Author
Released
9/20/2017- Using menus, settings, and toolboxes
- Modifying MicroStation preferences
- Working with DGN files
- Leveraging multiple views
- Using AccuDraw and AccuSnap
- Drawing lines, shapes, and forms
- Rotating, stretching, and scaling elements
- Trimming and modifying elements
- Selecting handles and element attributes
Skill Level Beginner
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- [Jeanne] Hello again, my name is Jeanne Aarhus. Let me welcome you to the other side of CAD. At this point you're probably feeling a little apprehensive about your decision to learn a new CAD application. But don't worry, many of us have survived this transition, and even thrive in the MicroStation environment today. Dual CAD environments are becoming more and more common in many engineering offices today. And once you have completed the exercises in this course you will discover what the differences, and similarities are between AutoCAD and MicroStation.
For this course I am focusing on the most common releases of both CAD applications, MicroStation V8i, and AutoCAD release 2018. First and foremost, remember that no two CAD applications are exactly alike. As technology progresses, and the Windows environment influences just about every aspect of our software applications, MicroStation and AutoCAD are becoming more and more similar. However I can't lie, they are still very different in many ways, specifically in design and usage.
My goal is to help you make this transition as seamless as possible. During this course we will learn the differences and limitations, and hopefully use your current AutoCAD knowledge to help you learn MicroStation. So take a deep breath, and smile. You are about to embark on an adventure where change is progress. One of the first barriers for AutoCAD users is the language barrier. I have delivered a document with the exercise files, located here, that compares the AutoCAD commands to MicroStation commands.
This should help you to learn and identify the new language. And throughout this course I will continue to compare the two CAD applications, so that you can use your current AutoCAD knowledge to simplify the entire process. These comparisons will fly in at the appropriate times, and fly back out when I need you to concentrate on the screen activity. I know many of these command comparisons are longer than I give you time to read, but not everyone will want to read all this information. So if you do want to read more information on each command comparison, just pause the video to read as needed, and proceed through the videos at your own pace.
I will also provide AutoCAD tips to highlight important information related specifically to the AutoCAD user, to help you become more productive in using MicroStation as it relates to AutoCAD. As an AutoCAD user myself, I can assure you that MicroStation offers many tools that you will recognize. And it even offers some enhancements that will take you above and beyond what you could do in AutoCAD. So let's get started with this course using MicroStation V8i.
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Introduction
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Welcome2m 41s
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Using the exercise files2m 51s
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1. Surviving the Interface
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Getting started3m 8s
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Using the mouse3m 54s
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Using pulldown menus2m 56s
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Using toolboxes3m 43s
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Using Task Navigation3m 57s
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Using Tool Settings5m 34s
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Using Position Mapping3m 10s
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Using the Key-in browser6m 18s
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Using the status bar2m 58s
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Using right-click menus2m 42s
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Docking dialogs2m 32s
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Command types1m 43s
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Preferences7m 48s
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2. Basic DGN Concepts
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The DGN file7m 24s
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Seed files2m 5s
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Design file settings7m 2s
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Locks3m 10s
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Working units10m 6s
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3. View Control
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Using multiple views9m 59s
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View attributes7m 9s
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Using 3D views3m 36s
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4. AccuDraw and AccuSnap
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AccuDraw basics5m 47s
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Compass4m 28s
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AccuDraw shortcut basics7m 59s
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Using Key-in browser3m 38s
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Using Precision Input3m 9s
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Practice: Precision Input3m 54s
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Using AccuSnap3m 43s
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Snap modes8m 34s
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5. Basic Draw Commands
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Linear elements4m 42s
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Shape elements3m 8s
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Circle elements2m 29s
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Pattern elements8m 44s
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Linear pattern elements2m 55s
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6. Basic Element Manipulation
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Move and copy2m 50s
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Scale3m 52s
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Rotate1m 39s
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Mirror2m 51s
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Array4m 11s
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Align1m 56s
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Stretch2m 15s
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Copy and move parallel2m 53s
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7. Basic Element Modify
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Modify2m 48s
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Partial delete2m 50s
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Extend line1m 24s
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Trim5m 14s
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More modify3m 56s
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Practice4m 13s
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8. Using Element Selection
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Selection handles5m 8s
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Selecting elements2m 21s
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Select By Attributes utility2m 58s
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Using fences6m 13s
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Conclusion
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Next steps1m 47s
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