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Feedback from readers of 'Teach Yourself MicroStation/J' (TYMSJ) began coming in soon after the book was published in January 1999. A select collection of reader feedback from across the world-wide user-base of Bentley's MicroStation provides information on whether the book's content resonated with them, and when it did, what it was that resonated. That feedback is chronicled in this blog and is followed by a reprint of the book's Preface and a listing of the book's Table of Contents. Should you be interested in acquiring a reprint of any chapter from the book 'TYMSJ' for a $10USD fee, leave us a note on our Contact Us page.

1. Microstation Cad Software
2. Microstation Cad Manager
3. Microstation Cad Jobs
4. Microstation Cad Machine
5. Microstation V8i

Elementary, my dear Watson. Working with Mac would exploit better the resource than being struggling with the PCs memory that is no longer for more. The 10 reasons given by AutoDesk for testing AutoCAD for Mac are based on that, hence the hurry for us to spend all to 64-bit PC and suddenly to Mac, because there it performs better the Monster. MicroStation is the only CAD platform your team will ever need! We’ve found some standout Mac and cloud-based CAD platforms for you. You’re likely to hit a wall if you’re searching for computer-aided design (CAD) software designed for Mac. There are plenty of CAD software options for Windows—you’ll see many of them in our list of the top AutoCAD alternatives—but only a handful offer support for Mac. The conversion mentioned by Neil will work very well. You also have the ability in SS2 to have the linetypes be written out as Autocad linetypes and translate MicroStation fonts to Autocad shx files. Using Export or save as will give you the same functionality. All the setings are under the dwg options (bottom right of the saveas or export dialog).

Reader Feedback

'I had my 15 year old son read the Introduction to Teach Yourself MicroStation/J to give him an idea of what I lived through, also to inspire him with your documentary of the Bentley brothers. He is looking to follow an engineering career in the future, but had no idea what an engineering degree could do for him. You provided him with valuable insight into possibilities he had no idea existed. Thank you.'

'As we all prepare to make the transition from Computer Aided Drafting to Engineering Enterprise Modeling, we are truly fortunate to have an author and engineer of Ranjit's caliber to help lead the way.'

'Every MicroStation user, administrator, and programmer should read this outstanding book.'

'After finishing the chapter (Chapter 15: Fixing Corrupt Files), I wrote a couple of command files from the instructions and ran them on ten design files. The results? Outstanding!'

'Ranjit Sahai is an excellent author. His publications are very well written and I am looking forward to reading Teach Yourself MicroStation/J.'

'In Teach Yourself MicroStation, Ranjit expertly communicates all facets of MicroStation, that can overwhelm the novice and expert alike, in a truly engaging manner. Being a programmer, I am particularly envious of those who will start their programming journey with this book. It will take months off their learning curve.'

'Teach Yourself MicroStation/J is clean, clear, succinct, and comprehensive. I've completed my first reading of the book. There is no question, it is the single most comprehensive text on MicroStation, let alone MicroStation/J.'

'I just received my autographed copy of Teach Yourself MicroStation/J. Thanks a million Ranjit for a wonderful book. I now call it my MicroStation Bible.'

'It is a very comprehensive edition well worth having for any MicroStation user. The CD offers several exciting features as I prepare lessons for senior classes. I am very thrilled to be ahead of the pack so to speak.'

'I am thoroughly enjoying Teach Yourself MicroStation/J. Thanks for working so hard to produce quality educational books for the MicroStation community!'

'Great book! Ranjit's very clear explanations of the concepts and tools of MicroStation/J make this book a valuable resource for every MicroStation professional.'

'Though Teach Yourself MicroStation/J is mainly aimed at the beginner, it has enough to offer the experienced user. It provides an excellent introduction to programming MicroStation. For most MicroStation users it will fulfil all their documentation needs, and it contains more knowledge than most power users will ever gain.'

'I really enjoy Teach Yourself MicroStation/J. I've learned a lot from it.'

'I use Teach Yourself MicroStation/J constantly. I rely on it heavily and use it daily.'

'I've read several chapters from Teach Yourself MicroStation/J, and I must say Ranjit, you're an expert!'

'In the past, I've never acutally had a good grasp of MDL programming. After reading your articles I was able to make some sense of the process and can now edit and recompile existing code. Thank you!'

'Ranjit, you have written a lot of very good articles over the years. I've learned a lot from you - thanks.'

'I have been using MicroStation for nearly as long as you but recently purchased a copy of your Teach Yourself MicroStation/J and have since learned much more. Thank you for a great book.'

'Ever since we began carrying Teach Yourself MicroStation/J for the UK market, its sales have far exceeded our expectations overtaking those of other MicroStation books by a wide margin.'

'Teach Yourself MicroStation/J is a comprehensive and straightforward manual perfect for anyone using Bentley's home use license. The home use license program allows users to develop new techniques, this manual provides good information to utilize them.'

Microstation Cad Software

Preface to Teach Yourself MicroStation by Ray Bentley

Over the last dozen years, MicroStation has evolved from a relatively simple drafting program to become a mission-critical platform for the creation of design information for large engineering projects throughout the world. The introductory chapter of Teach Yourself MicroStation/J does an outstanding job of chronicling this evolution. With the release of MicroStation/J, and the impending delivery of ProjectBank and Engineering Component Modeling, we are poised to make a more revolutionary step with benefits that far exceed those realized when computers first replaced the tee-squares and drafting boards.

