microstation v8 - accu draw basics

TRN013500-1/0001MicroStationV8iAccuDrawBasics

BentleyInstituteCourseGuide

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Patents

UnitedStatesPatentNos.5,8.15,415and5,784,068and6,199,125.

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20002009BentleySystems,Incorporated.MicroStation1998BentleySystems,Incorporated.IGDSfileformats19811988IntergraphCorporation.IntergraphRasterFileFormats1993IntergraphCorporation.Portions19921994SummitSoftwareCompany.Portions19921997SpotlightGraphics,Inc.Portions19931995CriterionSoftwareLtd.anditslicensors.Portions19921998SunMicroSystems,Inc.PortionsUnigraphicsSolutions,Inc.Icc19911995byAT&T,ChristopherW.Fraser,andDavidR.Hanson.Allrightsreserved.Portions19971999HMR,Inc.Allrightsreserved.Portions19921997STEPTools,Inc.SentrySpellingCheckerEngine1993WintertreeSoftwareInc.UnpublishedrightsreservedunderthecopyrightlawsoftheUnitedStatesandothercountries.Allrightsreserved.MicroStation V8i AccuDraw Basics ii May-09Copyright 2009 Bentley Systems, Incorporated

May-09TableofContents

CourseOverview____________________________________ 1CourseDescription ____________________________________1TargetAudience_______________________________________1Prerequisites _________________________________________1CourseObjectives _____________________________________1IntroductoryKnowledge ________________________________2

Questions ________________________________________2Answers__________________________________________2

AccuDrawand2DDrafting ____________________________ 3ModuleOverview _____________________________________3ModuleObjectives_____________________________________3IntroductoryKnowledge ________________________________4AccuDrawBasics ______________________________________4

TheAccuDrawworkflow_____________________________5Theinputfocus ____________________________________6AccuDrawindexing _________________________________7

DrawingwithAccuDraw ________________________________10Lockingcoordinatevalues____________________________13

AccuDrawShortcuts ___________________________________14Importantbasicshortcuts____________________________15

AccuDrawSettings_____________________________________28Operationtab _____________________________________29Displaytab________________________________________31Coordinatestab____________________________________32

PopupCalculator _____________________________________33Invokingandusingthepopupcalculator _______________34

TipsandHints ________________________________________39Placenortharrowatcorrectorientationonrotatedview___39Keyinginasymbol? _______________________________39iii Table of ContentsCopyright 2009 Bentley Systems, Incorporated

Keyinginanglequadrants?___________________________40Keyinginacolon? __________________________________40ChangeAccuDrawwindowtoNandE __________________40ChangethesizeofAccuDraw'scompass ________________41PageUpandPageDown_____________________________41

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Table of Contents

AccuDrawand3DDrafting ____________________________ 43ModuleOverview _____________________________________43

ModuleObjectives_____________________________________43IntroductoryKnowledge ________________________________43TheAccuDrawDrawingPlane ____________________________44AccuDrawandElementPlacementin3D ___________________44AccuDrawand3DShortcuts _____________________________49UsingAccuDrawsRotatedDrawingPlanes _________________51OrthogonalDrawingPlaneRotation _______________________53TentativeSnapsandAccuDraw___________________________57UsingAuxiliaryCoordinateTools__________________________60

AccuDrawShortcutsforACS__________________________61DefineanACSalignedwithareferencefile ______________63ACSinteractionwithAccuDraw _______________________64SeparateACSperView ______________________________64ProjectingPointsfromandACStoaPlane_______________66Locatingelementsrelativetoothers ___________________68

3DTipsandHints______________________________________73ChangeswhenplacingcellsandtextwithAccuDraw_______73Move/PlaceelementsatthecorrectZelevation __________73

ModuleReviewQuestionsandAnswers _________________ 75Questions ________________________________________75Answers__________________________________________75iv Table of ContentsCopyright 2009 Bentley Systems, Incorporated

UseAccuDrawtoaccuratelydraftin2D UseAccuDrawtoaccuratelymodelin3D UseAccuDrawshortcutsandsettingstoimproveproductiondraftingand

modelingspeedandprecisionCourseOverview

CourseDescriptionStudentswilllearnthatAccuDrawisindispensablewhenworkinginMicroStation.Theywilldiscoverhowtousethisessentialandpowerfultooltoincreasedrawingandmodelingaccuracy,andeasilycreatedifficultgeometrythatpreviouslyrequiredmanysteps.Thecoursecovers2Dand3DAccuDrawoperations.

TargetAudienceThiscourseisrecommendedforthefollowingaudience(s): AllusersofMicroStationorrelatedproducts

Prerequisites

BasicknowledgeofMicroStation BasicknowledgeofMicrosoftWindowsXPorVista

CourseObjectivesAftercompletingthiscourse,youwillbeableto:May-09 1 Course Overview

Copyright 2009 Bentley Systems, Incorporated

Introductory Knowledge

IntroductoryKnowledge

Beforeyoubeginthecourse,letsdefinewhatyoualreadyknow:

Questions

1 DescribehowtodrawaccuratelyinaCADapplication.2 Whichofthefollowingiscorrect?

A.AccuDrawisfor3Donly.B.AccuDrawcannotbeusedwithSheetmodels.C.AccuDrawisthesingle,greatestinventioninthehistoryofCAD.

Answers

1 Accuratedrawingcanbeaccomplishedtwoways.Usingprecisioninput.Thismeansusingnumericalmethodstoenterdistanceanddirectionofaelement.Forexample,theDX=orDI=orDL=MicroStationkeyins.UsingAccuDraw.Thisusesthegraphicsonthescreen,directionfromthemouse,anddistancekeyingins.

2 Ciscorrect.Course Overview 2 May-09Copyright 2009 Bentley Systems, Incorporated

ModuleObjectivesAccuDrawismorethanaquickwaytoinputdata.Itletsyouproducecomplexgeometrythatwasdifficulttoproducequicklyinthepast.Itreplacesthegrid,theaxislock,constructionelements,andmore.UsingAccuDrawanda2Dfileyouwillbeableto:AccuDrawand2DDrafting

ModuleOverviewAccuDrawisoneofMicroStationsmostversatiletools.Inthesimplestterms,AccuDrawisaMicroStationDevelopmentLanguage(MDL)application.Itdoesnotcreateormanipulateelementsorobjects,itassistsintheircreationandmanipulation.UsingAccuDrawinMicroStationislikeusingaTsquareandtriangleinmanualdrafting.YouwouldmoveaTsquaretoalocationonadrawingandstarttodrawfromthere,becausethereisameasuringsystemattachedtothatpoint.

AccuDrawimprovesqualityandspeedbyreducingkeystrokesandmouseclicks

Whendesigning,youuseagraphicalapplicationandhavegraphicalproblems,butaretraditionallytaughtnumericalsolutions.AccuDrawisthegraphicalsolutiontographicalproblems.

Traditional

DraftingMachineAccuDrawSuperimposedonaDraftingMachineMay-09 3 AccuDraw and 2D Drafting


Introductory Knowledge

Draftmoreaccuratelyandquickly

CreategeometryeasilythatwasdifficultwithoutAccuDraw UseAccuDrawwithCreation,ManipulationandModificationtools

IntroductoryKnowledgeBeforeyoubeginthismodule,letsdefinewhatyoualreadyknow.

1 NamethreecreationtoolsthatwouldbenefitfromtheuseofAccuDraw.2 DescribealternatemethodsofusingAccuDraw.3 HowdoyoustartandstopAccuDraw?

AccuDrawBasicsBecauseAccuDrawwascreatedusingMDL,itsinterfaceiscompletelyintegratedwithMicroStation.Thepowerful,yethidden,portionofAccuDrawisitsintelligence.Itisdesignedtoinferasmuchinformationaspossiblefromyouractions.IfthePlaceBlocktoolisselected,AccuDrawswitchestoaRectangularcoordinatesystem.IfPlaceCircleisselected,itswitchestoaPolarcoordinatesystem.StartandstopAccuDrawusingtheAccuDrawiconinthePrimaryToolstoolbar.

Whenenabled,AccuDrawhastwocomponents,theAccuDrawwindowandtheAccuDrawcompass.Thesetwointerfaceelementsworkwitheachother.

AccuDrawwindowandtheAccuDrawcompass

TheAccuDrawwindowhastwomodesthatcanbetoggledusingthespacebarwhenAccuDrawisactiveandhasthefocus.TheRectangularmodeallowsfortheAccuDraw and 2D Drafting 4 May-09Copyright 2009 Bentley Systems, Incorporated

AccuDrawBasics

entryofXandYdistancesfromAccuDrawsorigin.ThePolarmodeallowsfortheentryofadistanceandanglefromtheorigin.ThecompassismadeupofthreecomponentsthatarevisibleineithertheRectangularorPolarmode. Theoriginisthecenterofthecompassandisalwayslocation0,0regardlessof

wherethecompassisinthedesign(arelativeorigin). Thedashedrectangleorcircleisreferredtoasthedrawingplaneindicatorand

indicateseitherthedrawingRectangularorPolarplane. ThegreenandredticksareAccuDrawsaxismarkersandareindependentof

boththedrawingaxisandtheviewaxis.

TheAccuDrawworkflowIfyouplantouseAccuDrawyoumayneedtochangeyourworkflowbecause,whenenabled,AccuDrawconsidersthreethingsandchangesitsbehavioraccordingly.

First,itconsidersatthecurrenttool.Forexample,iftheactivetoolisPlaceBlockitwillremaininaRectangularmodewhichisexpressedasXandYdistancesfromitsorigin.IftheselectedtoolisPlaceArc,AccuDrawwillautomaticallyswitchtoPolarmodewhichisexpressedasdistanceandangle.Second,AccuDrawconsidersthelocationofthepointerwithrespecttoitsorigin.Asyoumovethepointeraroundthecompass,AccuDrawautomaticallyupdatestheXandYvaluesintheAccuDrawwindowskeyinfieldstoreflectthedistancethepointerisfromitsorigin.Ifnodatapointisentered,thevaluesshowabsolutecoordinates.

