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Bentley Institute Course Guide

Bentley Institute

Bentley

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Trademarks

AccuDraw, Bentley, the "B" Bentley logo, MDL, MicroStation and SmartLine are registeredtrademark s; PopSet and Raster Manager are trademarks; Bentley SELECT is a service markof Bentley Systems, Incorporated or Bentley Software, Inc.

Java and all Java-based trademarks and logos are trademarks or registered trade marks of SunMicro systems, Inc. in the U.S. and other countries.

Adobe, the Ado be logo, Acrobat, the Acrobat logo, D istiller, Exchange, and PostScript aretrade marks of Adobe Systems Incorporated.

Windows, Microsoft and Visual Basic are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.

AutoCAD is a registered trademark of Autodesk, Inc.

Other brands and pro duct names are the trademarks of their respective owners.

Patents

United States Patent Nos. 5,8.15,415 and 5,784,068 and 6,199,125.

Copyrights

©2000-2007 Bentley Systems, Incorporated.MicroStation ©1998 Bentley Systems, Incorpo rated.IGDS file for mats ©1981-1988 Intergraph Corpora tion.Intergraph Raster File For mats ©1993 Intergraph Corporation.Portions ©1992 - 1994 Summit Software Company.Portions ©1992 - 1997 Spotlight Graphics, Inc.Portions ©1993 - 1995 Criterion Software Ltd. and its licensors.Portions ©1992 - 1998 Sun MicroSystems, Inc.Portions ©Unigraphics Solutio ns, Inc.Icc ©1991 - 1995 by AT&T, Christopher W Fraser, and David R. Hanson. All rightsreserved .Porti ons ©1997 - 1999 HMR, Inc. All rights reserved.Portions ©1992 - 1997 STEP Tools, Inc.Sentry Spelling-Checker Engine ©1993 Wintertree Software Inc.Unpublished - rights reserved under the copyright laws of the United States and othercountries. All rights reserve d. 08.09.03.65exAnim

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1-1Course Goals 1-1Course Objectives 1-1Roles 1-1Prior Knowledge 1-2

Welcome to ProjectWise Navigator 2-3Module Overview 2-3Module Objectives 2-3File Formats 2-3

Opening DGN, DWG, and XML Files 2-4Prerequisites for Opening 2-4

Features 2-5Models 2-5

Design history and file protection 2-5Task based interface 2-6Important tools 2-6The MicroStation Manager 2-8

Interface Overview 2-10ProjectWise Navigator's menus 2-10Tools and Tasks 2-11File System Browser 2-13Component explorer 2-15ProjectWise datasource browser 2-15

Redlining 2-16Tool Operation 2-18

Tool Tips 2-18Starting and stopping commands 2-18The Tool Settings window 2-19Alert boxes 2-19

The Key-in Browser 2-19The Status Bar 2-20View Windows 2-21

View ToolBox 2-22Mouse Functions 2-23

Mouse view controls 2-23

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The data point 2-24

Reset 2-25Snapping 2-26

Wo rking with D esign Files 2-28Saving files 2-28Creating a ProjectWise Navigator design file 2-28Seed files 2-29Changing units 2-29

Ending a ProjectWise Navigator Session 2-30Save Settings 2-30

Review Designs in a Single Environment 3-31Module Overview 3-31

Module O bjectives 3-31Reviewing Data 3-31

Standard 3D views 3-31Understanding the view cone 3-323D view rotation 3-32Fitting 3D views 3-34Repositioning a view 3-35Walk tool 3-35B y 3~7

Clip Volume and Clip Mask 3-38Component Review and Navigation 3-40

Assemble Data from Different Sources 4-49Module Overview 4-49Module O bjectives 4-49Referenc es 4-49

At taching references 4-50Attachment settings 4-51Manipulating references 4-53Reference levels 4-53Transparency and priority 4-54D etaching references 4-54

Reference nesting 4-55Models 4-56

Types of model s 4-57Drawing composition using models 4-57

Clipping referenced models 4-60Adding Anno tations 4-61Raster References 4-62

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5-63Enriching Design Data

Mod ule Overview _

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Module Objectives 5-63Redlines 5-63

Redlining D GN AN D DWG ftles 5-63

Redlining Task s 5-64Text 5-64Placing curves 5-66Revision cloud s 5-66Placing blocks, shapes arcs and SmartLines 5-67Placing ellipses 5-67Ha tching areas 5-68Highligh ters 5-68

Materials 5-69Assigning and attaching materials 5-69Material and lighting solutions 5-71

Lighting 5-74Source lighting 5-74Global lighting 5-76

Following Links to Pro ject Files 5-77

Composing Animations 6-79Module Overview 6-79Module Objectives 6-79Adding Animation 6-79

Animation tasks 6-79Types of Animation 6-80

Keyframe Animatio n 6-80Camera Animation 6-84

Detecting and Reviewing Interferences 7-89Mod ule Overview 7-89Module O bjectives 7-89Interference Manager Features 7-89Extracting Data 7-91Interference Sets 7-91Detecting Interferen ces 7-92

Runni ng interference detection 7-93Calculating Interferences 7-94

Hard Interference 7-94Soft In terference 7-94Reviewing results 7-95

Reviewing Interferences 7-96Interference status 7-96Customizing display 7-97Automatic zoo ming and filtering 7-98Dates 7-99Expressions 7-99

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Changing status and adding comments _ 7-99

Publishing Data 8-101Mod ule Overview 8-101Module Objectives 8-101Plot Seed Files 8-101

Creating default seed files 8-101Google Earth 8-103

Defining geographic location 8-104Defining a placemark monument 8-104Removing placemark mo numents, 8-105Exporting files 8-105Settings 8-105Export 8-107

Capture Google Earth Image 8-107Synchro nizing views 8-108

Administration of ProjectWise N avigator V8 XM Edition _9-111Module Overview 9-111Module O bjectives 9-111Installation 9-111Folder Structure 9-112

Folder for local data 9-112The WorkSpace folder 9-112

Integrating with Proje ctWise 9-113Configuring ProjectWise Navigator to Work with ProjectWise __ 9-113License Management 9-114Integrating with Supported Des ign Applications 9-115

User configuration files 9-116Pro ject configuration files 9-116Basic network setup 9-117PDS proje ct configuration 9-119AutoPLANT project configuration 9-119AutoPIPE project configuration 9-119XMp Lant project configuration 9-122PlantSpace Design Series pro ject configuration 9-123TriForma proje ct configuration 9-124JSM Import Settings dialog box 9-124

File Protection 9-125Digital rights management 9-127

Appendix: Raster Reference Attachment 10-129Module Overview 10-129Module O bjectives 10-129Raster Manager 10-129

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Course Overview

Course Goals

ProjectWise Navigator V8 XM Editio n will be used th roughou t the cou rse to demon strateintelligent 3D model review, annotation , animation and simulation.

Course Objectives

Upo n completion you will be able to do the following.

Use Pro jectWise N avigator Exa mples and a dataset to assemble a 3D model from manysources.

Review the aspec ts of design, security, safety, evacuatio n, aestheti cs, real time con dition s,and environments using ProjectWise N avigator Examples and a dataset.

Enrich a 3D with redline information , rendering data, and hyperlinks to specificationsand documents using ProjectWise Navigato r Exa mples and a dataset.

Analyze and detect 3D interferences and clashes using ProjectWise N avigator Examplesand a dataset.

Analyze simulation of cons truction scheduling, lighting conditions and cost estimatingusing ProjectWise N avigator Examples and a dataset.

Produce output in the form of: contract packages, archives, plots, PDF, photorealisticimages, animat ions, web publishing and Google Earth.

Roles

T his course is intended for data producers and data reviewers .

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Prior Knowledge

Prior Knowledge

No prior knowledge of any Bentley product is required. The user should be familiar withMicrosoft Windows.

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Welcome to ProjectWiseNavigator

Module Overview

Pro jectWise N avigato r is a tool for real time, interactive, inte lligent 3D model review,animation and simulation. It has features for visualizing and querying both graphical and nongra phical information from

Use ProjectWise N avigator V8 XM Edition to do the following.

Assemble 2D, 3D, CAD, D GN, D\X'G, Models, O ffice documents, PDF, Raster, XNIL,and data base content.

Review design, securi ty, safety, evacuation, aesth etics, real time conditions, andenviro nments.

Enrich redlines, materials, lighting, links specifications, real time devices, do cuments, andconstruction objects.

An alyze Inter fere nces, schedule simu lations, construction operatio ns, lighting andvisibility, changes and cost estimating.

Produce work packages, bid packages, contract packages, archives, plots, PDF,'compo undPDF, 3D PDF, digital pen & paper, photorealistic images, animations, web publishing,bills of materials, bu siness objects, G oogle Earth, and 3D printing.

