Original Article Date: January 2003
Updated: August 2010
Capturing messages from the dialog debugger
Ever wondered how to save those MicroStation Messages when the Dialog Debugger is enabled? Take a peek at this article to learn the keyins needed…
Original Article Date: Feb 6, 2001
With thanks to Doug Watt for the contents of this article. Are you an AutoCAD user? Miss your keyboard? Read this article and learn how to make command aliases in MicroStation to smooth your transition.
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Original Post Date: December 2010
To determine, and set, options in the tool settings box, use the set item keyin. For example, let's suppose you want a keyin to turn on or off the Join Elements option found with the Place SmartLine tool.
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This blog is about controlling text settings of a Note. A Note is a text with a leader or a callout without a leader. Note comprises of two elements: a leader as a dimension element and a text as a text element. Therefore note is a composite element that…
Thanks, Gino , for providing this information!
To do this:
Start any tool
Open Utilities > Key-in and expand that vertically
Type "set item toolsettings" but do not press "Enter"
You should see a set of named variables for the active…
Original Article Date: January 2001
Updated: August 2006
Originally titled The Power of Keyins - Part 2 and published in the July 2000 issue of the MicroStation Manager Magazine , this tutorial covers how to create script files to streamline your…
Related Links:
Command Aliasing - Part 1
Run commands when starting MicroStation
Using keyins to toggle dialogs and toolboxes!
Understanding the Alias Manager
Use keyboard shortcuts to launch your programs
Wait for a data point
Original Tip Date: March 2004
Try these keyins to re-load your active file:
RD=
NewFile
ALT+F ,1 ( Note, that's ALT+F then pause and press 1 )
Askinga Tip #416
How to switch a level in a nested reference on or off using a key-in.
In order to be able to switch on/off levels on a nested reference, the following settings/variables need to be checked first, to allow editing and saving the changes to the levels…
Original Article Date: April 2001
Updated: December 2010
Was it CTRL+B or CTRL+VA to get to the View Attributes dialog? And what was that handy one for Redo?
Here's a list with all the accelerator keys to hang on your wall!
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Original Tip Date: Jan. 20, 2006
Quickly restore defaults with command line switch
To quickly restore the default settings of your installation of MicroStation V8 XM Edition or V8i, use the
-restoredefaults command line switch…
can you call another VBA Macro at the end of another Macro ? or use some kind of Key-In command and put in the Macro Name?
Right at the end of a running macro, can you add CALL or Run or something to activate another working macro?
Original Tip Date: Jun. 7, 2005
The fence color
Did you know that a fence uses two colours in MicroStation V8 2004 Edition? 1) When you place the fence, or do something to the the fence, the colour used to display the dynamics…