01. Getting Started With Microstation

1. Introduction
2. Instructor Bio

02. Startup And Interface Screen

• Opening A New Design File
• Dialog And Settings Boxes
• Looking At Models
• Saving And Closing

03. Mice, Tools, And Elements

1. Mice, Tools, And Elements
2. Working With Tool Boxes
3. Basic Tools Tryout
4. Controlling View Windows

04. Selecting Elements

1. Selecting Elements
2. Deleting And Undeleting

05. Snaps, Tentative Points, And AccuSnap

1. Snaps And Snap Settings
2. Keypoints Are The Key
3. The Other Snap Modes
4. Snapping Manually

06. Design Plane, Working Units, And Dimension Input

1. The Design Plane
2. Setting Working Units
3. Entering Precise Dimensions

07. AccuDraw

1. Understanding AccuDraw
2. Working On The Drawing Plane
3. Shortcut - Keys
4. Shortcut - Exercises
5. Constraining Data Points
6. The Essential O Key
7. Snap Shortcuts And Unit Roundoff
8. Using The Popup Calculator

08. Absolute Coordinates And Grids

1. Using Absoute Coordinates
2. Setting And Using The Grid

09. Polygons Arcs And Ellipses

1. Blocks, Shapes, And Polygons
2. Placing Arcs
3. Placing Ellipses
4. Arc Editing Tools

10. Smartline

1. Smartline Lines
2. Smartline Arcs

11. Element Symbology

1. Element Color, Weight, Transparency, And Priority
2. Setting Line Styles
3. Fills And Element Class
4. Elements On Levels
5. Level Overrides And Custom Line Scales
6. Editing Element Attributes And Filtering Levels
7. Modify Line Style Attributes And Fill Colours

12. Advanced Element Selection

1. Building Fences
2. More Selection Tools And Selection Groups

13. The Manipulate Tool Box

1. Moving And Copying With Precision
2. Scale, Rotate, And Mirror Elements
3. Arraying Elements
4. Align, Stretch, Move Parallel, And Move To Contact Tools

14. The Modify Tool Box

1. The Modify Element Tool
2. Partial Deletions, Break, Extend, And Trim To Intersection
3. Trimming And Extending Elements
4. Vertices, Fillets, And Chamfers

15. Measuring Elements

1. Measuring Elements
2. Five Drawing Exercises

16. Annotation

1. Text Settings And Fonts
2. Text Placement
3. Plotted Vs Design Text Heights
4. Placing Notes With Arrows And Leaders
5. Text Editing Tools

17. Dimensioning

1. Dimension Settings - Geometry And Units
2. Dimension Settings - Text, Symbology, And Advanced
3. Dimension Element Tool
4. Dimension Linear Tools
5. Dealing With Small Dimensions
6. Dimensions And The Modify Element Tool
7. Editing Dimension Values
8. Angular And Radial Dimensions
9. Additional Tools

18. Plotting And Printing

1. Printing Setup
2. A Working Print Example
3. Editing Printer Driver Files

Working Files

01. Getting Started

1. Introduction To The Level 2 Course
2. Units Of Measure, Design Files, And Settings

02. Key-Ins

1. Working With The Key-In Dialog Box
2. Key-Ins By Direct Entry

03. Advanced Accudraw

1. Adding And Naming Custom Shortcuts
2. How To Edit Short Cuts
3. More On Orthographic Views
4. Accudraw's Settings Menus

04. Advanced Dimensioning

1. Inserting, Deleting, And Associating Dimensions
2. Placing Dimensions In Rotated Views
3. Saving Dimension Settings As Styles
4. Placing Geometric Tolerances
5. Plotting Drawings At Multiple Scales
6. The Dimension Audit Tool And Annotation Scale

05. Advanced Annotation

1. Additional Text Placement Methods
2. Create And Save Text Styles
3. Using Text Nodes
4. Text Number Increments And Data Fields
5. Importing Text Files To Your Design
6. Checking Spelling And Finding And Replace Text
7. Annotation Tool Box Options

06. Reference Files And Models

1. What Are Models And Reference Files
2. Create Two New Design Files
3. Attach A Title Block
4. Scale And Move Attached Reference Files
5. Add Annotation To Attached Files
6. Additional Tools And Clipping And Masking
7. Copying Attachments And Elements
8. Attachment Hierarchies And Level Display
9. Saved Views And Orthographics
10. Additional Reference Settings And Working Units
11. Looking At Models
12. Reference And Model Exercise - Part 1
13. Reference And Model Exercise - Part 2
14. Reference And Model Exercise - Part 3
15. Understanding Annotation Scale
16. Full Size Title Blocks
17. Models And View Groups
18. Additional Information