Module Objectives

This module explains ProjectWise N avigator feature s and file formats. It also includes a tourof the int erface. At the end of this module you will be able to launch ProjectWise Navigator,navigate the inte rface, locate tools and create new files.

File Formats

ProjectWise Navigator uses the V8 design file, or D G N. The DGN is defined using doublepre cision coo rdinates which provides a high level of coordinate accuracy. T here are two

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File Forma ts

versions of the DGN format pre-V8 and V8. The V8 DGN format is expected to last until2015.

Opening DGN , DWG, and XML Files

You can open the following file types directly using Pro jectWise Navigator V8 Xl\1:

MicroStation design files (DGN)

AutoCAD design files (DWG)

XMpLant design files (XML)

XML files based on XMpLant can be ope ned witho ut any prerequisites. However, theXML files must be valid against the XMpLant schema v2.6.5.

Prerequisites for Opening

Generic MicroStation files

To open generic D GN files, you need ProjectWise Navigator V8 Xl\1 Edition.

PlantSpace Design Series files

To open D GN files derived from PlantSpace D esign Series, you need ProjectWise NavigatorV8 XlvI Edition and the ams.lib and "'.dat files must be copied to the path specified byPS_P ROJ in the PlantSpace.pcf file in the...\ Bentley\Works pace\ Navigator\Projects\ Examples folder.

Typically, the path specified is the ...\ Bentley\Workspace\ Projects\ Examples\ PlantSpacefolder.

PDS files

To open DGN files derived from Plant Design System, you need ProjectWise Navigator V8XM Edition and the DRV file for each D G N must be in the same folder as the D GN.

TriForma files

To open D GN files derived from ProjectWise Architecture, Structural, and HVAC, you needProjectWise Navigator V8 XlvI Edition and must have the TriForma extension installed.

Generic AutoCAD files

To open generic DWG files that are not derived from AutoPLANT, you need ProjectWiseNavigator V8 XM Edition.

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Features

AutoPLANT files

To open DWG files derived from AutoPLANT Pipe, Equipment, and Structural, you needProjectWise Navigato r V8 XM Edition and AutoPLANT framework installed on yourmachine.

The autoplant.lib and *.sup files must be copied to the path specified by PS_P ROJ in theAutoplant.pcf file in the ...\ Bentley\Workspac e\ Navigator\Pro jects\Examples folder.

Typically, the path specified is the ...\ Bentley\Workspace\ Pro jects\Examples\ AutoPlantfolde r.

AutoP IPE files

To open DWG files derived from AutoPIPE you need ProjectWise Navigator V8 XMEdition and AutoPLANT framework installed on your machine .

The autopipe.lib and *.dat files must be copied to the path specified by PS_P ROJ in theAutopipe.pcf file in the ...\ Bentley\Workspace\ Navigator\Projects\Examples folder.

Typically, the path specified is the ...\ Bentley\Workspace\ Projects\Examples\ AutoPipefolder.

PDMS files

To open files derived from PDMS, you need ProjectWise Navigator V8 XM E dition.

Features

Models

A model is an independent container that stores graphical information and settings associatedto that model. ProjectWise Navigator DGN files can contain multiple models to facilitatethe design process as well as enabling the management and distributi on of CAD standards.

Models are equivalent to sheets in a spreadsheet application. Sheets are independen tnum erical spaces and models are independent graphical spaces.

Design histo ry and file protection

D esign histor y records historical changes to the design file and lets you restore earlierrevisions of a design. File protection lets you control and protect the intellectual prop erty.

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Task based interface

A task based inte rface provides a convenient meth od of grouping commonly used tools tostreamline the workflows. The tool sets can be Proj ectWise Navigator tools, custom tools or acombination of both .

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You will be navigating 3D models and data and there are many commands, and variations ofthose command s, from which to choose. Here, the too ls are separated into categories.

View Control tools

Stand ard view controls

Walk

Fly

Navigate

Clip Volume

Clip Mask

Rendering and Animation tools

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Render - Basic and Photorealistic

Materials

Lights

Animation Cameras

Interferen ce Manager tools

Extract O bject Model

Setup Interference D etection

Detect Interferences

Review Interferen ces

Redline tools

Flag and Text Labels

Entering and Editing Text

Design History tools

Recording and Browsing Design Histo ry

Restoring Histo rical Changes

• Database tools

Connecting and Linking to D atabases

Generating Reports

File Pro tection tools

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The Micro Station M anag er

When you start ProjectWise Navigator, the MicroStation Manager dialog box appears. Itsprimary functi on is letting you navigate to and open DGN files.

When you select a spec ific file type from the Files of Type options, the files listed above willonly contain those that have the selected extensions.

The functi onality you asso ciate with native Windows file selection dialog boxes is available.You can right click on files and rename or delet e them, you can create sub-folders, display filesizes, types, and modification dates and change the sorting order.

The preview window on the righ t displays a thumbnail image of the selected file if one isavailable. Infor matio n that indicates whether a DGN file is 2D or 3D and the ProjectWiseN avigator version the file is compatible with appears above the preview window. Thethumbnail and file format version displays for DWG files.

T hum bnail Image File Association

V8 .dgn files and later revision s of .dwg files, when a thumbnail isavailable

V8 .dgn files and later revisions of .dwg files, when a thum bnail IS NOTavailable, as after a batch conversion

MicroStation /J and older versions of MicroStation

O lder .dwg versions

The O pen as read-only check box lets you open file in read only mode for viewing andprinting. T he read only mode protec ts you from accidently modifying a file.

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Workspaces

Another MicroStation Manager function is selecting a working environment, known as aworkspace. A workspace is a custom ProjectWise Navigator configuration tha t is set up by anadministrator . By selecting a workspace, you customize ProjectWise Navigator for a specificdiscipline, project, or task.

For example, ProjectWise Navigator is delivered with a sample workspace containing examplefiles. When a workspace is active, the files and tools you need to perform designing anddrafting are available by default. Tools that are not neces sary can be removed from theinterface.

-+ Exercise: Explore the workspace

1 Launch ProjectWise Navigator.

2 At the lower right of the MicroStation Manager, change the User from untitled toexamples.

T he Project changes to General.

3 Select Import-Export.dgn and click Open.

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Interface Overview

Interface Overview

Let's take a closer look at the environment you will be working in. T his image identifies themost prominent ProjectWise Navigator features.

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ProjectWise N avigator's m enus

T he main menu bar is loca ted along the top of the ProjectWise N avigator applicationwindow. It represents one of the main sources of commands for controlling ProjectWiseN avigator's operation.

As you select each menu , a list of menu items appears. Each menu item initiates an operationdirectly, or opens a dialog box so you can fur ther defin e the desired operation.

If you are lookin g for a specific tool to use in the design file, select Tools fro m the mainmenu bar. T he resulting menu shows most tools available.

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If you need to adjust design file settings, select Settings from the main menu bar and thenselect Design File. In these modules this is described as selecting Settings> Design File.

Tools and Tasks

Toolbars provide access to often used command s. You can customize them by right clickingon a tool to open a list of the tools that are available. Toggle tool display by checking andunchecking entries.

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Standard toolbar

T his lets you access commands such as new file, file ope n and save, print and cut / copyI pas teSelect Tools> Standard to open it.

The Main tool box

This is used to select general usage element selection, manipulation, and mod ification tools.

T he View Rotation tool is a member of a child too l box . When you point to this tool and ho lddown the left mou se button, a menu from which a too l in the child too l box can be selectedappears. The child too l box can be torn off by selecting O pen As ToolBox.

When a tool is selected in a child too l box the tool auto matically becomes the representativeof the child too l box in the Main tool box.

View control ToolBox

You can open the view control ToolBox by selecting Windows > View ToolBox . The tool boxappears at the upper left of each view window. T he viewing action will be applied to the viewwind ow from which you select a view control.

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Task N avigation dialog box

A task is simply a logical gro uping of tools. Tasks organize ProjectWise Navigator's extensivecollection of tools by use. Tasks can contain overlapping sets of tools. For example, aD rawing task and Drawing Composition task can both contain the same text placement too ls.

The Task List icon is always at the top. The tools in the dialog box change when you select a..:..:J different task from the task list. Click the arrow next to the Task List icon at the top of the

dialog box to open a list of all available tasks.

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Use the arrow keys to step th rough the listed tasks. Expand the entries by clicking the + tosee sub-tasks, which correlate to too l boxes.

~ Exerci se: Navigating tasks

1 Continuing in Im po rt-Export.dgn , click the Models too l in the Primary toolbar.

2 In the Models dialog box, double click on the model named Google Earth.

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3 Click the arrow next to All Tasks.

