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    The keyboard shortcuts

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    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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