07. Cells

1. Microstation's Cell Libraries
2. Placing Cells
3. Placing Shared Cells
4. Using The Cell Selector
5. Other Cell Placement Tools
6. Create Your Own Cells And Libraries
7. Changing A Cell's Content
8. More Cell Information
9. Cell Exercise

08. Tags

1. Adding Tags To Designs
2. Editing Tags
3. An Exercise With The Change Tags Tool
4. Generating Tag Data Reports

09. Complex Elements And Regions

1. Smartlines, Complex Chains, And Complex Elements - Part 1
2. Smartlines, Complex Chains, And Complex Elements - Part 2
3. Complex Shape Exercise
4. Creating Regions (Boolean Operations)
5. Dropping Complex Elements

10. Patterning

1. Understanding Hatches And Patterns
2. Single-Line Hatches And Cross-Hatches
3. Patterning Methods
4. Patterning With Cells
5. Creating Your Own Patterns
6. Pattern Attributes And Deletion
7. Patterning Around Holes
8. Show, Match, And Change Pattern Attributes
9. Using The Linear Patten Tool

11. Multi-Lines

1. Understanding Multi-Lines
2. Multi-Lines Exercise - Exterior Walls
3. Multi-Lines Exercise - Interior Walls
4. How To Edit Wall Junctions
5. Adding Windows And Doors
6. Additional Multi-Line Tools And Techniques

12. Custom Line Styles

1. The Basic Process Of Custom Line Creation
2. First Step - Create The Buoy Symbol And Point Component
3. Second Step - Create The New Stroke Pattern
4. Third Step - Associate The Symbol With The Stroke Pattern
5. Fourth Step - Create The Compound Component
6. Create New Resource Libraries
7. Additional Information And Exercises

13. Curves

1. Curves - Tool Boxes And General Tools
2. Placing Composite Curves
3. Curves By A Formula And Editing Curves

14. Points

1. Placing An Active Point
2. More Placement Tools

15. Customization

1. Creating Active Element Templates.
2. Creating Design Libraries
3. Locking Element Template Attributes
4. The Standards Checker
5. Using The Standards Checker
6. Creating Custom Tool Boxes
7. Creating Custom Task Lists
8. User Interfaces

16. Project Explorer

1. Starting Project Explorer
2. Adding Links To Project Explorer
3. Opening Links In Project Explorer
4. Adding Additional Links
5. Managing Links
6. Directory Links And The Model Links

17. Miscellaneous Items

1. Auxiliary Coordinate System (ACS)
2. Viewing ACS Orientations
3. Rotating Views
4. AutoCAD Files In Microstation
5. Assigning Functions To Function Keys
6. Packaging Design Files
7. Design History
8. Apply Data Cleanup
9. Named Groups, Display Sets, And Quicksets
10. Excel In Microstation

Working Files

01. Getting Started

1. Introduction To The 3D Level 3 Course
2. About The Author

02. Models And Views

1. Units Of Measure
2. Design File Settings
3. The Design Cube
4. The View Windows
5. Drawing A Step Block
6. The Extra Views And Dynamic Rotation
7. View Coordinates And View Rotations
8. Setting The Active Depth
9. Setting The Display Depth
10. Clip Volumes
11. Clip Masks

03. Accudraw In 3D

1. View Compass Orientation
2. Design Cube Orientation
3. Design Cube Orientation With The E Shortcut
4. Sloping Faces And Exercises
5. Auxiliary Coordinate System - Part 1
6. Auxiliary Coordinate System - Part 2
7. 3D Point Input

04. 3D Primitive Tools

1. Slab Solid
2. Shading The Slabs
3. Non-Orthographic Slab Exercise
4. Sphere Solid
5. Cylinder Solid
6. Cone Solid
7. Torus Solid
8. Wedge And Pyramid Solids
9. Elliptical, Ellipsoid, And Polyhedron Solids
10. Manipulate And Modify Tools
11. Exercises

05. Create Solids Tools

1. Extrusion Tool - Part 1
2. Extrusion Tool - Part 2
3. Rotating An Extrusion
4. Stretching Elements
5. Extrusion Spin Angle
6. Extrusion Scale Exercise
7. Extrusions And Holes
8. Extrusion Exercise - Part 1
9. Extrusion Exercise - Part 2
10. Solids By Revolution
11. Reusing Profiles
12. Full And Partial Solids Exercise
13. Solid By Extrusion Along Tool
14. Coat Hanger Exercise
15. Thicken Surface Tool
16. Linear Solids

