MicroStation PowerDraft CONNECT Edition Help

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Attributes

	Element Template Association Used to lock the active element template when placing an element. When on, the icon is displayed with highlighting.
	Element Template Opens the Element Templates drop-down to set the active element template, and to manage element templates using the Element Templates dialog.
	Level Opens the Level drop-down to set the Active Level and the Active Level Filter, to manage levels and filters, to set the display of levels and apply filters, and to recall existing level filters.
	Color Opens the Active Color drop-down to set the active color, and change the colors of selected elements.
	Line Style Opens the line style drop-down to set the active line style to the line style that is chosen.
	Line Weight Opens the line weight drop-down to set the active line weight and change the line weights of selected elements.
	Transparency Opens the transparency drop-down to set the active element transparency.
	Priority Opens the priority drop-down to sets the active element priority (2D models only), which determines how an element is displayed relative to other elements.
	Element Class Opens the element class drop-down to set the active class of element on placement.

Primary

	Explorer Used to manage and control project content within MicroStation PowerDraft.
	References Used to attach and detach referenced models, adjust reference settings and select reference tools.
	Raster Manager Used to control the display of one or more raster images in a DGN file view.
	Point Clouds Used to manage the display of one or more point clouds in a DGN file view.
	Reality Mesh Used to attach and manipulate reality meshes.
	Models Used to create, manage, and switch between models in the open DGN file.
	Level Display Used to turn on and turn off levels in a model.
	Level Manager Used to control level display and level symbology for the open DGN/DWG file and attached references.
	Properties Used to review or modify the properties of an element(s), such as its geometry.
	Key-in Used to browse, construct, and enter key-ins.
	Toggle AccuDraw Turns on/off AccuDraw, and the display of the AccuDraw Window, which is used to facilitate data point entry.
	Auxiliary Coordinates Used to create, copy, delete, or import an Auxiliary Coordinate System (ACS) and to select ACS tools.
	Saved Views Used to create, update, apply, import, and delete saved views and edit properties of saved views. Saving a view allows you to quickly apply a view with specific attributes.
	Cells Used to attach cell libraries and activate different types of cells, if one is attached.
	Markups Used to view markups made in an overlay file in Bentley Navigator. A markup can be annotation text, freehand redlining, pen and area highlighting.
	Details Used to display information related to what is selected in any of the tabs of the Explorer dialog.
	Window List Used to display information related to what is selected in any of the tabs of the Explorer dialog.

Selection

	Element Selection Used to select and deselect elements for modification or manipulation. The set of selected elements is called the selection set.
	Select All Selects all elements in the design.
	Select None Deselects all elements in the design.
	Select By Attributes Used to select elements based on specified criteria.
	Lock Locks selected elements. The attributes and location of a locked element cannot be changed. Locking is useful for preventing accidental element manipulation. If you try to manipulate a locked element, MicroStation PowerDraft beeps to alert you that the element is locked.
	Unlock Unlocks selected locked elements. Each unlocked element can be manipulated.
	Bring to Front Brings the selected element to the front of the view display.
	Place Fence Used to place a fence.
	Modify Fence Used to move a fence or modify one of its vertices.
	Manipulate Fence Contents Used to move, copy, rotate, mirror, scale, or stretch fence contents, which are defined by a fence and (except for stretching) the Fence (Selection) Mode.
	Delete Fence Contents Used to delete the fence contents, which are defined by a fence and the Fence (Selection) Mode, which determines what constitutes the contents of a fence.
	Drop Fence Contents Used to break up the contents in a fence into their components.
	Save Fence to File Used to copy or move the contents of the active fence to a new DGN or DWG file.
	Named Boundaries Used to manage named boundaries and named boundary groups.
	Cut Used to cut selected elements to clipboard.
	Copy Used to copy selected elements to clipboard.
	Paste Used to paste elements from clipboard.
	Paste Special Used to select the data type and open the Paste OLE dialog where a special display format can be applied to the contents of the Clipboard.

Styles

	Text Styles Used to create and modify text styles. Also sets the active text style or, if a style is not active, the active text attributes.
	Display Styles Used to define and manage display styles in the active file and to view display styles available from DGN libraries.
	Custom Line Styles Used to browse and activate line styles and set line style modifiers.
	Line Style Editor Used to define and modify line styles.
	Dimension Styles Used to create and modify dimension styles. Also sets the active dimension style (or, if a style is not active, the active dimension settings).
	Detailing Symbol Styles Used to create and modify detailing symbol styles.
	Multi-line Styles Used to create and modify multi-line styles. Also sets the active multi-line style (or, if a style is not active, the active multi-line definition).

Collections

	Element Templates Used to manage template groups , manage element templates , and to assign properties to element templates.
	Cells Used to attach cell libraries and activate different types of cells, if one is attached.
	Item Types Used to create custom item types and add properties to custom item types.

Environment

	Configuration Variables Used to edit, define, save, and delete Configuration Variables.
	Preferences Used to set user preferences — settings that control how the product operates.
	License Management Used to check out application and program licenses that are under concurrent license control of the SELECTserver License Manager to systems that are not continually connected to a network with access to SELECTserver, such as workstations, laptops, and portables.
	Geographic Coordinate System
	Named Expressions Used to define and manage named expressions .

Drawing Setup

	Place Drawing Boundary Used to place a drawing boundary in a model.
	Place Title Text Used to place title text in a model.
	Define Sheet Boundary (Sheet models only) Used to define the layout of the paper for plotting a Sheet model.
	Place Block Used to place a block (rectangular shape).
	Place Shape Used to place a polygonal shape by entering a series of data points to define the vertices.
	Place Orthogonal Shape Used to place a non-rectangular shape in which each segment is either perpendicular or parallel to all other segments.
	Place Regular Polygon Used to place a regular polygon — a shape with 3-4999 equal length sides and equal angles at each vertex.
	Place Circle Used to place a circle.

Entry

	Function Keys Used to create keyboard function key menus and to modify current function key menus.
	Gesture Assignments Used to assign key-ins to gestures for touch-enabled devices.