Harnessing Microstation

Name: Harnessing Microstation
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ISBN: 9781418053147

ISBN-10: 1418053147

ISBN-13: 9781418053147

Edition: 2007

Authors: G. V. Krishnan, James E. Taylor

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This how-to and reference manual is guaranteed to put readers on the fast track to mastering microstation! Cleverly engineered project and lab exercises harness the power of XM functionality, guiding users to increased productivity.

Book details

List price: $215.95
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Delmar Cengage Learning
Publication date: 9/14/2006
Binding: Mixed Media
Pages: 800
Size: 7.50" wide x 9.25" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 2.750
Language: English

G. V. Krishnan is Director of the Applied Business & Technology Center at the University of Houston (Downtown). He has been teaching basic through advanced AutoCAD courses for than 20 years at one of the nation's largest authorized Autodesk Training Centers.

James E. Taylor has over twenty years of experience in the chemical manufacturing industry and has developed training and documentation for users of computer-aided engineering programs. He has taught MicroStation to new users in industry and at the college level.



Introduction



Getting Started


Starting MicroStation V8 XM


Beginning a New Design


File Names


Seed Files


Opening an Existing Design File


Opening a Design in Read-Only Mode


MicroStation Application Window


Menus


Tool Boxes


Tool Settings Window


Key-in Window


Status Bar


View Windows


Input Methods


Keyboard


Pointing Devices


Cursor Menu


The Design Plane


Working Units


Custom Units


Advanced Units Settings


Creating Models


Create a New Model/Sheet


Copying an Existing Model/Sheet


Edit Model/Sheet Properties


Delete a Model/Sheet


Import a Model/Sheet


Drawing Properties


Saving Changes and Exiting the Design File


Saving the Design File Settings


Exiting the MicroStation Program


Getting Help


Contents


Tool Index


Online Support


Enhancements in MicroStation V8 XM



Fundamentals I


Objectives


Placement Commands


Place Line


Place Block


Place Shape


Place Orthogonal Shape


Place Circle


Place Arc


Manipulating Elements


Delete Element


Drop Element


Precision Input


Absolute Rectangular Coordinates


Relative Rectangular Coordinates


Relative Polar Coordinates



Fundamentals II


Objectives


Drawing Tools


The Grid System


Axis Lock


Snap Lock


AccuSnap


Element Attributes


Levels


Element Color


Element Line Style


Element Line Weight


Element Transparency


Element Priority


Change Element Attributes


Match Element Attributes


View Control


Update View


Controlling the Design Area Displayed in the View


Fit View


Rotate View


Pan View


View Previous


View Next


Copy View


View Windows and View Attributes


Opening and Closing View Windows


Arranging Open View Windows


Changing the Tool box Displayed on the View Windows


Creating and Using View Window Groups


Setting View Attributes


Saving Views


Undo and Redo


Undo Tool


Redo Tool


Things to Consider Before Undoing



Fundamentals III


Objectives


Placement Tools


Place Ellipse


Place Regular Polygon


Place Point or Stream Curve


Place Multi-line


Element Modification


Construct Circular Fillet


Construct Chamfer


Trim Elements


Partial Delete


Element Manipulation


Copy Element


Move Element


Move Parallel Element


Scale Element


Rotate Element


Mirror Element


Construct Array


Text Placement


Place Text


Tool Settings window


Place Text by Origin


Keyboard Shortcuts for the Text Editor window



AccuDraw and SmartLine


Objectives


Getting to Know AccuDraw


Start and Stop AccuDraw


Key-In Shortcuts


The AccuDraw Compass


The AccuDraw Settings Box


The Popup Calculator


Smart Lock


Change AccuDraw Settings


Operation


Display


Coordinates


AccuDraw Shortcuts


Working with AccuDraw


Example of Simple Placement


Moving the Compass Origin


Using Tentative Points with AccuDraw


Rotating the AccuDraw Plane


Placing Elements with AccuDraw Active


Manipulating Elements with AccuDraw Active


Place SmartLine Tool


The SmartLine Tool Settings Box


Using SmartLine with AccuDraw



Manipulating a Group of Elements


Element Selection Tools


Mode Tools


Method Tools


Select Elements by Attributes


Consolidate Elements into a Group


Ungroup Consolidated Elements


Locking Selected Elements


Unlock Selected Elements


Drag Selected Elements to a New Position


Drag an Element Handle to Change Its Shape


Manipulation Tools with Previously Selected Elements


Change the Attributes of Selected Elements


Fence Manipulation


Fence Types


Fence Mode


