COMPUTER AIDED ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN
Shortcuts In Microstation

Angle
AA= Sets the active angle

Auxiliary Coordinate Systems
AD= Places relative data points
AX= Places absolute data points
PX= Deletes an ACS
RX= Attaches an ACS
SX= Saves the current ACS

Cells
AC= Sets the Active Cell and activates the Place Cell tool
AP= Sets the active pattern cell
AR= Sets the Active Cell, and activates Place Cell Relative
CC= Create Cell from fence or selection set
CD= Delete Cell from attached cell library
CM= Creates an array of cells
CR= Rename a cell in the attached cell library
LT= Sets the active line terminator cell
PT= Sets the active point
RC= Attaches a cell library

Color
CT= Attaches a colour table
CO= Sets the active colour

Database
AE= Defines an active entity
DA= Sets the Display Attribute type
DB= Attaches a database to the design file
DS= Sets database search criteria
FI= Defines an active entity in a database
RA= Sets the name of an SQL statement for review
RS= Sets the name of the database report table

Dimensioning
LD= Sets the level for dimension data
TV= Sets the dimensioning tolerance limits

Element Symbology
CO= Sets the active colour
LC= Sets the active line style
WT= Sets the active line weight

Files
EL= Creates an element list file
FF= Copy the contents of a fence to a new or existing file
RD= Open another design file
RF= Attach a reference file
SF= Move the contents of a fence to a new or existing file
XD= Exchanges the active file with a reference file

Grid
GR= Sets the active grid reference spacing
GU= Sets the distance of the grid dots in working units
UR= Sets the unit round off

Line Terminators
LT= Sets the active line terminator cell
TS= Sets the scale factor for the active terminator

Levels
LV= Sets the active level
OF= Turns levels off
ON= Turns levels on

Menus
AM= Attach menu
AT= Attach a screen tutorial

Patterns and Hatching
AP= Sets the active pattern cell
PA= Sets the pattern angle for pattern cells; also sets the angle for hatching
PD= Sets the spacing between patterns; also sets the angle used for hatching
PS= Sets the active pattern scale

Precision Input
DI= Places a data point at a given distance and direction
DL=Places a data point at a given X, Y and Z distance along the design axes
DX= Places a data point at a given X, Y and Z distances along the view axes
XY= Places a data point using absolute coordinates

Scale
AS= Sets the active scale
XS= Sets the active X Scale
YS= Sets the active Y Scale
ZS= Sets the active Z Scale

Stream digitizing
SD= Sets the stream delta
ST= Sets the stream tolerance

Text
DF= Opens the Fonts dialog box
DR= Displays a text file
FT= Sets the active font
LL= Sets the maximum line length for text
LS= Sets the lines spacing for multiple lines of text
NN= Sets the active text node number
TB= Sets the tab spacing when importing text
TH= Sets the text height
TI= Sets the copy and increment value
TW= Sets the Text Width
TX= Sets both the height and width of the text

User Commands
OX= Attaches a user command index
UC= Activates a user command
UCC= Compiles a user command
UCI= Runs a user command by index number

View Control
DV= Deletes a named or saved view
RV= Rotates a view
SV= Save a view
VI= Attaches a saved view
WO= Sets the window origin

View Control – 3D
AZ= Sets the active depth
DD= Changes the display depth - relative
DP= Sets the display depth - absolute
DZ= Sets a new active depth

Miscellaneous
GO= Locates the global origin
KY= Sets the keypoint snap divisor