Courses are concise and contain many tutorials that are laid out in a suggested order. However students can start with any course or tutorial to meet job demands. Courses are grouped into libraries that provide a systematic approach to learning that helps ensure users can apply the data they learn on real-world projects. Below are descriptions of each MicroStation V8i course available.

MicroStation V8i Essentials Beginner Library
MicroStation V8i Essentials Intermediate Library
MicroStation V8i Essentials Update Library

MicroStation V8i Essentials Beginner Library

Open the MicroStation World
In this course, the MicroStation Manager is explored inside three separate chapters — “Starting MicroStation”, “MicroStation Manager” and “The Workspace”. Upon completion, students can navigate through different project directories, set File Types, effectively use workspaces, as well as create new design files.

Interface Basics
This course explores the different V8i interfaces — from toolboxes to Task Navigation and on to the design space layout. Upon completion, students can select the desired V8i interface, identify and use the different parts of the MicroStation window during the design process, master the Task Navigation toolbox, and control the Tool Settings box.

The MicroStation Environment
This course is a fast orientation to working with V8i, with introductions to selecting a MicroStation Interface, working with the graphical user interface (GUI) and different boxes. Upon completion, students will be able to choose a default interface, identify the different parts of the MicroStation screen, work with the mouse, access Toolboxes (including docking and undocking them from the edges of the screen and use the different types of Dialog and Settings boxes.

Push the Mouse
This course explores the different ways V8i uses the mouse — from understanding Mouse Basics to productively using the Data, Reset and Tentative buttons. Upon completion, students can review current mouse button assignments, work with 2 and 3 button mice, and master the Data, Reset and Tentative buttons.

Window Your Design
This course provides an in-depth look at the different parts of a View, how to control what is displayed inside any View Window and use the different types of View tools.

Model Start
Learn how to create design files and understand the DGN format, the two different types of models, how to create, modify and import existing models.

Drawing Tasks Part 1
This course, the first in the series that explores the different drawing tools, discusses the Linear, Polygon and Circle Tasks as found inside V8i. Upon completion, students can, locate all of the available Task Frames inside V8i, understand how to use Lines, Points and B-Splines during the design process, create closed Shapes and Polygons, work productively with Circles and Arcs.

Drawing Tasks Part 2
This course presents how to work with Patterns, Tags and Text, more advanced element types. Upon completion, student will be able to know the differences and similarities between Hatch, Crosshatch and Patterns, understand how to Match and Delete hatch patterns, generate Tag Sets and Tag Templates, as well as create Tag Reports, know what defines Simple and Complex Text elements, use Text Styles and Place Text inside a design.

Drawing Tasks Part 3
This course continues to explore the Drawing Tasks, showing how to work with Cells and Measure tools. Upon completion, student will be able to, know how to select cells and place them into models, understand the impact of using True Scale and Relative cell options, use the different options available with the Measure Distance tool, display distance values using the most common measurement tools.

Interface Improvements Part 1
In this course, students are introduced to the new V8i screen with a quick overview on some of the area enhancements. The course introduces Project Explorer and how to work with Link Sets, a way of grouping related project files for fast and easy access.

Interface Improvements Part 2
In this course, students are introduced to the new V8i Task Navigation menu and enhancements made to key dialog boxes for both the new and experienced user. Upon completion, students will be able to effectively use the Task Navigation function, learn how to dock special dialog boxes along the side of the screen, and understand what changes are shared with most of the V8i dialog boxes.

Interface Improvements Part 3
In this course, students are introduced to the new V8i screen with a quick overview on some of the area enhancements. The course introduces Project Explorer and how to work with Link Sets, a way of grouping related project files for fast and easy access.

Tool Enhancements Part 1
In this course, the new tool enhancements overview are organized into four chapters — AccuDraw, Annotation, Cells and Color. Each chapter presents what is new and details how to use each feature. Upon completion, students will be able to productively use these tools.

Tool Enhancements Part 2
This course continues to present V8i tool enhancements, specifically those involving Fences, the Element Information box and Drawing Aids.

