MicroStation V8 XM for Civil Professionals

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MS V8 XM 08.09.03.48

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Table of Contents
Document Conventions ...................................................................... iii
Table of Contents ................................................................................ v

Course overview.................................................................................. 1 
Training Project Directory Structure and Files .........................................1 
1.  The XM Interface, View Controls and Tools ............................. 3 
Dialog Boxes and the MicroStation Manager .............................................3 
XM Interfaces Changes .................................................................................4 
Working with the Mouse in XM...................................................................5 
View Attributes ..............................................................................................6 
Panning ...........................................................................................................6 
Toolbars ..........................................................................................................8 
The Main toolbar .............................................................................................................. 9 
Positional Keyboard Navigation – Main toolbar............................................................ 9 
The Task Navigation toolbar ......................................................................................... 10 
Positional Keyboard Navigation – Task Navigation toolbar ....................................... 11 
Tool Settings .................................................................................................................... 11 
Controlling the focus....................................................................................................... 12 
View Control toolbar ...................................................................................................... 13 
The Main Classic Toolbar .............................................................................................. 13 
Lab 1.1 – The XM Interface, View Controls and Tools ...........................15 
Objectives .....................................................................................................15 
Starting MicroStation XM ..........................................................................15 
Open a design file .....................................................................................................................17 
Access Pull-Down Menus ............................................................................................... 19 
Open a Settings Box ........................................................................................................ 20 
Control Views .................................................................................................................. 21 
View Attributes ............................................................................................................... 31 
Panning ............................................................................................................................ 32 
Mouse Wheel Settings ..................................................................................................... 33 
Try Out Tool Boxes......................................................................................................... 35 
Float and Dock Toolbars ................................................................................................ 39 
Show/Hide Tools ............................................................................................................. 41 
Using the Key-In Box ...................................................................................................... 43 

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Lab 1.2 – 3D View Control .........................................................................45 

Objectives .....................................................................................................45 
Starting MicroStation .................................................................................45 
Checking element elevations .......................................................................47 
Rotating the View Horizontal to an Element ............................................52 
Rotate the Plan View with a Keyin ................................................................................52 
Rotate the Plan View by 3 Points ...................................................................................53 
Rotate the Plan View by Element ..................................................................................54 
Rotating a 3D View ......................................................................................55 
Check the Active Display Settings..............................................................61 
Check the Current Active Depth ...................................................................................61 
Turn on Clipping Planes .............................................................................62 
Check Current Display Depth Settings .........................................................................63 

2.  Transparency and Priority ......................................................... 67 

Element Priorities ........................................................................................67 
Element Transparency ................................................................................69 
Level Transparency .....................................................................................71 
Dialog Transparency ...................................................................................72 
Lab 2 – Transparency and Priority ...........................................................73 
Objectives .....................................................................................................73 
Starting MicroStation .................................................................................73 
Turn on the Topo Map Raster files ...............................................................................74 
Fill the Shapes .................................................................................................................76 
Set Element Priorities .....................................................................................................79 
Set Element Transparency .............................................................................................81 
Set Element Transparency for the 217 acre shape. ......................................................85 
Set Level Transparency ..................................................................................................86 
Open a Bridge Model file ........................................................................................................86 
Render the View .......................................................................................................................86 
Toolbar and Window Transparency .............................................................................90 

3.  Measuring and Dimensioning..................................................... 93 

Measure toolbar ...........................................................................................93 
Enhancements to Measuring in 3D ................................................................................93 
Measure Distance .....................................................................................................................94 
Measure Radius........................................................................................................................94 
Measure Angle .........................................................................................................................94 
Measure Length .......................................................................................................................94 
Measure Area ...........................................................................................................................94 
Dimension Tool Enhancements ......................................................................................95 
Reorganized Dimension Styles dialog box ....................................................................97 

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Lab 3.1 – Measuring ....................................................................................99 

