Original Article Date: April 3, 2000
Find all of MicroStation's keyboard shortcuts listed here. It's a great reference to print out and hang on your wall. 2007-05-14 Updated
Angle AA= Sets the active angle Auxiliary Coordinate Systems AD= Places relative data points AX= Places absolute data points PX= Deletes an ACS RX= Attaches an ACS SX= Saves the current ACS Cells AC= Sets the Active Cell and activates the Place Cell tool AP= Sets the active pattern cell AR= Sets the Active Cell, and activates Place Cell Relative CC= Create Cell from fence or selection set CD= Delete Cell from attached cell library CM= Creates an array of cells CR= Rename a cell in the attached cell library LT= Sets the active line terminator cell PT= Sets the active point RC= Attaches a cell library Color CT= Attaches a colour table CO= Sets the active colour Database AE= Defines an active entity DA= Sets the Display Attribute type DB= Attaches a database to the design file DS= Sets database search criteria FI= Defines an active entity in a database RA= Sets the name of an SQL statement for review RS= Sets the name of the database report table Dimensioning LD= Sets the level for dimension data TV= Sets the dimensioning tolerance limits Element Symbology CO= Sets the active colour LC= Sets the active line style WT= Sets the active line weight Files EL= Creates an element list file FF= Copy the contents of a fence to a new or existing file RD= Open another design file RF= Attach a reference file SF= Move the contents of a fence to a new or existing file XD= Exchanges the active file with a reference file Grid GR= Sets the active grid reference spacing GU= Sets the distance of the grid dots in working units UR= Sets the unit round off Line Terminators LT= Sets the active line terminator cell TS= Sets the scale factor for the active terminator Levels LV= Sets the active level OF= Turns levels off ON= Turns levels on Menus AM= Attach menu AT= Attach a screen tutorial Patterns and Hatching AP= Sets the active pattern cell PA= Sets the pattern angle for pattern cells; also sets the angle for hatching PD= Sets the spacing between patterns; also sets the spacing used for hatching PS= Sets the active pattern scale Precision Input DI= Places a data point at a given distance and direction DL=Places a data point at a given X, Y and Z distance along the design axes DX= Places a data point at a given X, Y and Z distances along the view axes XY= Places a data point using absolute coordinates Scale AS= Sets the active scale XS= Sets the active X Scale YS= Sets the active Y Scale ZS= Sets the active Z Scale Stream digitizing SD= Sets the stream delta ST= Sets the stream tolerance Text DF= Opens the Fonts dialog box DR= Displays a text file FT= Sets the active font LL= Sets the maximum line length for text LS= Sets the lines spacing for multiple lines of text NN= Sets the active text node number TB= Sets the tab spacing when importing text TH= Sets the text height TI= Sets the copy and increment value TW= Sets the Text Width TX= Sets both the height and width of the text User Commands OX= Attaches a user command index UC= Activates a user command UCC= Compiles a user command UCI= Runs a user command by index number View Control DV= Deletes a named or saved view RV= Rotates a view SV= Save a view VI= Attaches a saved view WO= Sets the window origin View Control – 3D AZ= Sets the active depth DD= Changes the display depth - relative DP= Sets the display depth - absolute DZ= Sets a new active depth Miscellaneous GO= Locates the global origin KY= Sets the keypoint snap divisor
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