Original Tip Date: Feb 16, 2001 Attach a file to itself Did you know that you can attach a file to itself as a reference? Scale the attachment and use it for calling out details...and as a bonus you can even edit the graphics on…

Original Tip Date: May 10, 2004 Fit reference by selecting an element So this you just gotta know! Barry offers this too cool workflow for fitting reference attachments: Open the reference dialog box and select the reference(s…

Original Tip Date: May 10, 2004 Fit reference by using logicals While teaching his 10 month old son all about parametric modeling in MicroStation, Phil managed to slip this tidbit in: To fit a reference via a keyin try this: reference…

Original Tip Date: Jun 22, 2004 Change reference slot numbers with ease To change your reference slot numbers, just click on the number in the slot column and edit the existing number. AskInga Tip #450

Original Tip Date: Oct 25, 2004 To quickly open an attached reference To quickly open an attached reference, do a right-click > exchange . This action will close your open file, and open the selected reference. But wait...that…

Original Tip Date: Feb 11, 2005 Move clipped reference, not clipping element - Method #1 Truels Wissneth shares this awesome tip! When you move a clipped V8 reference, the clipping element also moves. If you want to move the reference…

Original Tip Date: Feb 18, 2005 Keyin to set reference adjustment colour With thanks to Barry Bentley for sharing this tip in the discussion groups: MicroStation V8 - Rather than using the Reference dialog Settings > Adjust Colours…

Original Tip Date: Feb 23, 2005 Preset all reference attachment settings Predefine all of your reference attachment settings with this V8.5 variable: MS_REF_DEFAULTSETTINGS Some of the available settings are: Locate, Snap, True…

Original Tip Date: Mar 16, 2005 Move clipped reference, not clipping element - Method #3 Steve Young offers this solution for clipping a V8 reference while leaving the clipping element stationary: Place your clipping element in…

Original Tip Date: Apr 16, 2005 Move clipped reference, not clipping element - Method #2 Michael Hall shares this great reference trick. Clip your V8 reference to a shape that's located in a cell. Now when you move the reference…

Original Tip Date: April 2005 Updated: November 2014 Determine attached references without starting MicroStation You'll love this tip contributed by Rudi Wells ! To display attached references of a design file without having to open…

Original Tip Date: May 18, 2005 Keyins to change reference highlight mode Rudi Wells came up with these keyins to change the reference highlight mode in V8: Boundaries: mdl load calculat; calculator userPrefsP->refFilePrefs.hiliteMode…

Original Tip Date: Jul 4, 2006 Quickly toggle the display of references With thanks to Greg Atkins for suggesting this tip! In MicroStation V8, you can quickly and easily toggle the display of references with these keyins: When…

Original Tip Date: Sep 12, 2006 Exchange into reference based on logical name With thanks to Ricky Williams for sharing this on the discussion groups. To exchange into a reference by using it's logical name, use this keyin: reference…

Original Tip Date: Dec 4, 2006 Clip and mask a reference with a group hole To clip and mask a reference at the same time, use a group hole. The outside element will be the clipping element while the inside element(s) will be the…

Original Tip Date: Feb 9, 2007 MS_RFDIR limitations In MicroStation V8 2004 Edition and earlier, MS_RFDIR had a limit of about 30,000 characters it could "store" and about 255 characters for the paths. Although this was adequate…

Original Tip Date: Jun 27, 2007 Reference Scale (Master:Ref) for details When attaching a detail, there's no need to use a calculator to figure out the scale you should use. For example: If the plot scale of your drawing is 1:150…

Original Tip Date: Sep 20, 2007 Removing Save Full Path from references Barry Bentley shared this tip on the discussion groups: After upgrading files to V8, make sure the configuration variable MS_DISALLOWFULLREFPATH is set to…

Original Tip Date: Nov 19, 2007 Modify reference clip boundary If you've used a fence to clip a reference, you can quickly modify the clipping boundary as follows: Enable Treat Attachment as Element for Manipulation in the References…

Original Tip Date: July 2001 Updated: October 2010 Attach the saved view of a Reference File. MicroStation /J - To attach the saved view of a reference file coincidently, use the following keyin: RF=filename,logical,description;view name;X:1;reset…

Original Tip Date: April 2002 Updated: October 2010 Attach a file to itself faster! To self-reference a file a bit faster try this. If you're using the old MicroStation dialogs, such as those found in MicroStation 2004 Edition, select File from…

Original Tip Date: Apr 19, 2002 Attaching a reference file with a config variable Hey, this is cool! Did you know that you can attach a reference file with a configuration variable right in the keyin? RF=variable:FILE.DGN With…

Original Tip Date: Jun 14, 2002 Clip a reference with an element not a fence MicroStation V8 - Need the ability to modify a clip boundary? Or do you want to clip/mask several files at once? If so, use a closed element in your active…

Original Tip Date: Jun 14, 2002 Rotating reference files MicroStation V8 - Always thought that rotating references was difficult? Not no more with the new enhancements to Rotate Reference . Check out the new By Points method. …

Original Tip Date: Jun 14, 2002 Interrupt reference manipulations MicroStation V8 - Here's something we've all been waiting for! You can now interrupt the reference manipulation tools to adjust the view. And just as you would expect…