Finally,AccuDrawconsidersandinterpretskeyboardshortcuts.Thesearesingleordualcharacterkeyinstodriveitsbehavior.AnexampleisusingthespacebartotogglebetweentheRectangularandPolarmodes.

XAxisTick

YAxisTickOrigin(0,0)

DrawingPlaneIndicatorMay-09 5 AccuDraw and 2D DraftingCopyright 2009 Bentley Systems, Incorporated

AccuDraw Basics

ThemouseisoneofthewaysthatAccuDrawinfersinformation.Whenmousemoves,AccuDrawtracksthepointer'slocationinrelationshiptotheAccuDraw

compass.TheoperationalrulesofAccuDrawareasfollows.

1.Enteradatapointeitherusingprecisioninput,oradatapoint,tofixthelocationof thecompass.2.Movethepointerinthedirectioninwhichyouwishtodraw.3.WithoutusingthepointertoputfocusintotheAccuDrawwindowkeyinfields,enter thedesireddistancevalue.4.moveinanotherdirection.5.enteranotherdistancevalue.6.Enteradatapointtoaccept.7.Repeatfromstep2tocontinuedrawing.

Theimportantthingtorememberisthatyoumoveinthedirectionyouwishtodraw.YoudonotneedtoconsiderwhetheryouaremovingintheXdimensionorYdimension.Youknowthedirectioninwhichyouneedtodrawbylookingatyournotesandplans.Focusonthedirection,nottheXorYdimension.TheXandYdimensionsareuseful,butwhendrawingtheyarenottobethefocus.

TheinputfocusAsyoumovethepointeraroundthescreen,AccuDrawcontinuallyupdatesthefieldthatiscurrentlyactiveintheAccuDrawwindow.Itisindicatedbythehighlightedfieldtitle.AccuDrawsinputfocusletsyouentervalueswherevertheinsertionbarishighlighted.IfthepointersmovementawayfromthepreviousdatapointincludesahigherXvaluethantheYvalue,theinputfocusappearsintheXfield.IfthepointersAccuDraw and 2D Drafting 6 May-09Copyright 2009 Bentley Systems, Incorporated

AccuDrawBasics

movementawayfromthepreviousdatapointincludesahigherYvaluethantheXvalue,thentheinputfocusappearsintheYfield.MoveintheXdirectionandfocusisintheXfield

MoveinYdirectionandfocusisintheYfield

Onceafieldhasinputfocus,theinputfieldbecomesautooverwriteandautoenter.Youdonothavetohighlightorclickinthefields,orpressthekey.

AccuDrawindexingAccuDrawcanindextoaxes,theoriginandthepreviousdistance.TheindexingfeatureworkslikeAccuSnap.Ifyougetclosetoanindexingstate,thepointertemporarilylocksontotothatstate.Forexample,whenthepointernearsa90degreeangletotheoriginofthecompassitwillindextothatangle.Inthiswayitcanreplacetheaxis(Ortho)lockinallbutafewsituations. Exercise:LearningaboutAccuDrawIndexing

1 SetthefollowingintheFileOpendialog:User:examplesProject:General

2 OpenBaseGeometry.dgn.May-09 7 AccuDraw and 2D DraftingCopyright 2009 Bentley Systems, Incorporated

AccuDraw Basics

3 EnsurethatAccuDrawisactive.

4 EnsurethattheDrawingtasksaretheavailabletasks.5 Pantoanopenareaofthedesign.6 SetthefollowingintheAttributestoolbar:

Level:ObjectColor:5Style:0Weight:2

7 SelectPlaceSmartLine(Q+1)withthefollowingtoolsettings:SegmentType: LinesVertexType:Sharp

8 Notethestatusbarpromptandenteradatapointtostartthefirstvertex.

Notindexedtotheaxis

IndexedtotheXaxisNoteY=0

9 MovethepointerslowlytowardtheXaxis.AccuDraw and 2D Drafting 8 May-09Copyright 2009 Bentley Systems, Incorporated

AccuDrawBasics

Onceyouarewithin10pixels,thelinewillmoveto,andstayon,theXaxis.ThatisIndexingtotheXaxis.10 MovethepointertowardtheYaxis.11 MovethepointerneartheAccuDraworigin.

NotindexedtotheAccuDrawOrigin

IndexedtotheAccuDrawOriginX&Y=0

12 Enteradatapointandmoveperpendicularuntilyouareclosetothedistanceofthefirstsegment.

FirstsegmentdrawnMay-09 9 AccuDraw and 2D DraftingCopyright 2009 Bentley Systems, Incorporated

Drawing with AccuDrawSecondsegmentshowspreviousdistancewithashortTlineNotedistancesareequalforbothsegments

DrawingwithAccuDrawThenexttaskistodrawthefollowingobjectusingAccuDrawandSmartLines.

Youcancalculatethemissingdimensionsfromtheinformationgiven

Youwillstartatthelowerleftandmoveinacounterclockwisedirection. Exercise:BasicdrawingwithAccuDraw

1 ContinuinginBaseGeometry.dgn,Pantoanopenareaofthedesign.AccuDraw and 2D Drafting 10 May-09Copyright 2009 Bentley Systems, Incorporated

DrawingwithAccuDraw

2 SelectPlaceSmartLine(Q+1).

3 Notethestatusbarpromptandenteradatapointanywheretostart.

ThisisthefirstvertexoftheelementandtheAccuDrawcompassappearsatthedatapointlocation.

4 Movethepointertotheright,liningupwiththeXaxis.

Thisiscalledindexing.5 WithoutmovingthepointerintotheAccuDrawwindow,enter2000.6 Enteradatapointtoacceptthevalue.

Notethatthecompassmovestothelastdatapoint.

7 Movethepointerupwardandlineupwith,orindexto,theYaxis.May-09 11 AccuDraw and 2D DraftingCopyright 2009 Bentley Systems, Incorporated

Drawing with AccuDraw

8 Enter1500andacceptwithadatapoint.9 MovethepointertotheleftandindextotheXaxis.10 Enter1000andacceptwithadatapoint.

11 MovethepointerdownwardandindextotheYaxis.AccuDraw and 2D Drafting 12 May-09Copyright 2009 Bentley Systems, Incorporated

DrawingwithAccuDraw

12 Enter750andenteradatapointtoaccept.13 Movethepointertotheleft,indextotheXaxis,enter1000,andacceptwithadatapoint.

14 Movethepointerdownward,indextotheYaxisandenter750toclosetheshape.

Hint: Keepthemousesteady.Ifyoumovethemousearoundtoomuch,indexingwillbelost.

LockingcoordinatevaluesWhenyouenteravaluefromthekeyboardAccuDrawlocksthecurrentinputfieldandimmediatelyaffectsthepointersmotionbecauseitknowsyouareenteringcoordinatedata.May-09 13 AccuDraw and 2D DraftingCopyright 2009 Bentley Systems, Incorporated

AccuDraw Shortcuts

AfterenteringtheXvalueAfterenteringavalueinthefirstfield,movethepointeruntiltheinputfocuschangestotheotherfieldandyoucanentertheothervalue.Thecoordinatesyouhaveenteredestablishapointfortheplacementoftheelement.

AccuDrawShortcutsAccuDrawsbehaviorisinfluencedbythecurrenttool,thelocationofthepointerandkeyboardshortcuts.AccuDrawanticipatesyournextmove.Sometimes,however,youwillwanttodirectAccuDraw,sothereareavarietyofsingleanddoublecharactercommanddirectivesknownastheshortcutkeyins.BypressingtheappropriatekeywhilefocusisintheAccuDrawwindowyoucandirectAccuDrawtoperformaspecifictask.AsaconventioninBentleyInstitutecourses,theAccuDrawshortcutappearsinsideanglebraces,forexample,TheseshortcutsonlyworkwhentheAccuDrawwindowhasthefocus(istheactivewindow).Whenyouselectatool,thefocusdoesnotgototheAccuDrawwindow.Whenyouenteradatapointtostartusingthetool,thenthefocuswillshifttotheAccuDrawwindow.

Note: PressF11tomovethefocustotheAccuDrawwindow.

IffocusisonHomethenSpaceBarworksaswelltoputfocusonAccuDraw.ToopenawindowshowingalistofallAccuDrawshortcuts,pressthe?key.Thisistheonlyshortcutyouneedtomemorize,sinceitwillshowyoualltherest.

andthenmovinginY,youwilllocktheXvalue.NotetheletterXisdepressedNote the additional index line indicating the Y is not yet locked. Note the letter Y is raisedAccuDraw and 2D Drafting 14 May-09Copyright 2009 Bentley Systems, Incorporated

AccuDrawShortcuts

Exercise:Focusandthe?shortcut

1 ContinuinginBaseGeometry.dgn,selectPlaceSmartLine(Q+1).

Notethatfocusremainsathome.2 PressF11toshiftthefocustoAccuDraw.3 PressthekeyandexpandtheAccuDrawShortcutswindow.

4 ReturnfocustotheAccuDrawwindowbypressingF11.5 PressGthenT,,tomovefocustothetoolsettingswindow.

Popupconfirmationfortwolettershortcutsallowsselectionofothershortcuts

Note: ThefocuscanalsobemovedtothetoolsettingswindowbypressingF10.

ImportantbasicshortcutsSpaceBar=ChangedisplaymodeThespacebartogglesbetweenRectangularandPolarmode.May-09 15 AccuDraw and 2D DraftingCopyright 2009 Bentley Systems, Incorporated

AccuDraw Shortcuts

X=toggleXlock,Y=toggleYlock

TheorkeyscanbeselectedatanytimetolockorunlockthepresentXorYvalueswheninRectangularmode.Afieldislockedwhenthecharactericonispressed.

