“wordprocessor displayfontsize x” where x is the size



In the above screen capture the key-in “wordprocessor displayfontsize 20“ was used to increase the font display size.

Set myShell = Nothing
MsgBox "Complete"
End Sub

Note: to call a program or script not in the system path provide the full path, and any arguments to the file inside the double quotes.

Example: Shell "C:\Company\Scripts\Process.bat 1 2 3"

Import From Graphics – Contour Point Type

1. Select the contours using a MicroStation selection set.
2. From the InRoads pull down menu 
File > Import > Surface. The Import Surface dialog will appear.
3. From the From Graphics tab.
   1. Surface:
   2. Load From: Single Element
   3. Elevations: Use Element Elevations
   4. Seed Name: Contour1
   5. Feature Style: Contour (if available or similar feature style name)
   6. Point Type: Contour
4. Select the Apply button Select OK to use elements contained in selection set.
5. Select the Close button.
6. From the InRoads pull down menu Surface > Triangulate. The Triangulate Surface dialog will appear
7. Select the Apply button the surface will be triangulated.
8. From the InRoads pull down menu select 
Surface > Utilities > Generate Inferred Breaklines. The Generate Inferred Breaklines dialog will appear.




   

   Note: Generating Inferred Breaklines is only available when there are Contour point types loaded into the surface.


9. Select the Apply then Close buttons. The inferred breaklines will be added to the surface.
10. From the InRoads pull down menu Surface > Triangulate. The Triangulate Surface dialog will appear
11. Select the Apply button the surface will be triangulated now with the inferred breaklines.
12. Display the contours and verify how close they match.

Video Demo

Geometry Options


1. Select Geometry Options from the InRoads Geometry task bar.
Or from the classic InRoads pull-down menu select Geometry > View Geometry> Options. The Geometry Options dialog will appear.
   

   
2. Toggle on the appropriate items and select Apply

Synchronized Geometry Style and Saved Preference

As normal, the alignments must be assigned a geometry style name. The key to making annotation automatic is that the annotation commands (view stationing, view horizontal/vertical annotation, etc.) must have a saved preference with a name that is identical to the Style name assigned to the geometry.




Upon creation or while making geometry edits the annotation will dynamically update and be re-written to graphics.

Sub MyMacro()
Dim strUsername As String
Dim strComputername As String
Dim strTempFolder As String
Dim strUserProfile As String

End Sub


geocoordinate assign <gcsname>
Assigns a geographic coordinate system to the active model.

geocoordinate assign reproject <gcsname>
Reprojects design file graphics in the active model from the current geographic coordinate system to a new geographic coordinate system.

geocoordinate delete
Deletes the current geographic coordinate system assignment

Where <gcsname> is the coordinate system name displayed in the Geographic Coordinate System dialog.



Example: geocoordinate assign wi-s

These key-in commands can be used with the MicroStation Batch Process utility to assign, reproject, or delete geographic coordinate systems on a group of files in batch mode.

Create a New Link Set

1. From the MicroStation pull down menu File > Project Explorer. The Project Explorer dialog will appear.
2. Click the Browse button (magnifying glass). The Link Sets dialog will appear.
3. From the drop down list select Active File.
4. Click the New button in the Link Set dialog.

   

5. Type the new Link Set Name. Click the OK button to create the link set. Close the Link Sets dialog.

   

Define Project Explorer

6. If desired create new Folders in the Project Explorer dialog to organize the Details, Drawings, and Photos.
7. Drag and Drop desired files from Windows Explorer to the MicroStation Project Explorer.

   

Add Link to Element

8. From the Project Explorer dialog Right Click the file and select Add Link to Element. Then Select and Accept the existing culvert from the topo file.

   

9. Now the JPEG has been linked to the element. Right Click on the culvert element in the design file and select Follow Link > culvert.jpg. The JPEG will open in MicroStation as read only for viewing.

   

   

10. Additionally the PDF details could be linked to the proposed culvert.

VIDEO DEMO

Create Extended Descriptions

1. From the InRoads pull down menu select Survey > Survey Data to Geometry. The Survey Data to Geometry dialog will appear.

2. In the Build Extended Description section of the dialog double click the Insert section names to add them to the description below. Additional buttons for undo, adding spaces and returns are located in the dialog.

3. Select the Apply and Close buttons. The Survey Data will be saved to a Geometry Project with the points having attributes being saved as extended descriptions.

View Extended Descriptions

4. From the InRoads pull down menu select
Geometry > Cogo Points > Edit / Review Extended Descriptions.
The Edit / Review Extended Descriptions dialog will appear.

5. The Extended Descriptions from the Survey Control Point will be shown in the dialog.

6. In addition to Attributes and Values, file links can be attached to the cogo points. In the example above a photo of the monument was linked to the cogo point shot in the field.

1. From the Primary Tools tool box select the Auxiliary Coordinates icon.

2. In the Auxiliary Coordinates dialog double click on the geographic auxiliary coordinate system to make it active.

3. Right click in the anywhere in the bottom Status Bar area and check on the Running Coordinates display.

4. Left click in the Running Coordinates area and set the display to ACS Position.

5. The Running Coordinates will now display in Latitude, Longitude units.

Note: Tentative Snap coordinates displayed in the Message Center area will also display in Longitude, Latitude units.