Harnessing Microstation V8

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

• ISBN13: 9781401824303
• ISBN10: 1401824307
• Edition: CD
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-08-27
• Publisher: Cengage Learning

Summary

Introduces the features and functions that comprise the latest version of the Microstation design and drafting software package. Suitable for use as a textbook, the guide begins with the basic element placement and manipulation tools, then explains how to place text, dimension drawings, plot a printout, and repeat patterns. The final chapter overviews 3D design and rendering. The CD-ROM contains project and discipline specific exercises in pdf format.

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	(46)
Hardware Configuration	2	(3)
Processors	2	(1)
Memory	2	(1)
Hard Drives	2	(1)
Video Adapter and Display	3	(1)
Input Devices	3	(2)
Starting Microstation V8	5	(1)
Using Dialog Boxes and Settings Boxes	6	(4)
Title Bar and Menu Bar Item	6	(2)
Label Item	8	(1)
Edit Field	8	(1)
List Boxes and Scroll Bars	8	(1)
Buttons	9	(1)
Check Boxes	9	(1)
Option Button	10	(1)
Beginning a New Design	10	(6)
File Names	13	(1)
Seed Files	14	(2)
Opening an Existing Design File	16	(1)
Opening a Design in Read-Only Mode	17	(1)
Microstation Application Window	17	(11)
Drop-down Menus	18	(1)
Tool Frames and Tool Boxes	19	(5)
Tool Settings Window	24	(1)
Key-in Window	25	(1)
Status Bar	26	(1)
View Windows	27	(1)
Input Methods	28	(2)
Keyboard	28	(1)
Pointing Devices	28	(1)
Cursor Menu	29	(1)
The Design Plane	30	(1)
Working Units	31	(4)
Custom Units	32	(2)
Advanced Units Settings	34	(1)
Coordinate Readout	35	(1)
Creating Models	36	(2)
Create a New Model/Sheet	37	(1)
Copying an Existing Model	37	(1)
Edit Model Properties	38	(1)
Delete a Model	38	(1)
Import a Model	38	(1)
Drawing Properties	38	(2)
Saving Changes and Exiting the Design File	40	(2)
Saving the Design File Settings	41	(1)
Exiting the MicroStation Program	42	(1)
Getting Help	42	(2)
Contents	42	(1)
Tool Index	43	(1)
MicroStation on Web	44	(1)
Enhancements in Microstation V8	44	(3)
Fundamentals I	47	(30)
Placement Commands	47	(16)
Place Line	48	(2)
Place Block	50	(2)
Place Shape	52	(2)
Place Orthogonal Shape	54	(1)
Place Circle	55	(5)
Place Arc	60	(3)
Manipulating Elements	63	(1)
Delete Element	64	(1)
Drop Line String/Shape Status	65	(1)
Precision Input	66	(8)
Absolute Rectangular Coordinates	67	(1)
Relative Rectangular Coordinates	68	(1)
Relative Polar Coordinates	69	(5)
Review Questions	74	(3)
Fundamentals II	77	(74)
Drawing Tools	77	(20)
The Grid System	78	(5)
Axis Lock	83	(1)
Snap Lock	84	(10)
AccuSnap	94	(3)
Element Attributes	97	(12)
Levels	97	(6)
Element Color	103	(1)
Element Line Style	104	(1)
Element Line Weight	105	(1)
Change Element Attributes	106	(3)
Match Element Attributes	109	(1)
View Control	109	(14)
Update View	111	(1)
Controlling the Design Area Displayed in the View	111	(5)
Fit View	116	(2)
Rotate View	118	(3)
Pan View	121	(1)
View Previous	122	(1)
View Next	122	(1)
View Windows and View Attributes	123	(23)
Opening and Closing View Windows	124	(2)
Arranging Open View Windows	126	(5)
Arranging Individual View Windows	131	(2)
Turning the View Window Scroll Bars On and Off	133	(1)
Creating and Using View Window Groups	133	(5)
Setting View Attributes	138	(2)
Saving Views	140	(6)
Undo and Redo	146	(3)
Undo Tool	146	(2)
Redo Tool	148	(1)
Things to Consider Before Undoing	148	(1)
Review Questions	149	(2)
Fundamentals III	151	(64)
Placement Tools	151	(13)
