Migrating from MicroStation to AutoCAD Intermediate
3h 3mIntermediate2021-05-18
Authors

Jeanne Aarhus
Speaker for MicroStation and AutoCAD, CAD Trainer
Course details
Are you an advanced MicroStation user struggling to excel in AutoCAD? Is your company using both CAD packages? Learn how to leverage your MicroStation knowledge to become a more advanced user of AutoCAD and work effectively in a multi-CAD environment. Explore the most powerful features of AutoCAD and discover how you can be more productive in this environment, whether you’re using it for civil engineering or architecture. Instructor Jeanne Aarhus reviews the toolset by category, including the Draw and Modify tools, and shows how to use the Clipboard to its fullest advantage, by pasting exactly the content you need in just the format you want—such as a hyperlink, block, and more. Plus, learn how to use all the grip types in AutoCAD and work with layers more effectively, including layer commands, layer properties, layer filters, and layer states.
Skills covered
MicroStationBentley SystemsMigratingAutoCAD2D Drafting and DrawingBIMAutodesk3D ModelingVisualization and Real-TimeAECProduct and ManufacturingAnimation and Illustration
Concepts
1. Introduction
- 01 - Introduction
- 02 - Using the exercise files
- 03 - Review exercise - Civil
- 04 - Review exercise - Architectural
2. More Draw Tools
- 05 - Offset
- 06 - Rectangular Array
- 07 - 3D Rectangular Array
- 08 - Polar Array
- 09 - Path Array
- 10 - Points and Divide
- 11 - Boundary region
- 12 - Boolean operations
- 13 - Wipeout
- 14 - Revision cloud
3. More Modify Tools
- 15 - Edit Polyline
- 16 - Edit Hatch
- 17 - Edit Array
- 18 - Align
- 19 - Explode
- 20 - Break
- 21 - Join
- 22 - Reverse
4. Using the Clipboard
- 23 - Cut, Copy, and Paste
- 24 - Paste as Block
- 25 - Paste to Original Coordinates
- 26 - Paste Special
- 27 - Paste as Hyperlink
5. Using Grips
- 28 - The basics
- 29 - Types of grips
- 30 - Annotation grips
- 31 - Array grips
- 32 - Multiple grips
- 33 - Grip display
6. Working with Layers
- 34 - Using layers, ByLayer, and ByBlock
- 35 - Layer commands
- 36 - Layer Properties Manager
- 37 - Layer properties commands
- 38 - Layer filters
- 39 - Layer overrides and layer states
Conclusion
- 40 - Conclusion
Related courses
- Learning MicroStation CONNECT Edition for Building Designers
- Learning MicroStation CONNECT Edition for General Users
- Migrating from MicroStation to AutoCAD
- MicroStation V8i: References
- Microstation: AccuDraw
- Migrating from AutoCAD to MicroStation Intermediate
- Migrating from AutoCAD to MicroStation
- Migrating from MicroStation V8i to CONNECT