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The Envision Group sends out a monthly newsletter to over 2000 professionals seeking to stay up to date on MicroStation and InRoads news and information. Our monthly newsletter contains important information for CADD users, including Bentley and Autdesk related news, a list of upcoming conferences, events, classes, and monthly tips for MicroStation V8, XM, InRoads, AutoCAD, and Civil 3D to improve your workflow.

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2008

January
       MicroStation Tip: Align Tool
       MicroStation XM Tip: Reference Enhancements
       InRoads Tip: Annotate Geometry Interactively

February
       MicroStation Tip: Printing Combined Keyins
       MicroStation XM Tip: Fences Enhancements
       InRoads Tip: Tabling Geometry Annotation
       Civil 3D Tip: Creating a New Drawing - Enforcing Standards

March
       MicroStation Tip: Printing TIFF and JPEG Files From MicroStation
       MicroStation XM Tip: Annotation Scale with Cells
       InRoads Tip: Options - Collapse Dialog Boxes Automatically
       CAiCE Tip: Using the Model Explorer to Manage Displayed Information

April
       MicroStation Tip:Placing a North Arrow North in a Rotated View
       MicroStation XM Tip: Insert Text Fields
       InRoads Tip: Generate Grade Contour Command
       Civil 3D Tip: Controlling Point Display Using the No Show Point Group and the Point Group Display Order

May
       MicroStation Tip: Variables: Working with the Interface
       MicroStation XM Tip: View Groups
       InRoads Tip: InRoads Locate Lock
       AutoCAD Tip: Dialog Box for File Selection
       Civil 3D Tip: Using Output Parameters to Control Subassembly Behavior

June
       MicroStation Tip: Variables: Working with the Interface
       MicroStation XM Tip: Element Selection
       VBA Tip: Variable Declaration
       InRoads Tip: Generate Notes Report
       AutoCAD Tip: Viewing Annotative Objects
       Civil 3D Tip: Updating an Existing Drawing with New and Updated Styles

July
       MicroStation Tip: Placing Superscript Text
       MicroStation XM Tip: Print Destination
       VBA Tip: Arrays
       InRoads Tip: Quick Horizontal Alignment
       AutoCAD Tip: Freeze-Thaw versus On-Off
       Civil 3D Tip: Creating an Alignment and Profile from a Grading Feature Line

August
       MicroStation Tip: Send To Back
       MicroStation XM Tip: Place Line
       VBA Tip: Reading/Writing Text Files
       InRoads Tip: Compress Surface
       AutoCAD Tip: Dynamic Inputs
       Civil 3D Tip: Modifying Subassembly Standard Inputs

2007

January
       MicroStation Tip: Label Coordinates
       InRoads Tip: Modify Design Solutions in the Roadway Designer Dialog

February
       MicroStation Tip: Different Coordinate Values, Same Point
       InRoads Tip: Generate Subsurface DTM's from Log Information

March
       MicroStation Tip: Set Active Angle by Points
       InRoads Tip: Label Contour Intervals

April
       MicroStation Tip: View Rotation Dialog
       InRoads Tip: Numerical Fields and Math Functions

May
       MicroStation Tip: XYZ Text
       InRoads Tip: InRoads Survey Adjustments

June
       MicroStation Tip: Moving Element to Elevation
       InRoads Tip: Annotating Profiles

July
       MicroStation Tip: AccuDraw
       MicroStation XM Tip: Cloud Command
       InRoads Tip: InRoads Key-ins

August
       MicroStation Tip: Placing Elements / Coordinate Input
       MicroStation XM Tip: XM Mouse Settings
       InRoads Tip: InRoads Xm Tracking

September
       MicroStation Tip: Keypoint Snap
       MicroStation XM Tip: Dockable and Floating Dialogs
       InRoads Tip: Survey Code Extend Arc

October
       MicroStation Tip: Coordinate Input
       InRoads Tip: Create a DTM from Graphics Using Rule Sets

November
       MicroStation Tip: Object Linking and Embedding
       MicroStation XM Tip: View Preferences
       InRoads Tip: XM & Managing Templates

December
       MicroStation Tip: Multi-snap and Setting Priority
       MicroStation XM Tip: AccuDraw Enhancements
       InRoads Tip: Transform Survey Fieldbook

2006

January
       MicroStation Tip: Using Windows Explorer with References
       InRoads Tip: Pavement Widening

February
       MicroStation Tip: Change Pattern Properties
       InRoads Tip: Import ASCII

March
       MicroStation Tip: Change Direction of Linestyles
       InRoads Tip: Interactive Alignment Information

