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    • Change V8 working units by keyin

      Inga Morozoff
      Inga Morozoff
      Original Tip Date: Oct. 2, 2003 Change V8's Working Units by Keyin! Bentley's Josh Schifter posted this tidbit in v8.general: You can easily flip flop between units by using the keyin set units xxxx . For example, set units inches…
      • over 13 years ago
      • MicroStation
      • [Archived] AskInga Wiki
    • Remember that nifty Overview command

      Inga Morozoff
      Inga Morozoff
      Original Tip Date: Apr. 30, 2001 Remember that nifty overview command? Well, this command has long since disappeared off of MicroStation's interface - but if you're a SELECT subscriber, you can get both V7 and V8 versions from…
      • over 13 years ago
      • MicroStation
      • [Archived] AskInga Wiki
    • On using PopSet

      Inga Morozoff
      Inga Morozoff
      Original Tip Date: May 2001 Updated: October 2010 On using PopSet When using PopSet, you can open the tool settings dialog under the cursor by pressing CTRL+SPACE . Thanks to Sean Forward for submitting this dose of MicroStation Medicine! …
      • over 12 years ago
      • MicroStation
      • [Archived] AskInga Wiki
    • V7 workmode and live nesting

      Jordan Stierly
      Jordan Stierly
      Original Tip Date: Oct. 3, 2003 V7 Workmode and Live Nesting Live Nesting in the V7 Workmode is not a sticky setting. AskInga Tip #307
      • over 13 years ago
      • MicroStation
      • [Archived] AskInga Wiki
    • Reset the graphic group number

      Jordan Stierly
      Jordan Stierly
      Original Tip Date: Oct. 3, 2003 Reset the Graphic Group number Phil Chouinard posted this to the v7.general newsgroup: To reset the Graphic Group number, use this keyin: mdl keyin calculat calc tcb->graphic=1 …
      • over 13 years ago
      • MicroStation
      • [Archived] AskInga Wiki
    • Exit a file without saving changes

      Inga Morozoff
      Inga Morozoff
      Original Tip Date: October 2003 Updated: October 2010 Exit a file without saving changes With thanks to Karl Peterson for this tip. Want to close a file without saving your changes? Then go and turn off Workspace > Preferences…
      • over 12 years ago
      • MicroStation
      • [Archived] AskInga Wiki
    • _Multiple marks

      Inga Morozoff
      Inga Morozoff
      Original Tip Date: October 2003 Updated: October 2010 Multiple marks Did you know that you can have multiple marks in a file? Very cool for being able to undo to different points in your design process. To test this out, create a new file…
      • over 12 years ago
      • MicroStation
      • [Archived] AskInga Wiki
    • Delete design history

      Jordan Stierly
      Jordan Stierly
      Original Tip Date: Oct. 29, 2003 Delete design history To delete design history out of your file, set this configuration variable: MS_DESIGN_HISTORY=delete=1 Restart MicroStation, then keyin history delete Bentley…
      • over 13 years ago
      • MicroStation
      • [Archived] AskInga Wiki
    • Global line style scale setting

      Inga Morozoff
      Inga Morozoff
      Original Tip Date: Jan. 4, 2006 Global Line Style Scale setting In the MicroStation V8 XM Edition, you don't have to refer to a keyin to set the global line style scale . Just hop on over the Settings > Design File > Element Attributes…
      • over 13 years ago
      • MicroStation
      • [Archived] AskInga Wiki
    • Toolbox for all your locks

      Jordan Stierly
      Jordan Stierly
      Original Tip Date : Mar. 27, 2006 Toolbox for all your locks Well, not quite, but here's a little dialog that's fairly close. Simply keyin Dialog locktoggles to get to it. With thanks to Phil for sharing this on…
      • over 13 years ago
      • MicroStation
      • [Archived] AskInga Wiki
    • Compress a directory

      Inga Morozoff
      Inga Morozoff
      Original Tip Date: February 2001 Updated: October 2010 To compress an entire folder of design files, just select Directory > Compress from the MicroStation Manager. If your version of MicroStation shows the WinOpen dialog, and not the MicroStation…
      • over 12 years ago
      • MicroStation
      • [Archived] AskInga Wiki
    • Change revision number for design history

      Jordan Stierly
      Jordan Stierly
      Original Tip Date: Mar. 3, 2003 Change revision number for Design History The following is snipped from the Readme file: The key-in history setversion nn.mm creates a new revision in history with the specified revision…
      • over 13 years ago
      • MicroStation
      • [Archived] AskInga Wiki
    • Set mouse wheel preferences

      Inga Morozoff
      Inga Morozoff
      Original Tip Date: Apr 3, 2003 Set mouse wheel preferences To set up your mouse, take a look at the available options in Workspace > Preferences > Mouse AskInga Tip #257
      • over 13 years ago
      • MicroStation
      • [Archived] AskInga Wiki
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