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7 Mar 2006
In a recent thread on the Bentley newsgroups, we came across some confusion about the differences between an International Foot and a U.S. Survey Foot. We thought it would be fun to shed some light on what these "feet" are and how much measurements would deviate due to the difference in unit length.
History
According to the National Institute of Standards and ...
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7 Mar 2006
What do you do if your cell libraries do not comply with your client's CAD submission standards? What do you do when your cell libraries become so bloated that it's hard to find the cells you need? Instead of investing your time and resources in recreating or modifying cell libraries manually, why not save yourself hours of wasted production time by using
CellManager to easily ...
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7 Feb 2006
By Eiren Smith, Axiom Product Manager
Global File Changer is Axiom's tool for making global changes to multiple design files. In addition to providing a flexible framework from which users can execute almost any imaginable task operation on multiple design files,
Global File Changer contains its own arsenal of custom commands. These custom commands, built from years of feedback from MicroStation users of all types, ...
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7 Jan 2006
With V8, Bentley introduced MicroStation users to the concept of models. Whereas a V7 design file used to be one single design space, a V8 design file is a container of models, each of which behaves much like a separate design file. You can create an unlimited number of models in a DGN file.
There are two types of models: design or sheet. Design models can ...
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7 Dec 2005
CLEARWATER, FLORIDA, USA — Reference files don't exist anymore. Not in the traditional sense at least. Since the release of V8, every model inside a V8 design file can be referenced into another model, so the design file has been transformed into a design container. Entire projects can be stored in one DGN file — which is why we MicroStation users should start referring to ...
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7 Nov 2005
By Chris Borales, Axiom Product Manager
Recently, I had an opportunity to lend a hand to our technical support team. They received an e-mail from a customer asking for a solution to a problem. The problem went something like this: "I have a project that consists of about 150 design files. Each design file has a title block. What I have to do is find ...
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7 Aug 2005
This month, we are going to learn about the "Multi-line Joints" tool box.
Joints are simply intersections of multi-lines. Multi-lines are sets of two or more parallel lines treated as a single object, commonly used for drawing walls in floor plans.
At first glance, the Multi-line Joints tools dialog box can be a bit intimidating. Accessed through Tools | Multi-Joints, it provides you with easy ways to ...
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7 Apr 2005
By Mike Arroyo, Axiom Product Manager
If MicroStation is installed on a single computer, but if different people share it, you should consider making your own personal space to keep your workspace settings intact. This is how you do it.
- From the MicroStation Manager dialog box, locate the Workspace area with three drop-down menus labeled User, Project and Interface. Click on the Interface drop-down menu and
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7 Mar 2005
By Keith Dunn and Brian Treacy of Parsons Brinckerhoff, Norfolk, Virginia
What happens when a number used in all the design files in a large project changes when the project is almost finished? After your heartbeat returns to normal, you get creative. First, let us explain to you a little about the job and what happened. The project name was "Route 33 Bridge Replacement, Final ...
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15 Jan 2005
By Bob Knepp of American Electric Power, Gahanna, Ohio
Do you have new users that don't really get the IntelliTrim tool yet? Here is an easy way to trim several elements very quickly using the MicroStation Trim Element command along with the PowerSelector tool.
- First, pick the PowerSelector tool and select the elements you want to trim.
Select the elements using
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