MicroStation Help

Bing Maps Tool

Used to control the settings and operation of the Background Map using Bing Maps.

You can access this tool from the following:

  • Ribbon: Drawing > Utilities > Geographic > Bing Maps
  • Ribbon: Geospatial Context > Home > Geographic > Bing Maps
  • Ribbon: General > Insert > Locations > Bing Maps
  • Ribbon: General > Manage > Geographic > Bing Maps
  • Ribbon: Modeling > Utilities > Geographic > Bing Maps
  • Toolbox: Geographic
  • View Control Bar




SettingDescription
Map Type Allows you to select the type of background map to be displayed. Options are None, Road, Aerial, and Hybrid.
Elevation Offset (Available only for 3D design model) Defines the distance above or below the Z=0 plane at which the background data is drawn. For 3D data, it depends on the elevation of the data in the model.
Display Plane (Available only for 3D design model) Allows you to determine in which plane the map will display. You have the option of displaying it in the Background Plane or Design Plane.
Transparency Allows you to set the transparency of the background data.
Target Views Allows you to set the view index in the active model.
Key-in: SET BACKGROUNDMAP < AERIAL | HYBRID | NONE | ROAD | STREET >