Microstation View Control Toolbar

View Manipulation and Control

The View Control toolbar is located by default in the lower-left corner of the MicroStation interface. The horizontal and vertical scroll bars also help you move around in the view. To use the View Control toolbar and scroll bars, turn on the options under Workspace > Preferences > View Options. To show the scroll bars, turn on Scroll Bars on View Windows. To show the view toolbox settings, turn on Show View Toolbox and set the location from the pull down menu.

1) View Attributes - to set view attribute settings.

2) View Display Mode - to change the view’s rendering options

3) Adjust View Brightness - Changes brightness settings on rendered views

4) Update View - to update a view (refresh or redraw). Unlike AutoCAD, 

     Microstation does not automatically refresh or “regen”. TIP: Zooming in and  

     out will also update the screen.

5) Zoom In - to increase the magnification of a view by Zoom factor.

6) Zoom Out - to decrease the magnification of a view by Zoom factor.

7) Window Area - to increase the magnification of a view by drawing a “box”

     around the area you want to see close up.

8) Fit View - to show all displayable elements in a view.

9) Rotate View - to rotate the view (top, front, etc.)

10) Pan View - to move around in the view (up, down, left, right, etc.)

11) Walk - to interactively walk through a 3D model.

12) Fly - to interactively fly through a 3D model.

13) Navigate View - to interactively navigate a 3D view.

14) View Previous - to step back through view operations.

15) View Next - to step ahead through view operations.

16) Copy View - to copy the contents from one view to another.

17) Change View Perspective - to change the Perspective Angle.

18) Camera Settings - to adjust the Camera in 3D view.

19) Clip Volume - to apply Clip Volume to a view.

20) Clip Mask - to apply Clip Mask to a view.