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Microstation VBA Beginners Guide

Using Microstation V8i (v8.11), I got started from scratch and had the hardest time figuring out how to do the most basic operations of creating a basic 2D drawing (a cross-section of a concrete column). This Wiki documents how to use Microstation VBA, assuming you already know how to make a simple VBA user form. I have disabled edits from non-users and I have even disabled allowing people to sign up. If you really want to contribute content, please e-mail me at: brted atsymbol yahoo period com.

I'm going to skip getting started in the project manager and VBA editor because that is actually pretty well documented.

Drawing Elements

• Lines
• Cells
• Text
• Arcs
• Ellipses and Circles

That's as far as I've gotten.

Supporting Topics

• Formatting Numbers
• Points
• Rotation Matrix
• Variable Names

Subroutines

• FeetString - Takes decimal feet and outputs a string in feet, inches, and eighths
• AngleString - Take an angle in radians and gives a string in hours, minutes, and seconds
• SetLine - Give a line code, sets level, color, line weight, and type