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4 Click on the Visualization task.

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The tools in the dialog box change.

S Click on D efine Light, keep the left mo use butto n depressed and select GlobalLighting from the available tools.

I t is now the active tool.

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6 Click the arrow next to All Tasks.

7 Expand the Animation tasks by clicking on the +.

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8 Select Animatio n Cameras.

The available tools change again.

9 Click the arrow next to All Tasks and select All Tasks to return to the defaultconfiguration.

File System Brow ser

Use this to manage files and models within ProjectWise Navigator. Select File> Navigate>Files System to open it. It docks at the left side of the application window;

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Interface Overview

This utility lets you search flies, folders, and drives as you would in Wind ows Explorer butyou do not have to leave ProjectWise Navigato r to do so.

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Component explorer

Use this utility to view comp onents in a model by selecting a com ponent in the tree view andsetting highligh ting , zoom, or isolation . O pen it by selecting File> Navigate> Components. Itdo cks at the left side of the application windo w.

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Isolation mode displays the selected component apart from the rest of the comp onents in themodel. You can also set up automatic highlighting, zooming, and isolatio n if you want thesemodes to be auto mati c every time you select a component.

ProjectWise datasource browser

When you run ProjectWise Navigato r in Project'X'ise integrated mod e, ProjectWise serversgive you access to the contents of the data source that you logged into.

In integra ted mode, any time you try to open or save a file, you are given the opportunity toopen the file from the datasource, or save it in the datasource, ProjectWise Navigator'sProjectWise Browser is active in integrat ed mode. It lets you browse the active datasource'sdocume nt and compo nent hierarchies, examine document and component properties, andview and check out documents.

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Redlining

Select File> Navigate> Prq}ectWise Datasource to open it. The browser can be docked on theleft or right.

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T his utility lets you to browse files and compon ents, but you cannot manage the content asyou can in ProjectWise Explorer.

IMPORTANT: ProjectWise Explorer Xlvl mu st be installed on your machine andconfigured to run in integrate d mode before you can use Pro jectWise Browser from withinPro ject w ise Navigator. Talk to your admi nist rator about integrating with ProjectWise.

Redlining

The Redlining tasks are available when the User is set to redline in the MicroS tation Manager.

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T his wo rkspace provides all of the tools used for reviewing and marking up a redline version

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Redlining

of a D GN or RD L file. All redlines are made in the RDL file. N o changes are made to theoriginal D GN.

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When you open a DGN file in the redline or admin work spaces, ProjectWise Navigato rcreates a redline file that references the original DGN file. This file will be named after theoriginal DG N in the format MasterFileName.rdl. If MasterFileName.rdl was already created,it will open for additional redlining.

Multiple redline files can be created for a particular design . While in <original>.rdl, select File> New to create additional redline files with different file names . N ote that only one redlinefile can be open at a time.

Take care in naming any additional redline files so tha t they can be automatically attached tothe original design in a Bentley design application. Whe n editing a design in MicroStation orMicroStation PowerDraft, if the Redline On tool is enab led, associated redline files disp layautomatically. These applications search for and attach redline files that are namedMasterFileName.rdl and Maste rFileName*.rdl that are located in same directo ry as the activeflie.

CiT' ADMINISTRATIVE N OTE: If RD L_DI Rhas been set in Pro jectWise N avigator to createredline files in a different directory or by a different extension , MicroStation cannot locateand attach these redline flies unless RD L_D I Ris set in MicroStation the same way it is set inProjectWise Navigator.

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Tool Operation

Tool Operation

Tool Tips

Tool tips help you identify a tool without having to activate it. As you move the pointer over atool, pause. A small tag appears showing the tool's name. Activate too l tips by selecting Help>Too/Tips.

Mouse over some of the tools in the Main too l box. Look at the status bar at the lower left ofthe application window. The status bar shows a desc ripti on of what the too l does.

Starting and stopping commands

\'Vhen working with ProjectWise Navigator's tools, a left mouse button click is referred to asentering a data point. This is the Yes button. Yes, I want to select this tool and op tion, or Yes,I want to place a poin t here.

A right click is called a reset. You use a reset to back up a step during a command or to end anoperation. T his is the N o butto n.

The first time you reset, a dialog box appears. I t prompts you to select the functionality youwant to asso ciate with the right mouse button. The default is the default ProjectWiseNavigator behavior. If you select this option, a right click is a reset. You can reset andcontinue to press (a right press) the right mouse button to open a menu called the Reset popup menu . You also have the option to switch to default Windows behavior. If you select thisop tion a right click opens the Reset pop-up menu imm ediately.

This menu provides convenient access to tools for manipulating elements. For example,

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:h~l_ tllove

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Copy, Move, Scale, and D elete. T here are also Cut /Copy/ Paste options. O ptions changedepending upon the element the poin ter is over when the menu opens.

r:Jr NOTE: ProjectWise Navigato r commands are persistent in behavior. O nce a command hasbeen selected it is active until ano ther command is selected.

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The Key-in Browser

The Tool Settings window

Most tools have options to control their operation. These appear in the tool settings window.You enter the information required for a tool's individual parameters in its tool settings. Ifyouclose the tool settings window, new tool settings will automatically appear when you select thenext tool.

The Rendertoolrequires entirely differenttoolsettingsfor its operation than Element Selection

Pop Set and Tool Settings

PopSe t lets the tool settings window hide automatically when the mouse pointer is near(within 20 pixels) the Tool Settings Window. Toggle PopSet by clicking on the icon in thePrimary Tools tool bar. When the icon is green,

PopS et is enabled and when it is red with a strike though it, it is disabled.

(jjf> N OTE: Remember that when you select a new tool, the name of the tool appears in the toolsettings title bar.

Alert boxes

Alert boxes appear when ever you are about to do something in the design file that may behard to reverse. Take serious note and select OK or Cancel carefully.

The Key-in Browser

Key-in refers to the act of typing a value or command from the keyboard . There is a key-ininterface available in ProjectWise Navigator since some commands, like the one for backingup a file for instance, need to be ent ered from the keyboard . There are also a set of utilitiestha t can be activated only by key-in.

ProjectWise Navigator's Key-in browser is not displayed by default, but can be opened byselecting either Utilities> Key-in orHelp > Key-in Br0111ser. The browser can be docked at the top

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The Sta tus Bar

or bottom of the screen. The key-ins tha t invoke almost all the ProjectWise Navigator toolsare available using the Key- in browser.

With the focus in the Key-in browser, typing PLACE CELL ICON then pressing < Enter>will invo ke the Place Active Cell command .

place celliconplace arc edgeconstrainedplace arc edge

Key-ins can be detailed enough to invoke a tool and set further tool settings. Keying in placecircle edge constrained invokes the Place Circle tool, setting the placem ent method to Edgeautomatically.

T he key-in language incorporates many of the same keywords as you would use to entercommands in AutoCAD. Many of these key-ins have DWG as the first keyword . For inst ance,to place a circle in ProjectWise N avigator you can enter the Pro jectWise Navigator key-inPLACE CIRCLE, or either of the AutoCAD key-ins

DWG CIRCLE or \ CIRCLE

The Status Bar

T he status bar is an impo rta nt part of the ProjectWise Navigato r user interface since itprovi des the view into its operation. ProjectWise Navigator continua lly displays inform ationabo ut its operation in the status bar at the bottom of the application wind ow. T he stat us bardisplays messages include:

T he current tool in use

Prompts for additional steps or information

T he status of key parameters

Click on several different tools and watc h as th e status bar messages change. The name of thetool is displayed followed by a prompt that inst ructs you how to start using the tool.

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View Win dows

N otice that when you hold the pointer over a tool , as though waitin g for a tool tip, a differentmess age appears than when you actually choose the tool. This message is descriptive of whatthe tool does.

The message center

Moving to the right you find the message center. Information that ProjectWise Navigatorconveys to you is often displayed here.

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Click in the blank area to open the Message Center dialog box . It lets you reviewinformational and other types of messages. In certain cases, an icon indicating the messagetype displays.

View Windows

ProjectWi se N avigator's design windows are called Views. Graph ics app ear in one view whereyou add , remove, manipul ate and modify elements.

Pro jectWise Navigator can display as many as eight views at any time. They are all active,meaning ready for input, yet graphically independent of one ano ther. T he reason for eightviews is that you may want to view more than one portion of the design at once, in varyingdegree s of detail.

-+ Exercise: Open an additional view

1 Co ntinuing in Import-Export.dgn, select Window from the main menu bar.

2 Ho ld the pointer over the Views item.

3 Move the pointer to the righ t and select 3(Wi12dow > Vielvs> 3).

T his opens a new view window named View 3.