Place Ellipse	152	(3)
Place Regular Polygon	155	(5)
Place Point or Stream Curve	160	(2)
Place Multi-line	162	(2)
Element Modification	164	(15)
Construct Circular Fillet	164	(2)
Construct Chamfer	166	(1)
Trim Elements	167	(10)
Partial Delete	177	(2)
Element Manipulation	179	(23)
Copy	179	(2)
Move	181	(2)
Move Parallel	183	(2)
Scale	185	(5)
Rotate	190	(4)
Mirror	194	(4)
Construct Array	198	(4)
Text Placement	202	(11)
Place Text	203	(1)
Tool Settings window	204	(5)
Place Text by Origin	209	(1)
Keyboard Shortcuts for the Text Editor window	210	(3)
Review Questions	213	(2)
AccuDraw and SmartLine	215	(30)
Getting to Know AccuDraw	215	(9)
Start and Stop AccuDraw	216	(1)
Key-In Shortcuts	217	(1)
The AccuDraw Compass	217	(3)
The AccuDraw Coordinates Box	220	(2)
Recall Previous Values	222	(1)
The Popup Calculator	223	(1)
Smart Lock	224	(1)
Change AccuDraw Settings	224	(9)
Operation	225	(2)
Display	227	(2)
The Coordinates Tab	229	(2)
AccuDraw Shortcuts	231	(2)
Working with AccuDraw	233	(4)
Example of Simple Placement	233	(1)
Moving the Compass Origin	234	(1)
Using Tentative Points with AccuDraw	234	(1)
Rotating the AccuDraw Plane	235	(1)
Placing Elements with AccuDraw Active	235	(1)
Manipulating Elements with AccuDraw Active	236	(1)
Place SmartLine Tool	237	(6)
The SmartLine Tool Settings Box	237	(4)
Using SmartLine with AccuDraw	241	(2)
Review Questions	243	(2)
Manipulating a Group of Elements	245	(28)
Element Selection	245	(13)
Selecting Elements with the PowerSelector Tool	245	(6)
Select Elements with the Element Selection Tool	251	(1)
Consolidate Elements into a Group	252	(1)
Ungroup Consolidated Elements	253	(1)
Locking Selected Elements	254	(1)
Unlock Selected Elements	254	(1)
Drag Selected Elements to a New Position	254	(1)
Drag an Element Handle to Change Its Shape	255	(1)
Deleting Selected Elements	256	(1)
Change the Attributes of Selected Elements	257	(1)
Manipulation Tools that Recognize Selected Elements	257	(1)
Fence Manipulation	258	(14)
Placing a Fence	259	(4)
Fence Selection Mode	263	(3)
Modifying a Fence's Shape or Location	266	(2)
Manipulating Fence Contents	268	(2)
Stretch Fence Contents	270	(1)
Remove a Fence	271	(1)
Review Questions	272	(1)
Placing Text, Data Fields and Tags	273	(58)
Place Text	274	(9)
Fitted Method	274	(1)
View Independent and Fitted VI Methods	275	(1)
Above Element Method	275	(3)
Below Element Method	278	(1)
On Element Method	278	(1)
Along Element	279	(3)
Word Wrap Method	282	(1)
Place Note	283	(2)
Single-Character Fractions	285	(2)
Text Styles	287	(8)
Select a Text Style	287	(1)
Create and Maintain Text Styles	287	(1)
Text Styles Box Parts	288	(1)
Create a New Style	289	(1)
Modify the Values of an Existing Style	290	(1)
Delete a Style	290	(1)
The General Tab Settings	290	(4)
The Advanced Tab Settings	294	(1)
Importing Text Styles	294	(1)
Import Text	295	(2)
Text Manipulation Tools	297	(7)
Spell Checker	297	(2)
Edit Text Elements	299	(1)
Match Text Attributes	300	(1)
Change Text Attributes	301	(1)
Display Text Attributes	302	(1)
Copy and Increment Text	302	(2)
Text Nodes	304	(3)
View Text Nodes	304	(1)
Place Text Nodes	305	(1)
Fill In Text Nodes	306	(1)
Data Fields	307	(6)
Data Field Character	307	(1)
Data Field View Attribute	308	(1)
Set Justification for Data Field Contents	308	(1)
Fill In Data Fields	309	(2)
Copy Data Fields	311	(1)
Copy and Increment Data Fields	311	(1)
Edit Text in a Data Field	312	(1)
Tags	313	(17)
Tag Terms	314	(1)
Create a Tag Set and Tags	314	(2)
Maintain Tag Set Definitions	316	(1)
