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User Interface Basics
  • Undo and Redo Commands
  • Understanding the User Interface
  • Ctrl+R : Repeat Your Last Action
  • Selection Modes
  • Saving All Currently Opened Projects
  • Toolbar Commands
  • Working with Multiple Project Windows
  • Map View Scale Bar
  • Zooming, Panning, and Rotating the Map View
  • Setting Model Units (US/Metric)
Project Setup
  • Software Export Capabilities
  • Software System Requirements
Drawings & CAD Import
  • Adding a MicroStation Drawing
  • Adding an AutoCAD Drawing
GIS & Coordinate Reference Systems
  • Assigning a Coordinate Reference System
  • Adding a GIS Shapefile to a Project
Terrain & Elevation
  • Clip Raster Command
  • Soil Maps Command
  • Terrain Data
  • Reshape Polygons Command
  • Displaying 3D Buildings in Your Project
  • Crop Base Map Command
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Getting Started

Installing the software, setting up your first project, importing data, and learning the interface.

User Interface Basics

10 articles
  • Undo and Redo Commands
  • Understanding the User Interface
  • Ctrl+R : Repeat Your Last Action
  • Selection Modes
  • Saving All Currently Opened Projects
See all 10 articles →

Project Setup

2 articles
  • Software Export Capabilities
  • Software System Requirements

Drawings & CAD Import

2 articles
  • Adding a MicroStation Drawing
  • Adding an AutoCAD Drawing

GIS & Coordinate Reference Systems

2 articles
  • Assigning a Coordinate Reference System
  • Adding a GIS Shapefile to a Project

Terrain & Elevation

6 articles
  • Clip Raster Command
  • Soil Maps Command
  • Terrain Data
  • Reshape Polygons Command
  • Displaying 3D Buildings in Your Project
See all 6 articles →

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