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How to use AutoCAD commands in MicroStation

MicroStation includes a set of keyboard commands that allow you to use the syntax that the autoCAD syntax for setting system variables or running commands. These keyboard controls allow users familiar with AutoCAD to use the same commands in MicroStation.

You can enter the autoCAD system commands and variables in three ways:

  • Enter the DWG prefix, then the AutoCAD command.
  • Enter the command prefix as defined by the configuration variable MS_DWG_COMMANDPREFIX, then the AutoCAD command. The default prefix is the inverse slash character ( \ ).
  • Enter the command prefix, then a command aliases as defined in a PGP file.

The table below lists examples of equivalent AutoCAD commands and microstation keyboard inputs.

AutoCAD keyboard input commandEquivalent keyboard inputs in MicroStation 

To place a circle in AutoCAD, enter CIRCLE in the keyboard input window.

To place a circle in MicroStation, enter the entry on the MicroStation keyboard PLACER CERCLE, or any of these equivalents:

  • DWG CIRCLE
  • CIRCLE
  • C (using PGP: C, *CIRCLE).
To set the active line style scale on 2.0 in AutoCAD, enter LTSCALE 2.0 or LTS 2.0 (using the PGP LTS alias, *LTSCALE).

To set the active line style on 2.0 in MicroStation, enter the entry to the MicroStation ACTIVE LINESTYLE SCALE keyboard, or any of these equivalents:

  • DWG LTSCALE 2.0
  • LTSCALE 2.0
  • LTS 2.0 (using PGP LTS, *LTSCALE).