do you get the diameter symbol? I know you stated above that you type in %%P. However in V8i when one does this you get the astrik(*) instead of the diameter symbol. The same thing happens when I enter the Key Code for the little diameter and the large diameter symbols while holding down the ALT key.
Thanks.
Hi Folks – new to this forum so I don’t quite get it yet. There doesn’t seem to be anywhere to post new threads? Lots of questions tacked ont he end of this poisting. Is this the right way to do it?
Anyhoo, A long time ago I as a bit of a gun on Microstation for 2 d stuff. 25 years later, I am coming back to it and everything has changed or I have forgotten it all.
How do you get actions to be repeated a multiple number of times? I used to be able to use the copy and increment along with “|” (the symbol above the backslash key that is like a flattenned colon) and a number to get a column of numbers for terminal rail drawings – is this still possible?
I recall from my early MicroStation training that a line string could have cells placed at measured distances along it. They could either be placed at even divisions of the line string, or at repeated specific distances. I need to place cells at fifty foot intervals along the line string. Can you tell me how this is done?
hi, i am not able to zoom in sheet model , please tell me what to do
How can you scale up a cell which is in a drawing which is referenced into the drawing which you are working in?
I need instructions on how to convert Microstation J .dgn files to .pdf. The instructions that were given to me by another source were incomplete.
Hi, Is there a way to hide or off the angle dimension and leave only the lenght dimension in label line? thanks
Hi, Is there a way to hide or off the angle dimension and leave on the lenght dimension in label line? thanks
I need to import a font file into an active drawing file. I am using XM. HELP!
I have Mircostation 95 running on Windows XP. I cannot get it to print to my HP Officejet K60. Printer works with all my other applications. Error msg I get is: “Printer HP Office Jet K60 is returning unreasonable capabilities and cannot be used. Pen 1.” Any suggestions?
What is the way to show in the text field the symbol for squared i.e electrical cable 25mm2 The two should be small and above the last m of the mm’s. Dose anyone know this for V8
PLease supply a way to import data (raw measuring file) from a total station (survey instrument) directly into microstation.
Is there any way to download co-ords directly from a totalstation to microstation? We are currently using the leica TS02 totalstation, using the freestyle mode to do our offsets, resulting in obtaining XYZ for each point. We use leica mining editor to download, than create an excel spreadsheet, edit the sheet and than import by co-ords on microstation but is there any way of downloading directly from the machine into microstation?
Is there a way to hide or turn off the border on associative hatching?
I have a 3D file with a active depth of 0. When I use this file as a reference, rotate the reference I loose the orientation of the W in my water valve cell. Any ideas on how to fix this. I have 64 files so rotating the view to fit my border would be a last resort.
I’m quite late in answering this. Are you still hoping for an answer, or have you got it figured out now?
One of my uses for Microstation is to look at maps. I use PromptServer Client to add an aerial view to what I am looking at. When I print the aerial does not print with the map. How do I get the aerial to print with the map?
Thanks.
Dear sir,
I am trying to upgrade my knowledge of V8 Microstation. My previous experience was with V5.7 yonks ago. Q : I am having trouble creating a cell library and a cell. I use to surround the item with a fence and place an origin point. The cell library must have already been created my someone else because I never go involved in that. All I want to do in creat a cell and being the donisuar that I am find I cannot understand the ‘help’ facility. If you can descride how to creat a cell library and a cell is created and added to a file ( in indiot laguage ) I would be greatful.
Thank You C R C Burman
I believe the “Copy/Move Parallel” command will do what you need. It’s on the “Main” toolbar. Tools|Main. Locate the “Copy” icon on the ‘Main” palette. Press and hold “Copy”, then select the “Move/Copy Parallel”.
Hello, is there a way to offset lines in Microstation as we do with AutoCad?
I believe you are saying that you’re saving DWG files to DGN files. Then you need to create a dgnlib from the DGN file.
After you’ve converted the DWG to DGN:
1. Open the DGN file.
2. Go to Settings|Level|Manager.
3. From the LevelManager dialog box go to Levels|Export…
4. Navigate to your location of choice, specify a file name and press to save your dgnlib.
converting cad to micro station need to create dgnlib files from cadd files with cadd AEC CAD 2.0 standards. imbed in them already. please advise. tried renaming the cadd file extension dwg to dgnlib. corrupts the file.
1. It may be possible that the levels you can’t delete are being loaded from a level library. Levels are not in the DGN proper until they are used. You can check configuration variable MS_DGNLIBLIST to see if you are loading any dgnlib’s.
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a. If you have a text style or dimension style created which is pointing to that level, it will not allow you to delete the level. Also, if you have a shared cell definition where the cell has been created on one or more specific levels(even if the cell has not been placed in the drawing) it will not allow you to delete the level or levels that these cells are using. These can mysteriously come into your drawing if you copy things in from AutoCAD or other files. My best suggestion if you get a lot of this is to create a new dgn file, then attach the file that has your linework and copy the linework into the new file. Otherwise, you may find yourself deleting 40 shared cells one at a time, 15 text styles, etc. Much faster to start fresh. Hope this helps.
b. Or just simply use LEVEL PURGE levelname keyin to delete level. Nice and simple.
3. If Shared cells are your problem they can be deleted by the key-in “delete scdefs all” this will delete all unused shared cells.
how do i delete unnecessary levels? even as i compress the files, the levels are still there. i change the elements to a new named level, match their properties but as i compressed it, it still there
There’s an option for this on MicroStation’s “Modify” Palette. The option is called “Delete Vertex”.
I have a segmented line in microstation. How do I make that one single line with no vertices?
I am working with a site topo file that needs to be converted from grid coordinates system to surface coordinates system.
The conversion factor has 9 decimal places but Microstation keeps rounding up to 6 decimal places when I sete the scale during referencing the file. Can you tell me how to set microstation to handle 9 decimal places? It is very important that I use this degree of accuracy in the file.
Thanks
Artmon
As for the plus/minus and diameter symbols, type “%%c” for diameter and” %%p” and for degrees, “%%d”. There are also symbols in the WYSIWYG area of the text styles settiings dialog box, but the described way is quicker.
To “unfill” your circle, begin by placing the circle. The dialog box should appear. In that box, in the “Area” line “Hole” should be selected and “Fill Type” should have “None” selected. I hope his isn’t too late for your deadline. It appears that almost every function is like this, from circle to text to patterns, etc. Always check to see what the setting is for the function.
Very beginner question, For some reason when I use a circle icon it is already filled. How can I change this as i just want the outlined diameter? Tnakk you so much,,,,,,dead line is looming.
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I am trying to create a cell with Enter Data fields. When I create the cell and check to see if it places okay…the Enter Data fields don’t work. How can I create a cell with an Enter Data field that works?? Thank you for your time!!
Is there a way to make the plus/minus and the diameter symbol in the textmode?