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Starting MicroStation

This exercise covers starting MicroStation and introduces you to some basic fundamentals.

Start MicroStation

1. Open the MicroStation program group in the Windows Program Manager.2. Depending on your operating system setup, single or double-click the MicroStation

icon in the MicroStation program group.When MicroStation starts, the MicroStation Manager dialog box displays.

You can use the MicroStation Manager dialog box for many file management operations.Here, we will look at how to create a new DGN file. When you create a new DGN file inMicroStation, a seed file is copied and given the name that you specify. A number of seed

files are delivered with MicroStation. By default, at NTNU,, the system is set up to use theseed file Kart.dgn, which is set up for metre and millimetre.

Create a DGN file

1. Open MicroStation Managers File menu by pointing at File in the menu bar andclicking the mouse button.

The Data button is

Mouse Normally left button

2. From the File menu, choose New by clicking that menu item. To click an item in amenu, or a button, or an icon, means to point at it on the screen and click the mousedata button.

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The New dialog box opens. Notice that the Seed File displays the name of the default

seed file Kart.dgn. (If not, click the Select button and select Kart.dgn from theSelect Seed File dialog box, then click OK).

3. In the Files text field, type the name for your new DGN file, Start.By default, the extension .dgn will be added.

4. Click OK.The New dialog box closes, and the MicroStation Manager dialog box displaysmydesign.dgn in the Files text field. The file is also selected (highlighted) in the

Files list box.

5. Click OK.6. The MicroStation Manager dialog box closes and the DGN file Start.dgn opens.

Your screen should look something like this:

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MicroStation's screen when Start.dgn is opened

7. From the help menu, choose Contents, Quick Start Guide,Tutorial, Your Firs Session.

The first part, Starting MicroStation, is already done. Complete the Session.