Instructors The seminar will be led by one of the primary instructors listed below, as well as others from The Envision Group’s professional staff. Ronald J. Brys, PLS Mr. Brys, is the founder and president of the training and consulting firm The Envision Group. He is a former Land Surveyor, designer, and CADD system administrator. He has specialized in the software MicroStation & InRoads from Bentley Systems Corporation. His experience with the application of the software for engineering firms is invaluable in the instruction and ultimate use in a productive manner. He received his degree in Civil Engineering Technology from the Madison Area Technical College and became a licensed Land Surveyor in 1981. Mr. Brys is a qualified instructor for the InRoads suite of products including InRoads (roadway/site design) and InRoads Survey (survey data collection and processing). He is also a qualified instructor for classes ranging from MicroStation Basics to advanced topics  such as 3D modeling and visualization. He has nearly three decades of experience in the management of data for civil engineering design and construction projects ranging from airports, urban infrastructure design, to environmental sites and facilities. Robert B. Mecham Mr. Mecham joined the training and consulting firm The Envision Group in 2000 and became a partner in June of 2002. He has specialized in the software MicroStation & InRoads from Bentley Systems Corporation. Mr. Mecham had become an industry expert in the implementation, configuration, development, and customization of the two software applications MicroStation and InRoads. He received his degree in Civil Engineering Technology from the Madison Area Technical College in 1992. Mr. Mecham is a “qualified Instructor” for MicroStation classes ranging from fundamentals to advanced productivity. He has extensive experience using, implementing, and instructing both InRoads Survey and InRoads Site Design. He has over a decade of experience in the use, implementation, and management of software and CADD systems. Valuable experience was gained working for a wide range of organizations providing services from general survey and engineering services to specific applications such as landfills and site design.

Course Description MicroStation V8 introduces many new capabilities and enhancements that will likely impact your MicroStation workflow and operations. This course is designed to help you get on top of the sometimes subtle changes found throughout the new MicroStation. You'll learn how to migrate your existing workspaces to V8, strategies for migrating your custom software (UCMs, MicroStation Basic.) You'll also explore some of the exciting new enhancements as they apply to the typical workflow. Easier transition from earlier version of MicroStation to MicroStation V8. Quicker uptake of the most important new features of MicroStation V8. Course Content: Introduction Enhancement Summary Design File Overview System Requirements Licensing Transition Plan Upgrade Analysis Planning Guide Workspace Conversion Design Environment MicroStation Manager Primary Toolbox Attributes Toolbox Show/Hide Menu Message Center View Attributes AccuDraw / AccuSnap Upgrading Files File Conversion Upgrading Design Files Batch Converter Upgrading Cell Libraries Working Units Upgrade Variables Workmodes Remapping Levels Converting V7 Levels Level Libraries Managing Levels Level Filters Models New Variables Models Dialog View Groups Using Models Cells Cell Library Overview Upgrading Cell Libraries Cell Manipulation Attaching Cell Libraries Creating Cell Libraries Placing Cells Creating Cells Understanding True Scale References Attaching References References Enhancements Reference Levels Reference Level Symbology Live Nesting AutoCAD Configuration Variables DWG Workmode DWG File Operations AutoCAD Resources AutoCAD References Model Space / Paper Space ByCell Attribute AutoCAD Configuration Variables DWG Workmode DWG File Operations AutoCAD Resources AutoCAD References Model Space / Paper Space ByCell Attribute Annotation Text Styles Text Editor Font Support Dimension Styles Dimension Enhancements DGN Libraries Printing New Printing Variables Plotting Methodologies Tools Power Selector Change Element Attributes Fence Tool Manipulate Tools Element Placement Browsing Tool 3D Tools Patterning / Hatching Tags Engineering Links Help Online Help Launch Tools MicroStation on the Web (MOTW) Raster Manager Raster Manager Tools Raster Manager Preferences Image Manager DWG Restrictions Raster Manager Key-in Commands Design History Design History Control Initializing Design History Committing Changes Restoring Elements Design History Dialog Visualization Configuration Variables Packager Create Package Visual Basic for Applications New Variables VBA Project Manager Macros Dialog Batch Processing Batch Process Dialog Steps to Batch Processing

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