Smart Modify Modes and Settings

A number of modes are available to the user while using the Smart Move tool to change the behavior of the Smart Modify command. Some of the modes are key-in driven and can be executed while the Smart Modify command is active.

Key-in Configuration

These key-ins can be configured to individual mouse button assignments using the Button Assignments configuration dialog or alternatively the key-ins can be assigned to function keys using the Function Keys configuration dialog. See the MicroStation documentation for details.

Command Modes

Single Mode – Before you accept a feature selection, press the <F7> key to toggle in and out of Single Mode. When Single Mode is active, only the selected feature is loaded into the Smart Modify tree view upon its selection. All related features are ignored when populating the tree view in this mode.

The Smart Modify tool infers modification modes based on what the user is about to select and where on the geometry selection is to occur. The inferred mode is displayed to user with an additional icon at the cursor.

These are the Smart Modify Inferred mode icon details:

Move Vertex - displayed when within tolerance of a vertex of a segment.
Move Segment - displayed when within tolerance of a segment, but outside the tolerance of a vertex of the segment.
Remove Vertex - displayed when the <Ctrl> key is pressed and within tolerance of a vertex of a segment.
Add Vertex - displayed when the <Ctrl> key is pressed and within tolerance of a segment, but outside the tolerance of a vertex of the segment.
Scale - displayed when within the tolerance of a point feature.

In addition to the icon feedback, the MicroStation prompt displays the current Single Mode setting and the inferred Modify Mode setting.

Construction Geometry mode is sometimes required to precisely and accurately align or offset a layout relative to existing features or geographic geometries. Temporary linear geometries can be created while the Smart Move command is active. The geometries are automatically removed when the command exists or restarts.

The following key-in can be used to toggle in and out of Construction Geometry mode:

•	xfmstdutiladdin smartmove construct

While the Smart Move command is active:

1Enter Construction Geometry mode by executing the key-in.
Select a linear feature or geometry to use as a template to generate construction geometry from. The construction geometry dynamically appears on the cursor. Right-Click to reject the selection and load the next geometry template at the pick location.
Drag the temporary construction geometry to the desired location.
Note: Use Accudraw and AccuSnap to precisely locate the construction geometry. See the MicroStation help for details on using AccurDraw and AccuSnap.
Use the left mouse click to accept the construction geometry location.
Repeat steps 2 through 4 to add additional construction geometries.
6. Exit Construction Geometry mode by executing the key-in again.

Feature Manipulation Settings

Each feature in the tree view has a toggle that can be used to enable or disable manipulation of the feature. If a feature is toggled off, all features below that feature are also toggled off.

Constrain Angle setting is available for point node features related to linear features at an attachment node point (between the linear features start and end nodes). It allows the user to lock the angle of linear features starting or ending at the point node feature.

These feature are identified by an additional icon beside the check box in the tree view.

Constrained locks the angle of the linear feature related at the next lower level in the tree. The point feature remains at the intersection of the two related linear features.

Not Constrained maintains the relative location at which features connect.

Note: To toggle the "Constrain Angle" setting, select the tree node for the feature in the tree view first. Next, right-click the selected tree node and select the "Constrain Angle" setting from the popup menu.