Harnessing Microstation V8 XM Edition

by Krishnan, G.V.; Taylor, James E.

• ISBN13: 9781418053147
• ISBN10: 1418053147
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-09-14
• Publisher: Cengage Learning

Summary

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. Loaded with screen shots and menu illustrations, this edition features expanded discussion of element modification, reference file usage and manipulation, new Internet utilities, plus leading-edge 3D design and rendering techniques. Detailed instructions for seamless access to compatible file formats, dimensioning styles, and sophisticated system-level data are also included, making this the ultimate guide for novices as well users upgrading to XM or migrating to MicroStation from other CAD applications.

Author Biography

G.V. Krishnan is the Director of the Applied Business & Technology, Center at the University of Houston

Table of Contents

Introduction	xix
Getting Started	1	(44)
Starting Microstation V8 XM	1	(1)
Beginning a New Design	2	(4)
File Names	4	(1)
Seed Files	5	(1)
Opening an Existing Design File	6	(1)
Opening a Design in Read-Only Mode	7	(1)
Microstation Application Window	7	(14)
Menus	8	(2)
Tool Boxes	10	(7)
Tool Settings Window	17	(1)
Key-in Window	17	(2)
Status Bar	19	(1)
View Windows	20	(1)
Input Methods	21	(7)
Keyboard	21	(4)
Pointing Devices	25	(2)
Cursor Menu	27	(1)
The Design Plane	28	(1)
Working Units	29	(4)
Custom Units	31	(1)
Advanced Units Settings	32	(1)
Creating Models	33	(4)
Create a New Model/Sheet	34	(2)
Copying an Existing Model/Sheet	36	(1)
Edit Model/Sheet Properties	36	(1)
Delete a Model/Sheet	36	(1)
Import a Model/Sheet	37	(1)
Drawing Properties	37	(2)
Saving Changes and Exiting the Design File	39	(2)
Saving the Design File Settings	40	(1)
Existing the MicroStation Program	40	(1)
Getting Help	41	(1)
Contents	41	(1)
Tool Index	42	(1)
Online Support	42	(1)
Enhancements in Microstation V8 XM	42	(3)
Fundamentals I	45	(30)
Objectives	45	(1)
Placement Commands	45	(19)
Place Line	45	(2)
Place Block	47	(3)
Place Shape	50	(2)
Place Orthogonal Shape	52	(1)
Place Circle	53	(5)
Place Arc	58	(6)
Manipulating Elements	64	(3)
Delete Element	65	(1)
Drop Element	66	(1)
Precison Input	67	(8)
Absolute Rectangular Coordinates	68	(1)
Relative Rectangular Coordinates	69	(1)
Relative Polar Coordinates	69	(6)
Fundamentals II	75	(68)
Objectives	75	(1)
Drawing Tools	75	(20)
The Grid System	75	(5)
Axis Lock	80	(1)
Snap Lock	81	(10)
AccuSnap	91	(4)
Element Attributes	95	(16)
Levels	95	(6)
Element Color	101	(3)
Element Line Style	104	(1)
Element Line Weight	105	(1)
Element Transparency	106	(1)
Element Priority	107	(1)
Change Element Attributes	108	(2)
Match Element Attributes	110	(1)
View Control	111	(13)
Update View	112	(1)
Controlling the Design Area Displayed in the View	113	(5)
Fit View	118	(2)
Rotate View	120	(2)
Pan View	122	(1)
View Previous	122	(1)
View Next	123	(1)
Copy View	124	(1)
View Windows and View Attributes	124	(14)
Opening and Closing View Windows	125	(1)
Arranging Open View Windows	126	(1)
Changing the Tool Box Displayed on the View Windows	127	(1)
Creating and Using View Window Groups	128	(3)
Setting View Attributes	131	(3)
Saving Views	134	(4)
Undo and Redo	138	(5)
Undo Tool	139	(1)
Redo Tool	140	(1)
Things to Consider Before Undoing	140	(3)
Fundamentals III	143	(60)
Objectives	143	(1)
Placement Tools	143	(11)
Place Ellipse	143	(4)
Place Regular Polygon	147	(4)
Place Point or Stream Curve	151	(2)
