Tip Archive

The Envision Group sends out a monthly newsletter to over 2000 professionals seeking to stay up to date on MicroStation, InRoads, AutoCAD, Civil 3D, and CAiCE news and information. Our monthly newsletter contains important information for CADD users, including the following tips found on this page.

Tips are downloadable in PDF format and are written by the staff of The Envision Group, Inc.

MicroStation Tips

AccuDraw

AccuDraw & Bearing KeyIns

AccuDraw Focus

AccuDraw with Popup Calculator

Popup Calculator and the Use of Complex Expressions

Customizing values in Popup Calculator

Change AccuDraw Display

Placing a North Arrow North in a Rotated View

Cells

Editing Text in Cells

Edit Cells Quickly

Move Part of a Cell

Design File

Backup and Undo

Dialog for Units

Different Coordinate Values Same Point

Coordinate Input

Object Linking and Embedding

Dimensions

Modify Dimensioning

Modify Dimension Text

Dimension Audit Utility

Element Selection

Power Selector in V8

AccuSnap and the keyboard

Controlling the Origin of a Copy/Paste

Right Clicking to Eternity

AccuSnap

Keypoint Snap

MultiSnap Priority

Interface

Change Screen

Bentley Logo

New Look for MicroStation Manager

Variables: Working with the Interface

Key-ins

Useful Keyboard Shortcuts for MicroStation

Levels

Right click Level Display

Linestyles

Changing the Linestyle Scale

Shift a Custom LineStyle

Change Direction of Linestyles

Preferences

Optimized Fence Clipping

Tweaking a Text Preference

Default Tool Preference

ESC key for AutoCAD Users

Printing

Create PDF

Printing Combined Keyins

References

Referencing Files in V8

3D/Rendering

Common 3D Key-ins

Adding a Wave to a Planar Surface

Absolute Z Input

Text

lower case to UPPER CASE - 1 of 2

lower case to UPPER CASE - 2 of 2

Working with Text Files

Using Text Symbols

Placing Superscript Text

Tools

Active Scale Tool with Popup Calculator

Capture an Image in MicroStation

Measuring a Horizontal Distance

Bringing Elements to the Front

Stretch Command

Extend a Line

Modify a Vertex

Change Pattern Properties

Data Cleanup Utility

Label Coordinates

Set Active Angle by Points

View Rotation Dialog

XYZ Text

Align Tool

Workspace Configuration

Auto Load a Macro

MicroStation XM Tips

Mouse Settings

Dockable and Floating Dialogs

View Preferences

AccuDraw Enhancements

Reference Enhancements

Fences Enhancements

View Groups

Element Selection

Print Destination

VBA Tips

Variable Declaration

Arrays

InRoads Tips

Survey Fieldbook 2004

InRoads Preferences Do's & Don'ts

Adding Points to Fieldbook

Annotate Feature

Find Fieldbook Fence

Survey Named Symbology

Global Scale Factor

The Feedback Pane

Active Project Settings

Special Symbol Characters

InRoads and AccuSnap

Survey Adjustments

Tracking

Survey Code

Survey Transform Fieldbook

Annotate Geometry Interactively

Tabling XM

Options: Collapse Dialog Boxes

Locate Lock

Generate Notes Report

Quick Horizontal Annotation

AutoCAD Tips

Dialog Box for File Selection

Viewing Annotative Objects

Freeze-Thaw versus On-Off

Civil 3D Tips

Controlling Point Display Using the No Show Point Group and the Point Group Display Order

Using Output Parameters to Control Subassembly Behavior

Updating an Existing Drawing with New and Updated Styles

Creating an Alignment and Profile from a Grading Feature Line

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