To This page provides a few how-to tips for AutoCad users. Specifically, these tips address some of the AutoCad features or functions used by Mobile District AutoCad users which do not seem to work in Microstation. AutoCad Feature or function Microstation Copy or Move objects from a point to a point perpendicular to any arbitrary line by using the perpendicular snap.
Perpendicular snap is enabled only for line creation.
It is disabled for the move or copy command. For arbitrary lines, draw a temporary line perpendicular to the arbitrary line, move or copy the object then delete the temporary line. Transparency of move and copy commands are transparent though not obvious after a zoom window command. Layer controls are view-independent. You can zoom in, identify an element, turn off that layer, zoom previous, and resume working.