Place Multi-line	153	(1)
Element Modification	154	(15)
Construct Circular Fillet	155	(2)
Construct Chamfer	157	(1)
Trim Elements	158	(10)
Partial Delete	168	(1)
Element Manipulation	169	(22)
Copy Element	170	(1)
Move Element	171	(1)
Move Parallel Element	172	(2)
Scale Element	174	(5)
Rotate Element	179	(5)
Mirror Element	184	(3)
Construct Array	187	(4)
Text Placement	191	(12)
Place Text	191	(1)
Tool Settings window	192	(5)
Place Text by Origin	197	(1)
Keyboard Shortcuts for the Text Editor window	198	(5)
AccuDraw and SmartLine	203	(30)
Objectives	203	(1)
Getting to Know AccuDraw	203	(10)
Start and Stop AccuDraw	203	(2)
Key-In Shortcuts	205	(1)
The AccuDraw Compass	205	(3)
The AccuDraw Settings Box	208	(3)
The Popup Calculator	211	(2)
Smart Lock	213	(1)
Change AccuDraw Settings	213	(9)
Operation	213	(2)
Display	215	(3)
Coordinates	218	(2)
AccuDraw Shortcuts	220	(2)
Working with AccuDraw	222	(4)
Example of Simple Placement	222	(1)
Moving the Compass Origin	223	(1)
Using Tentative Points with AccuDraw	223	(1)
Rotating the AccuDraw Plane	224	(1)
Placing Elements with AccuDraw Active	224	(1)
Manipulating Elements with AccuDraw Active	225	(1)
Place Smartline Tool	226	(7)
The SmartLine Tool Settings Box	227	(3)
Using SmartLine with AccuDraw	230	(3)
Manipulating a Group of Elements	233	(34)
Element Selection Tools	233	(15)
Mode Tools	234	(3)
Method Tools	237	(4)
Select Elements by Attributes	241	(2)
Consolidate Elements into a Group	243	(1)
Ungroup Consolidated Elements	244	(1)
Locking Selected Elements	244	(1)
Unlock Selected Elements	245	(1)
Drag Selected Elements to a New Position	245	(1)
Drag an Element Handle to Change Its Shape	246	(1)
Manipulation Tools with Previously Selected Elements	247	(1)
Change the Attributes of Selected Elements	248	(1)
Fence Manipulation	248	(19)
Fence Types	248	(4)
Fence Mode	252	(3)
Modify a Fence's Shape or Location	255	(3)
Remove the Active Fence	258	(1)
Manipulate Fence Contents	258	(4)
Named Fences	262	(5)
Placing Text, Data Fields and Tags	267	(58)
Place Text	267	(9)
Setting Text Attributes	267	(1)
The Place Text Methods Menu	268	(8)
Place Note	276	(4)
Place Note Settings	276	(4)
Placing a Note with Multiple Leaders	280	(1)
Single-Character Fractions	280	(2)
Text Styles	282	(11)
Select a Text Style	282	(1)
Create and Maintain Text Styles	283	(1)
Text Styles Box Parts	283	(1)
Create a New Text Style	284	(1)
Modify an Existing Text Style	284	(1)
Delete a Style	285	(1)
The Text Style Tabs	285	(8)
Importing Text Styles	293	(1)
Import Text	293	(2)
Text Manipulation Tools	295	(6)
Spell Checker	295	(2)
Edit Text Elements	297	(1)
Match Text Attributes	298	(1)
Change Text Attributes	298	(1)
Display Text Attributes	299	(1)
Copy/Increment Text	300	(1)
Text Nodes	301	(3)
View Text Nodes	301	(1)
Place Text Nodes	302	(1)
Fill In Text Nodes	303	(1)
Data Fields	304	(5)
Data Field Character	304	(1)
Data Field View Attribute	305	(1)
Set Justification for Data Field Contents	305	(1)
Fill In Data Fields	306	(1)
Copy Data Fields	307	(1)
Copy and Increment Data Fields	308	(1)
Edit Text in a Data Field	309	(1)
Tags	309	(16)
Tag Terms	310	(1)
Create a Tag Set and Tags	311	(2)
Maintain Tag Set Definitions	313	(1)
Attach Tags to Elements	313	(2)
Edit Tags	315	(1)
Review Tags	316	(1)
Change Tags	317	(2)
Create Tag Reports	319	(3)
Tag Libraries	322	(3)
Element Modification	325	(50)
Extending Elements	325	(5)
Extending Lines	325	(2)
Extending Elements to Intersection	327	(1)
