• Models

    Inga Morozoff
    Inga Morozoff
    Related Links: 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…
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  • Location of cell origin

    Inga Morozoff
    Inga Morozoff
    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…
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  • Quickly change a models name or description

    Jordan Stierly
    Jordan Stierly
    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…
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  • Import models-cells from other files

    Jordan Stierly
    Jordan Stierly
    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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  • Open file and get to a specific model via keyin

    Jordan Stierly
    Jordan Stierly
    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…
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  • Auto-open a file to a specific model

    Inga Morozoff
    Inga Morozoff
    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…
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  • Keyin to set the active model

    Jordan Stierly
    Jordan Stierly
    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…
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  • Set Annotation Scale via keyin

    Inga Morozoff
    Inga Morozoff
    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 …
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  • Locked models

    Inga Morozoff
    Inga Morozoff
    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…
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  • Control how the views appear when navigating through models

    Inga Morozoff
    Inga Morozoff
    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…
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  • A neat trick to delete the Default model

    Inga Morozoff
    Inga Morozoff
    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…
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  • Navigate through your models even faster

    Inga Morozoff
    Inga Morozoff
    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…
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  • Pop-up menu in the models dialog

    Inga Morozoff
    Inga Morozoff
    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…
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  • Attach multiple models fast and easy

    Inga Morozoff
    Inga Morozoff
    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…
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  • Drawing scale window

    Inga Morozoff
    Inga Morozoff
    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…
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  • Use nested references to manage reference attachments a bit better

    Inga Morozoff
    Inga Morozoff
    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…
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  • Standardize reference logicals

    Inga Morozoff
    Inga Morozoff
    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…
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  • Phantom model in your file?

    Inga Morozoff
    Inga Morozoff
    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…
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  • Get rid of warning message when changing annotation scale

    Inga Morozoff
    Inga Morozoff
    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…
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  • Extract model names and descriptions

    Jordan Stierly
    Jordan Stierly
    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…
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  • Fence export macro

    Inga Morozoff
    Inga Morozoff
    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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  • Switch between models with this macro

    Jordan Stierly
    Jordan Stierly
    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…
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  • Utilizing models to improve raster reference performance

    Inga Morozoff
    Inga Morozoff
    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…
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  • View Groups - Saved Views on steroids

    Inga Morozoff
    Inga Morozoff
    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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  • Understanding models

    Jordan Stierly
    Jordan Stierly
    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…
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