CAD/BIM Tips & Tricks

FileFixer - MicroStation V8 files

Mysteriously messed up V8 files

FileFixer for V8, is relentlessly enhanced to detect and handle new forms of V8 file corruption as they are discovered.

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Don’t Lose a Single Beat when Last-Minute Changes Threaten Your Project Deadlines

Global File Changer has been keeping the knowledgeable CAD Manager on or ahead of schedule for over two decades and it can do the same for you too.

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AdobeStock 760382354 - MicroStation V8 files

Axiom Releases Microsoft Office Importer for MicroStation PowerDraft

Axiom released its Microsoft Office Importer for use with Bentley’s PowerDraft V8i.

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cell A - MicroStation V8 files

Adding a cell to a tool box

Click on an icon and place a cell, instead of having to find the cell in the cell library.

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GFC Text - MicroStation V8 files

Replace text strings with Global File Changer

Global File Changer allows you to change a number of text attributes such as font, justification and size to name a few.

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Measure - MicroStation V8 files

Survey Foot versus International Foot: What’s the difference?

We shed some light on what these “feet” are and how much measurements would deviate due to the difference in unit length.

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Reference File - MicroStation V8 files

The “Save View” key-in and reference files (for V7 and V8)

This works great when you only want to reference a certain area of a design file and nothing else.

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Files - MicroStation V8 files

The Agony of Renumbering an Entire Set of MicroStation Sheet Files

How do you handle the sheet numbers and sheet counts in title blocks after inserting a new sheet into a set?

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Micro s - MicroStation V8 files

Do Translations Between DGN and DWG Files Make You Want to Scream?

Extract, in a batch process, the vital data you need for all the MicroStation or AutoCAD files you’re going to translate.

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