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Move elements from one level to another
Inga Morozoff
Original Tip Date: September 2004 Updated: October 2010 Move elements from one level to another - And retain the source level Using the Level Manager, right click the level to move and choose Remap Elements from the popup menu. Then just select…
over 12 years ago
MicroStation
[Archived] AskInga Wiki
Very cool keyin to turn level filters on-off
Jordan Stierly
Original Tip Date: Jun 8, 2004 Very cool keyin to turn level filters on/off Hey, this is a cool keyin to turn the display of level filters on/off in MicroStation V8: of=all;point ab;on=[filter];point ab You could…
over 13 years ago
MicroStation
[Archived] AskInga Wiki
Keyin to set a level filter
Jordan Stierly
Original Tip Date: Jun 8, 2004 Keyin to set a level filter The keyin to activate a particular level filter is: active level filter [filter_name] AskInga Tip #445
over 13 years ago
MicroStation
[Archived] AskInga Wiki
Turn off levels by simply selecting an element
Jordan Stierly
Original Tip Date: Aug 19, 2004 Turn off levels by simply selecting an element To quickly turn off a level by simply selecting an element, try one of these MicroStation V8 solutions Solution #1: Level Display dialog…
over 13 years ago
MicroStation
[Archived] AskInga Wiki
Trivia about the default level
Jordan Stierly
Original Tip Date: Sep 27, 2004 Trivia about the Default Level With thanks for this bit of information from none other than Chris Marks : MicroStation V8 - The default level is the one with where the level number is…
over 13 years ago
MicroStation
[Archived] AskInga Wiki
Auto-update reference level display symbology and more
Inga Morozoff
Original Tip Date: Oct 8, 2004 Auto-Update Reference Level Display, Level Symbology etc Let's say you have a model attached as a reference and then go and change the level display or the ByLevel symbology of some levels in that…
over 13 years ago
MicroStation
[Archived] AskInga Wiki
Turn off the ability to plot levels
Inga Morozoff
Original Tip Date: Jan 10, 2005 Don't plot levels, only view them With thanks to Karl Peterson for this level tip! MicroStation V8 - Rather than writing a fancy schmancy pentable to disable the plotting of specific levels, you…
over 13 years ago
MicroStation
[Archived] AskInga Wiki
Toggle the global display of level and level filters
Jordan Stierly
Original Tip Date: Jan 10, 2005 Toggle the global display of level and level filters With many thanks to Kees van Prooijen for this tip! MicroStation V8 - Use level set display on|off|toggle keyin instead of on= and…
over 13 years ago
MicroStation
[Archived] AskInga Wiki
Freeze a level by selecting an element
Jordan Stierly
Original Tip Date: Feb 7, 2005 Freeze a level by selecting an element With many thanks to Kirk Dunlap for sharing this tip, and tl Chris Marks for spotting a typo! To enable Global Freeze by selecting an element, use…
over 13 years ago
MicroStation
[Archived] AskInga Wiki
Set override defaults for new level creation
Jordan Stierly
Original Tip Date: Mar 17, 2005 Set override defaults for new level creation MicroStation V8 - Did you know that when you create a new level, MicroStation actually uses the Default level as the seed? Knowing this you can…
over 13 years ago
MicroStation
[Archived] AskInga Wiki
Toggle the global display of levels
Jordan Stierly
Original Tip Date: Mar 22, 2005 Toggle the global display of levels With many thanks to Gerald Hernandez for pointing this out! To toggle the display of a level, use this keyin: level set display toggle [level_name…
over 13 years ago
MicroStation
[Archived] AskInga Wiki
Freeze levels with a keyin
Jordan Stierly
Original Tip Date: May 3, 2005 Freeze levels with a keyin To freeze levels using a keyin, use this: level set frozen [on|off|toggle] file:file-spec level-spec For example, to toggle the frozen state of 10_pipe…
over 13 years ago
MicroStation
[Archived] AskInga Wiki
Force attributes to go to ByLevel
Jordan Stierly
Original Tip Date: Jun 6, 2006 Force attributes to go to ByLevel Here's a great tip from Hilton Quinn . To force the active attributes to go to ByLevel , simply add the following to your PCF or UCF file: MS_DGNAPPS…
over 13 years ago
MicroStation
[Archived] AskInga Wiki
Toggle level symbology with this keyin
Inga Morozoff
Original Tip Date: Jun 6, 2006 Toggle level symbology with this keyin With thanks to the long lost, but now found, Hilton Quinn for this tip. To quickly switch level symbology (level overrides) on and off, assign the following on a function…
over 4 years ago
MicroStation
[Archived] AskInga Wiki
Attach references on a level and add value to saved views
Inga Morozoff
Original Tip Date: Nov 13, 2006 Attach references on a level and add value to saved views! In MicroStation V8 XM Edition, you can place the reference attachment information on a level. This can be particularly valuable when working…
over 13 years ago
MicroStation
[Archived] AskInga Wiki
Displaying new levels in references
Inga Morozoff
Original Tip Date: Nov 30, 2006 Displaying new levels in references In MicroStation V8 XM Edition you can control the display of new levels in a referece on a per file basis. When attaching a reference, take a close look at the…
over 13 years ago
MicroStation
[Archived] AskInga Wiki
Missing DGNLIB levels in the Level Manager?
