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Make necessary changes, then recreate the cell. You created cell from several elements, and drop element will break the cell back to the original elements. You can place your cell to your drawing, then drop the cell.ĭrop is a tool that will break your element to simpler elements. Recreate the cell definitionĪutoCAD users may love this workflow.

#MICROSTATION POWERSELECT HOW TO#

How to modify cell library? There are two ways: you can delete the MicroStation cell definition and recreate it, or you can modify the MicroStation cell within cell library file directly. You may need to correct some mistakes, update the library, or for other purposes. You simply remove it from the drawing (but not changing the definition) and replace it with another type.ĪutoCAD and MicroStation have different concept on this ‘reusable contents’, so don’t try to make cell behave like block! Modifying MicroStation Cell You keep the first chair model in your library, but you don’t change it because you might need it later. When you realize that you want other type of chair, you do not create chair on your own, but you pick another type from catalog and use it. Imagine you are placing chairs when you design an office space. MicroStation cells are library, objects that you use repeatedly. MicroStation cell might be similar to AutoCAD block. And you will expect modifying the cell definition will update all cells in your drawing automatically. If you are AutoCAD users, I know you will be trying to find something like edit in-place or block editor. Well, I guess the best practice in MicroStation is, you don’t change the cells on your drawings, but you replace them. After you’ve been working with MicroStation cell for a while, I’m sure you will be wondering how to modify the cell on your drawing… and how you can modify the cell in your cell library.

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