MicroStation Help

To Create a New Level

  1. On the Level Manager dialog, select the active file in the target tree.
  2. Do one of the following:

    From the Level Manager dialog, Levels menu, choose New.

    or

    Click the New Level icon.

    or

    From the Level Manager dialog, select the master file in which you want to add a level.

    1. If you selected the master file, right-click in the Level list section. A pop-up menu displays.
    2. Click New.

    A new level is created in the level list.



    Level Manager dialog with new level displayed

  3. Fill in the new level name.
    Note: The maximum number of characters (including spaces) supported in the level name is 512. You will see an alert if the number of characters exceeds this limit.
    Avoid using the following invalid character strings:

    <

    >

    \\

    /

    \

    "

    ?

    *

    |

    ,

    =

    '

    \n

    \t

    If you use any of the above characters, the Level Name will not be updated, and you will see an error message in the message center.

  4. Press <Enter>.

    The new level is created.