EatyourCAD AutoCAD Keyins for MicroStation

EatyourCADs Acad.pgp file uses the following AutoCAD key-ins in

MicroStation:
All keyins must be preceded by the \ key; i.e. \3A will bring up the
Construct Array tool.
AutoCAD keyin
3A,
3DMIRROR,
3DNavigate,
3DO,
3DW,
3M,
3R,
AECTOACAD,
AL,
3AL,
AP,
-AR,
-ATT,
-ATE,
ATTE,
-B,
BE,
BO,
-BO,
CAM,
CH,
CHK,
CLI,
CYL,
D,
DAR,
JOG,
DBA,
DCO,
DDA,
DIV,
DJO,
DO,
DOV,
DR,
DRE,
DRM,
DS,
DV,

MicroStation Mapped command

Construct Array
Mirror
Navigate Camera
Rotate View
navigate view (XM only)
Move
Rotate
export dwg (XM only)
Align Edges
Align face (only works pre-XM 08.09.02.77)
mdl load
Array
Tag Sets
Edit Tags
Edit Tags
Cell library dialog
Cell library dialog
Create Region flood
Create Region flood
Camera Setup
Element Info
Standards Checker dialog
Keyin window (this wont open the window from
the pop-down but will close it if it is open)
Place Cylinder
Dimstyle dialog
Angular Dimension
Dimension Radius
Linear Dimension
Insert Vertex
Drop Association
Construct point along Element
Dimension Radius
Place Circle by Centre
Change Dimension
Change Element to Active Priority (XM only)
Reassociate Dimension
Recover DWG file
Multisnap settings
Sets any elements already selected as the
Displayset.

ED,
ER,
EXP,
FI,
FSHOT,
-G,
GD,
GEO,
-H,
HE,
-I,
-IM,
IMP,
IN,
J,
-LA,
LE,
LEN,
LI,
LINEWEIGHT,
LO,
LS,
-LT,
LTYPE,
-LTYPE,
LW,
MAT,
ME,
MO,
MS,
MSM,
MV,
NORTH,
NORTHDIR,
OP,
ORBIT,
OS,
-OS,
-P,
PARTIALOPEN,
PE,
PR,
PRCLOSE,
PROPS,
PRE,
PS,
PSOLID,
PTW,
PU,
-PU,

Edit Text
References dialog
Satout
Selectby Attributes
Export Visible Edges dialog
Add to Graphic Group
Create Region - flood
Define North
Patterns toolbox
Change Pattern
Place Active Cell
Raster Manager
Import ACIS SAT file
Construct Intersection (3D)
Create Complex Chain - manual
Level Manager
Place Note
Extend
Element Info (XM only)
Preferences dialog
viewgroups
Element Info (XM only)
Line Styles dialog
Line Styles dialog
Line Styles dialog
Preferences > view Options dialog
Materials Editor
Measure Length
Element Info (XM only)
Manage View Groups
Redline toolbox
Manage View Groups
Define North
Define North
Configuration dialog then Preferences dialog
Rotate View
Multisnap dialog
Multisnap dialog
Pan View
Open File
Modify Element
Element Info (XM only)
Element Info (XM only)
Element Info (XM only)
Print > Preview
Manage View Groups
Extrude
HTML author
Compress Options dialog
Compress Options dialog

QC,
RC,
RP,
RW,
S,
SCR,
SE,
SET,
SHA,
SN,
SPL,
SPLANE,
SSM,
STA,
-T,
TA,
TI,
TOL,
TP,
UC,
-UN,
V,
-V,
VP,
VSM,
-VSM,
W,
-W,
WE,
X,
XA,
XB,
-XB,
XC,
XL,
XR,
-XR,
Z,

Calculator
Place Fence (block) and then renders the view
using phong shading.
Rendering Setup dialog
Render View Raytrace
Stretch Element (XM only)
Batch Process
Multisnap dialog
Configuration dialog
Changes view display mode to shaded
DGN File Settings dialog
Place B-spline Curve by Points
Clip Volume tools
Project Explorer dialog
Standards Checker Settings dialog
Place Text
Digitizing dialog
Manage View groups dialog
Geometric Tolderence dialog
Task Navigation toolbox (XM only)
Auxiliary Coordinate Systems dialog
DWG/DXF units dialog
Saved Views dialog
Saved Views dialog
View Rotation toolbox (only works pre-XM
08.09.02.77)
View displaymode toolbox (only works pre-XM
08.09.02.77)
View displaymode toolbox (only works pre-XM
08.09.02.77)
DWG Wblock dialog
DWG Wblock dialog
Place Wedge
Drop Element dialog
Attach Reference Dialog
Merge Reference
Merge Reference
Set Reference Clip Boundary
Place Smartline
Reference dialog box
Reference dialog box
Zoom Out

MicroStation Equivalents for AutoCAD Commands.