Modify a Fence's Shape or Location


Remove the Active Fence


Manipulate Fence Contents


Named Fences



Placing Text, Data Fields and Tags


Place Text


Setting Text Attributes


The Place Text Methods Menu


Place Note


Place Note Settings


Placing a Note with Multiple Leaders


Single-Character Fractions


Text Styles


Select a Text Style


Create and Maintain Text Styles


Text Styles Box Parts


Create a New Text Style


Modify an Existing Text Style


Delete a Style


The Text Style Tabs


Importing Text Styles


Import Text


Text Manipulation Tools


Spell Checker


Edit Text Elements


Match Text Attributes


Change Text Attributes


Display Text Attributes


Copy/Increment Text


Text Nodes


View Text Nodes


Place Text Nodes


Fill In Text Nodes


Data Fields


Data Field Character


Data Field View Attribute


Set Justification for Data Field Contents


Fill In Data Fields


Copy Data Fields


Copy and Increment Data Fields


Edit Text in a Data Field


Tags


Tag Terms


Create a Tag Set and Tags


Maintain Tag Set Definitions


Attach Tags to Elements


Edit Tags


Review Tags


Change Tags


Create Tag Reports


Tag Libraries



Element Modification


Extending Elements


Extending Lines


Extending Elements to Intersection


Extending Element to Intersection


Modifying Vertices


Modifying Elements


Deleting Vertices


Inserting Vertices


Modifying Arcs


Modifying An Arc Radius


Modifying Arc Angle


Modifying Arc Axis


Creating Complex Chains


Manual Method


Automatic Method


Creating Complex Shapes


Manual Method


Automatic Method


Creating Regions


Flood Method


Union Method


Intersection Method


Difference Method


Dropping Complex Chains and Shapes


Multi-Line Styles


Multi-Line Style Components


The Multi-Line Styles Settings Box


Changing a Style Changes Placed Elements


Create a Multi-Line Style


Modifying Multi-Line Joints


Constructing Closed Cross Joints


Constructing Open Cross Joints


Constructing Merged Cross Joints


Constructing Closed Tee Joints


Constructing Open Tee Joints


Constructing Merged Tee Joints


Constructing Corner Joints


Cutting Single Component Lines


Cutting All Component Lines


Uncutting Component Lines


Multi-Line Partial Delete


Moving Multi-line Profiles


Editing Multi-line Caps



Measurement and Dimensioning


Measurement Tools


Measure Distance


Measure Radius


Measure Angle


Measure Length


Measure Area


Element Information


Dimensioning


Dimensioning Terminology


Associative Dimensioning


Alignment Controls


Dimension Styles


Linear Dimensioning


Angular Dimensioning


Dimension Radial


Dimension Element


Miscellaneous Dimensions


Dimension Settings


Geometry related Settings


Units Related Settings


Text Related Settings


Symbology Related Settings


Advanced Settings


Match Dimension Settings


Change Dimensions


Dimension Audit



Printing


Overview of the Printing Process


Printing from MicroStation


Selecting the Area of the Design to Print


Setting the Vector Output Color


Selecting a Printer and Paper Size


Print Scale and Position


Setting Print Attributes


Printing the Design


Saving a Print Configuration


Pen Tables


Creating a Pen Table


Renaming a Pen Table Section


Inserting a New Pen Table Section


Deleting a Pen Table Section


Modifying a Pen Table Section


Batch Printing


Setting Print Specifications


Design Files to Print



Cells and Cell Libraries


Cells


Cell Libraries


Creating a New Cell Library


Attaching Cell Libraries


Creating Cells


Steps for Creating a Cell


Graphic and Point Cell Types


Active Cells


Place Cells


Place Active Line Terminator


Point Placement


Cell Selector


Opening the Cell Selector Box


Invoking Tools from the Cell Selector Box


Customizing the Cell Selector


Creating and Using Cell Selector Files


Cell Housekeeping


Identify Cell


Replace Cells


Drop Complex Status


Drop Fence Contents


Fast Cells View


Library Housekeeping


Edit a Cell's Name and Description


Delete a Cell from the Library


Compress the Attached Cell Library


Create a New Version of a Cell


Shared Cells


Turn on the Shared Cell Feature


Determine Which Cells Are Shared


Declare a Cell to Be Shared


Place Shared Cells


Turn a Shared Cell into an Unshared Cell


Delete the Shared Cell Copy from the Design File



Patterning


Controlling the View of Patterns


Patterning Tools


Hatch Area tool


Crosshatch Area tool


Pattern Area tool


Using the Area Settings to Create Holes


Changing an Element's Area


Delete Patterns


Match Pattern Attributes


Change Pattern


Show Pattern Attributes


Filling an Element


Changing the Fill Type of an Existing Element



Attaching References


Overview of References


Examples of Using References


Reference Manipulations


