OpenSite Designer Help

Attach Tab

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Attach Ribbon

Reference

Settings Description
Attach Reference
Allows you to opens the Attach Reference dialog, which is used to attach one or more models to the active model.
Detach Reference
Allows you to detach a reference model from the active model.
Clip Reference
Allows you to define a reference clipping boundary.
Mask Reference

Allows you to place a reference clipping mask defined by an active fence.

Delete Clip

Allows you to selectively delete clipping masks or clip boundaries.

Reload Reference
Allows you to to reread and redraw a referenced model.
Move Reference
Allows you to move a referenced model.
Copy Reference
Allows you to copy attached references.
Scale Reference
Allows you to resize a referenced model.
Rotate Reference
Allows you to rotate a reference.
Set Reference Presentation
Allows you to set the display of a reference and the view display style of a model.
Mirror Reference
Allows you to mirror a reference about a vertical or horizontal axis.
Copy/Fold Reference
Allows you to copy the selected reference, then attaches a view of the reference by folding it about an orthogonal axis or a line defined.
Set Ref Back Clip Z
Allows you to set the back clipping plane for a 3D reference.
Set Ref Front Clip Z
Allows you to set the front clipping plane for a 3D reference.

Manage Reference

Allows you to attach and detach referenced models, adjust reference settings and select reference tools.

Raster

Settings Description
Attach Raster
Allows you to attach a raster reference to a DGN file.
Bring to Front
Allows you to bring a raster image forward in the display stack, in a view(s).
Send to Back
Allows you to bring a raster image back in the display stack, in a view(s).
Fit to View
Allows you to fit one or more raster images to a view(s).
Actual Resolution (1:1)
Allows you to fit a raster image in a view such that it displays at its Actual Resolution (1:1).
Contrast/Brightness
Allows you to fit a raster image in a view such that it displays at its Actual Resolution (1:1).
Transform
Allows you to move, scale, or rotate a raster.
Move
Allows you to move an image to a new location.
Scale
Allows you to change the proportionate dimensions of an image.
Rotate
Allows you to rotate an image.
Mirror
Allows you to mirror the selected raster image horizontally, vertically, or diagonally.
Clip
Allows you to crop a raster image (Clip Boundary), or to define a masked area (Clip Mask).
Unclip
Allows you to remove one or more clipping polygons from a raster image.
Wrap
Allows you to adjust the size and shape of a raster image with a combination of move, scale, rotate, and skew options.
Raster Selection
Allows you to select, interactively, one or more raster references
Modify Clip
Allows you to modify the clipping polygon for a clipped raster image.

Raster Manager

Allows you to control the display of one or more raster images in a DGN file view.

Point Cloud

Settings Description
Attach Point Cloud
Allows you to open a standard Open dialog, which is used to attach a point cloud to the DGN.
Detach point Cloud
Allows you to detach a point cloud from the DGN file.
Clip
Allows you to crop a point cloud (Boundary mode) or to define a masked area (Mask mode).
Delete Clip
Allows you to delete a clip from a point cloud.

Manage Point Cloud

Allows you to manage the display of one or more point clouds in a DGN file view.

Reality Mesh

Settings Description
Attach Mesh
Allows you to attach a reality mesh by either entering the URL or browsing to a reality mesh file.
Detach Mesh
Allows you to detaches the selected reality mesh.
Clip
Allows you to clip a reality mesh to the interior of an existing element.
Mask
Allows you to cover a portion of a reference that is inside a boundary.
Delete Clip
Allows you to delete one or more clips.
Split
Allows you to split a reality mesh into two meshes representing interior and exterior of an existing element.
Attach Classifier
Allows you to attach a new classification to the selected reality mesh by selecting any element within the classification.
Select Classifier
Allows you to selection of the classification boundaries by picking the reality mesh directly.

Manage Reality Mesh

Allows you to attach and manipulate reality meshes.

Item Types

Settings Description

Attach Item

Used to attach an item(s) to an element, file, model, or reference.

Detach Item

Used to detach item(s) from an element.

Pick List

Used to define pick lists.

Import/Export

Used to export and import item type definitions and instance to and from Excel files respectively.
Manage Item types
Used to create custom item types and add properties to custom item types .