Original Tip Date: Feb 16, 2001 What command was that ? Need to know what command is being executed from menu selections or dialogs? Try recording a macro while executing the action, then examine the macro for the command structure…

Original Tip Date: Feb 16, 2001 Multiply or Divide keyins To multiply or divide a keyin such as: AA= , AS= , TW= , TH= , DX= , and DL= just insert a * or / before the value. AskInga Tip #7

Original Tip Date: Feb 16, 2001 Increment or Decrement keyins. To increment or decrement a keyin such as CO= , LV= , LC= , and WT= just insert a + or - before the number. For instance LV=+1 will increment the Active Level…

Original Tip Date: September 2006 Updated: November 2011 To print a message, try these keyins: M,ER[message] Prints the message on the left side of the status bar. M,ST[message] Prints the message on the right side of the status bar in MicroStation…

Original Tip Date: Nov 30, 2006 Keyin to "save as" with a file name With thanks to Alexander Molotov for sharing this tip on the discussion groups: To perform a save as with a file name, use this keyin: backup filename Include…

Original Tip Date: Feb 16, 2001 To open the previous file Use Alt + F, 2 to open the previous file. AskInga Tip #17

Original Tip Date: Feb 16, 2001 Use the | key to repeat keyins Use the pipe key(|) to copy an element a specified number of times when using the DX= command. For example: To copy an element 30 times with a spacing of 5 units keyin…

Original Tip Date: Feb 16, 2001 Paste into the keyin window. V7 - Notice that CTRL + V doesn't work to "paste" text into the key-in field? Be sure the input focus is in the key-in window and use SHIFT + Insert instead! …

Original Tip Date: Feb 16, 2001 Combine your keyins! Combine keyins by separating them with a semi-colon. For instance: lv=5;co=6;of=1-63 will have the same effect as keying in the commands separately. AskInga…