4 Click the X in the upper right corner to close the window;

N ote that the view windows are resizable, moveab le, and collapsible.

r? NOTE: Closing all the view windows is not the same as closing a file. You have closed all ofthe design windows, but the file is still open. The title bar at the top of the ProjectwiseNavigator application window displays the name of the open file.

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View Windows

View ToolBox

To control what you see in a view window, each one can have its own set of view controls.View controls let you change the contents of one view withou t affecting the contents of anyother view.

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Select Window > V iew ToolBox to add the view controls. The view controls are located at thetop left of each open view wind ow. You can change their location by selecting Workspace>Preferences, selecting the View Options categor y and changing the Show View ToolBoxpreference.

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Some often used tools are as follows.

Zoom In and O ut

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The configuration of the Zoom In area is proportional to the original view.

When you Zoom O ut, the point in the View Window where you enter the data point,becom es the view's center.

ProjectWise Navigator remembers the zoom factor. Once you change the zoom factor,ProjectWise N avigator will maintain that factor until you change it again in the toolsettings.

View Previous and View Next

T his tool restores previous view by stepping you backward thro ugh the last several viewmanipulation s. \'Vben View N ext is used after View Previou s, it steps you forward thro ugh thelast several view man ipulations.

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Fit View

T his too l adjusts the view magni fication so that everything in the design is visible in the view.

Mouse Functions

The mouse is the primary input device in the ProjectWise Navigator user interface. Youperform three key functions with it.

A data point, issued by pressing the left mous e button, selects commands and menuoptions and places coordinate points such as a line's start and end points . The Yes button .

Reset performs several different functi on s, depending on the current process takingplace. It pauses and ends commands. T he No butt on .

Zoom by rolling the mouse wheel, pan by pressing and holding it and fit view with adouble click.

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By default, Pro jectWise Navigato r is set up for using a two button mouse with a wheel.

A three button mouse is often used with ProjectWise N avigator. If you use a three buttonmou se, there is one button for each of the most common types of input.

Mouse view controls

Several view operations can be performed using the keyboard and mouse.

Shift and drag while pressing the left mouse button to activate dynamic panning.

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Mouse Functions

Single click the wh eel of a wheeled mouse for controlled panning.

Press the Shift key then press the wheel of a wh eeled mouse and drag for dynamicrotation.

Roll the wheel of a wheeled mouse to zoom in and out dynamically.

Press the Shift key and roll the wheel of a wheeled mouse to zoom in and re-center.

D ouble click the wh eel to fit view.

The data point

A data poin t is used to select menu items and to confi rm input. It is also used to select toolsand to place and manipulate elements in the design file.

Selecting elements

Element Selection is a too l for selecting objects from a design file. N ot only can you use it toselect eleme nts, you can also use the tool to modify elements, move elements, edit text andcut, cop y or paste elements in a design file.

For most too ls you will use, basic tool operation is as follows:

Select the tool

Adjust the tool settings

Follow the prompts in the status bar to use the too l

-+ Exercise: Using data points and the Element Selection tool

1 Continuing in Import-Export.dgn, in the G oogle Ea rth model , select ElementSelection with the following tool settings:

Method: Individual

Mode: Add

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2 Move the pointer until it touches the indicated shape at the lower left.

T he element changes color as you move over it. The highligh ting turns off as youmove the pointer away.

The po p-up info tha t is shown in the image is a featur e of AccuSnap. When thepointe r is near an element, AccuSnap displays pop-up information abo ut it.

3 While the element is highlighted, press the data point button.

4 Enter a data point on the remaining two lines.

5 Note the 3 item s selected in the status bar.

This is called a selection set.

6 Click Clear in the Element Selection tool setti ngs to clear the selection set.

Reset

T he reset button has diffe rent functions. It ends the currently active tool's operation, itresumes the last drawing or editing operation after using a view cont rol tool or it rejects thecurrently selected element and cycles between eligible elements near the pointer.

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Snapping

Mos t enginee ring applications include tools to let you select precise coordinate locations in adesign , such as the end point of a line or the center of a circle.

Pro jectWise 1 -avigator has a feature called AccuSnap to help you locate these points. Justmove the pointer close eno ugh to the point to which you want to snap and AccuSnap pulls to

the snap poi nt and holds the re until you move the mouse away from the point.

A bold , yellow X displays on the snap point when you have a successful snap using AccuSnap.

O ne of the most useful snap modes is the keypoint snap. Key points on a line are both endpoints and other poin ts. Similarly, key points of an arc are both end points and the center ofits radius. T he center of a circle and the vertices of a shape are also key points.

~ Exercise: Using AccuSnap

1 Select File > Close.

2 O pen Base Geometry.dgn.

3 Select Window> View ToolBox to add the view control ToolBox.

4 Loo k at the status bar. The snap mo de that is active is indicated by an icon .

Click the icon to open a menu from which you can select othe r snap modes.

5 Zoom In on the Linear Elements frame at the upper left of the design .

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6 Click on the Measure task to expand it.[T~~~::---------- ---_·x

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7 Select Measure D istance.

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8 Move the pointer to the lower end of the d ement labeled Segment Type Lines,observing AccuSnap.

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The line is highlighted and the AccuSnap X rests at the end of the line.

9 Move the pointer toward the midpoint of that segment of line string and observeAccuSnap.

It locates the midpoint .

1 0 Ex plore the Keypoint snap furt her by snapping on the other elements . No additionalmenu selections are required, just use the mouse.

11 Select File> Close.

\'{1ith the keypoint snap, all you have to do is move the pointer near the location you need toselect. Accept the point with a data point if it is correct. Snap again if it is not correct .

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Working with Design Files


Design file (DGN) is the name of MicroStation's primary data storage file.

Saving files

When you open a drawing for modification in ProjectWise N avigator, the program reads thedrawing's data from the design file stored on the computer's hard disk or network device intothe computer's local memory (RAM). During the design process, ProjectWise Navigatorperiodically writes the changes back, saves them, to the open file on the hard drive.

Creating a ProjectWise Navigator design file

You must either open an existing design or redline file or create a new one. In the nextexercise, you will use the MicroStation Manager to create the new file. You can also do thisfrom within ProjectWise Navigator by selecting File > New.

-+ Exercise: Creating a new file

1 Click the New icon at the top of the MicroStation Manager.

2 Enter myfile in the File name field of the New dialog box.

Do not press <Enter> yet. Doing so is the same as clicking OK which will finish thecreation process and close the dialog box.

3 Click Browse next to the Seed field at the bottom of the dialog box.

You are using ExampleSeed.dgn as the file on which to base the new file.

4 Click Cancel.

S Now click Save.

T he new file name myfile.dgn appears in the MicroStation Manager.

6 Select myfile.dgn and click Open.

7 The elements you see were present in the seed file.

T he system administrator, CAD Manager or project leader will probably set the location ofthe project's design files. You can open existing ProjectWise Navigator files and create newfiles from the own workstation or any accessible device on the network that has access to alicense.

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Seed files

A seed file is like a template for a new file. It can contain pre set values for the design such asinitial element parameters, 2D or 3D dim ension, the units used, or initial des ign elements. Anexample is e a seed file containing a company's drawing sheet border and title block.

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-+ Exercise: Selecting a seed file

Click the New icon at the top of the MicroStation Manager.

Click Browse next to the Seed field at the bottom of the dialog box.

In the Select Seed File dialog box, double click on modelmetricgeneral.dgn.

Enter myfile in the File name field of the N ew dialog box.

You will overwrite the first file you created.

5 Click Save.

An alert dialog appears warning you the file already exists. In this case you really dowant to overwrite the file you previou sly created. Always play close attentio n to theinformation and warnings in alert dialogs.

6 Click Yes.

7 Select myfile.dgn and click O pen.

You can see that the seed file contains no elements.


Changing units

To change the units of measure select Settings> Design Fileto open the DGN File Settingsdialog box and then select the Working Units categor y.

ProjectWise Navigator uses true units, so the software will convert between unit systemswithou t scaling the geometry.

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Ending a ProjectWise Navigator Session

T he m easurements are reported differentl y bu t the geo metry stays the same size.

You can use options here to change the way in which units are repo rted. Select the MUformat to repo rt in master un its only, such as meters. Select MU:SU to report in both masterand sub units, such as meters.centimeters. The Accuracy options let you choose how manydecimal place s to displ ay and mor e.

To change working units quickly, open the Drawing Scale dialog box by selecting Settings>Drawing Scale.

Ending a ProjectWise Navigator Session

\'Vhile some changes are automatically saved, o ther are not.

Save Settings

ProjectWise N avigator does no t immediately write settings or attribute changes to disk. Whenyou make changes to a D G N s parameters you must specifically save them. To do this, selectFile > Save Settings.