D=toggleDistancelock,A=toggleAnglelock

TypeAshortcutforAnglelockandtypeanglevalue.

orcanbeselectedtolocktheDistanceorAngleinthePolarcoordinatesystem.

Enter=SmartLockSmartLockwillindextotheclosestaxisandlocktheoppositefieldvalue.Forexample,iftheXvalueisindexed,theYvaluewillbelockedat0.Thisallowsyoutodrawinonedirectionbutsnaptoobjectsintheotherdirection.InPolarmode,ifDistanceisactive,theAnglewillbelocked.

Q=QuitPresstoquitAccuDraw.V=ViewrotationAccuDraw and 2D Drafting 16 May-09Copyright 2009 Bentley Systems, Incorporated

AccuDrawShortcuts

Presstorotatethecompasstoalignwiththeviewaxis.Thisisespeciallyusefulwhenworkingwithrotatedviews.

O=SetOriginPressingmovesthecompasstothecurrentpointerpositionoratentativepoint.ThisisveryhelpfulwhencombinedwithAccuSnap.RQ=RotateQuicktemporarilychangestherotationofthecompasstoauserdefinedangle.Onceadatapointhasbeenentered,thecompassresumesitsnormalorientation.~=BumpToolSettingThetildecharacter(nokeyrequired)isusedtobumpthevalueofthefirstadjustablesettinginthetoolsettingswindowtothenextvalidvalue.Forexample,whenusingthePlaceSmartLinetool,BumpToolSettingwillchangetheSegmentTypefromLinetoArcs.Tobumpthesecond(fromtop)toolsettingusethekeyin:accudrawbumptoolsetting2

Incrementthenumberforadditionaltoolsettings.Youcanaddthesetoyourshortcutsforlateruse.K=KeypointSnapDivisorOpenstheKeypointSnapDivisordialogbox,whichisusedtosetthesnapdivisorforkeypointsnapping.I=IntersectSnapActivatesIntersectsnapmode.C=CenterSnapActivatesCentersnapmode.

Note: Shortcutscanbecustomized.May-09 17 AccuDraw and 2D DraftingCopyright 2009 Bentley Systems, Incorporated

AccuDraw Shortcuts

OneimportantconceptisthatAccuDrawhasanswers.Thesearenotanswersabouthowtodosomething,buttheanswerstoaproblemyouaretryingtosolve.

Manytimesyouneedtocopyameasurementordoacalculation.AccuDrawdoesthatforyou.

AnimportantfeatureisthatyoucanplaceanAccuDraworiginatatentativepoint.Bysnappingtoapointandthenpressingthe,theOriginshortcut,youcanplacetheAccuDraworiginatthatpoint.Donotacceptthetentativepoint,justtentativesnapandpress.

Note: Remindyourselfnottoautomaticallyacceptthetentativesnap.Justtentativesnapandpress.

Inthefollowingexerciseyouwillplacearotatedblockatthesameangleasanexistingline.WithoutAccuDraw,thismighttakeseveralminutesandrequiremanysteps.AccuDrawsimplifiestheprocess.

Youwilldrawtherotatedblockbasedontheline

First,writeouthowyouwoulddothisoperationwithoutAccuDraw. Exercise:UseaseriesofAccuDrawcommands

1 ContinuingintheBaseGeometry.dgn,Pantoanopenareaofthedesign.2 SetthefollowingintheAttributestoolbar:

Level:ObjectColor:0Style:0Weight:1

3 SelectPlaceSmartLine(Q+1).AccuDraw and 2D Drafting 18 May-09Copyright 2009 Bentley Systems, Incorporated

AccuDrawShortcuts

4 Placealineatanyangle.Thelengthofthelineisnotimportant.5 SelectPlaceBlock(W+1)withthefollowingtoolsettings:Method:OrthogonalArea:SolidFillType:None

6 SnaptotheupperrightendoftheskewedlineandpressforOrigin.DONOTenteradatapointtoacceptthesnappoint.

AccuDrawOriginplacedatsnappoint7 PresstoRotateQuick.

RQallowsthecompasstobespunaroundandreorientedMay-09 19 AccuDraw and 2D DraftingCopyright 2009 Bentley Systems, Incorporated

AccuDraw ShortcutsRotateAccuDrawAxescommandandtoolsettingfromRQ8 Notethepromptinthestatusbar.

TheRotateQuickcommandrequiresyoutodefinetheXaxis.9 MovethepointertowardstheotherendofthelineandAccuSnaptothe

end.Enteradatapointatthislocation.

Thecompasshasrotatedtotheangleoftheline.

Note:AnevenquickermethodwouldbetoAccuSnapfirst,andthenpress.Usingthismethod,youdonotneedtoenteradatapoint.

NotethatyouhavereturnedtothePlaceBlockcommand.AccuDraw and 2D Drafting 20 May-09Copyright 2009 Bentley Systems, Incorporated

AccuDrawShortcuts

10 MovethepointeralongtheXaxisandtowardstherightandindextothenegativeXaxis,whilekeepingtheYvaluezero.Enteravalueof1000units.11 Acceptwithadatapoint.Notethatthedirection,upandtotheright,andnottheXdimensionistheimportantthingtothinkaboutinthepreviousstep.Youhavenowplacedthefirstcornerpointoftheblock.ItisrotatedeventhoughtheMethodwassettoOrthogonal.

12 MoveintheXdirectionandenteravalueof750.May-09 21 AccuDraw and 2D DraftingCopyright 2009 Bentley Systems, Incorporated

AccuDraw Shortcuts

13 MoveintheYdirectionandenteravalueof1000.14 Enteradatapointtoacceptthe750mmby1000mmblock.AccuDraw and 2D Drafting 22 May-09Copyright 2009 Bentley Systems, Incorporated

AccuDrawShortcuts

Inthenextexerciseyouwilldrawanovalshapedelementaroundaninnerrectangle.Theonlyinformationyouwillhaveistheminimumclearancedistance

fromtherectangle.

Exercise:UsemoreAccuDrawshortcuts1 ContinuinginBaseGeometry.dgn,Pantoanopenareaofthedesign.2 SelectPlaceBlock(W+1)withthefollowingtoolsettings:

Method:OrthogonalArea:SolidFillType:None

3 Followingthestatusbarprompt,placeaverticalblockofanysize.4 SelectPlaceSmartLine(Q+1).5 ReadthestatusbarpromptandnotethatMicroStationrequiresadata

pointtodefinethefirstvertex.Thefirstvertexwillbeoffsetfromthetoprightcorneroftheblock.

6 MovethepointertothetoprightcorneruntilyouseetheAccuSnapX.May-09 23 AccuDraw and 2D DraftingCopyright 2009 Bentley Systems, Incorporated

AccuDraw Shortcuts

7 PresstomovetheAccuDrawcompasstothislocation.8 IndexalongtheXaxisandenteradistancethatisappropriateforthecurrentzoomlevel.

9 NotethestatusbarpromptandenteradatapointforthefirstvertexoftheSmartLine.AccuDraw and 2D Drafting 24 May-09Copyright 2009 Bentley Systems, Incorporated

AccuDrawShortcuts

10 Movethepointerdownwardandpresstolocktheaxis.SmartLockindexedtothenearestaxisandlockedXat011 Snaptothelowerrightcorneroftheblockandenteradatapoint.

Thisestablishesthelengthofthelinesegment.

DashedlineindicatesthatXislockedat012 WithfocusintheAccuDrawwindow,pressthekeytochangethe

SegmentTypefromLinestoArcs.May-09 25 AccuDraw and 2D DraftingCopyright 2009 Bentley Systems, Incorporated

AccuDraw Shortcuts

Thestatusbarindicatesthatyouneedtodefinethelocationofthearccenter.13 MovethepointertothemidpointoftheblocksloweredgeandenteradatapointwhenyouseetheAccuSnapX.Thisbecomesthecenterofthearc.

PlacearccenterpointNextyouneedtodefinethesweepangleofthearc.

14 Movethepointerclockwiseandsweepthrough180degrees.Enteradatapointtoacceptthesweep.

AccuDrawindexingmakes90degreeincrementseasytodrawAccuDraw and 2D Drafting 26 May-09Copyright 2009 Bentley Systems, Incorporated

AccuDrawShortcuts

15 PressthekeytochangetheSegmentTypetoLines.16 MovethepointeruptothetopoftheviewandpresstoSmartLock.

17 Snaptotheupperleftcorneroftherectangleandenteradatapointtofixthelengthofthelinesegment.

18 WithfocusontheAccuDrawwindow,presstochangetheSegmentTypetoArc.

19 Followingthestatusbarprompt,snaptothemidpointofthetopoftherectangle.May-09 27 AccuDraw and 2D DraftingCopyright 2009 Bentley Systems, Incorporated

AccuDraw Settings

20 Enteradatapointtoacceptthisasthelocationforthecenterofthearc.21 Movethepointerclockwisetodrawthe180degreearcandcompletetheoval.

AccuDrawSettingsManyaspectsofAccuDrawsbehaviorcanbesetusingcustomsettings.SetthemintheAccuDraw'sSettingsdialogbox.Useoneofthefollowingmethodstoaccessit.

SelectSettings>AccuDraw. PresswhiletheinputfocusisontheAccuDrawwindow.AccuDraw and 2D Drafting 28 May-09Copyright 2009 Bentley Systems, Incorporated

AccuDrawSettings

RightclickontheAccuDrawiconinthePrimaryToolstoolboxandselectProperties.Operationtab

AutoloadTheAutoLoadsettingforcesAccuDrawtoopenatthebeginningofeachsession.TurnthisoffifyouwouldratherusetheToggleAccuDrawtooltostartAccuDrawmanually.

