Microstation Setting

1) Mouse function setting

MicroStation uses a 3 button mouse, common on most computers. The 3 buttons all have different purposes.

Data

Left click is commonly called “Data”. It is used to enter in commands such as lines, circles and to also select elements.

Tentative

The Middle button is “Tentative”. It is used to snap or locate certain objects without selecting anything. NOTE: The MicroStation Default for this command is to click both the Left and Right buttons together. Most users change it to the middle button. See local CAD Support for more information.

 Reset

The Right button is “Reset”. The right click itself can be used for 4 functions. This button work as an escape key in Autocad.

Cycle through objects if overlapping

If there are objects overlapping or there are multiple lines causing one to become obscured, use the right click to cycle through the objects. When the desired object becomes highlighted, left click to select it.

Reject

The final option is to reject. If an item is selected but no longer required right click, then right click on a blank section of the screen to return to the Element Selection Tool. Button mapping can be used to change the button assignment of Mouse.

2) Design file setting

            Settings > Design File

§         The Active Angle is a tool setting for cell and text placement

§   Angle lock: If on, the Active Angle is rounded to the nearest multiple, in 

                  degrees, of the specified Tolerance.

§   Tolerance: If Angle Lock is on, the Active Angle is constrained to multiples of this value. For example, if Tolerance is 5 and Angle Lock is on, the Active Angle can be 0, 5, 10, 15, and so on.

§         The active scale factors are applied when placing cells with the Place

          Active Cell or scaling elements with the scale

• Angle readout Contains controls to set the format and accuracy for angle readout.
• Azimuth — Clockwise from the design plane positive y-axis; used in discipline such as astronomy, surveying, and navigation.
• Bearing — Angles are measured as follows

• Axis lock: if on, each data point is forced to lie at an angle (or multiples of that angle) from the previous data point. The angle is specified by the (Axis) Increment relative to the (Axis) Start Angle.

• Color: Consists of controls that are used to modify the color settings in the elements and the dynamic X pointer.
• Elements Attributes: Consists of controls that are used for Attributes.
• Fence: Consists only of a control used to set the fence selection mode by default.