Save Settings saves th e settings in the SettiJ{i',s > f)es~i',11 File dialog box. Settings that arecontrolled through setting boxes and the view confi guration will also be preserved. The viewwindows will look exactly th e same in size, position and content when you reopen the file ifyou select Save Settings before you close the file.

T here is a pre ference that sets saving settings on exit automatically, so that settings will alwaysbe saved when closing a file or exiting ProjectWi se Navigato r. Select Workspace> Preferences,then th e Operation category.

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3 Review Designs in a SingleEnvironment

Module Overview

O n the desktop, ProjectWise Navigator is a comprehensive review tool for 2D and 3Dcontent. ProjectWise Navigator is all you need for design or project review. In a managedenvironment, ProjectWise Navigator provides improved file access and collabo ration acro ssdistributed enterprises.

Module Objectives

At the end of this module, you will be able to do the following:

Understand the viewing system

Walk and fly through models

Review and query component data

Reviewing Data

When you work in a 2D model, you are lookin g down on a flat plane , the design plane . It issimilar to working on a sheet of paper. Using the 2D view controls, you can move up, down,left, or right, as well as change magnification . You can rotate the view to work on it at anyangle.

In a 3D mod el, you can view a design from any direction . View controls let you ro tate a viewto any orientation. There are also a number of standard views orientations that you can use.You can even specify a camera target and eye poin t position .

Standard 3D views

ProjectWise Navigato r has eight standard views; Top , Fro nt, Righ t, Isometric, Bottom, Back,Left, and Right Isometric. Standard view names describe the orienta tion of the design cube inthe view, relative to the viewer.

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Top and Bottom display the design cube as viewed from the top or bottom. The xy plane isparallel to the screen and you view the design along the z-axis,

Front and Back display the design cube's front or back. T he xz plane is parallel to the screenand you view the design along the y-axis.

Righ t and Left display the design cub e's righ t or left side. The yz plane is parallel to the screenand you view the design along the x-axis.

Isometric and Right Iso metric; display the design cub e equally inclined from all three axes.You view the design from top left front corner to the bottom right back corner of the designcub e (Isometric) or from the top right front corne r to the bot tom left back corner (RightIso metric).

O nly in the Top view are the model's axes aligned exactly with that of the view (or screen).

Understanding the view cone

\'qhen viewing a 3D model, instead of moving the model , you seem to move to view themodel from diffe rent viewpo ints .

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3D view rotation

In 2D models, you work on the xy plane and you can ro tate the view if necessary. Visually it islike rotating the xy plane abo ut a perpendicular, or z-axis. When you are working in a 3Dmodel, you can rotate the view abo ut any axis (x-, y-, or z-axis). Visually it is like rotating thedesign cube. You can rotate any view to one of the standards orientations or to any arbitraryview orientation.

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~ Exercise: Rotate the Front view

1 Set the following in the MicroStation Manager:

Projea: Building

2 O pen main.dgn.

3 In View 2, the Top view, select Rotate View, with the following tool setting:

Method: Dynamic

4 E nter a data point at the center of View 2.

5 Move the pointer to rotate the view interactively.

Enter a second data point to complete the rotation or reset, to return the view to itsoriginal orientation.

6 In the Rotate View tool settings, click the Show Extended Settings arrow and clickthe Sphere icon.

7 Enter a data point at the center of View 1.

A transparent sphere graphic helps to orient you in 3D space.

8 Click on the + in the center of the sphere and move the sphere by snapping to one ofthe elements in the model.

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9 Click inside the sphere and move the pointer to rotate the view and the spheregraphic.

1 0 E nter a data point to comp lete the rotation or reset to return to the originalorientation.

-+ Exercise: Rotating to stan dard views

1 Co ntinuing in main.dgn, select Rotate View from View 3 with the following toolsetting:

Method: Right

2 E nter a data point in View 3, the Front view.

View 3 changes to a Right view orientation.

3 Change the Method to Front.

4 E nter a data point in View 3.

View 3 changes to a Front view orientation.

Fitting 3D views

In bo th 2D and 3D models, the Fit View tool lets you select whe ther the fit applies to theactive view, referenced views or all files that are associated with the view. In 3D models youhave options relating to the clipping planes and the active depth.

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Expand Clipping Planes adjusts the view's display depth, along with the view origin andmagnification, so tha t all elements displ ay that are on levels currently turn ed on in th eview.

Center Active D epth centers the active depth in the fitt ed view. It is recommend ed thatyou enable Center Active D epth when fitting a view you later intend to dynamic allyrotate, or a view whose perspective you intend to change. If you want to add elem ents atthe current active depth, you should disable this setting.

Center Came ra centers the view came ra in the view.

Repositioning a view

If you move the poin ter too quickly, the model may move out of view; To rep osition, do one

of the following.

To return the previou s view, click View Previou s.

To see the entire model , click Fit View.

Walk tool

The \'Valk tool lets you move around a model in one continuous motion with ou t changingcontrols.

The key characteristic of a walk operation is that the elevatio n (Z value) of the cam era (eyepoint) generally does not change as you move or turn. If the camera is tilted upward ordownward and you move forward, the cam era's elevation does not change.

In design files with elements rep resenting the floor or gro und, you can perform even morerealistic walking simulations by enabling Camera Height. The cam era maint ains a specifiedheight above the underlying elements, enabling you to walk up or down stairs, ramps, orslopes.

Prevent Camera Collision detects collision with elements th at may be in the way and stopsfurther movement. This setting prevents you from walking through walls or other ob jects.

A view cone for the view being navigated displays in all othe r open views. It shows theposition and orientatio n of the camera and can help aid navigation.

T here are two methods when using the mou se to navigate.

Click and hold the button on th e mou se as you move it. Releasing the button completesthe operation. This is click and drag.

O ne click operation mean s you click in the view to commence the navigation. Move themou se as required, witho ut holding any bu tton, then click again to complete theoperation.

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When using the mouse to walk, the following assignments app ly.

Ke yMouse

R esult o n View CameraMovement

Forward Walk Forward

Backward Walk Backward

Left Turn to the left

Right Turn to th e right

SHIFT Forward Move upward (increase elevation)

Backward Move downward (decrease elevation)

Left Shift to left

Right Shift to right

CTRL Forward Look upward

Backward Look down ward

+ or - Increase/ decrease speed of movement

[ or ] In crease/ decrease rate of turn

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~ Exercise: Walk through the model

Q2 1 Co ntinuing in main.dgn, select the Walk tool from View 1.

2 Following the status bar prompt, position the pointer in the active view.

3 Press and hold down the data button and drag the mouse .

Move to the left to shift the view to the right.

Move to the right to shift the view to the left.

Move toward the top of the screen to shift the viewp oint toward the view center.

Move toward the bottom of the screen to shift the viewpoint away from the viewcenter.

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To perform a combination of the motions, drag the mouse in a diagonal direction.

4 To end the operation, release the data button.

Fly

Use this tool to interactively fly though a model. You can navigate using the mou se (withkeyboard modifiers) or the keyboard. The view cone for the view that you are navigatingdisplays in all other open views. It shows the position and orientation of the camera in theview and can help aid navigation.

Use click and drag or one click operation to fly. Once you initiate movement, the cameraautomat ically moves forward along its line of sight .

-+ E xercise: Fly through the model

I~" I 1 Continuing in main.dgn, select the Fly tool from View 1.

2 In the active window, press and hold the data bu tton and drag the mouse.

The movements are the same as with the Walk too l

3 To end the operation, release the data button.

To perfor m a combination of the motion s, drag the mouse in a diagonal direction.

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Clip Volume and Clip Mask

\X1hen you rotate a view, the result can be less than satisfactory. The Clip Volume tool solvesthis problem by letting you select a discrete volume within the design cub e for display.

You can use 2D or 3D elements to defin e the volume. When you use a 2D shape, the clippingvolume is created by sweeping the 2D shape th rough the entire design. The sweep direction isperp endicular to the plane of the 2D element. \X1hen a 3D element is used it defines the enti revolume.

You may want to work on part of a model, while hiding another part of it. I f the elements allare on the same level, you can use the Clip Mask tool to mask the elements not required .

CJr NOTE: Each clement in a design is on a level. Levels are analogous to transparent overlays.In different combinations they make it easier to see parts of a design.

