CAD/BIM Tips & Tricks

Measure - Survey Foot

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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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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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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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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Microsoft Office Importer Adds ProjectWise Support

Easily import large spreadsheets and word processing data into their design files with perfect formatting.

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MicroStation Users Can Now Control Tag Data When Replacing Cells

With Global File Changer’s new feature, the user controls what happens with the tags and the tag values they contain.

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How to Globally Change Text Styles in any Number of DGN Files

Easy way to modify text styles in any number of MicroStation files in batch.

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Create your own MicroStation pull-down menu

Creating your own pull-down menu allows you to put all of those key items in one place for convenient access.

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Your Mouse and View Controls

In this tip, you will learn how to change the view control settings associated with your mouse’s wheel.

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