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      • over 10 years ago
      • MicroStation
      • [Archived] AskInga Wiki
    • Stop dimension text from flipping

      Jordan Stierly
      Jordan Stierly
      Original Tip Date: Mar. 5, 2001 Stop dimension text from flipping! To stop your dimension text from flipping when a view is rotated, use the following keyin. (Note that this has to be set before the dimension text is placed…
      • over 13 years ago
      • MicroStation
      • [Archived] AskInga Wiki
    • Dimension an arcs length

      Jordan Stierly
      Jordan Stierly
      Original Tip Date: Feb 16, 2001 Dimension an arc's length To dimension an arc's length: Use the keyin dimension arc size or select Dimension Arc Size from the Angular Dimensions tool box. Note, you may need to adjust…
      • over 13 years ago
      • MicroStation
      • [Archived] AskInga Wiki
    • Put secondary dimensions in parenthesis

      Jordan Stierly
      Jordan Stierly
      Original Tip Date: Nov. 3, 2003 Put secondary dimensions in parenthesis Karl Detrick posted this "stoopid trick" in the v8.dimensioning newsgroup. Too cool! To place your secondary dimensions in parenthesis, go to the…
      • over 13 years ago
      • MicroStation
      • [Archived] AskInga Wiki
    • Edit dimension text to be an asterisk

      Jordan Stierly
      Jordan Stierly
      Original Tip Date: Dec. 19, 2003 Edit dimension text to be an * This helpful tip was posted by Dennis Barker in the discussion groups. In some situations you may require your dimension text to read as an asterick rather…
      • over 13 years ago
      • MicroStation
      • [Archived] AskInga Wiki
    • Change the datapoint order when dimensioning

      Jordan Stierly
      Jordan Stierly
      Original Tip Date: Jan. 22, 2004 Change the datapoint order when dimensioning While trying to beat his opponent in a game of on-line chess, Josh Schifter tried to distract his opponent by hollering these words repeatedly…
      • over 13 years ago
      • MicroStation
      • [Archived] AskInga Wiki
    • Keyins to flip V7s dimension terminators

      Jordan Stierly
      Jordan Stierly
      Original Tip Date: Mar. 16, 2004 Keyins to flip V7's dimension terminators To quickly and easily flip your dimension terminators to the outside or inside, try these keyins on a button or function key: Inside: mdl…
      • over 13 years ago
      • MicroStation
      • [Archived] AskInga Wiki
    • Modify a dimension without extension lines

      Jordan Stierly
      Jordan Stierly
      Original Tip Date: Mar. 16, 2004 Modify a dimension without extension lines Josh Schifter was sitting by the river reading "Little Red Riding Hood" when to his amazement Robin Hood rode by and muttered: To modify a…
      • over 13 years ago
      • MicroStation
      • [Archived] AskInga Wiki
    • Quickly turn on-off extension lines

      Jordan Stierly
      Jordan Stierly
      Original Tip Date: Jun 3, 2004 Quickly turn on/off extension lines Hilton Quinn offers this tip: Use the command change dimension extension toggle to quickly turn extension lines on or off. You can use this command…
      • over 13 years ago
      • MicroStation
      • [Archived] AskInga Wiki
    • Add a leader line to the dimension radial tool

      Jordan Stierly
      Jordan Stierly
      Original Tip Date: Jul. 6, 2005 Add a leader line to Dimension Radial There's two ways you can do this: 1) Go to the Dimension Styles dialog and set the Placement > Location option to Manual . Or..... 2) Use the…
      • over 13 years ago
      • MicroStation
      • [Archived] AskInga Wiki
    • Disable word processor when using place note

      Inga Morozoff
      Inga Morozoff
      Original Tip Date: July 2005 Updated: December 2009 Here's a gem from Micahel Hall : If you're using Place Note to place leader lines but not text, change the command to read: place note icon;dmsg closedialog 1 wordproc …
      • over 12 years ago
      • MicroStation
      • [Archived] AskInga Wiki
    • Keyin to set text style to none in dimension style

      Jordan Stierly
      Jordan Stierly
      Original Tip Date: Dec 3, 2004 Keyin to set text style to none in dimension style To set the textstyle in a dimension style to none, try this V8.5 keyin: mdl load calculat; calculator mdlDimStyle_setIntegerProp(mdlDimStyle_getActive…
      • over 13 years ago
      • MicroStation
      • [Archived] AskInga Wiki
    • Dimensions automatically dropping

      Jordan Stierly
      Jordan Stierly
      Original Tip Date: Feb 18, 2005 Dimensions automatically dropping? If you're dimensions are automatically being dropped when you place them, use these solutions: MicroStation pre-V8: Ensure this option is turned…
      • over 13 years ago
      • MicroStation
      • [Archived] AskInga Wiki
    • Change symbology of extension lines

