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: 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: 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: 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
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…