I have reviewed the manuscript of Teach Yourself MicroStation/J and am truly impressed with the attention to detail, and the breadth of coverage it provides. It takes new users by the hand and teaches them basic concepts through step-by-step exercises. It addresses the needs of CAD administrators with detailed information on everything from translation to standards implementation. Teach Yourself MicroStation/J can also serve as a corporate programmer?s introduction to all the programming interfaces in MicroStation, including JMDL.

The author, Ranjit S. Sahai, a professional engineer, has been authoring MicroStation texts since 1992. His knowledge of MicroStation, versatility as a writer, and experience as a workshop leader and trainer at Bentley FORUMs is clearly evident throughout the book. As we all prepare to make the transition from Computer Aided Drafting to Engineering Enterprise Modeling, we are truly fortunate to have an author and engineer of Ranjit's caliber to help lead the way.

Table of Contents

Introduction: The Object Revolution

Ch. 1: Getting to Know MicroStation

Ch. 2: Your First Drawing Session

Ch. 3: The MicroStation Environment

Ch. 4: Mastering View Control

Ch. 5: Drawing and Editing Elements

Ch. 6: Referencing External Files

Ch. 7: Generating Output

Ch. 8: Mastering AccuDraw

Ch. 9: Dimension Driven Design

Ch. 10: Linking Nongraphic Data to Elements

Ch. 11: 3D Modeling and Rendering

Ch. 12: Using Web Links and Tools

Ch. 13: The Engineering Configurations

Ch. 14: Setting Drafting Standards

Ch. 15: Fixing Corrupt Files

Ch. 16: Exchanging Drawings with Archive

Ch. 17: Understanding Workspaces

Ch. 18: Translating Drawings

Ch. 19: Setting User Preferences

Ch. 20: Creating Custom Resource Data

Ch. 21: Creating Cells

Ch. 22: Using the Clipboard, OLE, and DDE

Ch. 23: The User Command Language

Ch. 24: Creating Macros In MicroStation BASIC

Ch. 25: Developing MDL Applications

Ch. 26: Programming In JMDL

Index

The Bonus CD accompanying the book includes:

• Exercise files and cell libraries
• Source code for many programs
• Demos of source code editors: Multi-Edit by American Cybernetics, Inc. and Visual SlickEdit by MicroEdge, Inc.
• RS Tools LE, an MDL toolbox for 2-click operation of common drafting tasks

As we know, AutoCAD can run on Linux under Wine or Citrix, but this time I’ll show you a tool that can be an inexpensive solution for Linux, Windows or Mac.

This is QCad, a solution developed by RibbonSoft since 1999, and that has achieved sufficient experience as to be adopted by companies seeking to minimize costs or by cooperative projects that can not supply high-priced tools and don’t want to promote illegal software (Spanish idiom: “piratería”). Let’s take a look:

Microstation Cad Manager

Operating Systems

• Windows: XP, 2000, Vista

Mac OS X: Leopard (10.5), Mac OS X Tiger (10.4), Panther (10.3)

Linux: most distributions, including Ubuntu 5.1, 7.04, 7.10, 8.04; openSUSE 10.0, 10.1, 10.2, 10.3; Fedora 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9; Debian GNU Linux 3.1, 4.0; Mandrivia 2006, 2007; Mepis 6.0; Knoppix 3.3, 3.4, 3.8, 3.9, 4.0; SUSE 9.0, 9.1, 10.0; Redhat 9.0; Mandrake 9.2, 10.0, 10.1; CentOS 4.3; Linspire 4.5, 5.0; Puppy 1.0.5; UHU-Linux 1.2; Xandros 2, 3;

Similarities with AutoCAD:

QCad does many things almost in the same dynamics like AutoCAD, which helps reduce the learning curve, although it doesn’t do everything. Generally, it allows users do what’s most often used in AutoCAD such as:

Microstation Cad Jobs

• Layers’ management, the interface is more simple and adapted to side panel like Corel Draw o Microstation
• Blocks’ administration, maintains a similar library as Design Center and the Part Library brings 4800 objects
• 24 thicknesses’ lines
• 35 font types optimized for CAD
• Good optimization of RAM, so you can have 200 steps of undo and redo
• Possibility of exporting to PDF format in high definition
• Qcad can do most of AutoCAD basic routines, such as object construction, modification, shaded patterns (Spanish idiom: “achurado”), dimensions, keeping the same dynamics as it does in both AutoCAD commands (as line) and shortcut (li)
• In addition there is an extension called CAD Expert, which facilitates the creation of special output formats such as G-Code and HP / GL

Microstation Cad Machine

Price

Just $ 60 per license, then, for a company wishing 20 licenses their cost can be $ 308, what would be $ 15 for each one, and in case of an educational institution, with the same amount ($308), it can get unlimited licenses.

You can download a fully functional version that lets you work 10-minute sessions for up to 100 hours.

Interesting advantages

• This tool is available for 22 languages including Spanish and Portuguese; when you install only you must choose the language interface
• It can be purchase via PayPal and definitely, the price is extremely attractive
• It has a fairly well-constructed book that is available via Lulu

Drawbacks

• One of its major disadvantages is that it can only edit dxf files, which would imply that it should be combined with TrueConvert in order to operate with files produced by AutoCAD, including recent dxf formats.
• It’s is only developed for 2D; for 3D, it has an isometric projection known as pseudo 3D. For drawings that are listed as examples, isn’t so bad.

Conclusion

In my opinion, it is the best offer I’ve seen as an AutoCAD alternative with a price less than $ 100, though, an investment for an IntelliCAD product could be a better choice.

Microstation V8i

It can be a solution to run on netbooks or for an educational institution.

Web: RibonSoft