Objectives .....................................................................................................99 
Open a design model file to practice measuring ........................................................... 99 
Measure Distance .......................................................................................................... 100 
Measure radius .............................................................................................................. 107 
Measure the angle between lines.................................................................................. 108 
Measure Length ............................................................................................................ 110 
Measure Area ................................................................................................................ 111 
Answers to measurements ............................................................................................ 114 
Lab 3.2 – Dimensioning .............................................................................115 
Objectives ...................................................................................................115 
Open the Typical Section sheet file .............................................................................. 115 
Review Dimension Styles .............................................................................................. 116 
Draw the Centerline Extension .................................................................................... 121 
Dimension the Typical Section ..................................................................................... 122 
Change a Dimension ..................................................................................................... 131 
Dimension a Road Plan ................................................................................................ 135 

4.  Printing / Plotting Enhancements ............................................ 143 

Plotting to PDF and 3D PDF ....................................................................143 
Plotting Transparencies................................................................................................ 145 
Reorganized Print Preferences .................................................................................... 145 
Lab 4 – Printing / Plotting Enhancements ..............................................147 
Objectives ...................................................................................................147 
Plotting a 3D PDF ......................................................................................................... 147 
Preview the Rendered image........................................................................................ 148 
Set up the plot ................................................................................................................ 149 
View the PDF................................................................................................................. 152 
Create a PDF with transparencies ...........................................................154 
Set up the plot ................................................................................................................ 154 
View the PDF................................................................................................................. 157 

5.  Project Explorer ........................................................................ 159 

Introduction to Project Explorer .............................................................159 
Link Sets ........................................................................................................................ 159 
Working with Linked Data .......................................................................................... 160 
Lab 5 – Project Explorer ..........................................................................161 
Objectives ...................................................................................................161 
Getting Started .............................................................................................................. 161 
Create a Link Set .......................................................................................................... 162 
Add Links to the Link Set ............................................................................................ 165 
Accessing files from Project Explorer ......................................................................... 171 

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6.  Named Fences and Reference Enhancements ........................ 173 

Named Fences ............................................................................................173 
Reference Transparency ...........................................................................174 
Manipulate Element as Reference ...........................................................175 
Lab 6 – Named Fences and Reference Enhancements ...........................177 
Objectives ...................................................................................................177 
Attaching references ..................................................................................177 
Place Multiple Named Fences...................................................................182 
Using Clip Mask ........................................................................................186 
Working with Nested References .............................................................188 
Turning References On and Off ...............................................................192 
Reference Transparency ...........................................................................200 
Using Copy Attachment................................................................................................200 
Set Reference Transparency ........................................................................................201 
Manipulate Reference as Element ...............................................................................204 
Open the Miscellaneous Details sheet file............................................................................. 204 
Copy Reference Graphics...................................................................................................... 205 
Use other Manipulation Tools on References ...................................................................... 207 

7.  Personalizing MicroStation XM............................................... 213 

Changing Icon Sizes ..................................................................................213 
Setting active attributes ............................................................................213 
Drag and drop Attribute settings.................................................................................213 
Element Templates........................................................................................................214 
Custom tools, toolbars and tasks ..............................................................215 
Lab 7A – Personalizing MicroStation XM .............................................219 
Objectives ...................................................................................................219 
Changing Icon Sizes ..................................................................................219 
Element Templates ....................................................................................222 
Drag and drop Attribute settings .............................................................226 
Lab 7B – Creating Custom Tools and Tasks ..........................................227 
Objectives ...................................................................................................227 
Getting Started ..............................................................................................................227 
Setting a DGNLIB variable ..........................................................................................228 
Create a DGNLIB .........................................................................................................231 
Create a Task.................................................................................................................235 
Create a new tool .......................................................................................238 

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8.  Google Earth .............................................................................. 243 

Lab 8 – Google Earth ................................................................................244 
Objectives ...................................................................................................244 
Add a Google Earth Placemark ................................................................................... 244 
Set up the MicroStation Design File ............................................................................ 248 
Define Google Earth Settings and Placemark Monument......................................... 250 
Work with the Superimposed MicroStation model ................................................... 253 
Challenge Exercise - Add a path and take a tour ...................................256 
Add a drive-through / fly-through path ...................................................................... 256 
Tour the site................................................................................................................... 257 

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