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Original Tip Date: Apr. 2, 2001 Change non-snappable elements to snappable in V7 Here are a couple of ways to change non-snappable elements to snappable when using MicroStation V7. Modify the snap property in the…

Original Tip Date: Apr. 4, 2001 Element Direction An elements direction can affect many things including the way text is placed when using the "Above or Below Element" method. To verify an elements direction,…

Original Tip Date: Oct. 13, 2003 Expand Element Info with an asterisk To quickly expand the element tree in the Element Information dialog, press the * on your keyboard. This is standard Windows functionality and will work in Windows…

Original Tip Date: Nov. 5, 2003 Match stuff under your cursor in V8.5 Gino Cortesi was overheard saying: "A new set of keyins allow you to match information from the cursor in dynamics: match element fromcursor…

Original Tip Date: November 2003 Updated: October 2010 Create fence from flood Create a fence by entering a datapoint inside of a closed area! This was added in MicroStation V8.5 AskInga Tip…

Original Tip Date: Nov. 24, 2003 Using a fence to create a selection set MicroStation V8 - If you'd like to add the contents of a fence to a new selection set, give this keyin a whirl: Fence Selection New To add…

Original Tip Date: Feb. 13, 2004 Change hatch symbology MicroStation V8.5 - To quickly and easily change the symbology of hatching, select Modify Pattern , enable Attributes and select the hatch. The hatch will adopt your…

Original Tip Date: Feb. 13, 2004 Matching hatch symbology MicroStation V8.5 - If you use the SmartMatch tool on a hatched/patterend element, it will match the symbology of the boundary element and not the hatch. To match…

Original Tip Date: Mar. 24, 2004 How to quickly locate erroneous elements This tip deserves a Stoopid Trick award! With many thanks to Steve Young for posting it on the discussion boards: To quickly locate elements…

Original Tip Date: September 2005 Updated: October 2010 Choose Inverse??!!! Look what happens when you think outside of the box! Here's a keyin develped by Scott Harmon that is essentially a choose inverse function. What…

Original Tip Date: Jan. 5, 2006 Use drag and drop to make instant fields When you've got the Element Info dialog open, you can drag and drop the value of any element property into the word processor to create an instant field.…

Original Tip Date: Jan. 5, 2006 Drag and drop into Attributes tool box to match attributes MicroStation V8 XM Edition offers a neat way for matching an elements attributes. To set a single attribute, simply drag and drop…

Original Tip Date: Jan. 5, 2006 With the Element Selection tool active, hover your cursor over any element and do a ALT + RESET to get access to the Quick Info dialog. Way cool...since you can also edit…

Original Tip Date: Jan. 5, 2006 Modify handles for multiple elements You'll find this tidbit in MicroStation V8 XM Edition: After selecting multiple elements, poke on the Select Handles option in the tool settings box…

Original Tip Date: Jan. 5, 2006 Unlock angle preservation when manipulating handles If you like to drag your handles around to modify elements, then you'll love this new feature in MicroStation V8 XM Edition. If you…

Original Tip Date: January 2006 Updated: November 2011 Match element attributes using the ALT key Ha! This is sweet.....in MicroStation V8 XM Edition, you can match element attributes just by holding down the ALT key and…

Original Tip Date: Jan. 6, 2006 Named fences! In MicroStation V8 XM Edition the Place Fence tool is enhanced to include options for creating and recalling named fences. That is, you can place a fence and then save its location…

Original Tip Date: Jan. 6, 2006 Using TAB to cycle through elements Starting with MicroStation V8 XM Edition, use the TAB key to cycle through overlapping elements as shown in the video below. "One hand on the keyboard, One hand…

Original Tip Date: Jan. 6, 2006 Match any colour anywhere with the eye dropper tool In MicroStation V8 XM Edition you'll find an eye dropper icon in the True Color tab of the colour picker. Use this to match absolutely any…

Original Tip Date: Jan. 26, 2006 Customize Quick Info dialog Customize MicroStation V8 XM's Quick Info dialog by simply issuing a right click in the dialog. Way Cool! Related Link: Element Quick Info …

Original Tip Date: Feb. 9, 2006 Copy selection sets with the CTRL key You know how you can move a selection set by just grabbing and dragging it eh? Well, in MicroStation V8 XM Edition, hold down the CTRL key to copy the…

The editing handles sometimes is not working. When I select the text, I can see the word wrap handles, but just can't drag it to change the line length. Of cause, the text contain several words. The handle for scaling is working fine. I use MS V8i. I…

Original Tip Date: Mar 21, 2006 Turn off (hide) text field backgrounds To hide the background of a field in MicroStation V8 XM Edition, navigate to: Workspace > Preferences > Text > Hide Field Background . …

Original Tip Date: Mar 21, 2006 Option to enable AccuSnap for fence placement MicroStation V8 XM Edition has a new AccuSnap setting that allows you to enable it when using the Place Fence tool. Of course you can just as easily…

Original Tip Date: Jun 14, 2002 Using AccuSnap when placing a fence MicroStation V8 - Ever notice how you have to issue a manual tentative point when placing a fence 'cause AccuSnap is disabled? Well, try this, press the…