The Envision Group: Training - MicroStation V8 2004 Fundamentals

MicroStation V8 2004 Edition Fundamentals

Below is a chapter-by-chapter listing of the topics covered in the
MicroStation V8 2004 Edition Fundamentals Class

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1. MicroStation Basics
- What is a MicroStation Design File?
- Starting MicroStation
- MicroStation Manager
- Creating Drawings
- Opening Drawings
- Saving Drawings
- Save Settings
- Closing Drawings

2. The MicroStation Graphics Environment
- MicroStation Interface
- Menu Pull-Down Options
- Tool Boxes and Tool Frames
- Showing/Hiding Tools
- Docking/Detaching
- Tool Settings
- Status Bar
- Workmodes
- Key-In Window
- Mouse Mechanics
- Delete Element Tool
- Undo
- Redo
- DGN File Settings
- User Preferences
- Modal Dialog Box
- Nonmodal Dialog Box

3. Viewing Your Drawing
- Viewing Tools and How to Access Them
- View Windows
- View Groups
- View Groups Tool Box
- Saved Views
- View Attributes

4. Drawing Basics
- Starting a Drawing Command
- Basic Drawing Tools

5. Locks
- What is a MicroStation Lock?
- Activating Locks
- Locks Dialog Box
- Lock Toggles Dialog Box
- Frequently used Locks

6. Snapping
- What is a Snapping?
- Snapping with the Tentative Button
- Snapping with AccuSnap

7. AccuDraw
- AccuDraw Basics
- Toggle AccuDraw
- AccuDraw Window
- AccuDraw Compass
- Compass Axes
- AccuDraw Settings

8. Element Selection
- Element Selection Tool Box
- Fence Tool Box
- Select By Attributes

9. Modifying and Manipulating Elements
- Manipulate Tool Box
- Modify Tool Box

10. Complex Elements and Grouping
- What is a Complex Element?
- Creating Complex Element Status
- Dropping Complex Element Status
- Grouping

11. Levels and Attribute Control
- What is a MicroStation Level?
- Active Level
- Display of Levels
- Managing Levels
- Change Attributes Tool Box
- Element Information

12. Annotating Drawings
- Text Styles
- Text Tool Box

13. Models
- What is a MicroStation Model?
- Model Basics
- Design and Sheet Models
- Activating a Model
- Creating a Model
- Editing Model Properties
- Deleting a Model
- Importing a Model
- Copying a Model

14. Cells
- What is a Cell?
- Types of Cells
- Cell Library
- Creating a Cell
- Cells Tool Box
- Cell Selector

15. Patterning and Hatching
- Patterns Tool Box

16. Dimensioning
- Dimension Tools
- Dimension Styles
- Dimension Tool Box
- Editing Dimension Text
- Modifying Dimensions

17. Measuring
- Measure Tool Box

18. Referencing
- What is a Reference?
- Reference Dialog Box
- Reference Tool Box
- Additional Reference Tools

19. Printing
- Print Dialog Box

20. 3D Basics
- Drawing in 2D
- Drawing in 3D

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