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Section Topic
1 MicroStation Concepts
1.1 MicroStation Manager Dialog Box
1.2 Mouse Buttons
1.2.1 Data Button
1.2.2 Reset Button
1.2.3 Tentative Button
1.2.4 3D Buttons
1.3 Create File, Define Working Units & Views
2 Display Depth/Active Depth
3 Auxillary Coordinates & Commands
4 AccuDraw - 3D
5 3D View Commands
5.1 Rotate
5.2 View Volume
5.3 Dynamic Display
5.4 Change View Perspective
6 3D Main: Creating Surfaces & Solids
6.1 Comparing Primitive, B-Spline and SmartSurface(TM)
6.2 Creating Primitive Surfaces/Solids
6.3 3D Primitives
6.3.1 Slab
6.3.2 Sphere
6.3.3 Cylinder
6.3.4 Cone
6.3.5 Torus
6.3.6 Wedge
6.4 3D Construct
6.4.1 Extrude Surface or Solid
6.4.2 Revolve Surface or Solid
6.4.3 Extrude Along Path
6.4.4 Shell Solid
6.4.5 Thicken to Solid
6.5 3D Modify
6.5.1 Modify Solid
6.5.2 Remove Faces And Heal
6.5.3 Union
6.5.4 Intersect
6.5.5 Differences
6.5.6 Cut
6.5.7 Fillet Edges
6.5.8 Chamfer
6.6 3D Utility: Modify/Manipulate Solids
6.6.1 Align
6.6.2 Change Display
6.6.3 Extract Faces Or Edges
6.6.4 Intersect Solid/Surface With Curve
6.6.5 SmartSolid Settings
7 Element Manipulation
7.1 Move/Copy
7.2 Rotate
7.3 Scale
7.4 Extend
7.5 Project Point
8 Measure Volume
9 3D Reference Files & Cells
9.1 Attaching 3D Reference Files
9.2 Create/Place 3D Cells
10 3D Curve Commands
10.1 B-Spline Curves
10.2 Changing Active Curve Settings
10.3 Mofifying B-Spline Curves
10.4 Project Trim - On A B-Spline Surface
10.5 Place Conic
10.6 Placing A Helix
11 On The Surface...
11.1 Modifying A Primitive Surface/Solid
11.2 Modifying Complex Shape & B-Spline Curve: Part 1
11.3 Modifying Complex Shape & B-Spline Curve: Part 2
11.4 SmartSurfaces: How They Are Created
11.5 Sweep Along Two Traces
12 Modifying Surfaces
12.1 Stitching Surfaces
12.2 Offset Surface Command
12.3 Extract Surface Rule Lines
12.4 Change To Active Surface Settings
12.5 Convert 3D: Solid To Surface To Solid
13 Solid As A Rock, Or As A Parasolid
13.1 Creating A Solid Model Using Cut Solid Command
14 Rendering
14.1 Rendering Setups
14.2 Shadow Maps
14.3 Real-Time Hidden Edge Display
15 Exporting Files
15.1 Export To STEP AP 203
15.2 DWG R14
15.3 Parasolids
16 Converting A 2D File To 3D
17 3D Lab A: Mechanical Show and Tell Using Solids
17.1 Creating A Model From Multiple Profiles
17.2 Extracting A Drawing From A 3D Model
18 3D Lab B: Architectural Show and Tell Using Solids
18.1 Part 1 - Profiles And Projecting Solid Walls
18.2 Part 2 - Opening The Interior Space And Windows
18.3 Part 3 - Placing The Windows
18.4 Part 4 - Lighting/Rendering The Model
18.5 Part 5 - Animation
18.6 Modeling Tips: Part 1 - SmartSolids
18.7 Modeling Tips: Part 2 - SmartSolids
18.8 Modeling Tips: Part 3 - SmartSolids
18.9 Lab B Bonus 1
18.10 Lab B Bonus 2

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