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Newsletter Archive
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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