Original Tip Date: Apr 3, 2003 Batch merge references To merge references in batch mode do this: Utilities > Batch Converter Add the files you wish to process and set the Default Output Format to V8 The go to Edit > V8 Save Options…

Original Tip Date: Apr 4, 2003 Keyin to change Use References Dialog List Barry Bentley posted the following tip to V8.General: To see what the current setting of the Use Reference Dialog List option, use this somewhat cryptic…

Original Tip Date: May 15, 2003 Force references to be attached Coincident - World or Coincident To force references to be attached Coincident - World , set either of these configuration variables: MS_REF_COINCIDENTWORLD=1 or MS_REF_DEFAULTSETTINGS…

Original Tip Date: Jun. 30, 3003 Maximum Nested Attachments setting MicroStation V8 - The maximum Nested Attachments depth is 99 . With thanks to Bill Wandersleben for this bit of trivia. AskInga…

Original Tip Date: Jul. 4, 2003 Maximum number of Clip Shapes Barry Bentley posted the following bit of trivia on the V8 General newsgroup: "You can have up to 200 clip shapes (if one is used for the boundary, the other 199 can…