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Annotation Scale simplified
Attach multiple models fast and easy
Auto-Open a file to a specific model
Control reference level display using Drawing models or files
Drawing composition, paperspace and viewports
Fence…
Original Tip Date: November 2003
Updated: July 2011
When making a cell directly in a model, or when using a model as a cell, the cell origin will be positioned at location XY=0,0 in the 2D world and XY=0,0,0 in a 3D world…
Original Tip Date: Nov. 21, 2003
Quickly change a models name or description
MicroStation V8 - Rather than selecting the Edit Model Properties button to change the name or description of a model, just poke and sweep on the…
Original Tip Date: Dec. 15, 2003
Import models/cells from other files
MicroStation V8 - You can easily import models from other files into your active design by selecting the Import Models button in the Models dialog.
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Origina Tip Date: Mar. 9, 2004
Open file and get to a specific model via keyin
Oh Yeah, this is sweet!
MicroStation V8 - To open a file and pop right into the model of your choice when using the RD= keyin, use this…
Original Tip Date: May 10, 2004
Auto-Open a file to a specific model
With thanks to Owen's Dad for this tip: MicroStation V8 2004 Edition has a new command switch that specifies the model to open. -Mmodel_name Therefor to open MyFile.dgn…
Original Tip Date: Nov 8, 2004
Keyin to set the active model
To set the active model via a keyin:
model active [name]
Note the addition of quotation marks for those models who have a space in the name.
With…
Original Tip Date: Nov. 24, 2005
Set Annotation Scale via keyin
To set the annotation scale of a model via a keyin, use this one: model set annotationscale [value] Note: The value is derived from the Scale column found in the …
Original Tip Date: Mar 17, 2005
Locked models
MicroStation V8 To lock the active model, use this keyin: model lock To unlock it, use: model unlock When either of these keyins are issued, the Message Center will indicate the change…
Original Tip Date: Jan. 9, 2006
Control how the views appear when opening model
When using the Previous Model , Next Model , or All Models Visited buttons in MicroStation V8 XM Edition, you may find these keystrokes a cool way…
Original Tip Date: April 2005
As you know, you can't delete the default model , however...you can trick MicroStation by doing this: Do a File > Save As... > Options > Filter > Models . Now select only the model that you'd like…
Original Tip Date: Jan. 9, 2006
Navigate through your models even faster
In MicroStation V8 XM Edition you'll find a couple of new icons in the View Groups tool box: Previous Model - Lets you access the previous model in the session…
Original Tip Date: Jan. 9, 2006
Pop-up menu in the Models dialog
In the Models dialog, highlight a model and do a right click to get to a pop-up menu. In there you'll find the same tools as seen in the icons along the top of the…
Original Tip Date: Apr 11, 2005
Attach multiple models fast and easy
To attach multiple models from one design file to another do this: Start a second instance of MicroStation and open the multi-model file you want to attach. Go…
Original Tip Date: Apr 11, 2005
Updated: August 2010
Drawing Scale Window
Introduced in MicroStation V8, the Drawing Scale dialog is used to adjust drawing scale settings which are particularly relevant to the process of…
Original Tip Date: Jul 11, 2006
Use nested references to manage reference attachments a bit better
Tired of selecting dozens of references to clip and mask them all? If so, then why not attach them to a new model (or separate file…
Original Tip Date: Sep 12, 2006
Standardize Reference Logicals
A simple method of standardizing reference logicals is to pre-define them when the model is created. Of course it's just as easy to change or define them after the…
Original Tip Date: Nov 30, 2006
Phantom model in your file?
If your Model dialog is showing models that don't exist in the file, use the keyin model reindex to clean the file up. With thanks to Josh Schifter for sharing this on…
Original Tip Date: Mar. 28, 2006
Get rid of warning message when changing annotation scale
To get rid of the warning message when changing the annotation scale, use this configuration variable: MS_ANNOTATIONSCALEPROPAGATION and…
Original Tip Date: May 15, 2003
Extract model names and descriptions
MicroStation V8 - From the Model dialog, do a CTRL+A to select all entries. Then do a CTRL+C to copy the text contents into the clipboard. Once in the clipboard…
Original Article Date: July 7, 2006
Another gem from Robert McCartney that creates multiple files or models from the contents of a fence. Quite a handy little macro! 2007-04-05 Updated to include minor code changes and interface enhancements.
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Original Article Date: April 4, 2005
With many thanks to Rodney Wing and Rudi Wells for contributing these macros that allow you to quicly switch between models using next and previous buttons. They are both great when working with cell libraries and…
Original Article Date: September 2003
Updated: December 2010
The following workflow was submitted by Matthew DeBeliso and explores a rather funky workflow for dealing with raster reference attachments. Way to go for thinking out of the box! Note…
Original Article Date: Jan 23, 2003
MicroStation V8's View Groups are closely related to Saved Views but in this case you are dealing with a group of up to eight views rather than just a single view. Kind of like V7's Saved Views on steroids!
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Original Article Date: Sep 19, 2002
MicroStation V8’s new file structure introduces an entirely new concept for users called Models . For those of you new to V8, this article will help you understand this new concept and even includes an exercise…