Attach Tags to Elements	317	(1)
Edit Tags	318	(2)
Review Tags	320	(1)
Change Tags	321	(2)
Create Tag Reports	323	(4)
Tag Libraries	327	(3)
Review Questions	330	(1)
Element Modification	331	(50)
Element Modification---Extending Lines	331	(5)
Extend Element	332	(1)
Extend Elements to Intersection	333	(2)
Extend Element to Intersection	335	(1)
Element Modification---Modifying Vertices	336	(5)
Modify Element	336	(3)
Delete Vertex	339	(1)
Insert Vertex	340	(1)
Element Modification---Modifying Arcs	341	(17)
Modify Arc Radius	341	(1)
Modify Arc Angle	342	(1)
Modify Arc Axis	343	(2)
Create Complex Chain and Shapes	345	(1)
Create a Complex Chain Manually	346	(1)
Create a Complex Chain Automatically	347	(2)
Create a Complex Shape Manually	349	(1)
Create a Complex Shape Automatically	350	(2)
Create a Region	352	(6)
Drop Complex Chains and Shapes	358	(1)
Drop a Complex Chain or Shape	358	(1)
Drop Several Complex Chains or Shapes	359	(1)
Define Multi-Lines	359	(6)
Define Line Components	361	(2)
Start Cap or End Cap Components	363	(2)
Modify Multi-Line Joints	365	(14)
Construct Closed Cross Joint	365	(2)
Construct Open Cross Joint	367	(1)
Construct Merged Cross Joint	368	(1)
Construct Closed Tee Joint	369	(1)
Construct Open Tee Joint	370	(1)
Construct Merged Tee Joint	371	(1)
Construct Corner Joint	372	(1)
Cut Single Component Line	373	(1)
Cut All Component Lines	374	(1)
Uncut Component Lines	375	(1)
Multi-line Partial Delete	376	(1)
Move Multi-line Profile	376	(2)
Edit Multi-line Cap	378	(1)
Review Questions	379	(2)
Measurement and Dimensioning	381	(82)
Measurement Tools	381	(11)
Measure Distance	382	(3)
Measure Radius	385	(1)
Measure Angle	386	(1)
Measure Length	386	(1)
Measure Area	387	(5)
Dimensioning	392	(42)
Dimensioning Terminology	393	(2)
Associative Dimensioning	395	(1)
Alignment Controls	395	(1)
Dimension Styles	396	(1)
Linear Dimensioning	396	(12)
Dimension Element	408	(1)
Angular Dimensioning	409	(9)
Dimension Radial	418	(9)
Miscellaneous Dimensions	427	(6)
Geometric Tolerance	433	(1)
Dimension Settings	434	(26)
Custom Symbols	437	(2)
Dimension Lines	439	(1)
Dimension with Leader	440	(1)
Extension Lines	441	(2)
Placement	443	(3)
Terminators	446	(2)
Terminator Symbols	448	(1)
Text	449	(3)
Tolerance	452	(2)
Tool Settings	454	(1)
Units	454	(2)
Unit Format	456	(2)
Match Dimension Settings	458	(1)
Change Dimension	459	(1)
Review Questions	460	(3)
Printing	463	(30)
Overview of the Printing Process	464	(1)
Printing from Microstation	465	(8)
Selecting the Area of the Design to Print	467	(1)
Setting the Vector Output Color	467	(1)
Selecting a Printer	468	(1)
Setting the Printing Parameters	469	(1)
Setting Print Attributes	470	(2)
Creating the Print	472	(1)
Saving Print Configuration	473	(1)
Pen Tables	474	(9)
Creating a Pen Table	475	(1)
Renaming a Pen Table Section	476	(1)
Inserting a New Pen Table Section	476	(1)
Deleting a Pen Table Section	476	(1)
Modifying a Pen Table Section	477	(6)
Batch Printing	483	(10)
Setting Print Specifications	483	(8)
Design Files to Print	491	(2)
Cells and Cell Libraries	493	(48)
Cells	494	(1)
Cell Libraries	494	(4)
Creating a New Cell Library	495	(2)
Attaching an Existing Cell Library	497	(1)
Creating Your Own Cells	498	(5)
Before You Start	498	(2)
Steps for Creating Cells	500	(3)
Graphic and Point Cell Types	503	(1)
Active Cells	503	(17)
Place Cells	504	(6)
Place Active Line Terminator	510	(2)
Point Placement	512	(8)
Cell Selector	520	(8)
Opening the Cell Selector Box	520	(1)
