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Inga Morozoff
over 12 years ago
MicroStation
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Display control polygons in DWG files
Jordan Stierly
Original Tip Date: Feb. 19, 2004 Display control polygons in DWG files Ray gave up trying to figure out what azijnzuurhoutenankerkettingsluitingslothoutje is and decided to post this on the newsgroup instead: MicroStation…
over 13 years ago
MicroStation
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Convert DWG Files to 2D DGNs instead of 3D
Jordan Stierly
Original Tip Date: Apr. 20, 2004 Convert DWG files to 2D DGN's instead of 3D By default, all AutoCAD DWG files are 3D therefore when you export or convert them to a MicroStation design file, they'll end up being 3D. …
over 13 years ago
MicroStation
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DWG to DGN and the default level
Jordan Stierly
Original Tip Date: Jun. 6, 2005 DWG to DGN and the Default Level When you convert a DWG to DGN, the default level is replaced by the DWG default layer called 0 (zero). Since this is now the default level, it will behave…
over 13 years ago
MicroStation
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Determine the original file format
Jordan Stierly
Original Tip Date: Jun. 6, 2005 Determine the original file format Did you know that V8 remembers what a files original format was? Just go to File > Properties and look in the Statistics tab! Way Cool! With…
over 13 years ago
MicroStation
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If sparsly populated DWG files are slow to load
Jordan Stierly
Original Tip Date: Oct 1, 2004 If sparsly populated DWG files are slow to load I found this interesting bit of information on the bentley.microstation.v8.dwg disscussion groups . A user had a fairly small file that…
over 13 years ago
MicroStation
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Quickly export selected elements to DWG format
Jordan Stierly
Original Tip Date: Nov 6, 2006 Quickly export selected elements to DWG format Kirk Dunlap offered this nifty tip on the discussion groups: For those of you who would like to export elements from a DGN to a DWG, try…
over 13 years ago
MicroStation
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AutoCAD 2007 alert dialog
Jordan Stierly
Original Tip Date: Dec 6, 2006 AutoCAD 2007 Alert Dialog AutoCAD 2007 offers a new feature called TrustedDWG which will alert an AutoCAD user if the DWG file was not created or edited by their own software. To avoid this…
over 13 years ago
MicroStation
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Set the focus to home with ESC ESC
Jordan Stierly
Original Tip Date: Jun 1, 2007 Set the focus to home with ESC ESC For those of you who have enabled Allow ESC key to stop current command in your preferences, you can put focus back to home by pressing ESC ESC . Related…
over 13 years ago
MicroStation
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Use ESC to cancel commands
Jordan Stierly
Original Tip Date: Jun 1, 2007 Use ESC to cancel commands AutoCAD users might like this tip... To use the ESC key to stop or cancel the current command, navigate to Workspace > Preferences > Input and turn on Allow…
over 13 years ago
MicroStation
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Change background of DWG files
Jordan Stierly
Original Tip Date: Sep 4, 2002 Change background of DWG files You can control the background colour MicroStation V8 uses for AutoCAD DWG files by selecting the DWG Options button prior to opening the file. This is a global setting…
over 13 years ago
MicroStation
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Adjust Ltscale when working with DWG files
Jordan Stierly
Original Tip Date: May 14, 2003 Adjust ltscale when working with DWG files Here's a great tip from Sean Forward : There may be occasions where you get AutoCAD drawings and want to work on them in V8. On some occasions…
over 13 years ago
MicroStation
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How to get the DWG-DXF units dialog back
Inga Morozoff
Original Tip Date: June 2003 Updated: January 2012 MicroStation V8 2004 Edition (08.05.xx.xx) If you've checked Do Not Display Again in the DWG/DXF Units dialog, and now want the dialog back, locate and delete the following file: ...\Home\prefs\dwgdata…
over 11 years ago
MicroStation
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LTSCALE for MicroStation users
Jordan Stierly
Original Article Date: Aug 17, 2005 With thanks to Lincoln Chun for this article that explains the use of LTSCALE in DWG files being edited in MicroStation. This little explanation is only relevant to you if you plan to save your…
over 13 years ago
MicroStation
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Eight comparisons between AutoCAD and MicroStation
Jordan Stierly
Original Article Date: Jan 11, 2006 Authored by G. Alvarez , this Spanish article discusses the major differences between AutoCAD and MicroStation. Note: The following article is written in Spanish and is not available in English…
over 13 years ago
MicroStation
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Viewing a simple DWG file in monochrome
Inga Morozoff
Original Article Date: March 20, 2006 With thanks to Phil Chouinard for providing these files that will allow you to view simple DWG files in monochrome. Note, this workflow works fine in model space for the simple AutoCAD drawings, but doesn't have…
over 12 years ago
MicroStation
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Understanding the alias manager
Jordan Stierly
Original Article Date: Jan 2, 2007 Although MicroStation V8 can use AutoCAD commands via PGP files, it only executes the command, and that’s about it. On the other hand, the Alias Manager opens the correct tool box and highlights the proper icon…
over 13 years ago
MicroStation
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All about custom line style scales
Jordan Stierly
Original Article Date: Feb 11, 2004 Custom line style scales got you confused? Not any more with this short article. 2004-09-16 Updated for clarity. 2006-01-04 Updated to include MicroStation V8 XM Edition. 2006-12-06 Updated for MicroStation V8 XM…
over 13 years ago
MicroStation
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Command Aliasing - Part 2
Phil Chouinard
Original Article Date: Feb 6, 2001 A continuation from Command Aliasing - Part 1 , Doug discusses how to utilize AccuDraws Shortcuts to streamline your workflows. Accudraw Shortcuts The best aliasing system for MicroStation may be AccuDraw and…
over 13 years ago
MicroStation
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All about saving DWG files
Inga Morozoff
Original Article Date: Nov 23, 2004 If you've ever wondered if you can control MicroStation V8's behaviour when it comes to saving graphical changes to DWG files, this article is for you. Read along and learn. Barry Bentley once…
over 13 years ago
MicroStation
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Drawing composition, paperspace and viewports
Jordan Stierly
Original Article Date: Feb 12, 2004 Submitted by the platform hooligan himself, Lawrence Eaton , this one pager discusses how to save a MicroStation V8 DGN file to an AutoCAD DWG and ensure compatibility with paperspace and viewports. It also…
over 13 years ago
MicroStation
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How to convert V8 cells into DWG blocks
Inga Morozoff
Original Date: May 2003 Updated: October 2010 So you got a MicroStation V8 cell library and you've now got to turn them into AutoCAD blocks. What do you do? Read along and learn a nifty little trick in this short article. The image below shows…
over 12 years ago
MicroStation
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How to convert V7 cells into DWG blocks
Jordan Stierly
Original Article Date: June 3, 2003 With thanks to Eric Cooper for contributing this tutorial that will show you how to convert MicroStation V7 cells into DWG blocks. When sharing data between AutoCAD and MicroStation users it may…
over 13 years ago
MicroStation
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Hey you! MicroStation is as easy as 1-2-3!!!
Anonymous
Original Article Date: May 2003 Updated: June 2012 If you're an AutoCAD user who has been thrown into our world and are finding yourself struggling then this is a must read. Then again, this article also applies to MicroStation users as well. Follow…
over 10 years ago
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