May
       MicroStation Tip: Modify Dimensioning
       InRoads Tip: Feedback Pane

June
       MicroStation Tip: Modify Dimension Text
       InRoads Tip: Active Project Settings

July
       MicroStation Tip: Dimension Audit Utility
       InRoads Tip: Profile Offsets

August
       MicroStation Tip: Data Cleanup Utility
       InRoads Tip: Importing a Template from Graphics

September
       MicroStation Tip: Dialog for Units
       InRoads Tip: Alignment Intersections

October
       MicroStation Tip: Move Part of a Cell
       InRoads Tip: Repositioning Microstation Views

November
       MicroStation Tip: Change AccuDraw Display
       InRoads Tip: AccuSnap in InRoads

December
       MicroStation Tip: Creating a PDF Document with Level Control and Password Protection
       InRoads Tip: Editing Template Components

2005

January
       MicroStation Tip: Cleaning Up Your Design File
       InRoads Tip: Display PI Tangents

February
       MicroStation Tip: Turn On/Off All Levels
       InRoads Tip: InRoads Data Files

March
       MicroStation Tip: Shift Custom Line Styles
       InRoads Tip: Create Custom Toolbars

April
       MicroStation Tip: Extending a Line
       InRoads Tip: Adding Points from COGO Buffer to Survey Fieldbook

May
       MicroStation Tip: Add a Wave to a Planar Surface
       InRoads Tip: Annotate Feature Command

June
       MicroStation Tip: Right Clicking to Eternity
       InRoads Tip: Edit Cross Section Command

July
       MicroStation Tip: AccuDraw with Popup Calculator
       InRoads Tip: Find Fieldbook Points Inside a Fence

August
       MicroStation Tip: Popup Calculator and the use of Complex Expressions
       InRoads Tip: InRoads XML Legal Descriptions

September
       MicroStation Tip: Auto Load a Macro for Example Popcalc Customized Variables
       InRoads Tip: InRoads Survey Using Named Symbology in the Survey Feature Table

October
       MicroStation Tip: Edit cells quickly
       InRoads Tip: Application Add-in Global Scale Factor

November
       MicroStation Tip: Modify a Vertex
       InRoads Tip: Projecting Alignments to Profiles

December
       MicroStation Tip: New Look for MicroStation Manager
       InRoads Tip: Labeling Contours

2004

January
       MicroStation Tip: Key-in AccuDraw Bearings
       InRoads Tip: Screen Management

February
       MicroStation Tip: Convert MS J files to V8
       InRoads Tip: Intelligent DTMs

March
       MicroStation Tip: Screen Capturing
       InRoads Tip: Unique Feature Coding

April
       MicroStation Tip: Active Scale Tool
       InRoads Tip: Saving ASCII Setup Files

May
       MicroStation Tip: Dual Screen Usage
       InRoads Tip: Importing Mass "Files of Type"

June
       MicroStation Tip: Changing Screens
       InRoads Tip: Changing Project Default Directory

July
       MicroStation Tip: Editing Text in Cells
       InRoads Tip: Naming of Data Files

August
       MicroStation Tip: Measuring a Horizontal Distance
       InRoads Tip: Editing Cross-Sections

September
       MicroStation Tip: Using Text Symbols
       InRoads Tip: Displaying InRoads Graphics

October
       MicroStation Tip: Tweaking a Text Preference
       InRoads Tip: Intersecting Alignments

November
       MicroStation Tip: Controlling Origins
       InRoads Tip: Additional InRoads Key-ins

December
       MicroStation Tip: Bring Elements to Front
       InRoads Tip: Fieldbook Menu Items

2003

April
       MicroStation Tip: Viewing ASCII Within MS
       InRoads Tip: Import Horizontal Alignment

May
       MicroStation Tip: Working Within a 3D MS file
       InRoads Tip: Generate 3D Tips

June
       MicroStation Tip: Create a Backup
       InRoads Tip: Sloped Surface Commands

July
       MicroStation Tip: Change Case of Text File
       InRoads Tip: Contour Labels

August
       MicroStation Tip: Importing a Text File
       InRoads Tip: Using "Trickle"

September
       MicroStation Tip: New "Power Selector" Tools
       InRoads Tip: Decision Table Info

October
       MicroStation Tip: Referencing in V8
       InRoads Tip: Using Decision Tables

November
       MicroStation Tip: Keyboard Shortcuts
       InRoads Tip: Key-ins

December
       MicroStation Tip: Script File Creation
       InRoads Tip: Alignments

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