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  • Hydraulics and Hydrology Video Series

    The Hydraulics and Hydrology Video Series is a series of Video blog posts by Bentley's Technical Support group that show you how to make the best use of your investment in Bentley's Hydraulics and Hydrology products. Are you a Civil or Hydraulic Engineer…

  • Navigation and Data Entry Quick Tips

    Part of the Hydraulics and Hydrology Video Series ( more info ) Are you a Civil or Hydraulic Engineer using Bentley's Hydraulics and Hydrology products? Did you know that there are several shortcuts and features that can save you time with common modeling…

  • Video: Quick tip on rotating the compass in Civil Accudraw

    Product(s): InRoads, MX, GEOPAK Version(s): 08.11.09+ Area: Basic Settings Original Author: Nico Roman, Bentley Technical Support Group This video is a review of the Civil Accudraw functionality . Click the video…

  • Studio2

    Setup for a studio environment without source lights Floor: Create a circular surface with a gradient opacity map from grey to transparent.(outside) Environment: 2-color gradient with nadir color slate grey (RGB 112/128/144) and zenit color…

  • realistic lighting

    Tips to start setting up realistic lighting: from KurtS and Peter Tegza " The Lighting settings in the default 3d seed file that comes with Microstation V8i are not optimized for rendering with Luxology. The good thing is that it is easy to…

  • Photostudio

    Setup for a studio environment: -created a surface for the floor, background and ceiling - "light-walls" left and right ( the red and green shapes) -apply area light or glow material to both, with diffrent intense ( 100% / 50% ) - a top light…

  • Luxology beginners guide

    This could be a Wiki for all beginners, collecting tips, how to start from scratch. Wikis are open for editing, so you can add and change what you want! We could use some Best Practices for Managing Materials , explaining when it is recommended…

  • UV Editing with MicroStation, Blender and Photoshop

    UV Editing with MicroStation, Blender and Photoshop Introduction MicroStation has a fantastic material system. With the material editor you can materialize a model in a very short amount of time. When we have to materialize an object with a bigger…

  • tool pallets are being hidden

    Is there a feature in Microstation V8 that will hide the pallet when it is placed entirely in the view? Some how one of my user has turn this feature on. When he moves the curser over where the pallet was it will reappear.
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    Autopipe_new_user_tips_9a.PDF

    Providing interesting information valuable to all levels of user.
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  • Steps for Uninstalling Bentley MX from the machine

    Applies To Product(s): Bentley MXRoad Version(s): All Environment: N/A Area: N/A Subarea: N/A Original Author: Bentley Technical…

  • Grooved fitting piping system

    Hi Everyone, Is there any technique to model piping system consisting of straight pipe and grooved (victaulic) fittings? Where can I look for guidelines? Thank you, Curtis

  • Question on Array, 3D Line Sketch Import, etc.

    We recently procured AutoPIPE Plus. Does AutoPipe support the Array (rectangular, polar) feature? I am trying to analyze a Radiant Coil (in a fired heater) which has a serpentine profile with several vertical tubes, arranged along a circle with return…

  • Swagelok fittings in AutoPIPE

    Hi, I'm needing to analyze a piping system to B31.3 using AutoPIPE. Tubing and Swagelok fittings are extensively used; in many cases there are only short runs of pipe between fittings. Does anyone have any tips on how to model Swagelok fittings in…

  • download a file

    Tip #174 offered a flle named AutoRun.MVBA how can I get this file..? Sounded of interest

  • Copy and Change Attributes

    I am looking for a routine that will allow coping a line and changing the attributes to predetermined setting. For instance, in a subdivision, I would like to be able to offset the property line by a specified distance and change the attributes of…

  • Inroads startup

    I am new to microstation and inroads. I have a question about getting in roads started on my PC. I am recieveing an error (warning message) that says "There is no CAD platform installed on this machine that is supported for this product". Could anybody…

  • Communities forums best practices and tips

    Last revised: January 9, 2015 Communities provides a constructive, informative, and helpful environment for members to get information and ask questions about Bentley products. Please consider the following when using forums: Best Practices Before…

  • AskInga Tips and Articles update

    The AskInga wiki is organized so that tips and articles are in the same category. Check it out when you get a chance. Oh, and if you see something in a tip or article that should be updated, or if you have some good information to add, Inga and I highly…

  • AutoPLANT Tips and Tricks

    This is the Power Point that was presented at the BE Together conference on AutoPLANT tips and tricks.
    • Be Together AutoPLANT Tips and Tricks.pptx

  • Få din raster reference til at ligge ned over din terræn model

    Hvis du har en raster reference der ligger i de rette koordinater, og du har en terræn model for samme område, så er det muligt at drapere sin raster reference ned over terrænet. Det er en lille visualiserings øvelse, der er meget simpel, men også…

  • Et par tip til det lange højreklik

    Med MicroStation V8i blev det muligt at tilpasse højrekliks (reset) menuen i MicroStation. (Altså det laaaaange højreklik) Det vil sige at højrekliks menuen ændrer sig afhængig af hvad du højreklikker på, hvilken fil du er i eller måske hvilken task du…

  • The "Superman" View - your xray vision to see through walls, beams, ducts, etc.

    WHAT: Superman could see through walls. In Microstation we can too with the wireframe view display type, but we don't get any visual depth clues. The "Superman" view is a way to setup your models so that you can see through the other disciplines…

  • Tips 'N Tricks

    All MicroStation Versions Dimension Tips Dimension extension line attributes may be adjusted within a dimension string. Note: This tip is also in this Wiki: http://communities.bentley.com/Communities/Other_Communities/AskInga/w/AskInga/change-symbology…

  • Move-Place elements at the correct Z elevation

    Original Tip Date: Sept. 29, 2006 Move/Place elements at the correct Z elevation With thanks to Thomas Voghera for the following tip: In MicroStation V8 2004 Edition you can exploit the new XY=#,#,# syntax for relative coordinates…
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