• 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…
    • over 13 years ago
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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…
    • over 9 years ago
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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…
    • over 13 years ago
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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…
    • over 12 years ago
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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…
    • over 12 years ago
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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…
    • over 13 years ago
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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…
    • over 12 years ago
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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…
    • over 13 years ago
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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…
    • over 13 years ago
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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…
    • over 13 years ago
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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…
    • over 13 years ago
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