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Drawing with attributes

Drawing with attributes - MicroStation Tutorial

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Drawing with attributes

- Next, we'll take a look at drawing with Attributes. Attributes in MicroStation refers to the properties or the appearance of the element. The Attributes toolbox has been docked at the top of our application window during the entirety of this course. The first Attribute to consider is the level Attribute. When you place an element in your drawing it goes on a specific level to provide the ability to turn elements on and off. The second Attribute is the Color, where you can select colors to apply to your next element. The Line Style, Lineweight, Transparency, and Priority are all applied to ever element placed in the design file. Use this tool box to change and apply Attributes to new and existing elements. Here, I've displayed some elements with different Attributes applied to them to give you a general overview of how these elements would appear. In the first column, I placed a shape element using different colors. The colors in MicroStation are assigned a number zero through 255…

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