-+ Exercise: Applying a clip volume to a view

1 Continuing in main.dgn click the View At tributes too l in any view con trol ToolBox.

2 In the View Attributes dialog box, enable the check box before Clip Volume.

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Qjsplay: :s;;;;;;;u,-Shadj;;"g~

Dislao.ceCue ing: U~~~. ..c."j

o .'\CS T~ad

o §.ackgroundo BoundaryDispla-j

0 CaJ!lel'lo a,p Back

Oig~:f~o OipVolume0 Co~cl;ons

o D!!nensionso DataRe[ds

D;splays~

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o Fast Cwves

O £i1lO §Jido LevelDvemdes

o UneSt-,1es0l.ine ~eights

o E.attemso P1!!tem/ 8umpMapso Tags

0 TO!1Text NQ.des

3 Close the View Attributes dialog box.

.fJ... 4 Select Rotate View with the Method set to Top.

S Enter a data poin t in View 2.

~ 6 Select Clip Volume with the following tool settings,

Click the Apply Clip Volume By 2 Points icon

Displq;' Clip Element. Di sabled

o Display ClipElement

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7 In View 2, enter data points to isolat e the front of the building.

o8 E nter a data point in View 1 to acccpt the clip volume.

~" " .

9 Select Rotate View and rot ate View 1.

10 Select Fit View fro m View 1.

N o othe r eleme nts appea r in the view,

~ 11 Select Clip Volume and click the Expand arrow to expand the tool settings.

12 Click Save and nam~the clip volume Building Front.

r " ~,j~~~' DescnDtlon ~~ I,!:PiM!ft#iPt¥ &1__

'.,1.

13 Select File > Close}witho ut saving changcs.

With the clip volume active you can restrict the display of clements to just those that you wantto see. O nce a clip element has been created, you can display it and manipulate it to changethe clip volume,

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Component Review and Navigation

Access component data by selecting £<zle > N avigate> Components to open a utility that displaysa hierarchical structure of components within a model.

TRIFORMA_GROUP'1/\l',A,LLC.ASE>.NORKBASECASE\VORKTALUCASEWORKWINOOVl/DOOR

NA,ME;:;VD's;;;gi~"D~'~~~R~sn

V'i'DSingle Door FlushlNDSingle DoorRush

PARAME.TRIC".

There are three options for component navigation.

Zoom to zoo m the view to the selected component in the model.

Highlight highlights to the selected component in the model.

Isolate displays only the selec ted component, apart fro m the rest of the components inthe model.

T he Automatic options automati cally zoo m, highlight or isolate th e selected compon entin the model.

You can also create a query to find component data.

-+ Exercise: Navigating component data

1 Set the following in the MicroStation Manage r:

Project: PlantSpace

2 Open Main.dgn.

3 Select File> Navigate> Components.

The dialog docks to the left of the application window.

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4 Click the View Components icon.["'@--~~~_._--_.__..__....__.._.

.", '.1.0 Components±! .,•• PIPE_PGKT±! ..•• PIPE] FLGlii ...• PIPE]IPE±! t •• PIPE]VLV±! ..•• PIPE]E1B±! .,•• PIPE_PBRN±! ..•• ILPIPJ 1PPce PIPE_OPLTce PIPE_PCRDce PIPE_PERDce PIPE]NOTce ·C. EaUIP_MEaPce .,.• PIPE]FLRce ...• P IPE]C.~P

ce .. • PIPE]NPL

5 Select the + next to PIPE_P FLG to expand it.'.' ~,_" '.Ai QI ; K

_ '.1.. Components(± - :;;. f;.uP*,ijs;,i'3 , 0 PIPE] FLG

3:;....•1.. Fl'JiGE3:;-.',1.. FlANGE

$ ....". FlANGE:±]···.1.. FLANGE

6 Right click on the first FLANGE listed and select Zoom.

L@ ~.~

8 ',,0 Components.£ ·,,0 PIPE] GKT8 '1.. PIPE PFLG

:±] "O !i· '*'i"~·· ~••(£ . " . FL;NG~ ·'; O FL;N~ Highlight

~ " "O FL;NG Isolate8']" ; 0 FL; NG u-oc:$01..,"82";0 FL;NG Auto-Zoom8'] '; 0 FL; NG Auto-+tgMlight(£ ',0 FL';NG Auto·Isoiat.'£ 'cO FL; NGE

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The views zoom to the flange.

7 Right click on the first FLANGE listed and select Highlight.

The element highlights.

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8 Right click on the first FLANGE listed and select Isolate.

9 Right click on the first FLANGE listed and select Auto-Zoom .

1 0 Now click on any component to zoom to it.

You can use the Element Info too l to display additional data on a component in the ElementInfo dialog box.

-+ Exercise : Use Element Information and component navigation

CD '" 1 Continuing in Main.dgn, click the Element Information tool to open the dialog box.

The dialog docks to the left of the application window. Note the tabs at the bottomof the docked dialogs.

Tasks Element ... !compon ...

2 Click the Components tab.

3 Right click on the first FLANGE listed and select Isolate.

4 Select the Element Information tab and then click on the flange in the design.

Note the results.

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Component Navigation also works with other formats.

-+ E xe rcise: Componen t navigation with Auto PLANT data


Project: AutoP lant

2 Open Main.dwg.

3 Click the Element Informatio n tool to open the dialog box.

4 Select File> Navigate> Components.\1 -,

[g} 5 In the Compo nents dialog box, click the View Components icon .

, >:;) ~·::."t$·~~;:X: ~L;:sr·"'"

i£ .". AUTOPUlJH_DOCUMENTiii .". AUTOPL"JH_lINENUMBER.£ .". AUTOPU\NT]IPE

i+l "' . ACADJNSERTit: .". AUTOPLA,NT_EOP

. ······-1

6 Open the nod e next to AUTOPLANT_LIN EN UMBER by clicking the +.

7 Right click on 0404 and enable Auto-Iso late.

iii .,. AUTOPL"NT_DOCUMENT"" '0• • AUTOPL"NT LI NENUMBER

it :~: ri~~~---- -"R"-. 04 Highlight

Ii '''. C4 IsolateR ·.• • C4 Undo Isolateii, ·.•• C4 Auto-Zoom101 ·••• C4 Auto+iighlight

&} " '~. o~t"fu§$$t[H"-".• 0315tii ·, . 0302±i·-.,. 0303

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8 Expand 0404 and review the components by clicking on them.

STRAJGHT TEE. SCH 40. 8\".PIPE. SCH40

;;; . ,~. STRAJGHTTEE. SCH40. BW;;;.,0.. WELD NECK FLA,NGE. 3OCLB.RF ;

:B ..". GATEV."LVE. 3OCLB. RF;;; ..~. H.AJ'DWHEEL(RISINGSTEM);;; ..,,,. WELDNECKFLA,NGE. 3OCLB.RF;;; ·c. STRAJGHTTEE. SCH40. B\V

;;; .". PIPE. SCH 40;;; .". STRA.IGHT TEE. SCH40. BW;;; ..~. STRAJGHT TEE. SCH 4U. BW:±;" o.. WELD NECK FU\NGE. 30GLB. RF;;; .". BLIND FLA,NGE. 3OCLB. RF;;; '0.. WELD NECK FLA,NGE.3':lGLB. RF;;; '0.. GLOBEVALVE. 3OCLB. RF;;;.'0.. HANDWHEEL(RISINGSTEM)£ .~. WELD NECK FLA,NGE. 3OCLB. RF83 '". STRAIGHTTEE. SCH 40. BW£ ."_. WELD NECK FLA,NGE. 3OGLB.RFS; . ,~. BLINDFLA,NGE. 30GLB.RF

tf] .. "' . STRAJGHTTEE. SCH40.BV>/S; ·c. PIPE. SCH40

9 Explore the Auto Zoom and Auto Highlight options.

1 0 Select File> Close.

Component Query tools

In the Components Explorer utility, you can query a class and specify search criteria tonarrow the results. The Query operation uses the JSpace class library associated with themod el that is open. You can search for all piping components that have a line number(LIN EN O) of 1 or more inch es.

-+ Exercise: Querying components..: b",,,\ 1 Continuing in Main.dwg, in the Components Explorer, click the Query too l.

2 Select AUTOPLANT_LINEN UMBER from the Search for option list.

Query Tools

I i-:A:'::UT=-=O=:Pl""ANT=-:_E=-=Q'="P- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - :..,,!

r- AUTOPlANT_EQP_INSUl 1i AUTOPlANT INSERTION POINT .,

AUTOPLANT- JOINT -

AUTOPlANT NZl.AUTOPlANT=NZl._INSUlAUTOPlANT OBJEG

(if'" NOTE: You can ente r the first letter of the class you want to select in the Search forfield.

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3 Select N arne from the first option list in the Wh ere section.

4 Select equal to from the second optio n list in the Where section .

S In the input field enter 0404.

6 Click Add,

Search for aIlAUTOPLANT_L1NEN UMBER whereATTRIBUTES equal to '104'

7 Click OK to run the query.

T he query results are added to Components explorer.

