SofTutor for MicroStation V8 2D Table of Contents

0 Hear Me First
0.1 Forward
0.2 The SofTutor Interface
0.3 Running SofTutor Side-by-side

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
1.3 Menus
1.3.1 Palettes
1.3.2 User Interface Layout
1.3.3 Pop Up Menu
1.4 Key-Ins
1.5 File Commands
1.5.1 Creating A File (2D And 3D)
1.5.2 Saving A File
1.6 The Design Plane
1.7 Element Attributes
1.8 Coordinate Systems
1.8.1 Part 1: Rectangular Coordinates And Commands
1.8.2 Part 2: Polar Coordinates & Commands
1.9 AccuDraw
1.10 AccuSnap
1.10.1 AccuSnap Settings
1.10.2 Using AccuSnap
1.11 Grid
1.12 Locks
1.13 Snaps
1.14 Work Spaces

2 View Control
2.1 Opening / Closing Views
2.2 Configuring Views
2.3 Zoom In/Out
2.4 Relationships With Window Areas
2.5 Pan
2.6 Rotate
2.7 Previous/Next
2.8 Saving Views
2.9 View Attributes
2.10 Fit Command

3 Levels
3.1 Numbers
3.2 Names
3.3 Groups
3.4 Display
3.5 Level Manager
3.6 Level Symbology
3.7 Level Enhancements in V8 **
3.8 Level Manager in V8
3.9 Level Display in V8

4 Element Placement
4.1 Linear Elements
4.1.1 Lines
4.1.2 Smart Lines
4.1.3 Auto Closure With Smart Lines
4.1.4 Place Point Or Stream Curve
4.2 Points
4.3 Shapes
4.4 Circles
4.5 Arcs

5 Element Manipulation
5.1 Copy
5.2 Moving
5.3 Parallel
5.4 Scale
5.5 Rotate
5.6 Array
5.7 Delete
5.8 Element Selector
5.9 Enhanced Power Selector

6 Change / Match Attributes
6.1 Change Element Attributes
6.2 Match Element Attributes
6.3 Match All Attributes

7 Element Modification
7.1 Modify
7.2 Delete Partial
7.3 Extend One Element
7.4 Extend Two Elements
7.5 Extend To An Intersection
7.6 Trim
7.7 IntelliTrim
7.8 Insert Vertex / Delete Vertex

7.9 Fillet / Chamfer
7.10 Tip On Reordering Elements
7.11 Align Edges

8 Text
8.1 Text - Setup & Placement
8.2 Edit Text
8.3 Copy / Increment
8.4 Installing Fonts
8.5 Fitted Text
8.6 Text Style in V8

9 Text Nodes
9.1 Text Nodes - Setup & Placement
9.2 Editing Text Nodes
9.3 Importing Text

10 Gouping Elements
10.1 Fence
10.2 Fence Operations
10.3 Selector
10.3.1 Grouping Elements With The Selector
10.3.2 Alternate Selection Method
10.4 Selector Operations

11 Cells
11.1 Creating Cells & Cell Libraries
11.2 Cell Placement / Usage
11.2.1 More Placement: Cell Selector
11.3 Replace (and Update) Cell

12 Patterning
12.1 Hatch Area
12.2 Cells: Pattern Area
12.3 Cells: Linear Pattern

13 Measurement
13.1 Distance
13.2 Radius
13.3 Angle
13.4 Length
13.5 Measure Area

14 Dimensioning
14.1 Dimension Setup
14.2 Dimension Placement Options
14.3 Associative Dimensions
14.4 Changing/Applying Dimension Setups
14.5 Editing Dimension Text
14.6 Dimensioning Styles in V8

15 Reference Files
15.1 2D Attachments
15.2 Attaching 3D Reference Files
15.3 Attaching A File To Itself
15.4 Detaching A Reference File
15.5 Move/Scale/Rotate A Reference File
15.6 Clip Boundary/Clip Mask & Delete Reference File
15.7 Reference File Settings
15.8 Raster Files
15.9 Attach Reference in V8

16 2D Labs
16.1 Part 1: Mechanical Lab Overview
16.2 Part 2: Mechanical Lab Kickoff
16.3 Plotting A File
16.3.1 Part 1: Creating Drawings/Plot - Setup
16.3.2 Part 2: Creating Drawings/Plot - Reference Files

17 Interoperability in V8
17.1 With AutoCAD
17.1.1 Opening a DWG File **
17.1.2 DWG Options
17.2 Working with DWG
17.2.1 Restriction Work Mode
17.2.2 AutoCAD Features - Levels
17.3 Saving DGN as DWG
17.3.1 General Tab
17.3.2 Advanced Tab
17.3.3 References Tab

18 Design History
18.1 Introduction to Design History **
18.2 Using Design History
18.3 Design History Element Information
18.4 Design History Commit Changes
18.5 Design History Restore

19 Packager

20 PopSet

1              MicroStation 3D 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
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            Mechanical Lab - Show & Tell Using Solids
17.1         Creating A Model From Multiple Profiles
17.2         Extracting A Drawing From A 3D Model

18            Architectural Lab - Show & 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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