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over 10 years ago
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Stop dimension text from flipping
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
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Dimension an arcs length
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
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Put secondary dimensions in parenthesis
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
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Edit dimension text to be an asterisk
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
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Change the datapoint order when dimensioning
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
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Keyins to flip V7s dimension terminators
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
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Modify a dimension without extension lines
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
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Quickly turn on-off extension lines
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
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Add a leader line to the dimension radial tool
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
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Disable word processor when using place note
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
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Keyin to set text style to none in dimension style
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
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Dimensions automatically dropping
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
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Change symbology of extension lines
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
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How to align dimensions that are not aligned
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
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Use dimension audit to find overridden text
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
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New dimension style dialog
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
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Change dimension text justification
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
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Place multiple leader lines with Place Note
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
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Add a description to your dimensions
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
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How to deal with AutoCADs zero suppression in dimensions
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
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Eliminate extra spaces with unstacked fractions in MicroStation V8
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
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Change the minimum dimension line length
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
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Place Note text above a leader
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
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Move dimension text above or below dimension line
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
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