06. Modify Solids Tools

1. Draw On Solid And Modify Solid Tools - Part 1
2. Modify Solid - Part 2
3. Delete Solid Entity And Taper Face Tools
4. Shell Solid And Replace Face
5. Boolean Tools - Unite Solids
6. Boolean Tools - Intersect Solids
7. Boolean Tools - Subtract Solids
8. Trim Solids
9. Cut Solids By Curves
10. Fillet Edges
11. Chamfer Edges And Edit Primitives Tools
12. Solids Exercises

07. Solids Utility Tools

1. Convert To Solid
2. Align 3D Elements - Part 1
3. Align 3D Elements - Part 2
4. Extract Faces Or Edges
5. Change Smart Solid Display And Remove Entity By Size

08. Create Surfaces

1. Creating B-Splines
2. Surface Display
3. Primitive Surfaces
4. Create Surfaces Tools

09. Free-Form Surfaces

1. Loft Surface - Part 1
2. Loft Surface - Part 2
3. Loft Surface - Part 3
4. Loft Surface - Part 4
5. Loft Surface - Part 5
6. Swept Surface Along Curves - Part 1
7. Swept Surface Along Curves - Part 2
8. Swept Surface Along Curves - Part 3
9. Helical Surface And Loft Rectangle To Circle Tools
10. Surface By Network Of Curves
11. Construct Surface By Edges Or By Corner Points
12. B-Spline Surface By Points
13. Planar Surface By Points
14. Exercises

10. Modify Surfaces

1. Trim Surfaces
2. Trim Surfaces By Curves
3. Untrim Surface And Stitch Surfaces
4. Offset Surface, Change Surface Normal, And Extend Surface
5. Merge Surfaces And Fillet Surfaces
6. Fillet Surfaces Along Curves And Blend Surfaces Tools
7. Modify B-Spline Surface And Surface Utilities Tool Boxes
8. Exercise
9. Mesh Tools

11. 2D/3D, Cells And Patterning

1. Exporting 2D/3D Designs
2. 3D Cells
3. Googles 3D Warehouse And Sketchup
4. Patterning

12. Drawing Composition

1. General Concepts
2. Setup The Bushing Design - Part 1
3. Setup The Bushing Design - Part 2
4. Fence Clip Method
5. Cached Lines Display
6. Place Fitted Sections Method - Part 1
7. Place Fitted Sections Method - Part 2
8. Place Fitted Sections Method - Part 3
9. Hypermodels - Part 1
10. Hypermodels - Part 2
11. Dimensions In Sheets
12. Copy-Fold Reference Tool

13. Perspective Views And Basic Camera Setup

1. Perspective Projections
2. Change View Perspective Tool
3. Camera Perspective - Exterior
4. Camera Perspective - Interior

14. Lights And Advanced Camera Settings

1. Luxology Rendering Introduction
2. Lights Types
3. Placing Lights - Part 1
4. Placing Lights - Part 2
5. Area Lights
6. Saving Rendered Views
7. Advanced Camera Setups

15. Material Assignments

1. Table Exercise And Material Options
2. Material Definitions
3. Assign Materials By Level And Color - Part 1
4. Assign Materials By Level And Color - Part 2
5. Assign Materials As Attributes
6. Bowl And Table Materials
7. High Quality Render
8. Procedural Textures And Additional Information

16. Advanced Rendering Setup

1. Import And Edit The House Design
2. Editing 3D Cells
3. Inserting 3D Cells
4. Edit And Move 3D Cells And Elements
5. Render An Interior Camera View
6. Walls, Floor, And Ceiling Materials
7. Adding A Window
8. Applying Exterior Finishes
9. Multi-Layer Materials

17. Luxology Photo-Realistic Rendering

1. Introduction To Photo-Realistic Rendering
2. Default Render Setups
3. Adding Sunlight (Directional Light)
4. Volume Effects - Spot Lights
5. Volume Effects - Directional Light And North Direction
6. Special Material Effects - Part 1
7. Special Material Effects - Part 2
8. Luxology Exteriors
9. Background Settings
10. Environmental Settings - Part 1
11. Environmental Settings - Part 2
12. Housing Survey Drawing
13. Adding A Sun Image
14. Adding Fog To A Scene

18. Solar Studies And Flythroughs

1. Solar Studies
2. Shadow Movies
3. Flythroughs
4. Final Thoughts

Working Files