Learning MicroStation CONNECT Edition for Building Designers

Course details

MicroStation, one of the world's leading CAD software platforms, gives users the power to leverage BIM workflows to speed up their drafting and modeling processes. In this course, instructor John Melbert steps through the fundamentals of working with MicroStation CONNECT Edition, tailoring his instruction to the needs of building designers and drafters who are new to the software. John helps designers and drafters build a solid foundation in the concepts, tools, and features found in the MicroStation drawing environment within a 2D building project. Learn about basic navigation in the MicroStation CONNECT Edition user interface, creating and working with MicroStation design files, design file settings, precision drawing, and more.

Concepts

0. Introduction

01 - What is MicroStation
02 - What you should know
03 - Dataset

1. Introduction to the MicroStation CONNECT Edition

04 - Learning to use MicroStation CONNECT Edition in building design
05 - Welcome to MicroStation
06 - The MicroStation CONNECT Edition user interface
07 - Create the proposed building plan
08 - Explore design file settings
09 - Work with models
10 - Work with multiple models

2. Controlling the Display of Designs

11 - Control the display of designs introduction
12 - Reference project related data
13 - Control the display by setting the level display
14 - Control the display by setting view attributes
15 - Control the display by setting a display style

3. Using General Tools

16 - Use general tools introduction
17 - Basic tool operations
18 - Clean up detail geometry
19 - Verify your work

4. Drawing with MicroStation

20 - Draw with MicroStation introduction
21 - Draw the exterior walls
22 - Create the interior walls via Place SmartLine
23 - Create interior walls via Place Line
24 - Work with arcs and circles
25 - Draw with MicroStation challenge exercises

5. Manipulating Elements

26 - Introduction to manipulating elements
27 - Copy parallel
28 - Rotate elements
29 - Move elements
30 - Copy elements
31 - Mirror elements
32 - Array elements
33 - Stretch elements
34 - Align edges
35 - Manipulate elements challenge exercise

6. Modifying Elements

36 - Introduction to modifying elements
37 - Modify existing elements
38 - Break element
39 - Trim to element
40 - Trim to intersection
41 - Trim multiple
42 - Modify elements challenge exercise

7. Working with Cells

43 - Introduction to working with cells
44 - Place cells - Doors and windows
45 - Create furniture symbols
46 - Place cells - Furnishing the floor plan
47 - Update existing cells
48 - Document a cell library
49 - Work with cells challenge exercise

8. Annotating Designs

50 - Introduction to annotating designs
51 - Annotation scale
52 - Place text with different text styles
53 - Edit text
54 - Change text
55 - Place note
56 - Multi-leadered notes
57 - Label kitchen equipment
58 - Place linear dimensions
59 - Element dimensioning
60 - Modify dimensions
61 - Change dimensions
62 - Hatching
63 - Pattern area
64 - Place a table from Excel
65 - Place a table from a report definition
66 - Annotate designs challenge exercise

9. Composing Sheets

67 - Introduction to composing sheets course
68 - The sheet index
69 - Place named boundary
70 - Create a drawing boundary
71 - Populate drawing boundaries
72 - Attach a raster image
73 - Manipulate a raster image

10. Printing and Publishing

74 - Introduction to printing and publishing
75 - Print the floor plan
76 - View optional content
77 - Print styles
78 - Print the construction document set

Conclusion

79 - What's next