CAD/BIM Tips & Tricks

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How to quickly find any text string (or just about anything else) in all the design files at your entire site

Determine which of your massive set of DGN project files contained a specific text string or a particular cell or model or level.

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Maximize your batch processing power by executing your own MicroStation macros with Global File Changer.

Have a macro recorded that will perform that repetitive action without your having to go through all the key-strokes and mouse-clicks each time.

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Don’t Make a New Reference File Clipping Boundary

Include that little section of the reference that is just outside the boundary.

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Introduction to Level Libraries

Ensure consistency by offering an easy way to standardize level settings in your design files.

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Want a Faster Way to Change Working Units, Resolution or Annotation Cell Settings?

Leverage cells is to place them as “annotation cells” in models that will be referenced to sheets that have different annotation scales.

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Property boundaries made easy with MicroStation

A common task for surveyors, civil engineers and GIS professionals is recreating a property boundary from a plat.

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Measure Distance Quickly With Tentative Point Snaps.

Use tentative point snaps to quickly measure distances between elements in your design files.

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Easily trim elements using the Trim Element tool.

Here is an easy way to trim several elements very quickly using the MicroStation Trim Element command along with the PowerSelector tool.

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Translations Between DWG and DGN Done Right the First Time: Now for Everyone!

Translation Manager has for many years helped MicroStation users get translations between DGN and DWG done right the first time.

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