Learn how to save time while working with multiple design files!

DgnQuickPick ™

A component of MicroStation Acceleration Garage ™


Problem #1 You have to have multiple sessions of MicroStation open just to view multiple design files.	Problem #2 The project deadline is looming and it's taking to long to navigate between files and models using MicroStation's "File \| Open..." command.	Problem #3 You have to kick other users off in order to be able to get your work done. (Or they kick you off to get their work done.)	Problem #4 You're spending too much time going back and forth between reference files.
If you've ever lost time trying to jump from one design file to another, then call 727-442-7774 extension 9451 or click here to request a free trial version.

Select and open your MicroStation file with just one mouse click.

Since its initial release in January 2006, DgnQuickPick has been the only MicroStation add-on that gives users the ability to select and open the MicroStation file they want to open with one mouse click.

New release

The latest releases of DgnQuickPick — version 2.0 for MicroStation V7 and version 8.4 for MicroStation V8 — have undergone a complete overhaul and now offer users the choice between two different user interfaces. Users can still work with the familiar tabbed list, but now they also have the option of selecting files from a tree-style user interface.

New user interface

DgnQuickPick gives users the ability to view and open all the reference files attached to any given design file, straight from a single, simple tree. (See graphic on right.) What's more, the treestyle user interface allows DgnQuickPick for V8 users to select models. The tree-style user interface employs a hierarchy similar to Windows Explorer. Design files are first in the hierarchy, models (V8 only) are on the second "level" of the hierarchy and reference files are on the third "level". DgnQuickPick for V8 users can even utilize the tree to view the contents of any cell library by simply expanding it (clicking on the + icon, just like in Windows Explorer). This will display all the cells in the library. The tree-style user interface displays icons, providing users with more information about the files in their list. Read-only files display with a lock icon. 3D design files (or models in V8) display with a white cube icon. Missing reference file attachments are displayed with a special "missing reference" icon. DgnQuickPick for V8 uses a Bentley "B" icon to indicate V7 design files and the AutoCAD logo icon for DWG files. Unsupported file types are displayed with an "unrecognized file" icon. This includes files not recognized as MicroStation V7 or V8 design files, cell libraries or DGN libraries. See graphic on right for an example of these icons.

Right-click menu options

Users can now also take advantage of right-click menu options for files or models in their list. From the right-click menu, a user can open a file, attach a file as a reference to the active file, detach a reference file or execute predefined key-in commands.

The "DgnQuickPick Model Tree" (DgnQuickPick for V8) allows users to select and open any reference file or model in the tree.

MicroStation V8i support and more

DgnQuickPick works with the following:

MicroStation V8i
MicroStation V8/XM
MicroStation V7