How do you mask references in Microstation?

How do you mask references in Microstation?

To mask a reference

1. To define the reference clipping mask’s position, place a fence over the desired clip area.
2. In the References dialog box’s list box, select the references to be masked.
3. Click the Mask Reference icon.
4. Turn on Use References Dialog List.
5. Enter a data point to accept the clip mask.

How do you make a fence in Microstation?

You can open the toolbox by clicking and holding the data point on the Place Fence icon and selecting the Open ‘Fence’ as Toolbox option. You can use the tools on the Fence toolbox to place, modify, or move a fence.

How do you clip a fence in MicroStation?

Solution

1. To define the reference clipping boundary’s position, place a fence over the desired clip area.
2. In the References dialog’s list box, select the references to include in the clip boundary set.
3. Click the Clip Reference icon.
4. The Set Reference Clip Boundary tool settings window opens.

How do I edit clip boundary in MicroStation?

Solution

1. Highlight a Reference.
2. Select an element in the Reference and its clip boundaries will. appear with a dashed line.
3. Select a clip boundary and handle s will appear at the clip boundary. vertices.
4. Select a handle to modify the clip boundary.

What does clip mask do in MicroStation?

Used to mask the display of elements in a view that are located within the region of a clipping element. When a clip mask is applied to a view, only elements that are located outside the range of the clipping element will display, or can be snapped to, in that view.

How do I activate references in MicroStation?

1) Move your cursor to the Reference File Detail and hover over an element. 2) + hold to show the pop up menu and select Activate. Note: Notice how the other reference files are grayed out and not activated and the Reference File Detail is.

How do you copy a fence content in MicroStation?

Copy/Move Fence Contents to New File

1. Ribbon: Drawing > Home > Selection > Fence Tools split button.
2. Ribbon: Modeling > Home > Selection > Fence Tools split button.
3. Ribbon: Visualization > Home > Selection > Fence Tools split button.
4. Ribbon: Admin > Home > Selection > Fence Tools split button.
5. Toolbox: Fence.

How do you edit a fence in MicroStation?

To manipulate the fence contents

1. Place the fence.
2. Select an element manipulation tool that can be used with the fence contents.
3. In the Tool Settings window, turn on Use Fence and set the Fence Selection Mode.
4. Enter a data point to accept the manipulation or Reset.
5. In some cases, you can repeat the manipulation.

How do you edit references in MicroStation?

In MicroStation go with the cursor on a element of the reference file, which you want to edit, right mouse click and select “Activate”. The reference file will become the active file; the master file is inactive and grayed out. You can edit the elements of the reference file in the same MicroStation dialogue.

How do you cut a raster image in MicroStation?

To crop an image interactively

1. In the Raster Control tool box, select the Clip tool.
2. In the tool settings, set Method to Block and Mode to Clip Boundary.
3. If more than one raster image is attached, identify the image to be clipped.
4. Place a data point to define the first point of the clipping block.

How do you bring text to front in MicroStation?

MicroStation V8 2004 Edition – Use Edit > Bring to Front 07.24 and later, you can change the element order by first creating a selection set of the elements you want to bring to the front and then selecting Edit > Bring to Front. To make it even easier, just put order element front on a function key and away you go!

How to clip a fence in a MicroStation?

Select the reference files that you want to clip in the reference file dialog box, select the Clip Reference option and then select the Named Fence option from the pull down and highlight the named fence I.e. CLIP BOUND, click anywhere on the screen to complete the clip bound operation.

What does exchanging to reference do in MicroStation?

Exchanging to a Reference gives different display to opening Reference directly Getting “No Elements Found” message when trying to clip a reference with a Fence Hatch, Cross Hatch or Pattern Hatches not displaying in Presentation Mode Hidden Line Presentation mode “True Hidden Line” is not available

How many vertices does a MicroStation fence have?

MicroStation’s ability to place fences with as many as 5000 vertices provides tremendous flexibility when performing clipping operations. You can also use this preference in conjunction with the Locate By Face preference (in the Input category of the Preferencesdialog box) to create associative holes in closed shapes, solids and surfaces.

How to place a fence in a reference file?

A cleaner way of clipping reference files is using the Named Fence option. To activate the Named Fence option, select the Place Fence tool, select the correct Fence Type and Fence Mode, place your fence then select the down arrow in the Place Fence dialog box. When the fence is placed, the computer disk icon will become active.