FloatingoriginThefloatingoriginisturnedonbydefault.ItinstructsAccuDrawtomovethecompasstothelastdatapoint.TheAccuDrawcompassremainsinafixedpositionuntilyouenteranotherdatapointorreissuetheoriginwiththeshortcut.Floatingoriginmustbeonforallcontextsensitivityfeaturestoperformproperly.ContextsensitivityWhenthissettingison,contextsensitivityenablestoolstoprovidehintstoAccuDrawtooverrideitsdefaultbehaviorforsmootheroperation.Thiscanincludesettingcustomcontextrotations,settingtheorigin,lockingvalues,orsettingthecoordinatesystemtype.

AccuDrawscompassrotatestothelastelementplacedwithContextSensitivityturnedonMay-09 29 AccuDraw and 2D DraftingCopyright 2009 Bentley Systems, Incorporated

AccuDraw SettingsAutofocusfieldsIfon,theandAccuDrawshortcutssetfocustotheselectedfieldandlockthecurrentvalue.Ifoff,theandAccuDrawshortcutslockthecurrentvaluewithoutaffectingthefocus.ThissettingisforPolarcoordinatesonly.AutoPointPlacementIfon,placesdatapointsautomaticallywhentheyhavebeenfullyconstrained(ifyouhavelockedboththeXandYvalues,orifyouhavelockedoneortheotherwhilethepointerisindexedtozero).Thedefaultisoff.ThisfeatureisrecommendedforexperiencedAccuDrawusersincertainworkflowsonly.StickyZLockIfon,whenyoulocktheZaxis,itwillremainlockedthroughconsecutiveoperations.Normally,locksareclearedwhenyouenteradatapoint.Thissettingisuseful,forexample,whereyouwanttodrawontheoneplane(thatis,youwanttolockZ=0),whilesnappingtoelementsthatareonanotherplane.WithStickyZLockenabled,theZvaluewillremainlockeduntilyouturnitoff.

AlwaysShowCompassIfon,whenyouactivateAccuDraw,thecompassdisplayspriortoyouplacingadatapointforthecurrentoperationAutoFocusFieldsForPolarcoordinatesonlyIfon,theandAccuDrawshortcutssetfocustotheselectedfieldandlockthecurrentvalue.

AccuDrawscompassdoesnotrotatetoalignwiththelastplacedelementifContextSensitivityisturnedoffAccuDraw and 2D Drafting 30 May-09Copyright 2009 Bentley Systems, Incorporated

AccuDrawSettings

Ifoff,theandAccuDrawshortcutslockthecurrentvaluewithoutaffectingthefocus.

DefaultOriginLetsyouchoosethedefaultorigin.WhenatoolstartsAccuDrawandthereisnoorigincurrentlydefined,thenthissettingspecifiesthedefaultlocationoftheAccuDrawdrawingplaneorigin.Optionsare: ViewCenteronactiveZSetsAccuDraw'sorigintothecenteroftheview,at

theActiveZdepthoftheview. GlobaloriginSetsAccuDraw'sorigintotheGlobalOriginofthefile. GlobaloriginonactiveZSetsAccuDraw'sorigintotheGlobalOrigin(X,Y)at

theActiveZdepthoftheview.

Displaytab

Thistabcontainssettingsthatchangethevariousdisplayfeatures.Thisincludesitemssuchasthecolorsoftheaxisticks,thehighlightwhenindexing,theframeandthefill.Inaddition,therearethreekeyincommandsthatareenteredfromthekeyboardthatcanaffectAccuDrawsdisplay. AccuDrawSettingsSizexx

Wherexxisavaluebetween6and399.ThissetsthesizeoftheAccuDrawcompasswhichhasadefaultsizeof40.

AccuDrawSettingsNEWillchangethedisplayofAccuDrawskeyinwindowfromXandYtoN(Northing)andE(Easting).

AccuDrawSettingsXYWillchangethedisplayofAccuDrawskeyinwindowtoXandY.May-09 31 AccuDraw and 2D DraftingCopyright 2009 Bentley Systems, Incorporated

AccuDraw Settings

CoordinatestabThistabisusedtodefinetheCoordinateSystem,UnitRoundoff,andIndexingsettings.

CoordinateSystemContainscontrolsthatareusedtorotateAccuDraw'sdrawingplaneandtosetAccuDraw'sCoordinateSystem.Rotation

Setstherotationofthedrawingplaneaxes.WhiletheAccuDrawwindowhasthefocus,pressingthekeycombinationindicatedinparentheseshasthesameeffectaschoosingthespecifiedrotation.

Type

SetsthemethodusedintheAccuDrawwindowtospecifydistancesandanglesrelativetothedrawingplaneorigin.

UnitRoundOffContainscontrolsthatareusedtosettheincrementalroundoffvaluefordistancesandanglesrelativetothedrawingplaneorigininthePolarCoordinatesystemonly.Distance

Setstheroundoffvaluefordistancesrelativetothedrawingplaneorigin.Whenthisison,theroundoffvalueiseffective,exceptifoverriddenbykeyedinvaluesorsnappedtentativepoints.

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PopupCalculator

Setstheroundoffvalue,indegrees,foranglesrelativetothedrawingplaneoriginwheninPolarmode.Whilethecheckboxison,theroundoffvalueis

effectiveexceptifoverriddenbykeyedinvaluesorsnappedtentativepoints.

Note: Thesesettingsdonotaffectvaluesthatarekeyedinortentativepoints.Indexing

ControlsthesettingsforAccuDrawsindexingtoaxes,theoriginandthepreviousdistanceentered.Axis

Ifon,indexingisactivatedforAccuDraw'sdrawingplaneXandYaxes.ThedistancerequiredtomovethepointerfromtheindexedaxisiscontrolledbytheTolerancesetting.

Distance

Ifon,setstheminimumdistancethatthepointermustmovefromtheAccuDraworigininordertoplaceanewdatapoint.TheminimumdistanceiscontrolledbytheTolerancesetting.

LocationToleranceSetstheminimumdistance,inscreenpixels,usedbytheAxisandDistancesettings.Allowablevaluesare1to99.

PopupCalculatorThepopupcalculatorallowsyoutoperformmathematicaloperationsonthefly.ThePopupCalculatorisactivatedbypressingoneofthefollowing:+,,*,/,=inanytextfieldthatsupportsit.May-09 33 AccuDraw and 2D DraftingCopyright 2009 Bentley Systems, Incorporated

Pop-up Calculator

ThisincludesAccuDraw'skeyinfieldsandmanyotherfields,suchasActiveAngleorActiveScale.Infact,thePopupCalculatoriseverywhereinMicroStation.Thepopupcalculatorcanalsoperformadvancedmathematicalfunctionsincludingtheuseoftrigonometricandlogarithmicfunctions,multipleoperators,parentheses,andCexpressions.

InvokingandusingthepopupcalculatorYoucaninvokethepopupcalculatorintwodifferentmodes.Thefirstmethodappliesthemathematicalexpressiontotheexistingvaluedisplayedinthefieldwithfocus.Toactivatethismode,presseither,,,or.

Thesecondmodeisactivatedbythekeyandreplacestheexistingvaluewiththeresultsofakeyedinexpressionorcalculation.Inthismode,theresultdynamicallyupdatesintheoriginalfield,ratherthanhavingafieldofitsowninthepopup.Thisfeatureisusuallyusedformorecomplexexpressions.

LetsseehowyoumightuseMicroStationspopupcalculatorineverydaydrawingtasks. Exercise:Usingthepopupcalculator

1 ContinuinginBaseGeometry.dgn,Pantoanopenareaofthedesign.2 SelectPlaceSmartLine(Q+1)withthefollowingtoolsetting:

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PopupCalculator

3 Followingthestatusbarprompt,placethefirstvertexanywhereintheview.4 IndextotheXaxisandpresstoSmartLock.

5 Type1500.

6 Pressthekeytoopenthepopupcalculatorinthedivisionfunction.

7 Type7intothecalculatorfield.

Theresultisshownnumericallyandgraphically8 Enteradatapointtoacceptthesecondvertex.May-09 35 AccuDraw and 2D DraftingCopyright 2009 Bentley Systems, Incorporated

Pop-up Calculator

9 IndextotheYaxis.10 Type750.

11 Pressthekeytoopenthepopupcalculatorinthemultiplicationfunction.

12 Type1.375intothecalculatorfieldandaccepttheresultingvaluewithadatapoint.AccuDraw and 2D Drafting 36 May-09Copyright 2009 Bentley Systems, Incorporated

PopupCalculator

Thereareotherusesforthepopupcalculator,suchasfindingadistancehalfwaybetweentwoobjects. Exercise:Usethepopupcalculatortofindadistance1 ContinuinginBaseGeometry.dgn,Pantoanopenareaofthedesign.2 SelectPlaceSmartLine(Q+1).3 Enterthefirstvertexanywhere.4 IndextotheXaxisandenteraseconddatapointanywherealongtheX

axis.

5 Copythefirstlineandplaceitbelow.

6 SelectPlaceCircle(E+1)withthefollowingtoolsettings:Method:CenterArea:SolidFillType:NoneYouarepromptedtoenterthecenterpointofthecircle.

7 AccuSnaptotherightendoftheupperline.

8 WithfocusintheAccuDrawwindow,presstosettheoriginatthesnappoint.

9 Snaptotheleftendofthelowerline.10 PressthespacebartoswitchtoPolarmode.May-09 37 AccuDraw and 2D DraftingCopyright 2009 Bentley Systems, Incorporated

Pop-up Calculator

TheDistancefielddisplaysthelineardistancefromtheorigintothecurrentlocationofthepointer.11 Pressandenter2inthecalculatorfield.

