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Display element ranges
Original Tip Date:
Feb 16, 2001
Display element ranges
The
set range
command is used when you want to display the "range blocks" of the elements on your screen. An elements range block is the x-min, y-min, x-max and y-max extents of the elements.
You can use this keyin to help diagnose file problems ... for example, if you do a Fit View and the design does not fit properly. Or, when you do a fence command, and one element doesn't get manipulated. In such cases, it's probable that there may be an element with range blocks that are corrupt which often can be repaired using one of the following techniques:
FIXRANGE.MA
,
FF=
into a new file or
EDG
(on pre-V8 files).
Note that the
set range
keyin is a toggle. Key it in once to turn on the range blocks, and key it in again to turn them off. The results will be evident when you update the view. Either that or put this keyin on a function key:
set range toggle;update all
.
NOTE: In MicroStation V8 XM Edition, the range block is snappable. With thanks to
Kirk Dunlap
for pointing that out.
Related Tip:
Use Element Ranges To Dimension Elements
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Created by
Nicholas Fuschino
When:
Fri, Jun 20 2008 11:07 AM
Last revision by
Inga Morozoff
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Mon, Nov 29 2010 11:22 AM
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