Tool Enhancements Part 3
These V8i tool enhancements are organized into five chapters: Models, Advanced Explorer, Reference, Raster Reference and Other Tools. Each chapter reviews key function changes, complete with illustrations. Upon completion, students can create design and sheet models, navigate between models using the View Groups box, build effective Project Explorer link sets, productively use the enhancements made to the References dialog and better understand how to work with raster images.

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MicroStation V8i Essentials Intermediate Library

Draw Accurately
This course is an introduction to AccuDraw, a design and drafting aid that assists in the drawing process. It starts by introducing the Cartesian Coordinate System and how MicroStation uses precise key-ins to place geometry. Then it continues to show how AccuDraw can be used during the design process.

Manipulate Your Design
This course introduces the Manipulate tools, used to adjust the placement and copying of existing design elements. Upon completion, students will know how to access Manipulate functions from the toolbox and popup menus, understand how to build a selection set and use every tool inside the Manipulate toolbox.

Printing Basics
This course focuses on the MicroStation’s Print Dialog box. Students review the dialog menus and sections, with examples how these work together. Learn how to use Views, Fences and Sheets for Single Page printing, specifically to PDF files. Upon completion, students can print with Windows or Bentley supplied print drivers, as well as scale and position output properly to various paper sizes and pre-formatted materials, while managing resolution and print attributes.

Printing Intermediate
This Printing Intermediate course covers raster printing, 3D printing, creating and editing pen tables, editing printer driver configuration files and creating and recalling a print definition file. Specific changes will be made to printer driver configuration files to create a new paper size, enhance PDF output to include level manipulation and symbology changes. Pen tables will be created to incorporate text substitutions, symbology changes, prioritization of plotting elements and working with sections. 3D Printing will include the use of saving views and printing 3D models as 3D models or as 2D models with the PDF printer driver configuration file.

Print Organizer
This course covers the Print Organizer batch printing program that is delivered with MicroStation V8i. A user will process sets of design files and create print jobs that can be saved and updated. 3 separate workflows will be reviewed. A user will set up a project, define print styles and create print definitions that will be saved to Print Sets. Multi-page PDF files will be created using the reorder page feature and print definition preview functionality. Changes will be made to the design files and re-use of the Print Set file will automatically reflect the update. Sheets and Models will be used as examples as well as borders with unique shape attributes as the criteria for defining a print area.

Building Blocks
This course begins with a review of how to use AccuDraw inside the 3D environment. Then the course works into the 3D primitives tools, such as slabs, cones and spheres.

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MicroStation V8i Essentials Update Library

Interface Improvements Part 1
In this course, students are introduced to the new V8i screen with a quick overview on some of the area enhancements. The course introduces Project Explorer and how to work with Link Sets, a way of grouping related project files for fast and easy access.

Interface Improvements Part 2
In this course, students are introduced to the new V8i Task Navigation menu and enhancements made to key dialog boxes for both the new and experienced user. Upon completion, students will be able to effectively use the Task Navigation function, learn how to dock special dialog boxes along the side of the screen, and understand what changes are shared with most of the V8i dialog boxes.

Interface Improvements Part 3
In this course, students are introduced to the new V8i screen with a quick overview on some of the area enhancements. The course introduces Project Explorer and how to work with Link Sets, a way of grouping related project files for fast and easy access.

Explore Tool Enhancements Part 1
In this course, the new tool enhancements overview are organized into four chapters — AccuDraw, Annotation, Cells and Color. Each chapter presents what is new and details how to use each feature. Upon completion, students will be able to productively use these tools.

Explore Tool Enhancements Part 2
This course continues to present V8i tool enhancements, specifically those involving Fences, the Element Information box and Drawing Aids.

Explore Tool Enhancements Part 3
These V8i tool enhancements are organized into five chapters: Models, Advanced Explorer, Reference, Raster Reference and Other Tools. Each chapter reviews key function changes, complete with illustrations. Upon completion, students can create Design and Sheet models, navigate between models using the View Groups box, build effective Project Explorer link sets, productively use the enhancements made to the References dialog and better understand how to work with raster images.

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