Utilities

Utilities

Image

Macros

Design History

Security

Geographic

Drawing Scale

Note: Select a link to “jump” to the desired Utilities tab group.

Figure 1. Utilities tab

Utilities

Figure 2. Utilities group

Setting	Description
OLE	Insert Object - Opens the Insert Object dialog, which is used to link or embed an object in the active DGN file from an application that is not currently open. Update Links - Updates embedded or linked objects in a DGN file. Edit Links - Used to update, break, or change the source of a linked object. DDE Links - Lists the DDE string for each DDE link and lets you maintain links.
Named Expressions	Used to manage named expressions.
MDL Applications	Used to load, unload, and monitor the sizes and memory use of MicroStation Development Libraries (MDL) applications.
Close Tool Boxes	Used to close the toolboxes.
Connect to Browser	Used to connect OpenSite Designer to or disconnect it from your default Web browser.

Image

Figure 3. Image group

Setting	Description
Display	Used to display a bitmapped (raster) image in a window.
Convert	Used to make batch conversions of raster image files.
Capture	Used to take "screen shots" - to capture an image of the screen or a portion of the screen in a variety of graphical formats.
Save Panorama	Used to save an image as a panorama.
Save Multiple	Used to build an image script file that defines the names of the design files, views, output files, rendering options, and image formats of the image files being saved.
Save Image	Used to save the contents of a rendered or wireframe view to a file.

Macros

Figure 4. Macros group

Setting	Description
Play	Used to run the selected macro.
Record	Used to record actions such as selecting tools, placing elements, opening and closing dialogs, and so on.
Stop	Used to stop recording a macro.
Macros	Displays a list of macros available in the currently loaded BMR and VBA projects.
Edit Macro	Opens the Editor in which you can edit the selected macro.
VBA Manager	Serves as OpenSite Designer 's integrated development environment (IDE) for VBA, allowing you to manage VBA projects. VBA macros are not embedded in DGN files, they are stored separately in .mvba files.
Python Manager	Allows you to manage the Python manager dialog.
Open Macros	Used to display a list of macros available in the currently loaded projects.

Design History

Figure 5. Design History group

Setting	Description
Commit	Commits changes to the design history. Increases the design history's revision number by one.
Initialize	Used to initialize design history for a DGN file.
Set Revision Number	Used to set the revision number to be used for the next commit.
Tags	Used to assign symbolic names to revisions in the design history.
Audit Trail	Used to display a record of history management actions, such as creation, combine, retire, or change in revision number.
Restore	Used to undo all changes to a collection of elements since a specific revision, thus restoring their state as of that revision.
Combine	(Available when combine=1 is set in the MS_DESIGN_HISTORY configuration variable) Used to delete a range of revisions, replacing them with a single, net revision.
Disabled	(Available when delete=1 is set in the MS_DESIGN_HISTORY configuration variable) Used to remove design history from a design file.
Design History	Used to track and view the incremental changes made to all models in a file, as well as changes to attached references.

Security

Figure 6. Security group

Setting	Description
Signatures	Used to create, delete and revalidate digital signatures.
Signature Cell	Used to create a digital signature with model scope. A signature with model scope ("model signature") captures the state of the model when the signature is placed.

Geographic

Figure 7. Geographic group

Setting	Description
Coordinate System	Opens the Geographic Coordinate System dialog, which is used to select a geographic coordinate system (GCS) from a library of predefined geographic coordinate systems.
Global Positioning System (GPS)	Opens the Global Positioning System dialog, which is used to interface with Global Positioning System (GPS) devices.
Export Google Earth (KML) File	Used to capture the terrain and imagery of the current Google Earth view.
Define Placemark Monument	Used to associate a geographical location to a Monument point in a model.
Google Earth Settings	Used to control the settings and operation of the Google Earth tools.
Open Location in Google Maps	Used to open Google Maps with the selected location in the center of the map.
Bing Maps	Allows you to select the background bing maps.

Drawing Scale

Figure 8. Drawing Scale group

Setting	Description
Master Unit	Allows you to set the Master Units component of working units.
Sub Unit	Allows you to set the Sub Units component of working units.
Annotation Scale Lock	Allows you to turn on a lock to the scale factors on the annotation scale. Note: To Know more details about "Annotation Scale Lock"click Here.
Annotation Scale	Allows you to set the scale factor for text and dimensioning. Note: To Know more details about "Annotation Scale Lock"click Here.
ACS Plane Lock	Allows you to forces each data point to lie on the XY-plane of the active auxiliary coordinate system, setting all Z-coordinates to zero. This concept applies only to 3D files. Note: To Know more details about"ACS Plane Lock"click Here.
Auxiliary Coordinate System	Allows you to define new x- and y- axes in your design plane and save them as an auxiliary coordinate system (ACS).
Auxiliary Coordinate System Scale	Allows you to set the Auxiliary Coordinate System scale factor. When active, elements are placed with the scale factor applied.