Thisdividesthedistancebytwo.12 Acceptthecirclecenterpointwithadatapoint.AccuDraw and 2D Drafting 38 May-09Copyright 2009 Bentley Systems, Incorporated

TipsandHints

13 Followingthestatusbarprompt,enteraradiusof100andacceptwithadatapoint.14 SelectFile>Close.Thepopupcalculatorcanalsodotrigonometric,logarithmic,exponentialandothermathematicalfunctions.ForacompletelistofavailablemathematicalfunctionspleaserefertotheonlineHelp;WorkingwithCompletedDesigns>Visualization>Animation>ParametricMotionControl>ScriptingParametricMotion>BuiltinVariablesandFunctions.

TipsandHintsTherearemorewaysthatAccuDrawcanmakedesigningeasier.

PlacenortharrowatcorrectorientationonrotatedviewToquicklyplaceanortharrowcellonarotatedview,usethekeyin:ac=north3;aa=0;accudrawdialog;accudrawsetorigin;accudrawrotatetop;%d;accudrawrotateview;accudrawquit;reset

Keyinginasymbol?May-09 39 AccuDraw and 2D DraftingCopyright 2009 Bentley Systems, Incorporated

Tips and Hints

Whendigitizingnewlinework,youcanreplacethedegreesymbol(^)withasemicolon(;)whenenteringanglesinAccuDraw.

Forexample:N89^59'42"EcanbeenteredasN89;59'42"E

Keyinginanglequadrants?Whenspecifyingquadrantsforenteringangles,youcanusethefollowingnumbers:

NE=1NW=2SW=3SE=4Youcanleveragethisinformationbytypingthequadrantnumber,aspaceandthenthedegreevalueintheanglefieldofAccuDraw.N89^59'42"Enowbecomes189;59'42"

Keyinginacolon?Wanttoavoidtypingacolon(:)toseparatethefeetfromincheswhenusingAccudraw?

Useasemicolon(;),anapostrophe('),ortwoperiods(..)instead.

ChangeAccuDrawwindowtoNandEUsethesekeyinstoswitchAccuDrawbetweenNorthings/EastingsandX/Y.accudrawsettingsnortheastaccudrawsettingsxyAccuDraw and 2D Drafting 40 May-09Copyright 2009 Bentley Systems, Incorporated

TipsandHints

ChangethesizeofAccuDraw'scompass

YoucanchangethesizeofAccuDraw'scompassusingthefollowingkeyin.accudrawsettingssizenumber(Wherenumberisavaluebetween6and399.)Thelowerthevaluethesmallerthecompass.Thedefaultnumberis40[pixels].

PageUpandPageDownYoucanscrollthroughthelastfewdistancesinAccuDrawusingthePageUpandPageDownkeyboardkeys.May-09 41 AccuDraw and 2D DraftingCopyright 2009 Bentley Systems, Incorporated

2 Describethemethodusedtodrawa10unitlonglineusingAccuDraw.3 NamethreeAccuDrawshortcuts.AccuDrawand3DDrafting

ModuleOverviewWhendrawingin3D,AccuDrawinterpretsthepositionofthepointerrelativetopreviousdatapoints,vieworientation,andthecoordinatesystemjustasin2D.UsingAccuDraw,youcanquicklyenteradditionaldatapointsthatbuildonthoseplacedpreviously.YoucanuseAccuDrawbyitself,orwithanAuxiliaryCoordinateSystem(ACS).

ModuleObjectivesAccuDrawwasdesignedtoworkwiththe3Ddrawingenvironment.YoucanworkinaviewotherthananorthogonalviewsuchasTop,Front,orRight,butstilldrawintheorthogonalplanes.UsingAccuDrawanda3Dfileyouwillbeableto: Designina3Denvironment. UseAuxiliaryCoordinateSystemstocontroldraftingplanes. UseAccuDraws3Dshortcuts.

IntroductoryKnowledgeBeforeyoubeginthismodule,letsdefinewhatyoualreadyknow:

1 NamethetwoAccuDrawinterfacecomponents.May-09 43 AccuDraw and 3D Drafting


The AccuDraw Drawing Plane

TheAccuDrawDrawingPlane

RotatedviewssuchasIsometricorRightIsometricletyouviewadesignmoreclearly.IfyouwanttodrawanobjectontheToporFrontplanewhenworkingintheseviews,youcanrotatetheAccuDrawcompasstotheplaneusinganAccuDrawshortcut.DothisbyrotatingAccuDrawscompasstoanorthogonalplaneusingoneoftheshortcutsV(view),T(top),F(front),orS(side).

Nomatterwhichviewyouareworkingin,youcanuseAccuDrawshortcutstorotateitscompasstotheTop(T),Front(F),Side(S)orView(V)orientation

Note: RememberthatthefocusmustbeintheAccuDrawwindowforshortcutstowork.

AccuDrawandElementPlacementin3DPlacingelementsina2Dfileisassimpleasdrawingonasheetofpaper.Allelementsareononeplane,theX,Yplane.Whenyouplacethesameelementsina3Dfile,bydefault,theyareplacedintheAccuDrawdrawingplane.TheAccuDrawdrawingplanecanberotatedtomatchtheviewyouareusing,oritcanbedefinedtobeaparticularrotation.Inthefollowingexercisesyouwilldrawanopenrectangularboxusing2Dblocks. Exercise:Openthemodelanddrawthebasesurface

1 SetthefollowingintheFileOpendialog:User:UntitledProject:untitled

2 OpenAccuDraw_3D.dgn.3 OpenthemodelAccuDraw_01.AccuDraw and 3D Drafting 44 May-09Copyright 2009 Bentley Systems, Incorporated

AccuDrawandElementPlacementin3D

YoucanseetheACStriadineachview.Itindicatesthedirectionsofthe3axes.YoutogglethedisplayoftheACStriadintheViewAttributesdialog

box.

4 MaketheDrawingtaskstheactivetask.5 WithfocusintheAccuDrawwindow,pressonthekeyboard.

ThisistheAccuDrawshortcutforVieworientation.FirstyouwilldrawthebaseoftheboxusingtheTopview.YouwilluseAccuDrawtoinputprecisedimensionsfortheblock.Thispartoftheexerciseisnodifferentthanworkingin2D.

6 SelectPlaceBlock(W+1).7 EnteradatapointinthelowerleftcorneroftheTopview.8 Movethepointertotherightand,withitindexedtoAccuDrawsxaxis,

keyin1.5anddoNOTenteradatapoint.9 Movethepointerupwardandenter1.25.10 Enteradatapointtocompletetheblock.11 Fiteachview.

NotethattheblockappearsasalineinboththeFrontandRightviews,whereitisedgeontotheview.Itislikelookingatasheetofpaperedgeon.May-09 45 AccuDraw and 3D DraftingCopyright 2009 Bentley Systems, Incorporated

AccuDraw and Element Placement in 3D

Next,youwillusetheFrontandRightviewstodrawthecorrespondingfrontandrightfacesofthebox.Eachviewhasanactivedepth,wheredatapointsfallby

defaultifyoudonotsnaptoanelement.Here,youwillsnaptotheblockthatyoujustdrewanduseAccuDrawtokeepthepointeratthatdepthintheview. Exercise:UseFrontandRightviewstodrawcorrespondingfacesforthebox

1 ContinuinginthemodelAccuDraw_01,selectPlaceBlock(W+1).2 IntheFrontview,snaptotheleftendoftheexistingblock,whichappears

asalineinthisview,andacceptwithadatapoint.3 Movethepointertotherightand,withitindexedtoAccuDrawsxaxis,

keyin1.5.4 Movethepointerupward,enter0.5,andenteradatapointtocomplete

theblock.5 Fiteachview.

Fortherightface,youcansnaptoexistingelementstoplacethepoints.6 SelectPlaceBlock(W+1).7 IntheRightview,snaptotherightendofthebase(thehorizontalline)

andacceptwithadatapoint.8 ContinuingintheRightview,snaptothetopofthefrontsurface(the

verticalline)andacceptwithadatapoint.Asyoudothis,watchtheIsometricviewtoensurethatyouaresnappingtothecorrectpointsandthatyouareplacingtheblockcorrectly.AccuDraw and 3D Drafting 46 May-09Copyright 2009 Bentley Systems, Incorporated

AccuDrawandElementPlacementin3D

9 Fiteachview.Tocompletethebox,youcanusethecopytooltocopytheexistingfacesandcreatetheoppositesides.Whenyoucopyanelementin3D,itretainsitscurrentorientation.Thatmeansaverticalfaceremainsvertical,ahorizontalfaceremainshorizontal,andsoon. Exercise:Copytheexistingfacestocompletethebox

1 ContinuinginthemodelAccuDraw_01,selectCopyElement(3+1)withthefollowingtoolsetting:Copies:1

2 IntheFrontview,identifytheblockrepresentingthefrontfaceatitslowerleftvertex.Thefaceisattachedtothepointer.Asyoumovethepointerintheotherviews,thefrontfaceelementretainsitscurrentorientation.May-09 47 AccuDraw and 3D DraftingCopyright 2009 Bentley Systems, Incorporated

AccuDraw and Element Placement in 3D

3 IntheIsometricview,snaptothebackleftvertexofthebaseblockandaccepttocompletethecopy.4 Reset.

5 IntheRightview,identifytheblockrepresentingtherightfaceatitslowerrightvertex.

6 IntheIsometricview,snaptothebackleftvertexofthebaseblockandaccepttocompletethecopy.

7 Reset.

8 ClicktheViewDisplayModeviewcontrolintheIsometricviewsviewcontroltoolboxandchangethedisplaymodetoHiddenLine.

9 SelectRotateView(4+6).10 RotatetheIsometricviewandmakesurethatyouhavecorrectlydrawnall

thesurfacesfortheopenbox.Placingelementsin3Disnomoredifficultthanin2D.Inthisexercise,youusedMicroStationsviewstohelpyoucorrectlyorienttheelements.Ofthefourviews,theIsometricviewdisplaysthemodelbest.Youcanseethethreefacesclearly.Inthefollowingexercises,youwillworkintheIsometricviewandletAccuDrawhelpyoualigntheelementscorrectly.AccuDraw and 3D Drafting 48 May-09Copyright 2009 Bentley Systems, Incorporated

AccuDrawand3DShortcuts

AccuDrawand3DShortcuts

SeveralShortcutsaremeantfor3Dmodelsonly.Letsreviewafewofthem:V=ViewRotationRotatesthecompasstotheViewaxes.T=TopRotationAlignthecompasswiththeaxesinastandardTop/Bottomview.F=FrontRotationAlignthecompasswiththeaxesinastandardFront/Backview.S=SideRotationAlignthecompasswiththeaxesinastandardLeft/Rightview.B=BaseRotationRotatesthedrawingplanetoalignwiththeactiveACS,ortoarotationoftheview.

