How do I mask a background in MicroStation?

How do I mask a background in MicroStation?

MicroStation Text Styles allow for a background to be placed around the text to make it appear as the text is clipping the graphics behind it. From the pull down menu Element > Text Styles. The Element Text Styles dialog will appear. Create a new Text Style named Mask Text.

How do you mask references in MicroStation?

To mask a reference

1. To define the reference clipping mask’s position, place a fence over the desired clip area.
2. In the References dialog box’s list box, select the references to be masked.
3. Click the Mask Reference icon.
4. Turn on Use References Dialog List.
5. Enter a data point to accept the clip mask.

How do I change the background in MicroStation?

To change the background color go under Settings > Color Table. The Modify Color dialog box will come up. Once this is up select the desired color and then click OK. Under the Color Table dialog box select Attach, and this will change the background color (you can already see the new background color on the B-square).

How do I remove the background from text in MicroStation?

To hide the background of a field in MicroStation V8 XM Edition, navigate to: Workspace > Preferences > Text > Hide Field Background.

How do you clip mask in MicroStation?

To apply a clip mask by element

1. Place an element to be used as the clipping element.
2. Select the Clip Volume view control.
3. In the tool settings, click the Apply Clip Mask By Element icon.
4. Identify the clipping element.
5. Accept the clipping element in the view to which you want masking applied.

How do you hide in MicroStation?

Simply right click on an element and select Hide in View. That element is then hidden. There is an option to view Hidden items, where you can use the un-hide in view. As mentioned we have the tool in AECOsim but not in MS.

How do I activate references in MicroStation?

In MicroStation go with the cursor on a element of the reference file, which you want to edit, right mouse click and select “Activate”. The reference file will become the active file; the master file is inactive and grayed out. You can edit the elements of the reference file in the same MicroStation dialogue.

How do I see references in MicroStation?

Steps to Accomplish

1. Go to the menu Tools > Key-in.
2. Enter the Key-in: dialog reference open.
3. Reference Dialog opens.

How do I change my background to white in MicroStation?

Steps to Accomplish

1. Go to > File > Settings > User > Preferences.
2. One the Preferences dialog select the option “Black Background -> White” and this will change the display color of the background. See also. Other language sources. Original Author: Andrea Figurova.

How do I change the background color in staad pro?

Run STAAD.Pro, under the ‘Project Tasks’, click on ‘Configuration’; go to the tab ‘Background color’. Once selected, click on Accept or Apply. This will change the background color to black or white as you have selected.

How do you add a background to text in Microstation?

You can use a Text Style to apply a background color to text. To do this, modify an existing Text Style or create a new one (from menu Element > Text Styles). Then turn on the background colour by going to the Background tab in Text Styles (see image 1 below). Save the Text Style.

Is there a mask or background setting in MicroStation?

Using Microstation V8i (2012 version i believe) and can’t seem to find an equivalent tool to Autocad’s “background” for text. Is there a mask or background setting I can apply to certain texts? Edit: I found another solution. Using the “field” tool to select an area to mask, usually using the box method, and then clipping the reference.

How can I change the clipping in MicroStation?

Clipping elements can be manipulated/modified with the standard MicroStation tools. Once a clip mask has been applied to a view, you can switch the clipping on and off via the Clip Volume check box in the View Attributes dialog box ( Settings > View Attributes ).

How to mask a reference clip in Photoshop?

To Mask a Reference To define the reference clipping mask’s position, place a fenceover the desired clip area. In the References dialog’s list box, select the references to be masked. Click the Mask Referenceicon. The Set Reference Clip Masksettings window opens.

How to mask the background in MS Excel?

Edit: I found another solution. Using the “field” tool to select an area to mask, usually using the box method, and then clipping the reference. Go to Element->Text Styles. You can create new text style with Fill Color and Background Border using MS Background color.