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Edit Text — “Apply” from the Keyboard (V7 only)
Written on 7 Apr, 2009 at 14:06 in Keyboard Tips, MicroStation Tips | viewed 1,821 times | 0 Comments
By Rick DeWitt I frequently hear users complain that you have to manually click the “apply” button on the text editor dialog with the mouse to commit the proposed text changes to the design file. There are actually two fast... (Continue reading)
Quick element selection — for V7 and V8!
Written on 7 Apr, 2009 at 13:04 in Element Tips, MicroStation Tips | viewed 1,301 times | 0 Comments
by Rick DeWitt, Axiom’s Senior Technology Officer You probably know that if you drag the element selection tool, you can select any element that is completely inside the selection area (shown as a dashed line below). But, what you may... (Continue reading)
Align Tool in MicroStation J
Written on 7 Apr, 2009 at 12:59 in Element Tips, MicroStation Tips | viewed 1,699 times | 0 Comments
by Rick DeWitt, Axiom’s Senior Technology Officer Let’s say you’ve got a bunch of text elements that need to be left aligned due to the fact that they were placed without regard for alignment and look rather sloppy. To fix... (Continue reading)
Taking cell libraries to other dimensions!
Written on 7 Apr, 2009 at 11:43 in Cell Libraries, MicroStation Tips | viewed 1,047 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)
AccuSnap – I love it; I hate it; I love it!
Written on 7 Apr, 2009 at 10:59 in AccuSnap Tips, MicroStation Tips | viewed 2,786 times | 2 Comments
By Rick DeWitt, Axiom’s Senior Technology Officer AccuSnap is a new feature available in MicroStation V8. It is turned on by default when MicroStation V8 is installed. AccuSnap automatically moves or snaps the cursor to the keypoints of elements whenever... (Continue reading)
Taking cell libraries to other dimensions!
Written on 2 Apr, 2009 at 19:31 in Cell Libraries, MicroStation Tips | viewed 1,760 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)
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