      Jordan Stierly
      Jordan Stierly
      Original Tip Date: Mar 3, 2005 Change symbology of extension lines Normally all the extension lines in a dimension use the same extension line symbology as defined in your dimension style. However, by using the keyin: change…
      • over 13 years ago
      • MicroStation
      • [Archived] AskInga Wiki
    • How to align dimensions that are not aligned

      Jordan Stierly
      Jordan Stierly
      Original Tip Date: Mar 22, 2005 How to align dimensions that are not aligned With many thanks to Bentley's Rudi Wells for sharing this cool tip! To align separate dimensions, try this keyin: drop association;…
      • over 13 years ago
      • MicroStation
      • [Archived] AskInga Wiki
    • Use dimension audit to find overridden text

      Jordan Stierly
      Jordan Stierly
      Original Tip Date: Apr 4, 2005 Use Dimension Audit to find overridden text With thanks to Bentley's Rudi Wells for submitting this tip. To help locate dimension text that's been edited, use Utilities > Dimension Audit…
      • over 13 years ago
      • MicroStation
      • [Archived] AskInga Wiki
    • New dimension style dialog

      Jordan Stierly
      Jordan Stierly
      Original Tip Date: Apr 6, 2005 New Dimension Style dialog In MicroStation 08.05.02.15 there's a new Dimension Styles dialog that you may find helpful. Key features include: better organization, ability to compare styles,…
      • over 13 years ago
      • MicroStation
      • [Archived] AskInga Wiki
    • Change dimension text justification

      Jordan Stierly
      Jordan Stierly
      Original Tip Date: Apr 8, 2005 Change dimension text justification Hey, now this is neat.... In MicroStation V08.05.02.xx you'll find new keyins that changes the dimension text justification with respect to the extension…
      • over 13 years ago
      • MicroStation
      • [Archived] AskInga Wiki
    • Place multiple leader lines with Place Note

      Inga Morozoff
      Inga Morozoff
      Original Tip Date: Jan. 11, 2006 Place lots of leader lines with Place Note Oh, wow...now this is cool. Hold down the CTRL key when placing a note, that way you can position more than one leader line. You'll have to upgrade to…
      • over 13 years ago
      • MicroStation
      • [Archived] AskInga Wiki
    • Add a description to your dimensions

      Jordan Stierly
      Jordan Stierly
      Original Tip Date: Apr 15, 2005 Add a description to your dimensions This tip was kindly contributed by Karl Detrick : Have you ever dimensioned something and wanted to add description on the bottom as part of the dimension string…
      • over 13 years ago
      • MicroStation
      • [Archived] AskInga Wiki
    • How to deal with AutoCADs zero suppression in dimensions

      Jordan Stierly
      Jordan Stierly
      Original Tip Date: Sep 1, 2006 How to deal with AutoCADs Zero Suppression in dimensions Applicable to MicroStation version 08.05.02.35 With many thanks to Bentley's Lynn Winkler for sharing this tip. In…
      • over 13 years ago
      • MicroStation
      • [Archived] AskInga Wiki
    • Eliminate extra spaces with unstacked fractions in MicroStation V8

      Jordan Stierly
      Jordan Stierly
      Original Tip Date: Sep 22, 2006 Eliminate extra spaces with unstacked fractions in MicroStation V8 With thanks to Barry Hughes and Michael Hall for sharing this on the discussion group: To eliminate the extra spaces when…
      • over 13 years ago
      • MicroStation
      • [Archived] AskInga Wiki
    • Change the minimum dimension line length

      Jordan Stierly
      Jordan Stierly
      Original Tip Date: Mar. 21, 2006 Change the minumum dimension line length To change the minimum length of a dimension line, adjust the value of the minimum leader length. In MicroStation V8, see Terminators > Geometry…
      • over 13 years ago
      • MicroStation
      • [Archived] AskInga Wiki
    • Place Note text above a leader

      Inga Morozoff
      Inga Morozoff
      Original Tip Date: Dec 1, 2006 Place note text above a leader With thanks to Jeff Berleth for this suggestion: To place notation text above a leader, set the following options for the Place Note tool. They can be set either in…
      • over 13 years ago
      • MicroStation
      • [Archived] AskInga Wiki
    • Move dimension text above or below dimension line

      Jordan Stierly
      Jordan Stierly
      Original Tip Date: Mar 6, 2007 Move dimension text above or below dimension line Regarding MicroStation XM: To dynamically move the dimension text above or below the dimension line, navigate to the Dimension Styles dialog…
      • over 13 years ago
      • MicroStation
      • [Archived] AskInga Wiki
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