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Controversy: Do you really need CAD standards?
Everyone has different opinions about CAD standards. Love ’em? Hate ’em? Check out the results of our survey on page 4.

Do you see BIM in your future?
Steven Spangler from the US Army Corps of Engineers gives his views on the future of Building Information Modeling. Page 3.

Crossword Challenge:
Test your knowledge of references and Axiom’s reference file software suite. Page 3.

Import documents that use Unicode fonts into your design files.
Microsoft Office Importer’s new feature allows users to import spreadsheets and Word documents that use Japanese, Arabic, Greek and many other Unicode fonts. Page 1.

Axiom gives back to the community.
See how Axiom’s Mike Arroyo and Ivan Pena support MicroStation communities all over the globe. Page 4.

User spotlight: Charles Pinckney
Read all about Charles' good fortune with CellManager and RefManager. Page 4.

Explore options for exporting 2D and 3D DWGs.
The tip for this month shows you what to do to ensure your 3D DWGs do not turn out to be 2D DWGs. Page 3.

CAD Controversy: Is there an approaching shortage of CAD users?
Compare the shocking statistics to the personnel situation in your office. Go to the forum and let us know. Page 2.

Dramatically reduce the number of hours of manual work with MicroStation Productivity Toolkit.
Use the applications in Toolkit to maintain consistency and meet deadlines. Page 3.

Import AutoCAD blocks, 3ds Max files and more into your cell libraries.
This is just one of the many new features implemented in the new CellManager release. Read about all the new features on page 1.

Must-have key-ins to assign to function keys
Make your left hand work faster by assigning key-ins to your function keys to open frequently used dialog boxes. Page 3.

Editor’s Forum: How often should your CAD software be updated?
CAD software vendors always want you to have the latest and greatest release of theirsoftware, but how often is too often? Read thefacts and share your opinions. Page 1.

“My V8 design file is corrupted, again!”
Why do design files become corrupted? How is FileFixer evolving to handle new forms of corruption? Find out on page 1

Newest release of Title Block Manager gives users more control over design files with multiple title blocks.
Product Manager Chris Borales shares some details about the latest release of the popular title block management software. Page 1.

CAD Manager Pay Survey
Find out what the average CAD manager makes and give your input on it. Page 3.

Want to add your frequently used cells to a custom tool bar?
Learn how with this month’s tip on page 2.

Nigel Davies of Evolve Consultancy and EatYourCAD.com reviews DgnQuickPick.
Did it pass the test? Read Nigel’s detailed review on page 2.

New GEOPAK Survey and Advanced Road libraries added to Axiom’s arsenal of GEOPAK training tools!
Page 1.

The most powerful MicroStation version ever
Bentley’s new MicroStation V8 XM Edition leverages new Microsoft technologies to enhance the user experience. Page 1.

Did you BE?
Axiom’s pictorial recounting of the year’s most touted MicroStation user event. Pages 2 and 4.

What are level libraries?
If you are new to V8 and don’t understand level libraries and how they can help you, you are in luck! Page 2.

New Mexico DOT and MicroStation Productivity Toolkit — Eight years and counting
Eight-year relationship between New Mexico DOT and MicroStation Productivity Toolkit revolves around a streamlined drafting workflow. Page 4.

Will MicroStation/AutoCAD interoperability be the future of CAD?
Lee Youngs, Senior Designer for RBF Consulting, seems to think so. Page 4.

Quick time-saving tip: “RD=” key-in
See our MicroStation Tip Corner on page 4.

Error-free design files? Is it possible?
It is with Axiom’s quality assurance tool SpecMonitor. Page 2.

Cost-effective GEOPAK Site and Drainage training now available!
Read about Axiom’s latest GEOPAK training libraries. Page 1.

Review MicroStation designs in the real world (virtually).
New MicroStation feature enables exporting of design file data into the Google Earth environment. Page 1.

Putting your best foot forward
Readers share opinions on the importance of properly converting between Survey Feet and International Feet, when working with the State Plane Coordinate System. Page 4.

Axiom How-to: Enabling live nesting in any number of design files, using RefManager
Page 2.

User Spotlight: Arturo Gonzales, Carter & Burgess
“I go to my Toolkit and solve whatever issue arises with one of my many remedies.” Page 4.

MicroStation Tip Corner: Want to save time on view controls?
How to use a wheel mouse in MicroStation V8 to increase your productivity while designing or reviewing a design file. Page 4.

Axiom User Spotlight: Cedric Hider of Cobb, Fendley & Associates
Page 4.

Who is responsible for ensuring your group gets projects done as fast as possible?
Our recap of available software solutions is designed to enlighten the most busy of CAD managers on the benefits of using Axiom software. Page 1.

Axiom’s Ed Clark gives advice on how to look like a genius.
Page 3.

MicroStation V8 XM tip: Using position mapping to save time.
This month we will go overhow to speed up your work using keyboard shortcuts, in MicroStation XM edition. Page 4.

Bechtel staff in over 80 world-wide locations now have unlimited access to Bentley software.
Page 3.

Iowa DOT awards resource-management project WHKS and Axiom.
Page 2.

Axiom User Spotlight: Tammy Burgoa
Mother of two and faithful Axiom product user shares her productivity secrets. Page 4.

Train on GEOPAK at your desk!
Axiom releases GEOPAK Intermediate Road training library. Page 1.

Access multiple files in a single session of MicroStation.
Learn more about DgnQuickPick on page 2.

Clearing up the difference between the International Foot and the U.S. Survey Foot
Page 4.

Axiom User Spotlight: Mark Chase of AZTEC Engineering
Page 4.

Walkinside 4.0 released
Ability to link external objects (URLs, Excel spreadsheets, etc...) to 3D model elements at the forefront of the premier visualization software’s enhancements. Page 1.

The most comprehensive cellmanagement
tool available to MicroStation users.
How to use CellManager to perform batch
changes to your cell libraries. Page 2.

Tip Corner: Automatically include the full path and name of the design file in your plots.
Page 3.

Double the conferences, double the fun!
Bentley is offering two Bentley Empowered Conferences this year. Page 2.

Axiom User Spotlight: Marcus McConachie, Illinois DOT
This month MicroStation Today had the chance to catch up with Marcus McConachie, the Engineering Applications Specialist for the Illinois Department of Transportation. Page 4.

Increasing your productivity and saving you more time in V8
Three new tools added to MicroStation Productivity Toolkit for V8, free of cost to current customer. Page 1.

How to easily modify text in multiple design files
Global File Changer is Axiom’s tool for making global changes to multiple design files. Page 2.

Are you new to MicroStation V8? What are models?
Get a crash course in MicroStation V8 models on page 4.

ARCADIS CAD technician shares his productivity secrets
Jeff Freitas, Lead Technician for ARCADIS, shares his backround in CAD, his fortune with Axiom tools, his family and Godzilla.. Page 4.

What are common types of corruption in MicroStation V8?
Learn about the different types of problems that could affect the proper working order of your V8 design files. Page 1.

Need help minimizing errors in your design files
Learn about SpecChecker, the fastest way to ensure your project is on standard and error free. Page 2.