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CADD Help and Reference

Microstation - V8 2004 Edition

Configration & Settings:
  • Creating a New MicroStation File - (Workflow 4.1 Seed Files) .pdf 121 KB
  • Working Units and Coordinate Readout Settings - (Workflow 4.2 Seed Files) .pdf 62 KB
  • Manually attaching the CFLHD DGN Library - (Workflow 5.1 Annotation) .pdf 99 KB
  • Resource file setup - (Workflow 6.1 Linestyles) .pdf 250 KB
  • Attaching CFLHD Color Table - (Workflow 7.1) .pdf 85 KB
  • Attach the Color Table Permanently - (Workflow 7.2) .pdf 81 KB
  • Attaching CFLHD Cell Libraries - (Workflow 8.1) .pdf 89 KB
  • Modifying Cell Library Configuration Variables - (Workflow 8.3) .pdf 183 KB
  • Attaching a level library - (Workflow 9.1) .pdf 216 KB
Basics:
  • Creating a New Cell Library - (Workflow 8.2) .pdf 79 KB
  • Creating Models as Cells - (Workflow 8.4) .pdf 79 KB
  • Level Manager and Level Display - "Brown-Bag" .pdf 215 KB
  • Translate an AutoCAD dwg/dxf to MicroStation - "Guide"
  • Importing USGS TIFF Quad Sheets into MicroStation - "Guide"
Drafting and Annotation:
  • Setting the Annotation Scale in Model Properties - (Workflow 5.2) .pdf 76 KB
  • Setting Annotation Scale Lock and Placing Text - (Workflow 5.3) .pdf 89 KB
  • Use Snaps and AccuDraw - "Brown-Bag" .pdf 437 KB
  • Annotation Scale - "Brown-Bag" .pdf 55 KB
  • Place Dimensions - "Brown-Bag" .pdf 464 KB
Utilities and Applications:
  • CFL Visual Basic Applications (VBAs) - "Brown-Bag" .pdf 437 KB
  • Link a Microsoft Excel file within MicroStation - "Brown-Bag" .pdf 637 KB
  • Zipped Copies of Basic Macros

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Office of Federal Lands Highway
Central Federal Lands Highway Division
12300 Dakota Ave.
Lakewood, CO 80228
(720) 963-3500

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