CAD/BIM Tips & Tricks

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

RefManager has been the MicroStation user’s go-to tool for reporting on and modifying multiple reference attachments in multiple sheet files.

Here is how to create a MicroStation cell library from an AutoCAD block library.

Create a cell library notebook in PDF format resulting in ease of distribution and increased speed in finding the cells you need on any project.

Paste perfectly-formatted, huge spreadsheets into drawing files with correctly sized columns on the fly.

“Live nesting” refers to the action of displaying elements from the reference files attached to the reference files you directly attach to a design file.

Make MicroStation look at the dictionary file used by Microsoft Word so you don’t have to add the same words to your MicroStation dictionary.

Now there are settings that allow you more control over what information is displayed when you choose the Element Information tool.