Bentley Microstation Tutorials

The CADLearning Series for AutoCAD® currently includes over 225 video tutorials to help you fully delve into the product and get up to speed quickly. Learn the full product or brush up on certain features and functions.

Learn features and function of AutoCAD to create and modify 2D and 3D geometry. Concepts and demonstrations cover beginner, intermediate and advanced topics including display controls, annotation objects, using layers, setting up drawings for print, manipulating reusable content and customizing your AutoCAD interface.

MicroStation Manager Overview of the MicroStation XM Manager interface
User Interface Overview of the MicroStation XM user interface
User Interface Using the mouse within MicroStation
User Interface Right-click menus
User Interface Overview of the MicroStation XM toolbars
User Interface Overview of the MicroStation XM File menu
User Interface Overview of the MicroStation XM icons and short cuts
User Interface Overview of the MicroStation PopSets
User Interface Understanding the MicroStation XM Workspace user preferences
User Interface The MicroStation Command Line
User Interface Using the key-in browser
User Interface Exploring the MicroStation XM Tool settings
User Interface Using the Function keys
User Interface Understanding the mouse button assignments
User Interface Creating new design file
User Interface File settings
User Interface File Open
User Interface Saving your work
User Interface Save Settings
User Interface Changing the appearance of your icons
User Interface Basic file navigation using the zoom tools
User Interface Advanced 1 zoom tools – Clip Volume
User Interface Copy View
User Interface Advanced 2 zoom tools – View Previous/Next
User Interface View Rendering
User Interface Introduction to 3D view tools
User Interface Saved Views
User Interface Understanding icons and how they change to fit the active tool
Coordinate Entry Understanding the design plane
Coordinate Entry Absolute coordinate data entry method
Coordinate Entry Relative coordinate data entry method
Coordinate Entry Polar coordinate data entry method
Coordinate Entry Direct Distance Entry – AccuDraw
Coordinate Entry Dynamic input
Drawing Geometry Drawing units
Drawing Aids Understanding the Isometric Lock
Drawing Aids Understanding the Annotation Scale Lock
Drawing Aids Understanding the ACS Lock
Drawing Aids Introduction to Snaps
Drawing Aids Using Snaps in MicroStation XM
Drawing Aids Using Snaps in MicroStation XM – MultiSnap
Drawing Aids Using Snaps modes to produce lines
Drawing Aids Understanding the AccuSnap Settings
Levels Introduction to Levels
Levels Understanding the Level Manager dialog box
Levels Understanding the Level Display dialogs
Levels Level Creation and Naming
Levels Level Display – View Display
Levels Level Display – Global Display
Levels Level Display – Global Freeze
Levels Level Display – Change Level
Levels Level Display – Show Target Tree
Levels Level Filter/Search
Levels Level Override
Data Manipulation Overview of data manipulation tools
Data Manipulation Element selection
Data Manipulation Undo and Redo commands
Data Manipulation The Move command
Data Manipulation The Copy command
Data Manipulation Interacting with view controls and manipulation commands
Data Manipulation The Scale command
Data Manipulation The Rotate command
Data Manipulation The Mirror command
Data Manipulation The Array command
Data Manipulation The Align Element by Edge command
Data Manipulation The Stretch Element command
Data Manipulation The Copy/Move Parallel command
Data Manipulation The Move to Contact command
Data Manipulation – Fence Place Fence overview
Data Manipulation – Fence Place Fence – types
Data Manipulation – Fence Fence content manipulation
Data Manipulation – Fence Place Fence – modes
Data Manipulation – Fence Fence tools
Data Manipulation – Fence Save Fence
Attributes Using Attributes
Attributes Change Element Attributes
Attributes Change Element Attributes Area type and Fill type
Attributes Change Line Style Attributes
Attributes Change Multiline Attributes
Attributes Match Element Attributes
Groups Drop Element
Groups Create Complex Chain
Groups Create Complex Shape
Groups Create Region
Groups Named Groups
Data Modification Modify Element
Data Modification Partial Delete
Data Modification Break Element
Data Modification Extend Element
Data Modification Extend 2 Elements to Intersection
Data Modification Extend Element to Intersection
Data Modification Trim Elements
Data Modification IntelliTrim Elements
Data Modification Insert and Delete Vertex
Data Modification Create a Circular Fillet and a Chamfer
Annotation Place text – tool settings
Annotation Place text – Word Processor
Annotation Place text – Spell Checker
Annotation Place text – insert symbols
Annotation Place text – stacked fractions
Annotation Place text – indents and tabs
Annotation Place Text – placement methods
Annotation Place text – Text Style 1
Annotation Place text – Text Style 2
