Product:	MicroStation
	Version:	08.11.07.171, V8i, CONNECT Edition
	Environment:	N\A
	Area:	View
	Subarea:	General

Problem

Create preset thumbnail

MicroStation creates a thumbnail (little preview of the file) when saving settings. How to setup a specific view for this thumbnail?

Solution

Use key-in in batch or on file close

The following key-in will create a saved view THMB from view 5 and use this to create a thumbnail:

expand set MS_THUMBNAIL = THMB; save view THMB; selview 5; filedesign

The name of the view and the view number can be chosen as desired. The chosen view must be set up before this key-in is executed, e.g.:

- to choose area: "window area; xy=1,2; xy=12,13; selview 5"
- to turn levels off for view: "active level default; set levels off pattern*"
- ...
The key-in can be used in a batch process or in a VBA method executed on closing a file (OnDesignFileClosed event).

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Original Author:

Bentley Technical Support Group