Learning MicroStation CONNECT Edition for General Users

Course details

This course teaches the basics of MicroStation CONNECT. Instructor Frank Conforti walks you through how to work with the user interface, tools, and features of MicroStation CONNECT Edition. Frank shows you how to use models and drawing tools; create and use element attributes; and work with zoom controls, multiple view windows, and more to control the display of your designs. He covers how to use AccuSnap and AccuDraw in precision drawing and goes into SmartLine and other basic drawing elements. He also discusses how to select, manipulate, and modify elements, as well as how to place, create, edit, and remove cells. He demonstrates how you can annotate designs with text, dimension, and patterns and goes over how to attach references, raster images, and PDFs. In closing, Frank walks you through two ways to print and publish.

Concepts

0. Introduction

01 - Learning your way around MicroStation CONNECT edition
02 - What you should know
03 - Using the dataset

1. Using General Tools

04 - Starting MicroStation
05 - Explore MicroStation interface
06 - Explore models
07 - Working with drawing tools
08 - Undo, Redo, and Delete
09 - Save and compress design file
10 - Create a new design file
11 - Create a new model
12 - Explore design file settings
13 - Element selection and element properties
14 - Measure elements

2. Defining Element Attributes

15 - Defining element attributes and using ByLevel symbology
16 - Changing and matching attributes
17 - Creating filled elements
18 - Applying transparency and priority

3. Controling the Display of Designs

19 - Zoom fit window area pan view controls
20 - Zoom fit rotate pan using a mouse
21 - Opening multiple view windows
22 - Control view display by setting view attributes
23 - Control the display by defining the level display

4. Precision Drawing with AccuDraw and AccuSnap

24 - Element snapping with AccuSnap
25 - More snap modes
26 - Introduction to AccuDraw
27 - Draw accurately using AccuDraw

5. Creating Basic Drawing Elements

28 - Place SmartLine
29 - Place block
30 - Place circle
31 - Place arc
32 - Drop element, create complex chain, create complex shape
33 - Create region

6. Selecting Elements

34 - Select elements with element selection
35 - Manipulate multiple elements
36 - Select elements with a fence
37 - Select elements by attributes with element selection

7. Manipulating Elements

38 - Copy and Move
39 - Move Copy Parallel
40 - Mirror
41 - Rotate
42 - Scale
43 - Array
44 - Stretch

8. Modifying Elements

45 - Modify Element
46 - Insert Vertex and Delete Vertex
47 - Break Element
48 - Trim to Intersection
49 - Trim to Element
50 - Trim Multiple
51 - Extend Line
52 - Construct Fillet and Construct Chamfer

9. Working with Cells

53 - Place cells
54 - Place cells as line terminators
55 - Create cells
56 - Edit cells
57 - Replace cells

10. Annotating Designs

58 - Place text with different text styles
59 - Place text using different methods
60 - Use Annotation Scale
61 - Edit or change text
62 - Place dimensions
63 - Change dimensions
64 - Pattern areas
65 - Change pattern

11. Composing Designs and Sheets

66 - Attach a reference
67 - Control the display of references
68 - Apply transparency and priority to a reference
69 - Work with nested references
70 - Exchange to or activate a reference
71 - Attach a raster image
72 - Control the display order of raster images and design elements
73 - Attach a PDF document
74 - Create a sheet model with a border
75 - Create a print composition

12. Printing and Publishing

76 - Print a sheet model with a print composition to PDF
77 - Print directly from a design model

Conclusion

78 - Next steps