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Reference Attachment Methods in MicroStation

Following are attachment methods available in microstation:


1. Recommended: 

If you set the attachment method menu to recommended, the model or saved view is attached with default settings without opening the reference attachment settings dialog. The default settings are saved in workspace configuration file using a system variable (MS_REF_DEFAULTSETTINGS) and can be edited using edit button as shown in below image.


2. Interactive: 

If you set the attachment method menu to interactive, it will open up the reference attachment settings dialog to further define the orientation of the view (Coincident/Coincident World/Standard Views/Saved Views/Named Fences). This method allows placement of a model that is not geographically located with the active file. By using this method, you can choose point of placement manually. An example of use with the Interactive model would be when attaching a profile drawing to a plan and profile sheet.


3. Coincident: 

When you attach, a reference using the Coincident setting, microstation lines up the reference to the design plane coordinates only and does not take into account the location of the global origin. That means the design plane of reference file overlaps the design plane of active file and not considering the global origin. So when you work on your model by referencing another discipline's model and forget to set coordinate system, using coincident method while referencing brings things on correct location.


4. Coincident World: 

When you attach, a reference using the Coincident World setting, microstation lines up the reference to the global origin of the files. The elements in the attached reference, falls on the correct coordinate. Use this setting when the global origin is in a different location than that of the active file. The Coincident World setting can be loosely represented as follows:


5. Top/Bottom/Left/Right/Front/Back/Isometric/Right Isometric: 

These methods are used when we reference a 3D model and want these specific view to attach in the active model.





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