.,• .AUTOPLA,NT_L1NENUMBERlt i • .AUTOPLANT_PIPE

'.,• .AUTOPLNJT_EQPOuery Results

." -;• .AUTOPLNJT_L1NENUMBERf;.,$ ()4()4

3

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8 Right click on 0404 in the query result s and select Isolate.

i .. ~. Components! ± .~. AUTOPLANT UNENUMBERI E!J ,,,. AUTOPLANT=PIPE

la: :;U= UQPS · '~. AUTOPLANT UNENUMBER

s; '~.F;-------,, Zoom

i Highlight

Auto-Zoom. Aulo -Highught

l~to.ISolate __.)

The results are displayed graphically.

~..~.

9 Select rIle > Close.

Query tips

Most of the operato rs are commonly known except for in and like.

In means the value of the selected property falls within the specified string, similar tocontains.

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Like is similar to equal to except that it takes the wildcard charact ers * (asterisk) formultiple characters and % (percent) for a single character. The equal to operato r isrequired when the property value actually contains one of the wildcard characters .

Ifyou add more than one criteria, the word And displays in the Summary D escription section.Right click on the word and select the operator And or Or.

To edit a class of a query, double click the class in the Summary Description section.

To remove a class and all its related properties from the search criteria, select the class in theSum mary D escription section and click the delete icon.

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4 Assemble Data from DifferentSources

Module Overview

It is imp or tant to assemble data before you can review and comment on it. The focus of thismod ule is on con trolling the data that is displayed on the screen by using references, nonCAD data and raster images.

Design and construction projects con sist of 2D/ 3D content created using differentapplication s and formats. The challenge is to assemble the content in one application fordownstream proce sses. ProjectWise Navigator V8 :xJ\tI Edition can assemble 2D, 3D, CAD,DGN, RD L, DWG, Models, Office documents, PDF, Raster, XML, IFC, and databasecontent in one model.

Module Objective s

Upo n com pletion of this module you will be able to do the following.

Assemble data from different sources using ProjectWise Navigator reference tools

Use data from Micro soft Office, XML, database and other non-CAD sources

Use Raster data like PDF,JPG and other image formats

References

When you use a design that was created by someone else, you generally want to look at itwithou t modifying it. References let you see and print the contents of oth er designs witho utchanging their content. A reference is a design that is attached to the active design. Entireprint sheets can be composed of referenced designs and they can be upd ated dynamically.

You can reference models from the open DGN file, or from other DGl s that may currentlybe in use by other users. O ther users can reference the model in which you are working.

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Attaching references

-+ Exercise: Select a file to attach


Project: Building

2 O pe n main .dgn .

3 Right click on the Primary tool box and select References from the pop-up menu.

4 Click the References tool.

5 In the References dialog box, click Attach Reference.

Attachment m ethod

T he default attachment method is Interactive. With this method, additional settings are set inthe Reference Attachment Settings dialog box. The Attachment Method optio n menu lets youselect ano ther method .

Attachment Methodr 'i~t~;~~t;~~ ,

CoincidentCoincidentWorldTopBottomLettRightFrontBackIsometric.B.!gh~..! .~.q~.~.\.r. (~ .

When you use the other attachment methods, the Reference Attachm ent Settings dialog boxdoes not appear. The default attachment settings, or the attachm ent settings of the lastreference attached, are used instead. Once a method is selected it remains in effect unt il it ischanged.

File loca tion

T he Save Relative Path option in the Attach Reference dialog box is imp ortant.

o Save Relative Path

A reference attachment that identifies the locati on of an attached file by its full, or absolute,path is not portable across direc torie s, projects and networked systems. If the attached file isnot found in that exact location, the attachment will be missing. The best way to ensureportability when attaching references is to enable Save Relative Path. This causes the relativepath to the file to be saved as atta chment data in the DGN file so the file can be more easilylocated.

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References

-+ Exercise: Set attachment methods

1 Continuing in main.dgn, in the Attach Reference dialog box, enable the Save RelativePath check box.

2 Leave Attachment Method set to Interactive.

3 Select a-marlow-basement.dgn .

4 Click O pen.

Attachment settings

The first option you can select in the Reference Attachment Settings dialog box is themodel you want to attach. All models in the file you have selected are listed . Just selectthe desired model.

Since the same model can be attached man y times , the Logical Name field helps you todistinguish between references.

O rientation sets the view of the model that you will see. Coincident, the default, alignsthe references with regard to design plane coordinates only. Coincident World aligns thereferences with the active model with regard to both Global O rigin and design planecoordinates.

Scale (Master:Ref) sets the ratio of the master units in the active model to the master unitsin the attached model. Use this if the reference elements need to be scaled. For example,2 to 1 would make the referenced element s twice as large as elements in the maste r.

Projectwise Navigator uses working unit s to accommodate different systems ofmeasurement. When working units differ between files, the relation ships must bedetermined and then references scaled accordingly. If you enable the True Scale toggle inthe Attachment settings dialog box, thes e adjustme nts are made automatically.

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-+ Exercise: Attach the basement to the building model

1 Continuing in main.dgn, note the attachment setting in the Reference AttachmentSettings dialog box:

Be Name: a<narlowbasement.dgnFull Path: ...\&.amples\lluilding\<lgn\a<narlowbasement.dgn~~ L~! " " " " " " " - " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " -............................ .... . v .

Onentation'

CoinCidentCoinCident - World

;:£1 Standard'Vie'l\'sSaved Views {none}Named Fences {none)

.AlignedwJlh Master FileGlobalOnginaligned ,.\~h Master File

!±l 1

2{.~Ii 3=-.J

4

5

Toggles:~1~iJC5 lJij1K ..) {. ~~[yJi1jScg.!e O~laster:Ref} [f~~~~~~~::H ..:.O.:QggQ~ .

t,lested."-ltachments: De,.':'

Display Overndes: """"'""'="'""""'",,,,,,Ne!!:Level Display: ,..lJE."..!~.?",I3§F",NEY>/LEVEL[.v

G1oballineSt-jIe Scale: :i;;;;t~ ~==~==:-vj

2 Click O K.

Basement elements from the attached model are seen in the active mod el.

-+ Exercise: Attach the ground floor as a reference

Continuing in main.dgn, Fit View in View 3.

In the References dialog box, click Attach Reference.

Select a-rnarlow-ground.dgn and click Open.

You do not want to change any attachment settings at this time, so click O K in theAttachment Settings dialog box.

In the Reference s dialog box, select the different reference files.

You see a highlighted boundary around the selected reference.

NOTE: To change the highlight color in a design, select Settings > Design File. In theDGN File settings dialog box, select the Color categor y. Change the elementhighlight color to the desired color.

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Manipulating references

Altho ugh you cann ot manipul ate elements that are in refer ences, you can snap to the m andcopy elements int o the active model. You can also manipulate the referenc e as a who le.

Tools

The Move, Copy, Scale, Rotate and Mirro r too ls in the References dialog box let youmanipulate a reference.

Reload Reference reloads and redraws a reference, which lets you see changes that have beenmade to it since it was last attached or reload ed.

When using reference tools, note the Use References Dialog List tool setting. This optio n letsyou select the reference you want to manipulate from the References dialog box. If you arenot sure of the name of the reference you want to manipulate, you can disable this optio n andenter a data point on an element from the reference you wish to manipulate in the D GN file.

Reference levels

You can turn the levels in references on and off, independent of the levels in the master file.

-+ Exercise: Turn off levels

1 Continuing in main.dgn, select the Level Display tool from the Primary Tools toolbox.

2 In the Level Di splay dialog box, select a-marlow-ground .dgn in the target tree.

8'~ main.dgn. Defaull

!",b~ A-Marlow·l ,l.dgn. 3DModel

f " ' ;~l1: e-merlcw-beserneot.dcn. 3D Model

~"'ihY@ ···#.,i··'"..liti%§;_MMffl8iL.; ~i;)' 1st Floor.dgn. J aeilitie' WorkModel

The levels contained in the model are listed.

3 Right click in the list of levels and select All Off.

T he reference is no longer displayed because none of the levels in it are displayed.

4 Right click again and select All O n.

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T ransp arency and priority

References have transpare ncy and priority attributes that you can apply.

-+ Exercise: Apply transparency to a reference

1 Continuing in main.dgn , click the View Attributes tool in the view control ToolBoxand enable the check box for transparency if it is not enabled.

2 In the References dialog box, right click on a column heading and selectTransparenc y from the pop -up menu to add the column to the dialog box.