Invoking Tools from the Cell Selector Box	520	(1)
Customizing the Cell Selector	520	(6)
Creating and Using Cell Selector Files	526	(2)
Cell Housekeeping	528	(5)
Identify Cell	528	(1)
Replace Cells	529	(2)
Drop Complex Status	531	(1)
Drop Fence Contents	532	(1)
Fast Cells View	533	(1)
Library Housekeeping	533	(3)
Edit a Cell's Name and Description	534	(1)
Delete a Cell from the Library	534	(1)
Compress the Attached Cell Library	535	(1)
Create a New Version of a Cell	535	(1)
Shared Cells	536	(4)
Turn on the Shared Cell Feature	536	(1)
Determine Which Cells Are Shared	537	(1)
Declare a Cell to Be Shared	537	(1)
Place Shared Cells	538	(1)
Turn a Shared Cell into an Unshared Cell	538	(1)
Delete the Shared Cell Copy from Your Design File	539	(1)
Review Questions	540	(1)
Patterning	541	(22)
Controlling the View of Patterns	542	(1)
Patterning Commands	543	(2)
Tool Settings for Patterning	545	(2)
Spacing	545	(1)
Angle	545	(1)
Tolerance	545	(1)
Associative Pattern	545	(1)
Snappable Pattern	546	(1)
Pattern Cell	546	(1)
Scale	547	(1)
Method	547	(1)
Patterning Methods	547	(2)
Placing Patterns	549	(6)
Element	549	(1)
Fence	550	(1)
Intersection	550	(1)
Union	551	(1)
Difference	552	(1)
Flood	552	(2)
Points	554	(1)
Using the Area Setting to Create Holes	555	(2)
Changing an Element's Area	556	(1)
Deleting Patterns	557	(1)
Matching Pattern Attributes	557	(1)
Filling an Element	558	(4)
Area Fill View Attribute	559	(1)
Changing the Fill Type of an Existing Element	560	(2)
Review Questions	562	(1)
Attaching References	563	(22)
Overview of References	564	(1)
Examples of Using References	565	(1)
Attaching a Reference	566	(5)
Listing the Attached References	570	(1)
Reference Manipulations	571	(13)
Selecting the Reference	571	(1)
Move Reference	572	(1)
Copy Reference Attachment	573	(1)
Scale Reference	573	(2)
Rotate Reference	575	(1)
Mirror Reference	575	(1)
Clip Reference	576	(1)
Mask Reference	577	(1)
Delete Clipping Mask(s)	578	(1)
Merging References into Master	579	(1)
Reloading the Reference	579	(1)
Detaching the Reference	580	(1)
Exchange Reference	581	(1)
Reference File Agent Dialog Box	581	(1)
Update Sequence Dialog Box	582	(1)
Hilite References	583	(1)
Review Questions	584	(1)
Special Features	585	(60)
Graphic Groups	586	(3)
Adding Elements to a Graphic Group	586	(1)
Manipulating Elements in a Graphic Group	587	(1)
Copying Elements in a Graphic Group	588	(1)
Dropping Elements from a Graphic Group	588	(1)
Merge Utility	589	(2)
Selection by Attributes	591	(5)
Select By Attributes Dialog Box	591	(2)
Selection by Level	593	(1)
Selection by Type	593	(1)
Selection by Symbology	593	(1)
Controlling the Selection Mode	593	(1)
Select By Properties Dialog Box	594	(1)
Select By Tags Dialog Box	595	(1)
Executing Selection Criteria into Effect	596	(1)
Level Symbology	596	(2)
Changing the Highlight and Pointer Color	598	(2)
Importing and Exporting Drawings in Other Formats	600	(4)
Supported Formats	600	(1)
Opening a File of Another File Format	601	(1)
Saving a Design File Using Another File Format	602	(1)
Importing and Exporting Other Formats into an Open Design File	603	(1)
Manipulating Images	604	(3)
The Annotation Tools	607	(15)
The Annotate Tool Box	608	(3)
The Drafting Tools	611	(6)
XYZ Text Tool Box	617	(5)
Dimension-Driven Design	622	(17)
Example of a Constrained Design	622	(2)
Dimension-Driven Design Terms	624	(1)
Dimension-Driven Design Tools	624	(1)
Creating a Dimension-Driven Design	625	(12)
Modifying a Dimension-Driven Design	637	(2)
Creating a Dimension-Driven Cell	639	(1)
