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All about thumbnail generation
Bring up the system calculator in MicroStation
Close modal dialogs with ESC
Expand Element Info with an asterisk
Finding text content in DGN files using Windows Search
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Group the display of files in the MicroStation Manager
How to determine MicroStation's installation date
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Start an application from within MicroStation
Original Tip Date:
November 2003
Updated:
December 2010
Start an application from within MicroStation
Gino Cortesi
was caught writing this on the board and ended up with detention after class:
"...the % syntax now supports associations. So if you use
%mypicture.bmp
it will start the application that is associated."
AskInga Tip #338
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Created by
JStierly
When:
Fri, Jun 20 2008 9:09 AM
Last revision by
Inga Morozoff
When:
Mon, Dec 6 2010 1:43 PM
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