MicroStation FILTER BY: all Autodesk Bentley InRoads MicroStation MicroStation V8i (SELECTseries) OpenRoads Designer OpenRoads V8i (SELECTseries) SUDA MicroStation Tip: Design File Settings that are User Preferences There are some design file-based settings that can vary from file to file, causing annoyance and confusion. The more common ones are the default Snap mode and… MicroStation Tip: Attaching Bing Maps to a 3D DGN File One of MicroStation’s helpful features is the ability to attach Bing Maps as part of the default configuration. Note: there must be a Geocoordinate… MicroStation Tip: VBA Library Error When launching MicroStation, OpenRoads Designer, OpenBridge Modeler, or other similar application you may occasionally encounter a warning dialog similar to… MicroStation Tip: SmartLine Close Element Change In the Place SmartLine tool with the Join Elements option toggled on and when the end point of the line matches the start point, the tool settings will change… MicroStation Tip: Annotation Scale with Nested Cells In some situations, using nested cells is a necessity. When placing nested cells using Annotation Scale, things become a bit more complicated. When creating a… MicroStation Tip: Working Around the DGN Browse Problem You’ve probably all had this happen to you: This is incredibly frustrating, having to repeatedly navigate through layers of folders to get to the correct… MicroStation Tip: Selecting a Color from an External Source Occasionally, we may want to use a customized color in our designs. To select a color from an external source (matching a building, etc) open the Modify Color… MicroStation Tip: DGN Audit The DGN Audit tool has been added as a Technology Preview in MicroStation 2024. This tool has the options to automatically fix corrupted element range values… MicroStation Tip: Setting Personal Color Preferences The traditional method for setting Element Highlight and Selection Set colors is through the File Settings: File > Settings > File > Design File Settings.… MicroStation Tip: AccuSnap – Cycle Through All Elements Within Range Using AccuSnap, it’s easier to snap to the desired element when there are multiple elements within range of your snap tolerance. Simply use the… OpenRoads Designer Video Tip: Converting MicroStation Graphics to Civil Geometry In this tutorial, we will show you how to take MicroStation graphics or graphics from InRoads and turn them into OpenRoads Designer Civil Geometry. MicroStation Tip: Restore Default User Preferences There are situations occasionally where MicroStation might be behaving strangely, or where your settings just don’t seem right. In these cases, you may… MicroStation Tip: Optimized Fence Clipping The Optimized Fence Clipping preference tends to confuse users as to what exactly it does. As the name implies, it works with fence operations using the clip… MicroStation Tip: Treat Reference Attachment as Element Manipulating reference attachments can be challenging due to the size of the References dialog and the fact that it often covers up key parts of your drawing.… MicroStation Tip: Selecting an Alternate Sheet Using Print Styles are a great way to help standardize your printing processes. If you’re using Print Organizer they are a necessity. Print Styles can… We’re Growing! Join Us. A New Face & A New Opportunity at EnvisionCAD Welcome, Chris! Chris McNulty joined the EnvisionCAD team last month and has hit the ground running! If you… MicroStation Tip: Create a two line Note element with the leader extending between the lines of text Using typical dimension settings when using the Place Note tool with two lines of text it displays like this: In some cases this is ok, but there are many… MicroStation and OpenRoads Designer: Optimizing your remote working configuration Working from home is the new normal for a lot of companies. There are numerous methods businesses are utilizing for establishing remote connections and… MicroStation CONNECT Tip: Update 15 Undocumented Additions: With every MicroStation update, there is a What’s New section in the help documentation that highlights the new features in each release. While working… MicroStation CONNECT Tip: Custom WorkSet Properties as Text Fields In MicroStation CONNECT Edition we encourage the use of creating project specific WorkSets. One reason for this is to take advantage of the custom WorkSet… Freeware MicroStation VBA Macro: AutoCloud EnvisionCAD is rereleasing our suite of freeware MicroStation VBA macros for MicroStation CONNECT Edition. One macro, or set of macros, will be released each… MicroStation CONNECT Edition Tip: Workflow and Tab Switching The ribbon interface introduced in Bentley’s CONNECT Edition MicroStation platform-based products is generally well crafted to facilitate common workflows… MicroStation CONNECT Tip: AccuDraw Compass Rotation In MicroStation CONNECT Edition the AccuDraw compass rotation shortcuts (such as RE, RQ, T, etc.) only work if the Context Sensitivity setting is toggled on.… MicroStation CONNECT Tip: Ellipse by Ends In MicroStation CONNECT Edition there is a new Ends method for placing Ellipses. Using this method you place the ellipse by placing the two ends of the primary… ORD – MicroStation Tip: MS_DGNLIBLIST variables In the CONNECT Edition products there are many new resource-specific MS_DGNLIBLIST variables. When do you use them, and when do you not? I’ve had… MicroStation Tip: Active vs. Passive Named Groups When using the Add to Graphic Group tool to create Named Groups there is a Member Type selection for Active or Passive. The Member Type settings are as… EnvisionCAD + COVID-19 Here to support you EnvisionCAD is proud that we’ve always been an online resource for all of our customers across the country and around the world. … Thanks a million! Thanks to you Last month we reached a goal of ours and it’s all thanks to you! EnvisionCAD reached 1 million views (and counting) on our YouTube channel!… MicroStation Tip: Setting the default font When opening design files you may occasionally get a warning message about a missing rsc font. The default is to replace the missing font with the STANDARD rsc… Ten Commandments & a Heads-Up Ten Commandments for Creating Configurations in CONNECT When we build custom Configurations for clients there are some general rules by which we abide. These… Ten Commandments for Creating Configurations in CONNECT When we build custom Configurations for clients there are some general rules by which we abide. These general rules are also passed on to our students… MicroStation CONNECT Tip: Editing recorded macros The Bentley Macro Recorder (BMR) in MicroStation CONNECT allows the user to record tool selections, data points, and key-in entries. These are saved in a .bmr… 12>>