Object Linking and Embedding (OLE)	639	(5)
Review Questions	644	(1)
Internet Utilities	645	(18)
Launching the Web Browser and Opening Files Remotely	646	(7)
Remote Opening of Design File	649	(1)
Remote Opening of Settings File	650	(1)
Remote Opening of Archive File	651	(1)
Remote Opening of Reference File	651	(1)
Remote Opening of Cell Library	652	(1)
Publishing Microstation Data to the Internet	653	(6)
Creating HTML File from Design File Saved View	653	(1)
Creating HTML File from Design File Snapshot	654	(1)
Creating HTML File from Cell Library	655	(2)
Creating HTML File from Basic Macros	657	(2)
Linking Geometry to Internet URLS	659	(4)
Attaching Link to a Geometry	659	(1)
Displaying Links	660	(1)
Connecting to URLs	660	(1)
Edit Engineering Link	661	(1)
Delete Engineering Link	662	(1)
Customizing MicroStation	663	(84)
Settings Groups	664	(10)
Selecting a Settings Group and Corresponding Component	664	(2)
Attaching a Settings Group File	666	(1)
Maintaining a Settings Group	666	(8)
Level Filters	674	(2)
Custom Line Styles	676	(14)
The Line Styles Settings Box	677	(1)
The Line Style Editor Settings Box	678	(12)
Workspace	690	(48)
Setting Up the Active Workspace	690	(3)
Setting User Preferences	693	(13)
Working with Configuration Variables	706	(20)
Customizing the User Interface	726	(12)
Function Keys	738	(3)
Creating and Modifying Function Key Definitions	738	(3)
Installing Fonts	741	(3)
Selecting the Source Font Files	742	(1)
Selecting the Destination Fonts File	743	(1)
Importing Fonts	743	(1)
Packaging the Microstation Environment	744	(2)
Scripts and Macros	746	(1)
Scripts	746	(1)
Macros	746	(1)
3D Design and Rendering	747	(50)
What is 3D?	747	(2)
Creating a 3D Design File	749	(1)
View Rotation	750	(3)
Rotate View	750	(1)
Changing View Rotation from the View Rotation Settings Box	751	(1)
Rotating View by Key-in	752	(1)
Design Cube	753	(1)
Display Depth	753	(3)
Setting Display Depth	754	(2)
Fitting Display Depth to Design File Elements	756	(1)
Active Depth	756	(2)
Setting Active Depth	756	(2)
Boresite Lock	758	(1)
Precision Inputs	758	(3)
Drawing Coordinate System	759	(1)
View Coordinate System	760	(1)
Auxiliary Coordinate Systems (ACS)	761	(6)
Precision Input Key-in	762	(1)
Defining an ACS	763	(2)
Rotating the Active ACS	765	(1)
Moving the Active ACS	766	(1)
Selecting the Active ACS	766	(1)
Saving an ACS	766	(1)
3D Primitives	767	(8)
Display Method and Surface Rule Lines	768	(1)
Selection of Solids and Surfaces	769	(1)
Place Slab	769	(1)
Place Sphere	770	(1)
Place Cylinder	771	(1)
Place Cone	772	(1)
Place Torus	773	(1)
Place Wedge	774	(1)
Changing the Status---Solid or Surface	775	(1)
Using Accudraw in 3D	776	(1)
Projected Surfaces	777	(1)
Extrude Along a Path	778	(1)
Surface of Revolution	779	(1)
Shell Solid	780	(1)
Thicken to Solid	780	(1)
Placing 2D Elements	781	(1)
Creating Composite Solids	781	(5)
Union Operation	781	(2)
Intersection Operation	783	(1)
Difference Operation	784	(2)
Change Normal	786	(1)
Modify Solid	786	(1)
Remove Faces	787	(1)
Cut Solid	788	(1)
Construct Fillet	789	(1)
Construct Chamfer	790	(1)
Placing Text	791	(1)
Fence Manipulations	791	(1)
Cell Creation and Placement	792	(1)
Dimensioning	792	(1)
Rendering	792	(4)
Setting Up Cameras	792	(2)
Placement of Light Sources	794	(1)
Rendering Methods	794	(2)
Drawing Composition	796	(1)
Appendix A MicroStation Tool Boxes	797	(2)
Appendix B Key-in Commands	799	(14)
Appendix C Alternate Key-ins	813	(4)
Appendix D Primitive Commands	817	(12)
Index	829