Annotation Place text – Text Style 3
Annotation Place text – Text Style 4
Annotation Place text – place note
Annotation Edit text
Annotation Text Attributes
Annotation Place Text Node
Annotation Copy/increment text
Annotation Using text data fields
Annotation Find/replace text
Annotation Text – insert text fields
Annotation Using Annotation Scale – text
Cells Overview of a cell
Cells Placing a cell
Cells Cell Library
Cells Place cell matrix and terminator
Cells Create cell
Cells Update/replace cell
Measure Using the Measure Tools
Dimensioning Overview of Dimensions
Dimensioning Create Dimension Style – metric
Dimensioning Create Dimension Style – imperial
Dimensioning Dimension Element
Dimensioning Dimension Linear
Dimensioning Dimension Angular
Dimensioning Dimension Ordinates
Dimensioning Dimension Place Note
Dimensioning Dimension Match/Change Dimension
Dimensioning Reposition Dimensions
Dimensioning Using Annotation Scale
Models Overview of Design Models and Sheets
Models Creating a Design Model
Models Creating Sheet Model (Full Size)
Models Creating a Sheet Model (Annotation Scale)
Models Importing Models
Models Working with DWG files
Models Linking a border/title block to a Sheet
Referencing Introduction to Reference Files
Referencing Reference Files level manipulation
Referencing Attaching Reference Files
Referencing Detaching Reference Files
Referencing Reference File reload/out of date
Referencing Understanding live nesting Reference Files
Referencing Merging a Reference File into the Master File
Referencing Dealing with missing Reference Files
Referencing Dealing with misaligned Reference Files
Referencing Referencing file clipping
Referencing Referencing a Design Model to a Sheet
Referencing Advanced methods of attaching Reference Files
Referencing Raster Referencing
File Management Overview of the File pulldown menu
File Management File New – DGN
File Management File New – DWG
File Management File Save As – DGN (Version 8 DGN)
File Management File Save As – DGN (Version 7 DGN) part 1
File Management File Save As – DGN (Version 7 DGN) part 2
File Management File Save As – DWG (various DWG Versions)
File Management File Save As – DWG (common settings)
File Management File Import/Export
File Management File Open for other file formats
File Management Using the Batch Convert tools – Part 1
File Management Using the Batch Convert tools – Part 2
Object Linking Using OLE linking to place Office data into your DGN file
Auxiliary Coordinate System
(ACS) Overview of Auxiliary Coordinate Systems (ACS)
Auxiliary Coordinate System
(ACS) Defining the ACS location
Auxiliary Coordinate System
(ACS) Using AccuDraw to define the ACS
Auxiliary Coordinate System
(ACS) Creating Multiple ACS
Printing Overview of printing within MicroStation
Printing Selecting the correct print driver/scale
Printing Selecting the print area and colors
Printing Printing Sheet Models
Printing Creating print/plot
Printing Creating print/plot (3D PDF)
Printing Understanding the print driver
Coordinate Entry Dynamic input
Drawing Geometry Drawing units
Drawing Geometry The Place Line command
Drawing Geometry The Place Smartline command
Drawing Geometry The Place MultiLine command
Drawing Geometry The Place Point command
Drawing Geometry The Place Block command
Drawing Geometry The Place Shape command
Drawing Geometry The Place Orthogonal Shape command
Drawing Geometry The Place Regular Polygon command
Drawing Geometry The Place Circle tool
Drawing Geometry The Place Ellipse tool
Drawing Geometry The Place Arc tool
Drawing Geometry The Place Orthogonal Shape command
Drawing Geometry The Place Quarter Ellipse tool
Drawing Geometry Modify Curve
AccuDraw An overview of the AccuDraw tool
AccuDraw The AccuDraw settings
AccuDraw Using AccuDraw with the Placement tools
AccuDraw The AccuDraw Smart Lock
AccuDraw The AccuDraw Set Origin shortcut
AccuDraw Working with Snaps and AccuDraw
AccuDraw Working with AccuDraw Rotate Compass shortcut
AccuDraw Listing the AccuDraw shortcuts
AccuDraw Listing the AccuDraw pop-up calculator
Hatching and Patterning Understanding Hatching and Patterning
Hatching and Patterning Understanding Associated Hatching/Patterning
Hatching and Patterning Hatch Area – Element
Hatching and Patterning Hatch Area – Flood
Hatching and Patterning Hatch Area – Union, Intersection and Difference
Hatching and Patterning Hatch Area – Points
Hatching and Patterning Hatch Area – Fence
Hatching and Patterning Hatch Area – Cross Hatch
Hatching and Patterning Pattern Area
Hatching and Patterning Linear Patterning
Hatching and Patterning Show Pattern Attributes
Hatching and Patterning Match Pattern Attributes
Hatching and Patterning Change Pattern Attributes
Hatching and Patterning Understanding the different Hatch options
Hatching and Patterning Using the Delete Pattern tool
Drawing Aids Understanding Locks (overview)
Drawing Aids Understanding the Axis Lock
Drawing Aids Understanding the Grid Lock
Drawing Aids Understanding the Unit Lock