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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Original Tip Date: &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;June 2005&lt;/em&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;td align="left" valign="top"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Mimic the old &lt;em&gt;OverView / Bird&amp;#39;s Eye View&lt;/em&gt; with this keyin&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;td align="left" colspan="2" valign="top"&gt;Wow! Way to go &lt;em&gt;Steve Atkinson&lt;/em&gt; for contributing this excellent tip!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This keyin will open a second window, the &amp;quot;bird&amp;#39;s eye view&amp;quot;, and allow you to pan in a second window using a location selected from bird&amp;#39;s eye view.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;To use it:&lt;br /&gt;Place the following keyin on a function key:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;window bottomtotop;pan view;selview 1;%d;window bottomtotop;reset&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Open &lt;em&gt;Window 2&lt;/em&gt;, make it as small as possible and do a &lt;em&gt;Fit View&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;This will be the bird&amp;#39;s eye window.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Open and maximize &lt;em&gt;Window 1&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;(Note: In pre-V8i, Select &lt;em&gt;Pan View&lt;/em&gt; and ensure that &lt;em&gt;Dynamic Panning&lt;/em&gt; is turned on.)&lt;br /&gt;Set the desired zoom factor in &lt;em&gt;Window 1&lt;/em&gt;. This is where the detail work will be done.&lt;br /&gt;Note, &lt;em&gt;Window 2&lt;/em&gt; should be hidden behind Window 1.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Now, when you press invoke the keyin, Window 2 will pop up over top of Window 1 and the dynamic pan tool will automatically invoked. Simply move your cursor into Window 2 and you&amp;#39;ll notice that Window 1 will track along with the cursor. When Window 1 shows the desired working area, just place a data point in Window 2. Once the datapoint has been entered, Window 2 will disappear behind Window 1 and you can proceed with the detail work in Window 1.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;AskInga Tip #541&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style="font-size: 90%;"&gt;Tags: tip, Askinga, Views&lt;/div&gt;
</description></item><item><title>Mimic the old OverView - Birds Eye View with this keyin</title><link>https://communities.bentley.com/products/microstation/w/askinga/3136/mimic-the-old-overview-birds-eye-view-with-this-keyin/revision/3</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 Jun 2010 14:52:33 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">6dad98f5-dbc9-4c4d-a9ba-e9da8dc6aa8e:690fe4ba-6544-4f72-9192-a1b65c50eb01</guid><dc:creator>Inga Morozoff</dc:creator><comments>https://communities.bentley.com/products/microstation/w/askinga/3136/mimic-the-old-overview-birds-eye-view-with-this-keyin#comments</comments><description>Revision 3 posted to [Archived] AskInga Wiki by Inga Morozoff on 6/9/2010 2:52:33 PM&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Original Tip Date: &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Jun 6, 2005&lt;/em&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;td align="left" valign="top"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Mimic the old &lt;em&gt;OverView / Bird&amp;#39;s Eye View&lt;/em&gt; with this keyin&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;td align="left" colspan="2" valign="top"&gt;Wow! Way to go &lt;em&gt;Steve Atkinson&lt;/em&gt; for contributing this excellent tip!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This keyin will open a second window, the &amp;quot;bird&amp;#39;s eye view&amp;quot;, and allow you to pan in a second window using a location selected from bird&amp;#39;s eye view.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;To use it:&lt;br /&gt;Place the following keyin on a function key:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;window bottomtotop;pan view;selview 1;%d;window bottomtotop;reset&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Open &lt;em&gt;Window 2&lt;/em&gt;, make it as small as possible and do a &lt;em&gt;Fit View&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;This will be the bird&amp;#39;s eye window.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Open and maximize &lt;em&gt;Window 1&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;(Note: In pre-V8i, Select &lt;em&gt;Pan View&lt;/em&gt; and ensure that &lt;em&gt;Dynamic Panning&lt;/em&gt; is turned on.)&lt;br /&gt;Set the desired zoom factor in &lt;em&gt;Window 1&lt;/em&gt;. This is where the detail work will be done.&lt;br /&gt;Note, &lt;em&gt;Window 2&lt;/em&gt; should be hidden behind Window 1.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Now, when you press invoke the keyin, Window 2 will pop up over top of Window 1 and the dynamic pan tool will automatically invoked. Simply move your cursor into Window 2 and you&amp;#39;ll notice that Window 1 will track along with the cursor. When Window 1 shows the desired working area, just place a data point in Window 2. Once the datapoint has been entered, Window 2 will disappear behind Window 1 and you can proceed with the detail work in Window 1.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;AskInga Tip #541&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style="font-size: 90%;"&gt;Tags: Askinga, tip, Views&lt;/div&gt;
