Overview of Axiom`s

Overview of Axiom’s
MicroStation Productivity Toolkit
for Florida Local Users Group
Presented by:
Axiom
MicroStation Made Easier
Axiom and CAD Professionals
Have you ever:
• Wanted MicroStation to be easier?
• Had to mess around with imported Excel tables just to get the text
justification, tabs and spacing to look ok?
• Opened a design file only to discover that the reference files had
messed up attachment paths that now needed to be re-attached?
• Needed to make global changes to hundreds of design files but
dreaded opening up each one to make the changes?
• Come across a design file that behaved oddly, gave you errors or
simply wouldn’t even open?
• Are design file inconsistencies costing you time and money when
doing quality-assurance checks?
Axiom
Axiom is the world’s largest third-party software developer
dedicated to saving you time, solving your problems and
increasing your production and efficiency when working
with MicroStation (and now AutoCAD).
• 25 years in business.
• Customers include Federal and state agencies including 41
Departments of Transportation.
• Thousands of firms and government agencies use Axiom
products because they’re easy to use and help get projects
completed faster and more accurately than they could without
them.
Get projects done…
faster than ever!
MicroStation Productivity Toolkit is the answer.
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Automate repetitive changes
Manage reference files
Importing spreadsheets
Manage cell libraries
Ensure CAD standards
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File management tools
Drafter tools
Backup and recovery
On-going support
And more!
MicroStation Made Easier
Import spreadsheet and word processing
data into MicroStation with perfect
formatting. Microsoft Office Importer
• The color and weight of text appear the same as they do in the
source document.
• The color, weight and line style of borders appear the same as they
do in the source document.
• Creates native, editable MicroStation text and line elements.
• Links to the source document are created automatically and are
extremely reliable.
• Works with V7, V8, XM, V8i and ProjectWise.
MicroStation Made Easier
Microsoft Office Importer:
• Links are updated automatically every time the MicroStation file
is opened or can be updated while working on the MicroStation
file.
• Fit tall Excel or Word pastes inside short MicroStation spaces
with a “column flow” feature which creates columns on-the-fly —
with repeating column headers — when pasting spreadsheet or
Word data into MicroStation.
• Automatically import and link charts from Excel into your design
files.
• Check for changes in the source document and update pasted data
automatically.
MicroStation Made Easier
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“Microsoft Office Importer is probably the most intuitive,
reliable and user-friendly program/add-on I've ever used.
Training for the users here takes about a minute. Thusly,
training isn't all together necessary.”
—David Rackmales, USACE
MicroStation Made Easier
Make unlimited changes to
multiple design files quickly and
easily. Global File Changer
• Make the same type of change to a specific set of elements in a
whole set of design files.
• Modify and replace text, tags and dimension text in a whole set of
design files.
• Change working units.
• Replace any or all cells with new versions of those cells in a
whole set of design files.
• Rescale any or all cells in a set of
design files by a scale factor or to
an exact scale value.
MicroStation Made Easier
Global File Changer
• “Flatten” elements in a 3D design file.
• Change any design file settings, like coordinate readout and view
attributes, on a whole set of project design files automatically.
• Move or re-map elements from old level names or numbers to new
levels throughout a whole set of design files.
• Do any number of text search and replace combinations, on any
number of files.
• Works with V7, V8, XM and V8i and now ProjectWise.
MicroStation Made Easier
Global File Changer
“I’m especially fond of Global File Changer. It’s the one
product that without question has saved me more times than I
can count. When we plot drawings, it’s often hundreds of
design files and sometimes we discover changes need to be
made in every one. However, when changes need to be made,
even small ones, it takes forever to edit each drawing. With
Global File Changer, all the changes can be made overnight
— it’s an extraordinary time-saver!”
—Greg Mullins, Bechtel
MicroStation Made Easier
Solve any MicroStation reference
file problem fast. RefManager
• RefManager is the fastest way on earth to manipulate, debug,
organize and control your MicroStation reference file attachments.
• Clone and replace one or many reference files in multiple project
files in batch.
• Produce detailed reference
file reports.
• Attach a reference file to
dozens of design files with
a single command.
• Works with V7, V8, XM,
V8i and ProjectWise.
MicroStation Made Easier
RefManager
• Adjust reference file level symbology on hundreds of design files
with a single command.
• Shift reference files left, right, up and down.
• Rename reference file attachment filenames.
• Easily detach reference files.
• Locate missing reference files.
MicroStation Made Easier
RefManager
“We use RefManager on a daily basis. When you are dealing
with a project that has over 200 plan sheets and reference files
are being added and turned on and off, RefManager really
comes in handy. The task of adding one reference file to all
200 sheets can take up to 6 hours, whereas using RefManager
it takes only minute.”
—John Blankenship, Parsons
MicroStation Made Easier
Fix any MicroStation file
automatically. FileFixer
File corruption problems can delay or stop projects.
