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I use Microstation V8. I am looking to work with two screens. Number 1 and number 5. I would like to know how do I switch between the two screens.

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  • Hi Gerson,

    I use Microstation V8.

    Can you specify the used version better? By V8 you mean 8.0 or V8 2004 Edition or V8i (SELECTseries 10) or some other version?

    I would like to know how do I switch between the two screens.

    As Jon explained, you use wrong terminology (so your question was not clear at first): You have one screen (or monitor), whereas MicroStation works with 8 views. These views are independent from physical screens. It means you can have 1 screen and to use anything from 1 to 8 views.

    There is not reason to "switch views". MicroStation uses a concept of "active view", which is the view used last (where the last data point was entered). But the views are equal, so you can start and end your operation in any view, e.g. to start to place a line in view 1 and, without explicit switching, to place the last point in view 5.

    With regards,

      Jan

  • Hi Jan and Jon,
    I believe that I have not yet been able to explain correctly what I need. I'll try to explain:
    1- Yes, I have only 1 Monitor.
    2- Yes, I know how to turn the 8 views of the Microstation on and off.
    3- I haven't used the program in a long time and I forgot how I used to switch between the 2 views.
    4- I will give an example of an operation that I want to do.
    5- Example: In my file I have the drawing of 2 motors, one next to the other (motor 1 and motor 2). In view 1 I put motor 1 and in view 2 I put motor 2. There is a detail (a screw for example) in motor 1 that I have not yet drawn on motor 2. I want to look view 1, make a "Fence" on that detail of engine 1, click on the command "Copy", click on the Fence, switch to view 2 and paste that detail on motor 2. However, I don't remember which command I used to switch between the two views.

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  • Hi Jan and Jon,
    I believe that I have not yet been able to explain correctly what I need. I'll try to explain:
    1- Yes, I have only 1 Monitor.
    2- Yes, I know how to turn the 8 views of the Microstation on and off.
    3- I haven't used the program in a long time and I forgot how I used to switch between the 2 views.
    4- I will give an example of an operation that I want to do.
    5- Example: In my file I have the drawing of 2 motors, one next to the other (motor 1 and motor 2). In view 1 I put motor 1 and in view 2 I put motor 2. There is a detail (a screw for example) in motor 1 that I have not yet drawn on motor 2. I want to look view 1, make a "Fence" on that detail of engine 1, click on the command "Copy", click on the Fence, switch to view 2 and paste that detail on motor 2. However, I don't remember which command I used to switch between the two views.

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