E=CycleRotationRotatesbetweenthreemainplanes:top,front,andside.alsoworkswhenyouroriginalplaneisanACSorcontextrotation,soyoudonothavetouseRX,RYtorotatetoa90planefromtheACSaxis.Z=ToggleZlockTogglesthelockingoftheZfield.LP=LockACSPlaneandACSPlaneSnapTogglesACSGridPlanelock,whichtogglestheACSPlaneandACSPlaneSnaplocks,andtheGridviewattributeforallviews.May-09 49 AccuDraw and 3D DraftingCopyright 2009 Bentley Systems, Incorporated

AccuDraw and 3D Shortcuts

LA=LockACSPlane

TogglesACSPlanelock.LS=LockACSPlaneSnapTogglesACSPlaneSnaplock.

LZ=StickyZLocktoggleTogglesStickyZLock,whichcanbeusedinconjunctionwithACSPlaneSnapLocktoforceaseriesofsnappointstolieontheactiveACS'XYplane(Z=0)orcanbeusedwithouttheACSplane.RA=RotatetoACSUsedtopermanentlyrotatethedrawingplane.BecauseitrotatesthecurrentACS,thisrotationwillstillbeactiveafterthetoolinuseisexited.Ifon,thetoolsettingUseCurrentOrigincausesthedrawingplaneorigintobeusedasthexaxisorigin,therebyeliminatingtheneedtoenteranextradatapoint.Ofcourse,inmanycasesitisdesirabletobeabletodefinethexaxisoriginatadifferentlocationthanthedrawingplaneorigin.GA=GetSavedACSLetsyouselectasavedAuxiliaryCoordinateSystem.WA=Write(Save)ACSLetsyousavethedrawingplanealignmentasanACS.RC=RotatetoCurrentACSRotatesthedrawingplanetothecurrentACS.RE=RotatetoElementRotatesthedrawingplanetomatchtheorientationofaselectedelement.Asaquicktest,drawafewlinesatrandomangles,typeintheREshortcutandtouch(notclick)eachlineandobservethecompassrotatetobeparalleltotheline.AccuDraw and 3D Drafting 50 May-09Copyright 2009 Bentley Systems, Incorporated

UsingAccuDrawsRotatedDrawingPlanes

RV=RotatetoView

Rotatestheactiveviewtomatchthecurrentdrawingplane.RX=RotatearoundXaxisRotatesthedrawingplane90aboutitsxaxis.RY=RotatearoundYaxisRotatesthedrawingplane90aboutitsyaxis.RZ=RotatearoundZaxisRotatesthedrawingplane90aboutitszaxis.

UsingAccuDrawsRotatedDrawingPlanesNowyouwilllearnhowtouseAccuDrawandasingleviewtoplaceelementsalignedwithanyoftheorthogonalviews;Top,Front,Side. Exercise:PlaceanelementintheTopvieworientation

1 OpenthemodelAccuDraw_02,inAccuDraw_3D.dgn.ThismodelhasbeensavedwithfourviewsopenandarrangedsothattheIsometricviewislargerthantheothers.Thisviewwillbeusedfordrawing.

2 WithAccuDrawactive,selectPlaceBlock(W+1).3 EnteradatapointatbottomcenteroftheIsometricview.4 Movethepointerandchecktheotherviewstoseeiftheblockisatan

angle.YouaredrawingitparalleltotheIsometricview,whichdoesnotalignwiththeorthogonalviews.

5 PresstosetAccuDrawsdrawingplanetoaToporientation.May-09 51 AccuDraw and 3D DraftingCopyright 2009 Bentley Systems, Incorporated

Using AccuDraws Rotated Drawing Planes

NotethattheAccuDrawcompassrotatestoaTopvieworientationintheactive,Isometric,view.Theblocknowisalignedcorrectlyintheorthogonalviews.6 IntheIsometricview,movethepointertotheright,indextothexaxisand

keyin3.7 Movethepointertotheleftandkeyin2,followedbyadatapoint.

Theblockisplacedinthehorizontal(Top)plane.8 Fiteachview.

YoucanplaceelementsintheFrontandSidealignmentsusingAccuDrawsandshortcuts. Exercise:UsingAccuDrawsFrontandSiderotations

1 ContinuinginthemodelAccuDraw_02,selectPlaceBlock(W+1).2 IntheIsometricview,snaptotherightmostvertexoftheexistingblock

andenteradatapoint.3 PresstochangeAccuDrawsdrawingplanetothesideorientation,

ThisisthesameastheLeftandRightorthogonalviews.4 Withoutenteringadatapoint,snaptothevertexaboveandtotheleftof

thestartpoint.AccuDraw and 3D Drafting 52 May-09Copyright 2009 Bentley Systems, Incorporated

OrthogonalDrawingPlaneRotation

5 PresstorelocateAccuDrawsorigintothispoint.6 Movethepointerupward,indextotheyaxisandkeyin1.7 Withthepointerstillindexedtotheyaxis,acceptwithadatapoint.8 WiththePlaceBlocktoolstillactive,snaptotheupperrightvertexofthe

blockyoujustplaced.9 PresstoswitchAccuDrawsdrawingplanetothefrontrotation.10 Snaptothefrontleftvertexofthehorizontalbaseblockandacceptwitha

datapoint.

OrthogonalDrawingPlaneRotationAccuDrawsdrawingplaneletsyouworkinanyview,whilestillmaintainingthecorrectplanefortheelementsthatyouaredrawing.YoucanstillsnaptoelementsthatarenotonthecurrentdrawingplaneandAccuDrawrespondsaccordingly.Whenyouworkin2D,AccuDrawsdrawingplaneaxeschangedependingontheactivetoolandthelocationoftheprevioustwodatapoints.Similarly,asyoudrawin3D,youmayobservethedrawingplaneaxeschangeasyouenterdatapoints.May-09 53 AccuDraw and 3D DraftingCopyright 2009 Bentley Systems, Incorporated

Orthogonal Drawing Plane Rotation

Thealignmentofthedrawingplanedependsonthetoolyouareusingandthelocationofthepreviousdatapoints.

In3Dmodelsthethreepreviousdatapointsareconsideredtobetheminimumrequirementtodescribeaplanarsurface.Iflessthanthreedatapointshavebeenplacedthevieworientationisalsoconsidered.Thisbecomesclearinthenextexercise.Asyouwork,usetheotheropenviewstochecktheorientationoftheelementthatyouaredrawing. Exercise:AutomaticdrawingplanerotationinAccuDraw

1 Openthemodelaccudraw_03inAccuDraw_3D.dgn.ThismodelhasbeensavedwithTop,Isometric,FrontandRightviewsopen.

2 SelectthePlaceSmartLinetool(Q+1)withfollowingtoolsettings:SegmentType:LinesVertexType:SharpJoinElements:Enabled

3 Inthetoolsettings,clickthearrowatbottomrighttoopentheSmartLinePlacementSettingsandensurethatRotateAccuDrawtoSegmentsisenabled,thenclickOK.

4 Snaptothecenterofthecircleatlocation1andacceptwithadatapoint.NotethatAccuDrawsdrawingplanecurrentlyalignswiththeview.

5 Snaptothecenterofthecircleatlocation2andacceptwithadatapoint.AccuDrawusesthetwodatapointsplustheviewtosetthedrawingplaneorientation.ThisresultsinadrawingplanethatisnotinalignmentwithanyofthestandardTop,FrontorSidedrawingplanes.

6 Snaptothecenterofthecircleatlocation3andacceptwithadatapoint.AccuDrawsdrawingplanenowalignsitselfwiththeplaneofthethreedatapoints.Inthiscase,thepointsarealignedwiththeTopdrawingplane.AccuDraw and 3D Drafting 54 May-09Copyright 2009 Bentley Systems, Incorporated

OrthogonalDrawingPlaneRotation

7 Continuesnappingtothecentersofthecirclesatlocations4and5,notingthatforeachpointthedrawingplanealignswiththethreepreviouslyplaceddatapointsasfollows:

Point4:Side(frompoints2,3and4).Point5:Front(points3,4,5).

8 Resettocomplete.

AstheSmartLineisdrawn,AccuDrawsdrawingplanechangesorientation

OthertoolsthatrelyonthevieworientationalsocanbeusedwithAccuDraw.Forexample,thetoolsforMirror,RotateElementandArrayallusethevieworientationtodefinethedirectionofthemirrorortheaxisofrotation. Exercise:UsingAccuDrawtomirrorcopy

1 OpenthemodelAccuDraw_04inAccuDraw_3D.dgn.ThismodelhasbeensavedwithalargeIsometricviewinwhichtoworkandsmallerTop,Front,andRightviewstousetocheckyourwork.

2 SelectMirror(3+5),withthefollowingsettings:MirrorAbout:VerticalMakeCopy:OnAllothersettingsOff.

3 Identifytheendchairatlocation1.May-09 55 AccuDraw and 3D DraftingCopyright 2009 Bentley Systems, Incorporated

Orthogonal Drawing Plane Rotation

TheAccuDrawcompassindicatesthatitisinViewmode.Whenyoumovethepointer,thechairismirroredaboutaverticallineintheIsometric

view.