Corrupted files can cause any of the following problems:
• Design files that can’t be opened.
• Plotting problems.
• Design files that translate incorrectly to other formats (like
AutoCAD).
• Models that are unselectable.
• Elements you can’t select or delete.
• Works with V7, V8, XM, V8i and ProjectWise.
MicroStation Made Easier
FileFixer
Corrupted files can cause any of the following problems:
• Elements that behave oddly when you zoom in on them.
• Elements that are not on a defined level.
• Lines that shoot off one edge of the design plane.
• Cells that lose components when placed in a design file.
MicroStation Made Easier
FileFixer
“If we hadn’t fixed the file with FileFixer, we would’ve had to
rebuild the file from scratch. It could’ve easily taken a year to
rebuild it, but none of this was necessary thanks to FileFixer.”
—Mon-Cre Telephone, Ramer, Alabama
MicroStation Made Easier
Toolkit includes solutions for all of the
following:
• Bulk modification.
• Reference file management.
• Spreadsheet management.
• Design file repair and maintenance.
• CAD standards and quality assurance.
• Cell management.
MicroStation Made Easier
includes solutions for all of the
following (Continued)
• Automatic backup and recovery.
• Working unit conversion.
• Design inspection.
• File management.
• And more!
Toolkit package details...
Bulk modification
• Global File Changer
– Make unlimited changes to multiple design files
quickly and easily! (V7, V8, XM, V8i and
supports ProjectWise.)
• RenamePlus
– Rename any group of files using powerful
character substitution commands! (V7)
Toolkit package details...
Reference file tools
• RefManager
– Solve any MicroStation reference file problem
fast! (V7, V8, XM, V8i, ProjectWise)
• RefFence
– Edit MicroStation reference file clipping
boundaries after they're attached! (V7)
Toolkit package details...
Reference file tools (Continued)
• RefMerge
– Merge a design file and its reference files into a
single file! (V7, V8, XM, V8i, ProjectWise)
• RefWriter
– Write to any reference file with the click of a
mouse! (V7, V8, XM)
Toolkit package details...
Spreadsheet management
• Microsoft Office Importer
– Import spreadsheet and word processing data into
MicroStation with perfect formatting! (V7, V8,
XM, V8i, ProjectWise)
Toolkit package details...
Design file repair and Maintenance
• FileFixer
– Fix any MicroStation file automatically! (V7,
V8, XM, V8i, ProjectWise)
• Problem Element Viewer
– Graphically view the problem elements found by
FileFixer or EdG! (V7, V8, XM, V8i)
Toolkit package details...
CAD standards and quality assurance
• SpecChecker
– Perform quality assurance checks on your
MicroStation files quickly and easily! (V7, V8,
XM, V8i, ProjectWise)
• SpecMonitor
– Standardize your MicroStation files as you create
them! (V7, V8, XM, V8i, ProjectWise)
Toolkit package details...
CAD standards and quality assurance
• RuleManager
– Automatically create and manage your
MicroStation quality assurance rules files! (V7,
V8, XM, V8i, ProjectWise)
• SpellCheckerPlus
– The full-featured MicroStation spell checker!
(V7, V8, XM, V8i)
Toolkit package details...
• CellManager
– Take control of your MicroStation cell libraries!
(V7, V8, XM, V8i)
Toolkit package details...
Automatic backup and recovery
• InstantDiskSpace
– More free disk space anytime a MicroStation
user wants it! (V7)
• Version Manager
– Retain past versions of your MicroStation files
automatically! (V7, V8, XM, V8i)
Toolkit package details...
File management
• DgnCompare
– Quickly view design file differences! (V7, V8,
XM, V8i)
• Duplicate Element Remover
– Remove duplicate and near duplicate
MicroStation elements automatically! (V7, V8,
XM, V8i)
• DgnQuickPick
– Save time while working with multiple design
files! (V7, V8, XM, V8i)
Toolkit package details...
Drafter tools
• SequenceEditor
– Tired of losing MicroStation elements behind
filled elements? (V7, V8, XM, V8i)
• FenceUndelete
– Recover deleted MicroStation elements
automatically! (V7)
• Intersection Fixer
– Perfect MicroStation line intersections
automatically! (V7)
Toolkit package details...
Toolkit: MicroStation training
• Axiom Maintenance Plus
Instant tech support and free upgrades! Also
includes free training on Axiom products.
– Contact Sam Crabtree at 727-442-7774 or send an
e-mail to msc@AxiomInt.com for more
information on our Axiom Maintenance Plus
training.
Free trial versions and on-line
demonstrations
We offer free trial versions of most of our software tools. We
can also give you a live presentation on exactly how these
tools work.
For a product demonstration on one or more of the these
products, please call Brendan Haggerty, Axiom, at 727-4427774 or send an e-mail to Brendan.Haggerty@AxiomInt.com