Introduction - Overview: what the course will cover and what you will be able to do upon completion of the course
Creating Single Sheets -
- Placing a Named boundary from a Drawing Boundary
- Creating the Drawing Model and Sheet Model
- Examples:
- Lighting Plan
- Typical Section
- Auxiliary Sheets (General Summary, ROW Summary, Legend Sheets)
Working with Graphic Sheets
- Creating Saved Views and Named Boundaries
- Referencing Details at different scales
- Creating a "blow-up" Typical Section detail
- Annotating and Dimensioning the Drawing Model
- Creating a "blow up" Typical Section detail
- Placing Tables from Excel
- Adding Project Information
Working with Auxiliary Data Sheets
- Placing Spreadsheet Data as MicroStation Tables
- Opening spreadsheet data from MicroStation
- Editing spreadsheet data and refresh tables from data source
- Placing spreadsheet data as a linked Microsoft object
- Opening and working with the Sheet Index
- Manually adding sheets to the Sheet Index
- Re-ordering sheets and update sheet numbers
Working with Rasters and Bing Maps
- Creating a raster data file
- Attaching multiple rasters using the KyRaster tool
- Clipping rasters
- Raster References
- Controlling Raster Displays
- Attaching and clipping Bing Map aerial and street maps
- Working with Vector Graphics on top of Raster Images
- Symbology Overrides
- Priorities and Transparencies
Working in a 3D Design Model
- 2D vs. 3D
- Checking element elevations
- Rotating a view so elements appear horizontal (by keyin, 3-points, elements, etc.)
- Dynamically rotating a 3D view
- Using Active Depth
- Using Display Depth
Drawing and Measuring in 3D
- Drawing planar elements at exact elevations in 3D
- Using the ACS Plan Snap lock
- Moving and Modifying elements in 3D
- Using the Set Element Elevation tool
- Obtain planar measurements from 3D elements
- Obtain slope measurements from 3D elements and
- Obtain elevation delta differences between points
Introduction to 3D solids
- Rotating the AccuDraw Compass in 3D
- Creating Primitive Slabs
- Creating Linear Solids
- Solids by Extrusion
- Modifying solids (Uniting, Subtracting, Tapering, Cahmfering, Holes, etc.)
- Using Display Styles for simple rendering
- Creating a 3D cell
- Examples:
- Ditch Bottom Inlet
- ELL Headwall
- Culvert Wingwall
Creating Parametric Cells
- Creating a new model in the cell library
- Creating parametric Variables for a straight headwall
- Creating headwall Variations for various sizes of storm drainage pipe
- Assigning dimensional constraints using variables
- Placing the parametric cell variations
- Editing variables after cell placement
Review/questions and answers