4 PresstosetAccuDrawtoTopviewrotation.ThechairismirroredaboutaverticallineinToporientation.Youcanseethisclearlyintheorthogonalviews.

5 Snaptothetablebaseatlocation2andacceptwithadatapoint.

6 Resettocompletetheoperation.7 ChangetheMirrorAboutsettingtoHorizontal.8 Identifythesidechairatlocation3.9 Snaptothecenterofthetableedgeatlocation4andacceptwithadata

point.

10 Resettocomplete.YoucanuseAccuDrawtodefinetheaxisofrotationwhenrotatingelements. Exercise:UseAccuDrawtorotateelements

1 OpenthemodelAccuDraw_05inAccuDraw_3D.dgn.2 SelectRotate(3+4),withthefollowingsettings:

Method:ActiveAngle90Copies:Enabledandsetto3Allotheroptions:Disabled

3 IntheIsometricview,identifythechairatlocation1.AccuDraw and 3D Drafting 56 May-09Copyright 2009 Bentley Systems, Incorporated

TentativeSnapsandAccuDraw

4 Snaptothecenterofthetablebaseatlocation2andacceptwithadatapoint.5 Resettocompletetheoperation.

TentativeSnapsandAccuDrawIn2D,allelementsareonthesameplane.In3D,theelementsoftenareondifferentplanes.Sometimeswhenworkingin3Dyouwilllocateelementsrelativetoothersalreadypresentinthemodel.May-09 57 AccuDraw and 3D DraftingCopyright 2009 Bentley Systems, Incorporated

Tentative Snaps and AccuDraw

InthefollowingexerciseyouwillplaceaSmartLinetorepresentapavedareaforabuildingcomplex. Exercise:Drawthepavedareaforthebuildingcomplex1 OpenthemodelAccuDraw_06inAccuDraw_3D.dgn.2 SelectPlaceSmartLine(Q+1)withfollowingtoolsettings:

SegmentType:LinesVertexType:RoundedRoundingRadius:1.5JoinElements:Enabled

3 PresstoswitchtotheTopplane.4 Movethepointerdowntotheleftand,withitindexedtotheXaxis,press

toconstrainthepointtothisaxis.Donotenteradatapoint.5 Snaptothevertexatlocation2andacceptwithadatapoint.

Asyousnaptothevertex,adashedlinedisplaysbacktothepointyouareplacing,perpendiculartothexaxis.Thisiswhatyouwouldexpectin2D.

6 Withthepointerstillatlocation2,presstoconstrainthenextpointtotheYaxis.AccuDraw and 3D Drafting 58 May-09Copyright 2009 Bentley Systems, Incorporated

TentativeSnapsandAccuDraw

7 Snaptothevertexatlocation3.

Asyousnaptothevertex,adashedlinedisplaysfromthesnappoint,vertically,downtotheplaneoftheelementthatyouaredrawingandthenacrosstothepointthatyouareplacing.

8 Acceptwithadatapoint.

9 PositionthepointerandpresstoconstrainthenextpointtotheYaxis.

10 Snaptothevertexatlocation4andacceptwithadatapoint.11 ConstrainthenextpointtotheYaxis.12 Snaptothevertexatlocation2andacceptwithadatapoint.13 Resettocomplete.May-09 59 AccuDraw and 3D DraftingCopyright 2009 Bentley Systems, Incorporated

Using Auxiliary Coordinate Tools

UsingAuxiliaryCoordinateTools

MicroStationprovidesspecifictoolsforcreating,modifying,importingandselectingAuxiliaryCoordinateSystems.YoucanfindthetoolsbyselectingUtilities>AuxiliaryCoordinates,orrightclickandturnonthetoolinthePrimaryToolstoolbox.

Anauxiliarycoordinatesystem(ACS)isacoordinatesystemwithanorientation,and/oranorigin,differentfromthoseoftheDGNfilecoordinates(theGlobalOrigin).Althoughnotexclusivelya3Dconcept,anACSismostusefulin3Dmodelingasadrawingaid.

ToolsareCreateanewACS,CopyACS,DeleteACS,ImportACS,DefineACS(AlignedwithElement),DefineACS(ByPoints),DefineACS(AlignedwithView),DefineACS(AlignedwithReference),RotateActiveACS,MoveACS,andSelectACS

ActiveDepthisnotused,becausethelocationofunsnappedpointsiscontrolledbytheACSforaview.InsteadofDepthLock,youcanenableACSPlaneSnaptoforceunsnappedpointstofallontheplaneoftheACS.

LeftimageistopviewwithPlaneSnapLockenabledandrightimageisfrontviewofsameviewwindow

AuxiliaryCoordinatesdialogtoolfeaturesAnewACScanbecreatedusingtheCreateanewACStoolinthedialog.NotethatDefinetools(byPoints,ByReference,etc)automaticallycreateanewACS,soyoudonotneedtousethiscommandbeforeusingthose.AccuDraw and 3D Drafting 60 May-09Copyright 2009 Bentley Systems, Incorporated


AlistboxshowstheactiveACSonthetoplineandallACSsintheactivemodel.AllACStools(abilitytocreate,copy,deleteorimportanACS)areavailablewithinthedialog.YoucanmakeanACSactivebydoubleclickingonACSnameinlistorrightclickonACSnameandselectSetActivefromoptionslist.OtheroptionsincludeabilitytomatchthecoordinatesystemofselectedACStotheactiveACSorglobalcoordinatesforthemodel,anddeletingorrenaminganACS.

ItispossibletolocktheGridPlanetotheactiveACSorF8functionkey.ThismeansthattheAccuDrawdrawingplaneshortcutsforTop,FrontandSidearerelativetotheactiveACSratherthantheDefaultcoordinatesystem.LeftclickontheTypeandchangeittoNone,Rectangular,Spherical,orCylindrical.

AccuDrawShortcutsforACSLPLockACSGridPlaneTogglesACSGridPlanelock,whichtogglestheACSPlaneandACSPlaneSnaplocks,andtheGridviewattributeforallviews.

LATogglestheACSPlanelock.May-09 61 AccuDraw and 3D DraftingCopyright 2009 Bentley Systems, Incorporated


LSTogglestheACSPlanesnaplock.

LZTogglestheStickyZLock,whichisusedinconjunctionwithACSPlaneSnapLocktoforceaseriesofsnappointstolieontheactiveACS'XYplane(Z=0). Exercise:CreatinganddrawingonanewACS.

1 OpenthemodelAccuDraw_07inAccuDraw_3D.dgn2 SelecttheACSByPointstoolfromtheAuxiliaryCoordinatesdialogwith

thefollowingtoolsetting:Type:Rectangular

3 EnterthenewACSoriginatpoint1.4 Definethexaxisbyplacingadatapointonpoint2.5 Enteradatapointonpoint3toidentifytheyaxisdirection,andthenew

ACSwilldisplay.

6 TocreateanewACS,clicktheCreateanewACStoolinthedialogandtypeanameforthenewACS(CornerACS).

7 DoubleclickthenewnamedACS.ItwillbecometheActiveACSandwilldisplayonthefirstlineorActiveACSlineofthedialog.

8 SelectPlaceBlock(W+1)withthefollowingsettings:Method:RotatedArea:SolidFillType:None

Note:WhendrawingonarotatedAuxiliaryCoordinateSystemusetheAccuDrawshortcuttolocktheACSPlane.AccuDraw and 3D Drafting 62 May-09Copyright 2009 Bentley Systems, Incorporated


9 Enterthebasepointoftheblockatthemidpointoftheedgebetweenpoints1and3.10 Enterthesecondbasepointoftheblockatthemidpointoftheedgebetweenpoints1and2.AccuDrawwillautomaticallyrotateorthogonaltoCornerACS.

11 Movethepointeralongthegreenyaxisforadistanceof1.Note:WhentheACSPlaneLockisenabledtheAccuDrawshortcutswillrotatetheAccuDrawcompassrelativetotheACS.Note:SelecttheActiveLockstooltoverifythattheACSPlaneLockandACS

PlaneSnapareenabled.12 RenderusingtheSmoothorHiddenLineViewDisplayMode.

DefineanACSalignedwithareferencefileThefollowingimageshowsasimplereferenceattachedtothemodel.May-09 63 AccuDraw and 3D DraftingCopyright 2009 Bentley Systems, Incorporated


TosettheACSsothatitisalignedwiththeACSoftheReference,usetheDefineACS(AlignedwithReference)tool.SelecttheReferenceandtheReferenceACS

becomestheactiveACS.

ACSinteractionwithAccuDrawUsetheAccuDrawshortcuttolocktheactiveACSplane.Thiswillletyouusethe,andshortcutsrelativetotheactiveACS.UsetheAccuDrawshortcutordefaultfunctionkeytoturnontheACSPlane,ACSPlaneSnapandgridforallviews.Thefollowingimageshowstheresultsofusingtheorshortcut.

SeparateACSperViewAnewtoolintheACStoolboxletsyouassignAuxiliaryCoordinateSystemstoeachview.YoucancreateanACSforaviewwiththeDefineACSbyViewtool.YoucanmaketheACSviewindependentbyturningonacheckbox.WhenaviewAccuDraw and 3D Drafting 64 May-09Copyright 2009 Bentley Systems, Incorporated


independentACSisactive,andtheACStriadsettingisenabledfortheview,theX,Yarrowsaredisplayedasdashedintheview.

ToretaintheperviewACSsettingforthenextsession,youmustselectFile>SaveSettings.

