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7 Apr 2008
Clearwater, Florida, USA — Imagine that your project is due out on Monday. Your project team spent the weekend putting the final touches on the job. All the 237 sheets have been plotted for the final check. Everything appears to be in order and the tension is starting to ease. Then all of sudden a blood-curdling scream resonates throughout the office. The sheet numbers are ...
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7 Mar 2008
By Rick Sewell
In last month's issue of
MicroStation Today, you saw how to update the level table in any number of your design files using a CSV file. The CSV contained level and symbology definitions as they were defined in the source design file of your choice. You now have all of your levels exactly as they were defined in your source design file.
When ...
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7 Feb 2008
By Rick Sewell, Customer Support
In last month's issue of MicroStation Today, you saw how to create a CSV file (from a design file) that contains all of the level symbology of that design file, neatly laid out. Now see how to update levels in other design files with that CSV file.
Update your design file levels from a CSV file using only MicroStation.
This is ...
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7 Jan 2008
By Rick Sewell, Customer Support
There are many things that can be done in V8 that you just couldn't do in V7. Many of the old restrictions have gone out the window. The standards for jobs are changing to utilize these new and expanded features in V8. You just can't get away with 63 levels anymore. The levels now need names — not just little ...
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7 Dec 2007
Here is a cool tip that will help you troubleshoot a myriad of problems in MicroStation: Create an MSDebug file.
What is an "MSDebug file"?
An MSDebug file is a file that contains a whole lot of information about your installation of MicroStation. It lists all of the configuration files that run, it shows what variables are set in each configuration file and it displays the configuration ...
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7 Nov 2007
I'm betting that your CAD shop is like most: You have multiple projects rolling right now. Maybe even dozens. You wish you had the luxury of having only one project to worry about (what a dream that would be). What's more, unless you have been very lucky, each project has its own set of standards. Yikes!
When we talk about standards, we're referring to the different ...
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7 Oct 2007
By Rick Sewell
Almost everyone is doing it, upgrading their MicroStation V7 (95, SE and J) formatted files to V8. Whether project by project or all at once, the transition to V8 is on.
Every so often, a customer calls and asks whether Axiom has a tool to help automatically convert their V7 files to V8. Fortunately for customers, I can simply show the built-in Batch ...
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7 Aug 2007
By Rick Sewell, Customer Support
After you've installed an Axiom MDL (MicroStation Development Language) program you should have an Axiom pull-down menu from which to run it. What do you do if it isn't there?
The truth is, there are several MicroStation Workspace settings that could cause your menu to not show up. I've found that it is usually caused by a
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7 Jul 2007
By Rick Sewell, Customer Support
Global File Changer is exactly what it sounds like. This thing can bulk modify just about anything in multiple design files and fast. It is my personal favorite Axiom product due to its amazing versatility.
While it is true that
Global File Changer is incredibly multifaceted, the single most utilized feature by far is its ability to bulk modify text.
Global ...
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7 Jun 2007
By Rick Sewell, Customer Support
The Axiom Support Department receives a lot of mail asking about modifying the Axiom pull-down menu. One typical request is from CAD managers who want to remove or rearrange products on the Axiom pull-down menu so it looks just right for their particular users.
In addition to being able to modify the existing contents of the Axiom pull-down menu, you can ...
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