MicroStation tips & tricks - Forside · Isometric View Rotation Mesh and Boolean tools Volume and...

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W8 Workshop MicroStation 3D tips & TricksTine Lai Andersen, LEARNing Consultant, Bentley Systems

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Rotate view, set rotation point

Isometric View Rotation

Mesh and Boolean tools

Volume and element information

DisplayStyles

DisplayStyle Thematic Display

Moving Elements to Elevation

Flatten Elements in a 3D file

Move marker

Feature cells

Simple animation

3D PDF

3D PDF and sheets/referencesDisplayStyle Groups

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Rotate view, set rotation point

Have you noticed the large plus sign when you use: Rotate view > Dynamic?

The plus sign is the pivot point, and you can move it by dragging to a new position

If you use the mouse for rotation... ALT + click on wheel

Will allow you to change pivot point.


Rotate view, set rotation point - Practice

Open model:

01_set rotation point

1. Select Rotate view > Dynamic

2. Rotate your view with data button Notice the pivot point

3. Change pivot point by moving the large plus sign

4. Rotate again

1. Select Element Selection

2. Press ALT + click on the wheel

3. Change pivot point by moving the large plus sign

4. Rotate with data button (left)


Isometric View Rotation

Did you know that you can rotate an isometric view in 90 degree increments by using the following Key-Ins;

For a Clockwise rotation key-in: RV=-54.5,-54.5,-90 and select the view for rotation,

for a Counter-Clockwise rotation key-in: RV=-54.5,54.5,90 and select the appropriate view.


Isometric View Rotation - Practice

Open model:

02_Isometric View Rotation

1. Rotate view to Isometric view

2. Open keyin browser(ESC > Enter)

3. Keyin: RV=-54.5,-54.5,-90

4. Select View

5. Select view again to rotate another 90


Mesh and Boolean tools

Use the mesh tools to quickly create a terrain model, or to get an overview on how much material that you need to remove.

The next 2 examples will show you how you can use the Mesh Intersect and Mesh Subtract tools


1. Select Mesh Intersect

2. Identify the existing terrain

3. Identify the proposed terrain

4. = The new terrain

Mesh and Boolean tools- Practice

Create a new terrain from 2 mesh elements

Open model:

03_NewTerrain


Mesh and Boolean tools- Practice

New terrain, create an element to calculate the volume to remove

Open model:

04_volume

1. Select Mesh Subtract

2. Identify the existing terrain

3. Identify the proposed terrain

4. = Volume


Volume and element information

Measure the volume with Measure Volume tool

Or use Element Information > Geometry tab to view the Volume


DisplayStyles

Use DisplayStyles to change how your 3D model looks like


DisplayStyles - Practice

Open model:

05_DisplayStyles

Change DisplayStyleAnd see how your model looks like.

Also notice that shadows, backgrounds also are changing.


DisplayStyle Thematic Display

Thematic Display settings.

Lots of options


DisplayStyle Thematic Display - Practice

Open model:

06_Thematic Display

1. Make sure that its MyDisplayStyle that are used to view the model

2. Open DisplayStyle dialog

3. Mark MyDisplayStyle

4. Click on the magnifier to open the settings dialog

See next page



5. Change Stepped Display to:Fast + Isolines

6. Change the range

7. View the result

8. Open Legend Tab

9. Change Values from: to Step

10. And set value to: 2

11. View the result



Explore the different settings such as:

Visible

Values step/count

Change stepped display

Change color scheme

You can also try other settings when selecting Slope, Hillshade etc. instead of Height (option before you open the last settings dialog)


Create your own DisplayStyle groups

Smart way to order your displaystylesin the menu.

Group:DisplayStyleName


Create your own DisplayStyle groups - Practice

Open DisplayStyle dialog

Change the name of your own displayStyles.

MyStyles:

Also change

MyDisplayStyle

to

MyStyles:DisplayStyle

Check the result in the DisplayStylemenu


Flatten Elements in a 3D file

Do you want to parallel copy a curve, which is a 3D curve? And you only need the XY geometry?

Then use Flatten Curve


Moving Elements to Elevation

You can use this keyin if you know the elevation, and want to keep the XY coordinates.

Keyin:XY=#,#,10Where 10 is the elevation

orUse AccuDraw instead of the key-in browser:P#,#,10

Extra tip:Add this key-in to a function key, and the only thing you need to do would be to enter the Z value

move extended;e,dialog cmdbrowse;k,XY=#,#,


Moving Elements to Elevation + Flatten Elements - Practice

Open model:

07_FlattenAndMove

Select Tools > Curves > Modify Curves > Flatten Curves

Select Drawing XY plane as Flatten Plane, and keep the original

Identify the curve

Done

Front Right


Moving Elements to Elevation + Flatten Elements - Practice

Continue in model:

07_FlattenAndMove

Select Move element

Identify the curve you want to move to a certain Z value

Keyin (ESC > Enter):#,#,0

Reset

Check the Z value

Front

Right


Move marker

When a marker is moved, the marker will not update or perhaps disappear

Re-open file, and the marker will be shown on the correct location

Tip quickest way to reopen a file is to use the key-in RD=


Move marker - Practice

Open model:

08_MoveMarker

Select the marker, and move the blue handle inside the building

The marker disappear..

Reopen the file

ESC > Enter > keyin:

RD=


Feature cells

Use smart cells, with predefined parameters.

Place Feature Cell

Find examples under:WorkSpace\Projects\Examples\Plant\cell\


Feature cells - Practice

Open model:

09_FeatureCells

Select Place Feature cell

Attach cell library: Featurecells.cel

Place a couple of cells, with different parameter sets (Params).

Expand tool settings dialog, and set free variables

Use Edit Feature cell, to change the parameters


Feature cells - Practice

Re-open the the model/file:09_FeatureCells

Attach the cell library again

It needs to be reloaded to show the new parameter set

Place the feature cell with your settings.


Simple animation

Why not use the animation tools? It doesnt have to be complicated

With only a few tools we will create a simple animation.

You can record to avi, or other formats

Or Print it to 3D PDF (incl. animations)


Simple animation - Practice

Open model:

10_Simple animation

1. Open Animation task

Preview animation with Animation Preview tool

Notice the 2 orange arrows that doesnt move (right side). In the next practice we we will animate these 2 arrows.


Simple animation - Practice

1. Select Animation Task

2. Select Create Actor

3. Name the Actor: Flow1

4. Identify one of the Arrows

5. Select actor orgin

6. Select Define Actor Path

7. Select Flow1 as Actor

8. Identify the path

9. Identify direction

10. Set the settings in Define Actor Path

Activate Path Distance, and set to:10*tSeconds

11. Preview animation with Animation Preview tool

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3D PDF and sheets/references

Most of you have heard about MicroStation 3D PDFs. In the next exercise you will learn how to create one, but also how you can add your titleblock to your 3D PDF


3D PDF - Practice

Open the model:

11_3D_PDF

Select Print > Select Bentley Driver and pdf.pltcfg

Make sure to activate: Print to 3D

Print

Save the file and open with Adobe reader


3D PDF and sheets/references - Practice

Open the model:

12_3D_PDF_Sheet

Select Print > Select Bentley Driver and pdf.pltcfg

Notice, that you cant activate 3D PDF. Its a 2D model

Print

Save the file and open with Adobe reader

Return to MicroStation and the model 12_3D_PDF_Sheet

Open the reference dialog, and for the isometric reference activate: Plot as 3D

Print again to PDF, and review the output

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