Original Tip Date: Sep 27, 2004
Maximize MicroStation when started from desktop
If you have to constantly maximize MicroStation (or any other program) after it's been started from the desktop icon, do this: Right click the icon…
Original Tip Date: Apr 6, 2005
Using a system variable for your license folder
By default MicroStation looks in the .../program/licensing/ folder for the license file. However, if you're like many of us and have several versions…
Original Tip Date: Jul 11, 2007
Stop that annoying Restart Now / Restart Later dialog
Here's a terrific tip from a colleague: When Windows performs automatic updates on your computer, it will prompt you for a restart in the way…
Original Article Date: November 2005
Updated: December 2012
To open Windows Explorer to the folder of the open file, key in:
%%.
To open Windows Explorer to the folder of the open file, and have it selected, try this key in:
$ % explorer…
Original Article Date: Feb 14, 2001
Batch process can be run directly from the system command line by using a external process called MSBATCH . With this utility you can do several things depending upon the version of MicroStation you're using. For…
With thanks to Duane Marshall for contributing this workflow that will allow you to replace cells by simply selecting a customized right-click menu item when using Windows Explorer . It's really quick slick!
Simply put, an MS-DOS Batch File is a…