Inside MicroStation V8i - Softcover

Conforti, Frank

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1418020842 ISBN 13: 9781418020842

Publisher: Onword Pr, 2009

Learn to solve real-world design problems with proficiency in this new edition of the best-selling reference work Inside MicroStation. With a practical approach based on real work experience and design problems, readers are led through the entire computer-aided design process. This fully updated edition maintains the easy-to-follow writing style of previous editions while incorporating the features and refinements to the user interface found in the latest version of MicroStation. New methods of working within MicroStation are also introduced, and an emphasis is placed on why mission-critical tools and functions in MicroStation V8 XM work the way they do so that readers can apply their knowledge to solve a variety of design challenges. Its fast-paced, highly engaging examples, exercises, and illustrations are guaranteed to provide the skills needed to optimize the power of MicroStation.

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1. Welcome to the MicroStation Community. 2. Working with Working Units. 3. 2D Basics: Part 1 - Learning the Tools of the Trade. 4. Your First Design Session. 5. 2D Basics: Part 2 - Mastering Precision Input, Screen Control, and Element Manipulation. 6. 2D Basics, Part 3 - More about MicroStation's Elements and Tools. 7. Construction Techniques and Tools - Using MicroStation to Solve Real Design Problems. 8. Complex Elements - Working with Cells, Complex Shapes, Chains, and Other Sophisticated Elements. 9. References - Bringing the Work Group Together. 10. Detailing Tools - Finishing a Design with Meaningful Details. 11. Publishing Your Work - Producing Plotted, Printed, and Electronic Deliverables. 12. 3D Design - Modeling the Real World. 13. Customizing MicroStation - Becoming a Power User.

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