Bentley Map V8i (SELECTseries 10) Help

Other Post Placement Tools

Place Coordinates for Viewport

Places a text element that defines the coordinate point for the selected location. The coordinate relates back to the source model. After selecting the tool, the cursor shows the running coordinates of the current position. Select a point to indicate the reference point and another to indicate the dimension line.

Create PDF

Produces a PDF file of the active print model and invokes the PDF Viewer. The PDF file is created at the filename and location defined by MS_GEOPRINTPREP_PDFFILENAME. If the file currently exists it will be overwritten with no warning.

Open Print Dialog

Opens the standard MicroStation print dialog to start the printing process.

Select Tile for Viewport



  • Method — “Tile” places a viewport on an imaginary grid as defined by the parameters in the dialog.

  • Width — Sets the width of the viewport. Height will be scaled to match

  • Height — Sets the height of the selected viewport. Width will be scaled to match

  • Overlap — Defines the amount that each viewport will overlap when placed on the grid

  • Origin X — The X origin for the start of the grid

  • Origin Y — The Y origin for the start of the grid