I joined this forum to say just one thing and that is how utterly pathetic it is that you can't create a point in Microstation by clicking on an endpoint of a line or the center of a circle or anything... you have to visually zoom in to create a point! UNBELIEVABLE!!! I've switched from AutoCAD to Microstation because of a new job and I have to say it's really sad how most of the state highway departments get roped into using this cumbersome program.
Not sure what your trying to do but sounds more like you don't know how to run the program. Placing a point at such locations is a trivial task in MicroStation.
Unknown said: Not sure what your trying to do but sounds more like you don't know how to run the program. Placing a point at such locations is a trivial task in MicroStation.
Agreed
While the anger in his post may be over the top, it still warrants an answer instead of a rebuke.
The are two primary methods of replicating osnap in MicroStation. One is unique to MicroStation but in newer versions is not as visible as it originally was. Most long time users use it. It's called a tentative snap. It requires a two button chord click on a three button mouse, unless the user changes the Button Assignments from their default setting. When used, the tentative snap shows the user where the point "can" go - hence its name - tentative. You can repeat a series of tentative snaps to try multiple locations without ever actually using the snapped to point. Many users use it to see the coordinates and/or elevation of some object's keypoint. If you are using it to preview a point placement, once the tentative snap is displaying the desired location, following it with a data point (left click) "accepts" the tentative point and you are ready for more mouse clicks.
The other snap type is called AccuSnap. It is like AutoCAD's running osnap. When enabled, little gliphs are displayed to clue the user into the type of snap being offered.
Both of these snap types have a "default" snap mode but allow a temporary override mode which is good for one single point before the default mode is restored. Additionally, AccuSnap has 3 Multi-snap Modes which allow you to set more than one snap type and to assign a priority to those which are in use.
The Tentative Snap even allows you to "Accept" a snap, but by offsetting the snap using a Polar or Cartesian offset from the snapped-to point.
And then, any of these can be combined with Accudraw.
For any of us who learned MicroStation before learning AutoCAD, your frustration is understood. But when I go to an Autodesk forum for help, I ask nicely and have never been rebuffed. I'd suggest a similar approach here.
You will catch more flies with honey than with ...!
Visit the Ask Inga Wiki Pages - they have tons of info. Although I find it more difficult to get to them is this new forum interface than in the earlier versions.
Charles (Chuck) Rheault CADD Manager
MDOT State Highway Administration Maryland DOT - State Highway Administration User Communities Page
To add to CADDCOP's response another suggestion. if you can't see the point you may want to increase your Lineweight so that the point is more visible and then you would not need to zoom in to place the point . You can set the lineweight through the attributes toolbar.
He never asked a question. I responded to his statement, and a relatively mild response at that.
I could have when on about how I thought he must be UNBELIEVABLY.... but I didn't.