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Introduction
What is in the MicroStation PowerDraft Student Training Guide?
Who Should use this book?
What software version is it for?
How to read this book
Microstation PowerDraft Concepts
System Overview
Positioning the cursor
Menus
Elements
Levels
Reference Drawing
Views
View Control
Attributes
Real World Coordinates
Snap
Design Plance
Global Origin
Handle Point
Coordinate Entry
Going on from here
Lesson 1 : File Navigation
File extension
File Save/Workfile
To load a file
New design file
Lesson 2: First things first
MicroStation PowerDraft Menus
MicroStation PowerDraft Settings
Exercises
Grids
Coordinate Readout
Status Bar
Lesson 3: Beginning to draw
Microstation PowerDraft Main Tool box
Task Navigation
Controlling the view
The reset button
Drawing elements
Continuous draw mode
Tool settings
Searching for a needed tool
Input focus
Changing Things
Lesson 4: Manipulating elements
Lesson 5: Modifying elements
Modify tool box
Lesson 6: Changing element attributes
Exercise 1: Schematic
Text styles
Summary
Menu Survey
File Menu
Edit Menu
Element Menu
Settings Menu
AccuSnap
AccuSnap Settings
Tools menu
Utilities Menu
Workspace Menu
Window Menu
Help Menu
Summary
Input of Precise Geometric Data
Lesson 7: Key in of coordinate data
Using key-in commands
The XY = Key-In command
The DX = And DL= Key-in Commands
The DI = Key-In Command
Key-in of Coordinate Data using AccuDraw
Exercise 2: Steeped-Shaft
Summary
Working with Groups
Lesson 8: Fences
Fence Tool Box
Three most common fence tools
Lesson 9: Element selection tool
Exercise 3: Sprinkler Protector
Review
File Navigation
Menus
Master-Sub Working Units and Grids
Main and Task Navigator Tool Boxes
Panning and View Control in Middle of a Command
Data-Reset-Tentative
AccuSnap
Accept/Reject
Tool Settings Window
Command and Prompt
Manipulating and Modifying Element
Input Focus
Positional Mapping
AccuDraw
Company Standard Seed File
Using Levels
Lesson 10: Levels
Level Manager Dialog Box
Level Display Dialog Box
Lesson 11: Moving elements among levels
Lesson 12: Level locks
Using Multi-lines
Lesson 13: Multi-line set-up
Lesson 14: Placing Multi-lines
Lesson 15: Cleaning up multi-line joints
Exercise 4: Floor Plan
Text
Lesson 16: Text Settings
Fonts
Text Justification
Text size and Spacing
Lesson 17: Placing text
Place text tools
Lesson 18: Editing text
Exercise 5: Notes on Floor Plan
Cells
Lesson 19: Cell library creation
Lesson 20: Cell library attachment
Lesson 21: creating cells
lesson 22: placing cells
Placement
Point
Terminator
Pattern
Cells tools box
Cell Selector
Exercise 6: Add symbols to the Floor Plan
Patterning and Crosshatching
Patterning tool box
Lesson 23: Hatch Area tool
Lesson 24: Crosshatch area tool
Lesson 25: Pattern area tool
Delete pattern tool
Hatching around text
Exercise 7: Hatch walls
Dimensioning
Annotation scale
Dimension element
Dimension styles
Dimensioning tool box
Lesson 26: Placing
Linear dimensioning tool
Linear dimension tool box
Lesson 27: Placing Angular Dimensions
Angular dimensioning tool
Lesson 28: Placing radial dimensions
Dimension diameter tool
Miscellaneous Dimensions tools box
Exercise 8: Dimensionning
Comprehensive Eexercise
Exercise 9: City tract map
Houses and Details for the City Tract Map
Adding Text to the City Tract
Printing your Drawing
Defining what to Print
View
Fence
Printer and Paper Size
Print Scale and Position
Print Dialog Box Icons
Preview
Maximize Print Size
Print Attributes
Update From View
Plotfile
Printing From Windows
Summary of 2D and Moving On
Selected Advances 2D Topics
Differences between MicroStation PowerDraft and AutoCAD
3D Concepts
Basic 3D Concepts
The right hand rule
Eight standard views
Screen Axis Vs. Model Axis
The Right Hand Rule for Angles
View Volume
Active Depth
Lesson 29 – Understanding 3D Concepts
Precise 3D Input
AccuDraw in 3D
Exercise 10: 3D Model of a Kite
Lesson 30: Projecting 2D into 3D Models
Exercise 11: 2D shapes converted to 3D
Creating and Manipulating Solid Models
Lesson 31: Basic Approach
Lesson 32: Joining primitives to make more complex solids
Exercise 12: Creating an L bracket by the Union of Two Slabs
Lesson 33: More On Features
Modeling Summary
Modeling Hints
Reference files and Drawing Composition
Lesson 34: Reference files
Design Reference
Details Sheets
Title Block and Borders
Self Referencing
Reference Raster
Raster Reference Files
Lesson 35: Drawing composition from 3D Models
Creating sheet models
Rendering and Animation
Rendering
Ray Tracing and Radiosity
Animation in MicroStation PowerDraft
Creating a Flythrough
Animation Producer
Appendix
Shortcut 2D Key-In Commands