AutoCAD for MicroStation Users

No two CAD packages are exactly alike. But as technology progresses, MicroStation and AutoCAD are getting more and more alike with each new version. However, MicroStation and AutoCAD are still different CAD packages. This 3-day AutoCAD for MicroStation Users course is your opportunity to make a seamless transition. You will learn the possibilities, the limitations, and most importantly the differences, and work with them.

Course Content for AutoCAD for MicroStation Users:

• Understand the AutoCAD user interface
• Learn to speak the new language - Cross terminology dictionary
• Understand how "graphics" compare from DGN to DWG
• Get out of trouble - AutoCAD Help
• Understand the user interface similarities and differences
• Use Heads-up display for greater speed and accuracy
• Use basic drafting tools, AutoCAD Osnap vs. MicroStation Snap
• Understand the editing commands that are identical, similar and very different to MicroStation
• Use grips for better editing
• Organise drawing geometry using layers
• Understand the best use of AutoCAD editing commands
• AutoCAD blocks - a more flexible approach to grouping objects
• Use blocks as internal or external objects, edit blocks in place
• Edit text and dimensions on the fly
• Use quick dimensions
• Work with layouts, create sheets for plotting
• Use viewports, set layouts to plot to scale
• Improve drawing appearance -- edit and preview hatch patterns
• Get your drawings out -- understand plotting options, controlling plotting scale