Farleftimageistopviewmiddle,frontviewandrightimageRightIsometricview

WhenamodelcreatedinanearlierversionisopenedandtheACSPlanelockisnotenabled,aviewindependentACSwithanoriginoftheviewcenteratactivedepthiscreated.Thisletsyoustartworkingwiththegeometrycreatedinthesameplaceasitwouldhavebeenintheearlierversion(attheActiveDepth).YoumayalsorightclickonanACSintheACSdialogandselectSetActiveView.May-09 65 AccuDraw and 3D DraftingCopyright 2009 Bentley Systems, Incorporated


Thisisanexampleof4viewswithadifferentactiveACSforeachview.ProjectingPointsfromandACStoaPlaneYoucanuseacombinationofanACSandAccuDrawtoprojectpoints,intheACSzdirection,fromtheACSplanetotheAccuDrawdrawingplane.Thistechniqueletsyou,forexample,tracetheboundaryofahouseontoaslopingroofline,asexplainedinthefollowingworkflow. HowtoProjectPointsontoaRotatedPlane:

1.First,setupanACSsuchthattheZdirectionisthedesiredprojection.2.PressF8tolockAccuDrawtotheACS.3.Selecttheelementplacementtool,suchasPlaceSmartLine.4.PressF11,tosetfocustoAccuDraw.5.KeyintheAccuDrawshortcutRE.6.Inthetoolsettings,set:AccuDraw and 3D Drafting 66 May-09Copyright 2009 Bentley Systems, Incorporated


UpdateCurrentACS:Off

MoveOrigin:On7.SelecttheelementtowhichyouwantAccuDrawalignedandacceptwithadatapoint.

8.Tocommencedrawingtheelement,snaptoanelementintheACSplaneandacceptwithadatapoint.ThepointisprojectedontotheAccuDrawdrawingplane.9.AddmorepointsbysnappingtoelementsintheACSplanetoprojectthepointstotheAccuDrawdrawingplane.

TheobjectiveofthefollowingexerciseistocreatetheACSneededtodesignthearchedcolumns.May-09 67 AccuDraw and 3D DraftingCopyright 2009 Bentley Systems, Incorporated


Exercise:AccuDrawandAuxiliaryCoordinateChallengeExercise

1 OpenthemodelAccuDraw_08inAccuDraw_3D.dgn.2 OpentheAuxiliaryCoordinatedialog.3 SelecttheDefineACS(ByPoints)tool.4 DefinetheXaxisoriginandsecondpointtodetermineXaxisdirection.5 DefinetheYaxisdirection.Note:OnlyoneACSwillbesufficienttocreateallthearchedcolumns.

LocatingelementsrelativetoothersTherewillbeoccasionswhenyouwilllocateelementsrelativetoothersalreadypresentinthemodel.Inthefollowingexercise,youwillplaceaSmartLinetorepresentacenterlineforapipe. Exercise:Drawthecenterline

1 ContinuinginAccuDraw_3D.dgn,openthemodelAccuDraw_09.2 SettheViewDisplayModetoSmooth,withthefollowingtoolsettings:

DisplayEdges:EnabledDisplayHiddenEdges:Enabled

3 MaketheDrawingtaskstheactivetasksintheTaskNavigationdialog.4 SelectPlaceSmartLine(Q+1)withfollowingtoolsettings:

SegmentType:LinesVertexType:RoundedRoundingRadius:1.5JoinElements:EnabledAccuDraw and 3D Drafting 68 May-09Copyright 2009 Bentley Systems, Incorporated


5 Intherotatedview,snaptothevertexatthepointlabeledStarthereandacceptwithadatapoint.6 PresstoswitchtotheTopplane.7 Movethepointerdowntotheleftand,withitindexedtotheYaxis,press

toconstrainthepointtothisaxis.Donotenteradatapoint.May-09 69 AccuDraw and 3D DraftingCopyright 2009 Bentley Systems, Incorporated


8 Typeadistanceof35forY,andacceptwithadatapoint.9 StayingintheTopplane,indextonegativeYandpressEnter.10 Snaptothecenteroflower,opencylinderfaceandacceptwithadata

point.AccuDraw and 3D Drafting 70 May-09Copyright 2009 Bentley Systems, Incorporated


Asyousnaptothevertex,AccuDrawdisplaysadashedline,whichisperpendiculartothexaxis,backtothepointbeingplaced.Thisletsyou

locatetheydistanceusinga3Dsnap.

11 PressforFrontrotation.12 Indextothenegativeyaxisandpresstoconstrainthenextpoint

totheyaxis.13 Withthepointerstillsnappedtothelowercenteropencylinderface,

acceptwithadatapoint.

14 PressforToprotation.15 Indextothenegativeyaxisandlockbypressing.May-09 71 AccuDraw and 3D DraftingCopyright 2009 Bentley Systems, Incorporated


16 Type30andacceptwithadatapoint.17 Resettocomplete.

18 Rotatetoseetheotherside.19 Repeatfortheother2directions.20 SelectFile>Close.AccuDraw and 3D Drafting 72 May-09Copyright 2009 Bentley Systems, Incorporated

3DTipsandHints

3DTipsandHintsChangeswhenplacingcellsandtextwithAccuDrawInpreviousversionsofMicroStation,theAccuDrawcompasswasvisibleatitslastlocation,whichenabledyoutoeasilyflipcellorientationpriortoplacement.ThiswasdoneusingtheAccuDrawshortcutsT,F,SandE.NowAccuDrawadjustsforanyACSlockchanges,whichresultsinthecompassnolongerbeingatitspreviouslocation.

Ifyouplaceacellin3D,youllnoticethatwhenthePlaceCelltoolisactivated,thecompassisnotatthecelloriginandthereforetheAccuDrawshortcutsdonotflipthecellasexpected.Toensurethattheelementiscorrectlyplaced,youneedtoexplicitlyenable/positiontheAccuDrawcompassbeforethefirstdatapointisentered.SetthecompassbypressingCtrl+tentative,F11+O,thespacebar+O,ortentative+O.Inallcases,thecompasswillbeattheselectedlocationwhichletsyoutoflipthecell.

ThisbehaviorandworkflowistrueforthePlaceTexttool,aswell.

Move/PlaceelementsatthecorrectZelevationInMicroStationyoucanexploittheXY=#,#,#syntaxforrelativecoordinatestomoveorplaceelementsatthecorrectelevation.Forexample,thekeyin:moveextended;e,dialogcmdbrowse;k,XY=#,#,willactivatetheMoveElementtool,openthekeyinwindowandprepyouforkeyinginthenewZvalue.Allyouneedtodoiskeyinthevalueandpressenter.Similarly,youcanalsousethissyntaxwithAccuDraw'sDataPointKeyinwindowthat'sactivatedwiththePkeyin.Ofcourse,whenusingthismethod,youwouldnotkeyinthexy=portion.May-09 73 AccuDraw and 3D DraftingCopyright 2009 Bentley Systems, Incorporated

3 IntheAccuDrawSettingsdialog,Operationstab,disabletheContextSensitivityoption.

4 Whenyouplaceelementsina3Dfile,bydefault,theyareplacedintheAccuDrawdrawingplane.

5 PressF11,orpressEscandthenthespacebar.ModuleReviewQuestionsandAnswers

Questions

1 HowdoyoudisplaytheAccuDrawshortcuts?2 Giveanexampleofhowyoumightusethepopupcalculator.3 Howdoyouturnoffcontextsensitivity?4 Onwhichplaneareelementsplaced,bydefault,whenworkingina3D

file?

5 HowcanyoumovefocustotheAccuDrawwindow?6 Whichviewrotationbestdisplaysamodel?7 TrueorFalse:Whenyoucopyanelementin3D,itretainsitscurrent

orientation.

8 Whatistheminimumrequirementtodescribeaplanarsurface?9 WhichAccuDrawshortcutisusedtoprojectpointsontoarotateplane?10 Whatisanimportantthingtorememberwhenusingtheshortcutto

settheAccuDraworigin?11 Whatdoestheshortcutdo?

Answers

1 BytypingShift+?.2 WhileplacinganumberintheaccuDrawwindowyoucanadd,subtract,

multiplyordividebyanynumbertomodifytheentry.May-09 75 Module Review Questions and Answers


6 Isometric(orRightIso).

7 True.

8 For3Dmodels,the3previousdatapointsareconsidered,asthisistheminimumrequirementtodescribeaplanarsurface

9 TheorRotateElementshortcut.10 Snaptothedesiredlocation,butdonotaccept.11 TogglestheACSGridPlanelock,whichtogglestheACSPlaneandACS

PlaneSnaplocks,andenablestheGridviewattributeforallviews.Module Review Questions and Answers 76 May-09Copyright 2009 Bentley Systems, Incorporated

Course OverviewCourse DescriptionTarget AudiencePrerequisitesCourse ObjectivesIntroductory KnowledgeQuestionsAnswers

AccuDraw and 2D DraftingModule OverviewModule ObjectivesIntroductory KnowledgeAccuDraw BasicsThe AccuDraw workflowThe input focusAccuDraw indexing

Drawing with AccuDrawLocking coordinate values

AccuDraw ShortcutsImportant basic shortcuts

AccuDraw SettingsOperation tabDisplay tabCoordinates tab

Pop-up CalculatorInvoking and using the pop-up calculator

Tips and HintsPlace north arrow at correct orientation on rotated viewKeying in a symbol?Keying in angle quadrants?Keying in a colon?Change AccuDraw window to N and EChange the size of AccuDraw's compassPage Up and Page Down

AccuDraw and 3D DraftingModule OverviewModule ObjectivesIntroductory KnowledgeThe AccuDraw Drawing PlaneAccuDraw and Element Placement in 3DAccuDraw and 3D ShortcutsUsing AccuDraws Rotated Drawing PlanesOrthogonal Drawing Plane RotationTentative Snaps and AccuDrawUsing Auxiliary Coordinate ToolsAccuDraw Shortcuts for ACSDefine an ACS aligned with a reference fileACS interaction with AccuDrawSeparate ACS per ViewProjecting Points from and ACS to a PlaneLocating elements relative to others

3D Tips and HintsChanges when placing cells and text with AccuDrawMove/Place elements at the correct Z elevation

Module Review Questions and AnswersQuestionsAnswers

microstation v8 - accu draw basics

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