Access the Reference Tools


List the Attached References


Attaching a Reference


Attach Reference Dialog Box Options


References Settings Box


Tools Menu


Settings Menu


Reference Manipulation Tools


Selecting the Reference


Clipping a Reference


Masking a Reference


Deleting a Reference Clip


Reloading a Reference


Moving a Reference


Copying a Reference


Scaling a Reference


Rotating a Reference


Mirroring a Reference


Detaching a Reference


Using Standard Manipulation Tools


Creating Sheet Models



Special Features


Graphic Groups


Create or Add to a Graphic Group


Create a New Graphic Group from Selected Elements


Using the Element Manipulation Tools with Graphic Groups


Dropping Elements from a Graphic Group


Named Groups


Change Propagation


Named Groups List Box


Create a Named Group


Adding Elements to a Named Group


Remove Elements from a Named Group


Selection by Attributes


Select By Attributes Dialog Box


Selection by Levels


Selection by Types


Selection by Symbology


Selection Modes


Select By Properties Dialog Box


Select By Tags Dialog Box


Executing Selection Criteria


Data Cleanup


General Settings


Duplicates Settings


Overlaps Settings


Gaps Settings


Change the Highlight and Pointer Color


Import and Export Drawings in Other Formats


Supported Formats


Opening a File of Another File Format


Saving a Design File Using Another File Format


Import and Export Other Formats into an Open Design File


AutoCAD Interoperability


Manipulating Images


Annotation Tools


Annotate Tool Box


Detailing Symbols


XYZ Text Tool Box


Dimension-Driven Design


Example of a Constrained Design


Dimension-Driven Design Terms


Dimension-Driven Design Tools


Creating a Dimension-Driven Design


Modifying a Dimension-Driven Design


Creating a Dimension-Driven Cell


Object Linking and Embedding (OLE)


Embedding MicroStation Elements in another Document


Inserting Objects in a MicroStation Design File


Updating Objects in a MicroStation Design File


Maintaining Objects in a MicroStation Design File


Design Management Features


Approving Designs


Checking Design Standards


Track Design Changes


Archive Designs



Customizing MicroStation


Settings Groups


Selecting a Settings Group and Component


Attaching a Settings Group File


Managing a Settings Group


Level Filters


Creating a New Filter


Creating Filter Criteria


Element Templates


Custom Line Styles


The Line Styles Settings Box


The Line Style Editor Settings Box


Workspaces


Setting Up the Active Workspace


Setting User Preferences


Working with Configuration Variables


Customizing the User Interface


Function Keys


Creating and Modifying Function Key Definitions


Fonts


Selecting the Source Font Files


Selecting the Destination Fonts File


Importing Fonts


MicroStation Environment Packages


Project Explorer and Link Sets


Maintaining Link Sets


Associate Files


The MicroStation Drag/Drop Tab


The MicroStation Link Tab


Launching the Web Browser and Opening Files Remotely


Remote Opening of a File


Publishing MicroStation Data to the Internet


Creating HTML Files from Design File Saved Views


Creating HTML File from Design File Snapshot


Creating HTML File from Cell Library


Creating HTML File from Basic Macros


Linking Geometry to Internet URLs


Attaching Link to a Geometry


Displaying Links


Connecting to URLs


Edit Engineering Link


Delete Engineering Link


Scripts and Macros


Scripts


Macros



3D Design and Rendering


What is 3D?


Creating a 3D Design File


View Rotation


Rotate View


Changing View Rotation from the View Rotation Settings Box


Rotating View by Key-in


Design Cube


Display Depth


Fitting Display Depth to Design File Elements


Active Depth


Setting Active Depth


Boresite Lock


Precision Inputs


Drawing Coordinate System


View Coordinate System


Auxiliary Coordinate Systems (ACS)


Precision Input Key-in


Defining an ACS


Rotating the Active ACS


Moving the Active ACS


Selecting the Active ACS


Saving an ACS


3D Primitives


Display Method and Surface Rule Lines


Selection of Solids and Surfaces


Place Slab


Place Sphere


Place Cylinder


Place Cone


Place Torus


Place Wedge


Changing the Status-Solid or Surface


Using AccuDraw in 3D


Projected Surfaces


Extrude Along a Path


Surface of Revolution


Shell Solid


Thicken to Solid


Placing 2D Elements


Creating Composite Solids


Union Operation


Intersection Operation


Difference Operation


Change Normal


Modify Solid


Remove Faces


Cut Solid


Construct a Fillet


Construct a Chamfer


Placing Text


Fence Manipulations


Cell Creation and Placement


Dimensioning


Rendering


Setting Up Cameras


Placement of Light Sources


Rendering Methods


Drawing Composition











Index