Extending Element to Intersection	328	(2)
Modifying Vertices	330	(4)
Modifying Elements	330	(2)
Deleting Vertices	332	(2)
Inserting Vertices	334	(1)
Modifying Arcs	334	(3)
Modifying An Arc Radius	335	(1)
Modifying Arc Angle	335	(1)
Modifying Arc Axis	336	(1)
Creating Complex Chains	337	(4)
Manual Method	338	(1)
Automatic Method	339	(2)
Creating Complex Shapes	341	(3)
Manual Method	341	(1)
Automatic Method	342	(2)
Creating Regions	344	(6)
Flood Method	345	(1)
Union Method	346	(1)
Intersection Method	347	(1)
Difference Method	348	(2)
Dropping Complex Chains and Shapes	350	(1)
Multi-Line Styles	351	(9)
Multi-Line Style Components	351	(1)
The Multi-Line Styles Settings Box	351	(5)
Changing a Style Changes Placed Elements	356	(1)
Create a Multi-Line Style	356	(4)
Modifying Multi-Line Joints	360	(15)
Constructing Closed Cross Joints	360	(1)
Constructing Open Cross Joints	361	(1)
Constructing Merged Cross Joints	362	(1)
Constructing Closed Tee Joints	363	(1)
Constructing Open Tee Joints	364	(1)
Constructing Merged Tee Joints	365	(1)
Constructing Corner Joints	366	(1)
Cutting Single Component Lines	367	(1)
Cutting All Component Lines	368	(1)
Uncutting Component Lines	369	(1)
Multi-Line Partial Delete	369	(1)
Moving Multi-line Profiles	370	(2)
Editing Multi-line Caps	372	(3)
Measurement and Dimensioning	375	(72)
Measurement Tools	375	(13)
Measure Distance	375	(4)
Measure Radius	379	(1)
Measure Angle	380	(1)
Measure Length	380	(1)
Measure Area	381	(5)
Element Information	386	(2)
Dimensioning	388	(36)
Dimensioning Terminology	389	(1)
Associative Dimensioning	390	(1)
Alignment Controls	391	(1)
Dimension Styles	392	(1)
Linear Dimensioning	392	(9)
Angular Dimensioning	401	(9)
Dimension Radial	410	(7)
Dimension Element	417	(1)
Miscellaneous Dimensions	418	(6)
Dimension Settings	424	(20)
Geometry Related Settings	425	(6)
Units Related Settings	431	(3)
Text Related Settings	434	(4)
Symbology Related Settings	438	(1)
Advanced Settings	439	(3)
Match Dimension Settings	442	(1)
Change Dimensions	443	(1)
Dimension Audit	444	(3)
Printing	447	(28)
Overview of the Printing Process	447	(2)
Printing from Microstation	449	(6)
Selecting the Area of the Design to Print	450	(1)
Setting the Vector Output Color	451	(1)
Selecting a Printer and Paper Size	451	(1)
Print Scale and Position	452	(1)
Setting Print Attributes	453	(1)
Printing the Design	454	(1)
Saving a Print Configuration	455	(1)
Pen Tables	456	(7)
Creating a Pen Table	456	(1)
Renaming a Pen Table Section	457	(1)
Inserting a New Pen Table Section	457	(1)
Deleting a Pen Table Section	458	(1)
Modifying a Pen Table Section	458	(5)
Batch Printing	463	(12)
Setting Print Specifications	464	(8)
Design Files to Print	472	(3)
Cells and Cell Libraries	475	(48)
Cells	475	(1)
Cell Libraries	476	(5)
Creating a New Cell Library	476	(2)
Attaching Cell Libraries	478	(3)
Creating Cells	481	(4)
Steps for Creating a Cell	482	(3)
Graphic and Point Cell Types	485	(1)
Active Cells	485	(15)
Place Cells	486	(6)
Place Active Line Terminator	492	(1)
Point Placement	493	(7)
Cell Selector	500	(10)
Opening the Cell Selector Box	501	(1)
Invoking Tools from the Cell Selector Box	502	(1)
Customizing the Cell Selector	502	(5)
Creating and Using Cell Selector Files	507	(3)
Cell Housekeeping	510	(5)
Identify Cell	510	(1)
Replace Cells	511	(2)
Drop Complex Status	513	(1)
Drop Fence Contents	514	(1)
Fast Cells View	515	(1)
Library Housekeeping	515	(3)
Edit a Cell's Name and Description	516	(1)
Delete a Cell from the Library	517	(1)