This section has an alphabetical list of AutoCAD commands and lists the
equivalent MicroStation tool, dialog box item, or concept (or the nearest
equivalent). For a more extensive list including 3D commands refer to
Microstation Help.

A
Command:
MicroStation Equivalent:
Place Arc tool in the Arcs tool box
ARC
Measure Area tool in the Measure tool box
AREA
Construct Array tool
ARRAY

B
Command
MicroStation Equivalent:
Hatch Area tool in the Patterns tool box
HATCH
See Help To create a cell for the equivalent MicroStation
BLOCK
procedure
Delete Part of Element tool or Insert Vertex tool in the Modify
BREAK
tool box.

C
Command
MicroStation Equivalent:
Construct Chamfer tool in the Modify tool box
CHAMFER
To change an element's level (layer), color, line style
(linetype), or line weight (thickness), use the Change
Element Attributes tool.
To move a line's endpoint or change a circle's circumference,
CHANGE
use the Modify Element tool.
CHPROP
To move text or a cell (block), use the Move tool.
To edit text, use the Edit Text tool. To change the font,
height, and width of a text element, use the Change Text
Attributes tool.
Place Circle tool in the Ellipses tool box
CIRCLE
COPY

Copy tool in the Main tool frame's Manipulate tool box

D
Command
MicroStation Equivalent:
DIM
Dimension tool box
Measure Distance tool in the Measure tool box
DIST
DIVIDE
Points tool box
Place Text tool and Place Text Node tool (closest
DTEXT
equivalents)

E
Command
MicroStation Equivalent:
Place Ellipse tool in the Ellipses tool box
ELLIPSE
Delete Element tool in the Main tool box.
ERASE
Drop Element tool in the Groups tool box.
EXPLODE
Extend Line tool, Extend Two Elements to Intersection tool,
Extend Element to Intersection tool and other tools in the
EXTEND
Modify tool box

F
Command:
MicroStation Equivalent:
Place SmartLine tool and Fillets tool box
FILLET
FILTER
Edit > Select By Attributes

G
Command
GRID

MicroStation Equivalent:
Grid category in the Design File Settings dialog box (Settings
> Design File)

H
Command
HATCH

MicroStation Equivalent:
Hatch Area tool or Crosshatch Area tool in the Patterning
tool box

I
Command
MicroStation Equivalent:
Place Active Cell tool in the Main tool frame's Cells tool box
INSERT

L
Command

MicroStation Equivalent:

LAYER
LINE

Settings > Level > Display

Place Line tool in the Main tool frame's Linear Elements tool
box

M
Command
MicroStation Equivalent:
Mirror tool in the Manipulate tool box
MIRROR
Move tool or Move Parallel tool in the Manipulate tool box
MOVE

O
Command
OFFSET

MicroStation Equivalent:
Move Parallel tool in the Manipulate tool box and Offset
Element tool in the Curves tool box

P
Command
PAN

PEDIT

PLINE
POLYLINE
PLOT
POLYGON
PURGE

MicroStation Equivalent:
Hold down the <Shift> key and press the Data button (see
Dynamic panning) or use the Pan View view control in the
view control bar.
Change Element Attributes tool in the Change Attributes tool
box.
Insert Vertex tool and Delete Vertex tool in the Modify tool
box.
Create Complex Chain tool in the Groups tool box.
Place SmartLine tool in the Linear Elements tool box
File > Print/Plot
Place Regular Polygon tool in the Polygons tool box
File > Compress Design (conceptual difference)

R
Command
MicroStation Equivalent:
REDO
Edit > Redo
Update View view control
REDRAW
Update All Views button in the Tool Settings window for the
REDRAWALL
Update View view control
Rotate tool in the Main tool frame's Manipulate tool box
ROTATE,

S
Command

MicroStation Equivalent:

SAVE
SAVEAS
SCALE

SKETCH

STRETCH
STYLE

Changes are saved to the design file continuously

File > Save As
Scale tool in the Manipulate tool box
Place Stream Line String tool in the Main tool frame's Linear
Elements tool box
or
Place Point or Stream Curve tool in the Linear Elements tool
box
Manipulate Fence Contents tool in the Fence tool box, with
Operation set to Stretch
Font in the Text dialog box (Element > Text)

T
Command
MicroStation Equivalent:
TEXT
Element > Text, Text tool box
Trim Element tool in the Main tool box's Modify tool box
TRIM

U
Command
MicroStation Equivalent:
UNDO
Edit > Undo (action)

V
Command
MicroStation Equivalent:
VIEW
Utilities > Saved Views
VIEWPORTS Window > Open/Close > Dialog.

W
Command
WBLOCK

MicroStation Equivalent:
FENCE FILE key-in (see To copy the fence contents to a
new design file)

X,Z
Command
MicroStation Equivalent:
XREF
File > Reference

ZOOM

Fit View view control in the view control bar

Zoom In view control in the view control bar
Zoom Out view control in the view control bar
Window Area view control in the view control bar