_Facilities \Vcr... .A.lIgned '....tth r,,1aSl.~

A-Marlow-lot.dgna-mercw-basement.dcn

lot Roor.dgn

! Model

3DModel3DModel

• '" t t . ;.,

Descronon

Aligned with Ma~er

AlIgned '....tth Mas:~

xJ !:!!lne Mode:

'Wireframe

Rotation I0' ,

-!GJIJIWCS liillLkJ ~~ ~. ~ l;S@Jill(.on'lg \:anable , ~j

3 Highligh t a-marlow-ground in the Referenc es dialog box, click in the Transparencycolumn and select 30.

The ground model is now semi-transparent and you can see the basement modelthro ugh it.

Detaching references

Be sure you want to detach a refer ence tile before you do it. The scale, rotatio n, and locationof the reference are not saved when you detach the file. You will have to set these again if youreattach it.

-+ Exercise: Detach referen ces

1 Continuing in main.dgn, in the References dialog box, select a-marlow-gro und and amarlow-basement.

XJ 2 Click D etach Referenc e.

3 Click O K in the alert dialog.

The references are detached.

4 Select File > Close, without saving changes.

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Reference nesting

Reference nesting

Live nesting provides the ability to see a reference that is attached to a refe rence. Suppose youhave a DGN file called x.dgn. A.dgn is a reference to x. A.dgn has two refere nces of its own,1.dgn and 2.dgn.

If A is attached to x with nesting enabled and set to a depth of one, it can be expand ed in thehierarchy tree to show its references, l.dgn and 2.dgn.

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TIE-=!· ·~ -~ 0 ~~ ::J~(:::' @ ~J . (JHier!!ldJy Slot i FileName ! Model ' Description i La<a-~_ ,~ A dgn Default Directreference

2:~Adgn

-t--~ ~1 d9"

~2 d9"

A benefit of live nesting is that any changes to these sub-attachments are dynamically updatedin any file to which their master file is attached.

\Vhen you attach a reference, you have three op tions for the nesting.

N o N esting means that references attached to the attached design are not seen in theactive design.

Select Live Nesting so references attached to the attached design are seen in the activedesign.

Copy Attachme nts copies references attached to the atta ched design into the activedesign.

-+ E xercise: Live nesting

1 O pen BSI200AEIOI-Plan.dgn.

2 Open the References dialog box.

3 Click Show Hierarchy to see the hierarchy tree.

4 Click the + to expand the master file.

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5 Click the + to expand the reference named PlanClip and review its attached files.

ShellComposite, BSI30QO.E9,Shell,dgn, Composite

N ow you can control settings for PlanClip's nested references,

6 Select File > Close.

Models

A D GN file is composed of models. When you place elements they are added to the activemodel. A model can be either 2D or 3D and is stored as a discrete object within a DGN file.

Models are similar to worksheets in a spreadsheet application. Each worksheet is anindependent numerical space . In ProjectWise Navigator, each model is an independentgraphical space, storing the elements that you place . It may be helpful to think of a D GN fJleas a box that can contain both 3D and 2D objects, models, any of which you can viewindividually.

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Every model has its own set of eight views. The model wh ose views are displayed at a giventime is the active model. Every model has its own working unit system. H owever, levels areD GN file specific and not model specific. Levels are shared throughou t the entire D GN file.

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Types of m odels

A Design model can be either 2D or 3D and consists of design geo metry. These are similar to

DWG models (model space). A design model can also be used as a reference or placed as acell. You can create an unlimited number of design models in a DGN file.

a ell F, stFloor • Interior Plan

El CG Foundation

a CJl Roof

El Cjj Second Floor - Inlerior Plan

a I Site

El ell ThirdFloor - InteriorPlan

Separatemodelsin a DGN contain differentparts ofthe overallplan

A sheet model is used to attach references for composing finished and annotated drawings.You can create an unlimited number of sheet models in a DGN file.

Drawing composition using m odels

Instead of redrawing a model's geometry for each view, as in a manual system, you attachviews of design geometry as references for each plan, elevation , section, etc. Any changesmade to the design model are reflected in each referenced view in the sheet.

~ Exercise: Create a sheet model


Proj ect. Civil

2 Open BSI300GI001-Cover.dgn.

3 Select the Models tool from the Primary tool bar.

4 In the Models dialog box click Create a New Model.

5 In the Create Model dialog box, set the following:

lype:Sheet : 2D

Name: Sheet 2

l)escnption: Sheet 2

RefLogical: Sheet 2

Scale: 1"=100'

Createa Viou Group: Enabled (by default)

6 Click OK.

The sheet model opens.

7 Close the Models dialog box.

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In the References dialog box, click Attach Referenc e.

Navigate to the project's \ Seed folder.

Attach BSI400-COO-Border.dgn with the following attachment settings :

iVlodel: Cover

~ Exercise: Add a border to the sheet and position

Continuing in BSI400-C01-Cover.dgn, Sheet 2 model, open the References dialogbox.

1m .... 1

2t~ 3

~ 4

Logica!Name: Border

Description: Border

Scale: 1200.00: 1.00

5 Click OK.

EE 6 Fit View.

7 Select Window > V iews > 2 to open View 2.

You can see the model sheet in this view.

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Select the Window Area view control and window around the reference in View 1.

In the References dialog box, select Move References.

Snap to the upper right corner and accept with a data point.

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11 Snap to the upper right corner of the sheet element in View 2 and accept with a datapoint.

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12 Reset.

1 3 Close View 2.

14 Fit View 1.

-+ Exercise: Compose the sheet

Continuing in BSI400-C01-Cover.dgn, Sheet 2 model, click Atta ch Reference.

Navigate to the project \ Dgn folder.

Attach BSI400-W01-Survey.dgn with the following attachment settings:

Model: Survey

Logical Name: S

Orientation: Coincident World

Scale: 1.00 : 1.00

4 Click OK.

The geometry comes in at the correct location because of the orientation. CoincidentWorld aligns the references with the active model with both Global O rigin anddesign plane coordinates.

,~ 5 Click Attach Reference.

6 Attach BSI400-W01-Contours.dgn with the following attachment settings:

Model: Conto urs

Logical Name: Conto urs

7 Click OK.

~ 8 Click Attach Reference.=.:J

9 Attach BSI400-W01-Design.dgn with the following attachment settings:

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Clipping referenced models

Model: Xse ct

Logical Name: XS

10 Click OK.

The sheet is compiled from survey data, contours and cross section models. If changes aremade to any of these model s, the shee t will automatically upd ate because it is composed ofreferences.

Clipping referenced models

The Clip Referenc e tool uses a boundary, such as an element or fence, to clip a referenc e. Thearea of the reference that is outside the boundary is not displayed.

~ Exe rcise: Clip a referenced model

f±l 1 Contin uing in BSI400-COI-Cover.dgn, Sheet 2 model, Fit View.

There is info rmatio n in the model that you do not wish to include in the shee t.

2 Select Tools > Tool Boxes.

3 Scroll to the Fence tools and click the check box .

4 Click O K.

5 Select Place Fence with the following too l settings:

Fence Ij pe: Block

Fence Mode: Inside

6 Highlight the Xsect mod el in the References dialog box and note the boundary.

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Add ing Annotat ions

7 Place a fence aro und the area of the reference inside the border ; the cross sectionlines.

L,...------------------------...r----",,------------, _ .

~ 8 Select Clip Reference with the following too l settings:

Method: Active Fence

Use References Dialog List: Enabled

9 E nter a data point.

The unwanted details to the right are removed.

10 E nter a data point in the file to remove the fence.

11 Select File> Close, without saving changes.

Adding Annotations

You can select an existing text file created using a text editor or word processor and includeits annotations in a design. To import ASCII text select File> Import > Tex t. To copy textfrom a document, cop y and paste into the \XTord Proces sor text edito r that opens when youselect a text placement tool.

To find text placement tools, select Tools > ToolBox es and enable the Text tools check box or,if the Drawing or Drawing Composition tasks are available, find the Text tasks as a sub-task.The \XTord Processor text editor can also be opened by selecting the Element Selection tooland double clicking on text in a file.

With the \'Vord Processo r text editor you can change many text settings, such as Bold , Italicsand Underline. \XThen you cop y and paste text from a word proc essor like Microsoft \'Vord itwill maintain all the formatting including tab spacing, numbers and bullets.

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Raster References

Raster References

A Raster Reference is a link to an external image that resides outside a file. Use RasterManager to work with these images. Select File > RasterManagerto open it.

You can display images of various formats, from monochrome to full color. Single images, orgroups of images, can be set to display in one or more DGN file views. The drawing andannotation tools can be used in views that display raster images .

\X!hen you display a raster image file in a DGN file, it is attached as a raster referenceattachment, similar to a regular reference. When a raster attachment is modified using RasterManager's tools, no changes are made to the original file, just to its attachment information inthe DGN file.

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