Compress the Attached Cell Library	517	(1)
Create a New Version of a Cell	518	(1)
Shared Cells	518	(5)
Turn on the Shared Cell Feature	519	(1)
Determine Which Cells Are Shared	519	(1)
Declare a Cell to Be Shared	519	(1)
Place Shared Cells	520	(1)
Turn a Shared Cell into an Unshared Cell	520	(1)
Delete the Shared Cell Copy from the Design File	521	(2)
Patterning	523	(22)
Controlling the View of Patterns	523	(1)
Patterning Tools	524	(13)
Hatch Area tool	525	(9)
Crosshatch Area tool	534	(1)
Pattern Area tool	535	(2)
Using the Area Settings to Create Holes	537	(2)
Changing an Element's Area	538	(1)
Delete Patterns	539	(1)
Match Pattern Attributes	540	(1)
Change Pattern	540	(1)
Show Pattern Attributes	541	(1)
Filling an Element	542	(3)
Changing the Fill Type of an Existing Element	543	(2)
Attaching References	545	(34)
Overview of References	545	(2)
Examples of Using References	545	(1)
Reference Manipulations	546	(1)
Access the Reference Tools	546	(1)
List the Attached References	547	(1)
Attaching a Reference	547	(8)
Attach Reference Dialog Box Options	549	(6)
References Settings Box	555	(5)
Tools Menu	555	(1)
Settings Menu	556	(4)
Reference Manipulation Tools	560	(13)
Selecting the Reference	560	(1)
Clipping a Reference	561	(1)
Masking a Reference	562	(1)
Deleting a Reference Clip	563	(1)
Reloading a Reference	564	(1)
Moving a Reference	564	(2)
Copying a Reference	566	(1)
Scaling a Reference	567	(2)
Rotating a Reference	569	(2)
Mirroring a Reference	571	(1)
Detaching a Reference	572	(1)
Using Standard Manipulation Tools	573	(2)
Creating Sheet Models	575	(4)
Special Features	579	(74)
Graphic Groups	579	(4)
Create or Add to a Graphic Group	580	(1)
Create a New Graphic Group from Selected Elements	581	(1)
Using the Element Manipulation Tools with Graphic Groups	581	(1)
Dropping Elements from a Graphic Group	582	(1)
Named Groups	583	(9)
Change Propagation	584	(1)
Named Groups List Box	585	(3)
Create a Named Group	588	(2)
Adding Elements to a Named Group	590	(1)
Remove Elements from a Named Group	591	(1)
Selection by Attributes	592	(4)
Select By Attributes Dialog Box	593	(1)
Selection by Levels	593	(1)
Selection by Types	593	(1)
Selection by Symbology	594	(1)
Selection Modes	594	(1)
Select by Properties Dialog Box	595	(1)
Select by Tags Dialog Box	595	(1)
Executing Selection Criteria	596	(1)
Data Cleanup	596	(6)
General Settings	598	(1)
Duplicates Settings	599	(1)
Overlaps Settings	600	(1)
Gaps Settings	601	(1)
Change the Highlight and Pointer Color	602	(1)
Import and Export Drawings in Other Formats	603	(4)
Supported Formats	604	(1)
Opening a File of Another File Format	605	(1)
Saving a Design File Using Another File Format	606	(1)
Import and Export Other Formats into an Open Design File	607	(1)
Autocad Interoperability	607	(1)
Manipulating Images	608	(3)
Annotation Tools	611	(16)
Annotate Tool Box	612	(3)
Detailing Symbols	615	(7)
XYZ Text Tool Box	622	(5)
Dimension-Driven Design	627	(17)
Example of a Constrained Design	628	(1)
Dimension-Driven Design Terms	629	(1)
Dimension-Driven Design Tools	630	(1)
Creating a Dimension-Driven Design	631	(11)
Modifying a Dimension-Driven Design	642	(2)
Creating a Dimension-Driven Cell	644	(1)
Object Linking and Embedding (OLE)	644	(6)
Embedding MicroStation Elements in another Document	645	(1)
Inserting Objects in a MicroStation Design File	645	(4)
Updating Objects in a MicroStation Design File	649	(1)
Maintaining Objects in a MicroStation Design File	649	(1)