</description></item><item><title>Mimic The Old OverView - Birds Eye View With This Keyin</title><link>https://communities.bentley.com/products/microstation/w/askinga/3136/mimic-the-old-overview-birds-eye-view-with-this-keyin/revision/2</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 17:01:32 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">6dad98f5-dbc9-4c4d-a9ba-e9da8dc6aa8e:690fe4ba-6544-4f72-9192-a1b65c50eb01</guid><dc:creator>Inga Morozoff</dc:creator><comments>https://communities.bentley.com/products/microstation/w/askinga/3136/mimic-the-old-overview-birds-eye-view-with-this-keyin#comments</comments><description>Revision 2 posted to [Archived] AskInga Wiki by Inga Morozoff on 12/22/2009 5:01:32 PM&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;strong&gt;Original Tip Date: &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Jun 6, 2005&lt;/em&gt; 
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			&lt;td colspan="2" align="left" valign="top"&gt;Wow! Way to go &lt;em&gt;Steve Atkinson&lt;/em&gt; for contributing this excellent tip!&lt;br /&gt;
			&lt;br /&gt;
			This keyin will open a second window, the &amp;quot;bird's eye view&amp;quot;, and allow you to pan in a second window using a location selected from bird's eye view.&lt;br /&gt;
			&lt;br /&gt;
			To use it:&lt;br /&gt;
			Place the following keyin on a function key:&lt;br /&gt;
			&lt;em&gt;window bottomtotop;pan view;selview 1;%d;window bottomtotop;reset&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
			&lt;br /&gt;
			Open &lt;em&gt;Window 2&lt;/em&gt;, make it as small as possible and do a &lt;em&gt;Fit View&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
			This will be the bird's eye window.&lt;br /&gt;
			&lt;br /&gt;
			Open and maximize &lt;em&gt;Window 1&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
			(Note: In pre-V8i, Select &lt;em&gt;Pan View&lt;/em&gt; and ensure that &lt;em&gt;Dynamic Panning&lt;/em&gt; is turned on.)&lt;br /&gt;
			Set the desired zoom factor in &lt;em&gt;Window 1&lt;/em&gt;. This is where the detail work will be done.&lt;br /&gt;
			Note, &lt;em&gt;Window 2&lt;/em&gt; should be hidden behind Window 1.&lt;br /&gt;
			&lt;br /&gt;
			Now, when you press invoke the keyin, Window 2 will pop up over top of Window 1 and the dynamic pan tool will automatically invoked. Simply move your cursor into Window 2 and you'll notice that Window 1 will track along with the cursor. When Window 1 shows the desired working area, just place a data point in Window 2. Once the datapoint has been entered, Window 2 will disappear behind Window 1 and you can proceed with the detail work in Window 1.&lt;br /&gt;
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</description></item><item><title>Mimic The Old OverView - Birds Eye View With This Keyin</title><link>https://communities.bentley.com/products/microstation/w/askinga/3136/mimic-the-old-overview-birds-eye-view-with-this-keyin/revision/1</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Jun 2008 15:11:33 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">6dad98f5-dbc9-4c4d-a9ba-e9da8dc6aa8e:690fe4ba-6544-4f72-9192-a1b65c50eb01</guid><dc:creator>Nicholas Fuschino</dc:creator><comments>https://communities.bentley.com/products/microstation/w/askinga/3136/mimic-the-old-overview-birds-eye-view-with-this-keyin#comments</comments><description>Revision 1 posted to [Archived] AskInga Wiki by Nicholas Fuschino on 6/18/2008 3:11:33 PM&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;strong&gt;Original Tip Date: &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Jun 6, 2005&lt;/em&gt;
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			&lt;td colspan="2" align="left" valign="top"&gt;Wow! Way to go &lt;em&gt;Steve Atkinson&lt;/em&gt; for contributing this excellent tip!&lt;br /&gt;
			&lt;br /&gt;
			This keyin will open a second window, the &amp;quot;bird's eye view&amp;quot;, and allow you to pan in a second window using a location selected from bird's eye view.&lt;br /&gt;
			&lt;br /&gt;
			To use it:&lt;br /&gt;
			Place the following keyin on a function key:&lt;br /&gt;
			&lt;em&gt;window bottomtotop;pan view;selview 1;%d;window bottomtotop;reset&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
			&lt;br /&gt;
			Open &lt;em&gt;Window 2&lt;/em&gt;, make it as small as possible and do a &lt;em&gt;Fit View&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
			This will be the bird's eye window.&lt;br /&gt;
			&lt;br /&gt;
			Open and maximize &lt;em&gt;Window 1&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
			Select &lt;em&gt;Pan View&lt;/em&gt; and ensure that &lt;em&gt;Dynamic Panning&lt;/em&gt; is turned on.&lt;br /&gt;
			Set the desired zoom factor in &lt;em&gt;Window 1&lt;/em&gt;. This is where the detail work will be done.&lt;br /&gt;
			Note, &lt;em&gt;Window 2&lt;/em&gt; should be hidden behind Window 1.&lt;br /&gt;
			&lt;br /&gt;
			Now, when you press invoke the keyin, Window 2 will pop up over top of Window 1 and the dynamic pan tool will automatically invoked. Simply move your cursor into Window 2 and you'll notice that Window 1 will track along with the cursor. When Window 1 shows the desired working area, just place a data point in Window 2. Once the datapoint has been entered, Window 2 will disappear behind Window 1 and you can proceed with the detail work in Window 1.&lt;br /&gt;
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