PROCAD
MicroStation Fundamentals
( 2 Days )
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For the new MicroStation user, this course builds a solid foundation in the concepts, tools and features found in the MicroStation drawing environment. Commencing with setting up a drawing and concluding with plotting, the participant is walked through a typical workflow using the tools and features of MicroStation.

Course participants will learn to create, organize, view, modify, annotate, and plot drawings in a 2-D environment. No prior CAD experience is necessary.

You will gain a solid understanding of MicroStation. The ability to create and edit 2D designs using established design standards in a production environment.

Course Content:

  • Creating and Working with Design Files

    • Starting MicroStation
    The MicroStation Manager Dialog Box
    Opening, Creating, and Closing Design Sessions

  • The MicroStation Drawing Environment

    • Primary, Standard, and Status Bars
    Tool Boxes and Tool Frames
    Tool Settings Window
    Key-in Window
    Mouse Button Assignments
    Setting User Preferences
    Design File Settings

  • Basic Drawing Tools

    • Linear Elements
    Arcs, Polygons, Ellipses, and Active Points
    Delete, Undo, Redo, and Setting Marks

  • Viewing and Zooming

    • Working with View Windows
    View control, Saved Views, and View Attributes

  • Precision Drawing with AccuDraw
    The Design Plane and Working Units

  • Drawing Assist Tools

    • Locks for 2-D and 3-D

  • Modification and Construction Tools

    • Manipulating Elements
    Changing Element Attributes

  • Levels

    • What they are
    Level Names and Groups
    Level Symbology
    Level Manager Dialog Box

  • Element Selection and Grouping

    • Fence Tools
    Element Selection Tool
    Selection by Attributes

  • Creating Complex Chains and Shapes

    • Complex Elements
    Creating Element Groups
    Dropping Complex Status

  • Annotating Drawings

    • Text Tools
    Data Fields
    XYZ Text Tool
    Find and Replace Text

  • Adding Cells to Drawing

    • What Cells are
    Cell Library Creation, Attachment, and Use
    Cell Tools

  • Hatching and Patterning Tools

    • Patterning, Hatching, and Cross Hatching

  • Basic Dimensioning

    • Dimension Tool Box
    Modifying Dimensions
    Dimension Settings

  • Information and Measurement Tools

    • Analyzing Elements
    Measure Tool Box

  • Reference Files

    • What they are
    Attachment and Manipulation of Reference Files

  • Settings Groups

    • What they are and their Use

  • MicroStation Plotting
    Preparing to Plot
    Launching a Plot
    Pen Tables
    Plot Configuration Files

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