Inga Morozoff
Original Tip Date: Feb 9, 2007 Missing DGNLIB levels in the Level Manager? If you're missing DGNLIB levels in the Level Manager, you may have an issue with duplicate level numbers. When MicroStation detects DGNLIB level number…
over 13 years ago
MicroStation
[Archived] AskInga Wiki
Used vs bold in the level manager and level display dialogs
Jordan Stierly
Original Tip Date: Mar 26, 2007 Used vs Bold in the Level Manager and Level Display dialogs Both the Level Manager and Level Display dialogs give you feedback regarding the usage of a level. For example, if the used column…
over 13 years ago
MicroStation
[Archived] AskInga Wiki
Keyins to set the active level filter and sub-filters
Jordan Stierly
Original Tip Date: Jun 11, 2007 Keyins to set the active level filter and sub-filters To set the active level filter, or sub-filter, via a keyin use the following: active level filter FilterName.SubFilter For example…
over 13 years ago
MicroStation
[Archived] AskInga Wiki
Keyin to delete unused levels
Jordan Stierly
Original Tip Date: Nov 5, 2001 Keyin to delete unused levels MicroStation V8 - To get rid of empty and unused levels, use this keyin: level delete unused AskInga Tip #126
over 13 years ago
MicroStation
[Archived] AskInga Wiki
Keyin for turning on and off levels in MicroStation V8
Jordan Stierly
Original Tip Date: Nov 6, 2001 Keyin for turning on and off levels in MicroStation V8 To turn ON all the levels, use this keyin: ON=ALL and select the view. Similarily, to turn OFF the levels, use: OF=ALL Or,…
over 13 years ago
MicroStation
[Archived] AskInga Wiki
Disable the creation of new levels
Jordan Stierly
Original Tip Date: Feb 6, 2002 Disable the creation of new levels Here's one for the administrators....in order to stop a user from creating and deleting levels in the design files, add the following line in your standards…
over 13 years ago
MicroStation
[Archived] AskInga Wiki
Quick and easy way to edit level names
Inga Morozoff
Original Tip Date: Feb 26, 2002 Quick and easy way to edit level names! MicroStation V7 - Rather than changing level names via the Level Names dialog, try this! Open the Level Names dialog Do a File > Save and enter a name…
over 13 years ago
MicroStation
[Archived] AskInga Wiki
Invalid characters in level and model names
Jordan Stierly
Original Tip Date: Apr 19, 2002 Invalid characters in level and model names MicroStation V8 - Unless otherwise noted, the following invalid characters are not permitted in either level names and model names: Percent…
over 13 years ago
MicroStation
[Archived] AskInga Wiki
Miss the V7 bingo card?
Inga Morozoff
Original Tip Date: Jun 13, 2002 Miss your V7 bingo card? Really want your bingo card back ? You got it ! Do a right-click in the body of the Level Display dialog, go to Properties and set DGN Levels As to Number Map . …
over 13 years ago
MicroStation
[Archived] AskInga Wiki
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