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EnvisionCAD – Education

MicroStation® Geographic Tools

MicroStation® V8i (SELECTseries)

Exercise Workbook

EnvisionCAD

Prepared by:

Copyright © 2012

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EnvisionCAD– About Us

EnvisionCAD is a provider of training solutions for MicroStation® and select InRoads® products. We also use our expertise to assist organizations managing data and workflow tasks via consulting and/or outsourced CAD management roles. Additionally, we provide visualization services for design concepts and alternatives. Services include but are not limited to: Illustrations, solar studies, line-of-sight studies, and animations.

We offer training at our headquarters in Madison, WI, at satellite locations around the country, on-site at your location or by virtual classrooms.

For additional information about our services, prices, or training schedules, visit our website at EnvisionCAD.com or call 1-608-836-3903.

EnvisionCAD– Guaranteed Training

Our guarantee is simple.

Any student may retake any class, at anytime, and for any

reason without additional charge.

Bentley Systems, Inc.

Bentley is a technology provider for software solutions used to design, engineer, build, and operate large constructed assets such as roadways, bridges, buildings, industrial facilities, power plants, and utility networks. Bentley's reach spans the globe, serving more than 300,000 professionals and more than 20,000 companies and organizations.

To contact Bentley visit www.Bentley.com or call 1-800-BENTLEY.

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Copyright

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Limitation of Liability

EnvisionCAD is not liable for any damages suffered resulting from use of this material. EnvisionCAD is not liable for any indirect, incidental, punitive, special or consequential damage (including loss of business, revenue, profits, use, data or other economic advantage) however it arises through use of, or use of information contained in, these materials. You agree to hold the publisher of this material harmless from, and you agree not to sue the publisher for any claims arising from the use of this material or instruction from this material.

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Introduction

Welcome to MicroStation Geographic Tools for MicroStation V8i

(SELECTseries). Previously only available in MicroStation GeoGraphics and Bentley Map, MicroStation V8i (SELECTseries) provides native support for geographic coordinate system setup and on-the-fly reprojection of references in different coordinate systems. This geographic coordinate system support allows for easier integration with Google Earth, GPS devices, and WMS data servers. The EnvisionCAD and Bentley assume no responsibility for errors that may appear in this software or occur as a result of its use.

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Document Conventions

Several conventions are used throughout this document to indicate actions to be taken or to highlight important information. The conventions are as follows:

Item

Place Text a command name or a file that you are to select Meaning

Tools > Options a command path that you are to select – usually from the pull-down menus

Key in entering data with the keyboard

Document name style used when referring to another document Note:

Emphasis an important word or phrase

Text information about a command or process that you should pay particular attention to

1. Numbered Steps actions to be performed as part of the lab activities <D> or Data press the data button on the mouse

<R> or Reset press the reset button on the mouse <T> or Tentative press the tentative button on the mouse

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_{Table of Contents}

EnvisionCAD– About Us ... ii

EnvisionCAD– Guaranteed Training ... ii

Bentley Systems, Inc. ... ii

Copyright ... iii

Limitation of Liability ... iii

Trademarks ... iii

Introduction ... iv

Document Conventions ... iv

MicroStation Geographics Tools ...1

The Geographic Toolbox ...1

Geographic Coordinate System ... 1

Global Positioning System (GPS) ... 7

Export Google Earth (KML) File ... 7

Capture Google Earth Image ... 8

Define Placemark Monument ... 9

Synchronize Google Earth View ... 10

Follow Google Earth View ... 10

Google Earth Settings ... 11

Play Camera Animation In Google Earth ... 11

Open Location in Google Maps ... 12

Longitude, Latitude Coordinate Readout ...13

Longitude, Latitude Coordinate Input ...13

ArcView Shapefile Import ...14

Reference Attachments ...15

“On-the-fly” Reprojection ... 15

Permanent Reprojection ... 15

Shapefile Attachments ... 16

Raster Manager ...18

Create New WMS Server Attachment ... 18

Reconnect Previous WMS Attachment ... 22

Lab 1 – Working with Coordinate Systems ...23

Objectives ... 23

Open the Design File ... 23

Define Coordinate System from Library ... 23

Define Coordinate System from a File ... 26

Define Coordinate System from a Reference ... 28

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Capture Google Earth Image ... 35

Lab 3 – Reprojecting Reference Attachments ...38

Objectives... 38

Attach Reference using Geographic Reprojection ... 39

Attach Reference using AEC Transform ... 40

Attach an ArcView Shapefile ... 41

Lab 4 – Attaching WMS Server Images ...43

Objectives... 43

Define Coordinate System from Library ... 43

Attach ArcView Shapefiles ... 44

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