Design Management Features	650	(3)
Approving Designs	650	(1)
Checking Design Standards	650	(1)
Track Design Changes	650	(1)
Archive Designs	651	(2)
Customizing MicroStation	653	(62)
Settings Groups	653	(10)
Selecting a Settings Group and Component	654	(1)
Attaching a Settings Group File	655	(1)
Managing a Settings Group	655	(8)
Level Filters	663	(2)
Creating a New Filter	664	(1)
Creating Filter Criteria	664	(1)
Element Templates	665	(1)
Custom Line Styles	665	(13)
The Line Styles Settings Box	666	(1)
The Line Style Editor Settings Box	666	(12)
Workspaces	678	(9)
Setting Up the Active Workspace	679	(2)
Setting User Preferences	681	(1)
Working with Configuration Variables	682	(4)
Customizing the User Interface	686	(1)
Function Keys	687	(2)
Creating and Modifying Function Key Definitions	688	(1)
Fonts	689	(2)
Selecting the Source Font Files	690	(1)
Selecting the Destination Fonts File	691	(1)
Importing Fonts	691	(1)
Microstation Environment Packages	691	(6)
Project Explorer and Link Sets	693	(2)
Maintaining Link Sets	695	(2)
Associate Files	697	(1)
The MicroStation Drag/Drop Tab	697	(1)
The MicroStation Link Tab	698	(1)
Launching the Web Browser and Opening Files Remotely	698	(4)
Remote Opening of a File	701	(1)
Publishing Microstation Data to the Internet	702	(6)
Creating HTML Files from Design File Saved Views	702	(2)
Creating HTML File from Design File Snapshot	704	(1)
Creating HTML File from Cell Library	705	(2)
Creating HTML File from Basic Macros	707	(1)
Linking Geometry to Internet Urls	708	(4)
Attaching Link to a Geometry	709	(1)
Displaying Links	710	(1)
Connecting to URLs	710	(1)
Edit Engineering Link	711	(1)
Delete Engineering Link	712	(1)
Scripts and Macros	712	(3)
Scripts	712	(1)
Macros	713	(2)
3D Design and Rendering	715	(52)
What is 3D?	715	(1)
Creating a 3D Design File	716	(2)
View Rotation	718	(2)
Rotate View	718	(1)
Changing View Rotation from the View Rotation Settings Box	718	(1)
Rotating View by Key-in	719	(1)
Design Cube	720	(1)
Display Depth	721	(2)
Fitting Display Depth to Design File Elements	723	(1)
Active Depth	723	(2)
Setting Active Depth	723	(2)
Boresite Lock	725	(1)
Precision Inputs	725	(2)
Drawing Coordinate System	726	(1)
View Coordinate System	726	(1)
Auxiliary Coordinate Systems (ACS)	727	(8)
Precision Input Key-in	729	(1)
Defining an ACS	730	(2)
Rotating the Active ACS	732	(1)
Moving the Active ACS	733	(1)
Selecting the Active ACS	733	(1)
Saving an ACS	734	(1)
3D Primitives	735	(8)
Display Method and Surface Rule Lines	735	(1)
Selection of Solids and Surfaces	736	(1)
Place Slab	736	(1)
Place Sphere	737	(1)
Place Cylinder	738	(1)
Place Cone	739	(2)
Place Torus	741	(1)
Place Wedge	742	(1)
Changing the Status---Solid or Surface	743	(1)
Using AccuDraw in 3D	743	(2)
Projected Surfaces	745	(1)
Extrude Along a Path	746	(1)
Surface of Revolution	747	(1)
Shell Solid	748	(1)
Thicken to Solid	749	(1)
Placing 2D Elements	750	(1)
Creating Composite Solids	750	(5)
Union Operation	750	(2)
Intersection Operation	752	(1)
Difference Operation	753	(2)
Change Normal	755	(1)
Modify Solid	755	(1)
Remove Faces	756	(1)
Cut Solid	757	(1)
Construct a Fillet	758	(2)
Construct a Chamfer	760	(1)
Placing Text	761	(1)
Fence Manipulations	762	(1)
Cell Creation and Placement	762	(1)
Dimensioning	762	(1)
Rendering	762	(4)
Setting Up Cameras	763	(1)
Placement of Light Sources	764	(1)
Rendering Methods	765	(1)
Drawing Composition	766	(1)
Appendix A	767	(2)
Appendix B	769	(14)
Appendix C	783	(4)
Index	787