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Here are the Survivor's Guide and Max Series currently offered by Adage Books. Each title has a brief description, its price and a thumbnail image of its cover shown at 1/8 scale. Clicking on a cover will call up a 1/4-scale image. And for you art lovers, here's a close-up look at the 15th Century parchment that inspired our covers' design.

The Survivor's Guide to MicroStation V8 —
by Keith R. Little (about the Author)

Check out the most exciting new release of MicroStation yet! This book — the 13th in the Survivor's Guide series — presents all the major functional components for your inspection and review. Not just coverage of what's new, but how the new features impact the way we'll be doing business now.

Coverage includes: Models, the new Level structure, the amazing new DWG functionality, Design History and the new unlimited Undo features, Level Libraries, Filtering, AccuSnap, and much, much more.

Also included is important coverage of the tools and facilities that help us get our jobs done: AccuDraw, Reference Files, Plotting, MS Basic, Utilities, Snaps & Constraints, Element Selection & Power Selector, Dimensioning, Tools, Menubars, Tips and Tricks, Customization, and bunches more.

As always, Bubba is around to keep us honest. There's more to discover than ever before — V8 Rocks! — 755 pages

The Complete User Interface —
by Keith R. Little (about the Author)
Our 12th emtry in the Survivor's Guide series, designed to bring together the Workspace (and its associated Environment) and all the Customization tools and approaches needed to make this stuff work for you. More than two years in the making, this book is a complete re-write of the earlier User Interface editions, delivering a whopping 600+ pages. The structure of the book includes material detailing MS-V8 and later, as well as earlier versions.

Workspace topics include Essentials, Startup and Flow, Building the Workspace, Project Discussions, Component Locale, Quick and Dirty Workspaces, The Environment, Configuration Variables, Config File Structure and Record Format, Flow Control in Configurations, Debugging the Config, Moving the Site Elsewhere (the Net), User Interface Deliveries and Decisions, and much more.

On the Personalization side of things, topics include Checkin Out Tool Boxes, Quick and Dirty Tools, Resources? Why do I need Resources!?, Hooking Up Tool Boxes, Stock Power Tools, Working With Pull-Downs, Menu Integration and Access, More Power Tools, Custom Tools from all Over the Place, Hidden Key-ins and other Weirdness, Even More Power Tools, Bringing in the Periphery - Function Keys, Sidebars, AccuDraw, and more, Examples, Examples, Examples, and more Examples, and even a few surprises from Detroit!

Each Power Tool is fully documented, explained and illustrated. Everything you need to construct the Power Tool for yourself is presented. This one is a must-have for both the System Admin folks as well as all Users - Novice and Power Users alike. As you should expect, there's all nature of interesting and useful coverage, as well as all the un-documented stuff - and Oh Yeah, Bubba is Back in a Big Way! 625 pages.

Inside AccuDraw —
by Keith R. Little (about the Author)
This is the one you've been waiting for. This book provides comprehensive insight into the coolest thing to happen in MicroStation productivity tools in about a gazillion years. AccuDraw is an outstanding tool — yet proper insight into its design and operation is crucial if you intend to make the most of it.

Learn what makes AccuDraw tick — the Rules you'll need to make the most of things in the 2D world — then continue on into the brave new world of AccuDraw in 3D. You won't believe the difference! This book is destined to become a MicroStation classic. Introduction by Rob Brown (the Creator of AccuDraw!)

MicroStation
Magic
by Keith R. Little

Order Now

MicroStation Magic -- Insight, Shortcuts, Folktales, (and a few Stoopid Tricks), by Keith R. Little. There is much MicroStation is capable of -- knowing how to ask for it, though, is another matter entirely! This book is designed to unlock the Command Line -- providing insight into the many ways MicroStation can be controlled. In addition to detailed coverage of how MicroStation interprets our wishes, undocumented approaches, shortcuts, and commands are discussed. For the adventurous, there are even some Stoopid MicroStation Tricks you can try! This one's a must-have!

The Survivor's
Guide To The
User Interface
by Keith R. Little

The Survivor's Guide To The User Interface -- Focusing on workspaces, tool palettes, menubars and more, this book provides comprehensive coverage of the manner MicroStation's user interface has been implemented, and how you can modify it. Discover the information you'll need to know for the proper care and feeding of the Workspace facility, as well as the tools and approaches required for personalizing the on-screen portion of the user interface.

The Survivor's
Guide to
MicroStation
by Keith R. Little

The Survivor's Guide to MicroStation -- First in The Survivor's Guide to MicroStation Series, the thrust of this book is to provide insight into new and changed items, including unlocking hidden features. In addition, material relating to the administration of these new tools is offered. Filled with illustrations and examples, this book is a must for anyone needing concise and insightful assistance in getting up to speed with MicroStation 5.0.

		Catalog
Here are the Survivor's Guide and Max Series currently offered by Adage Books. Each title has a brief description, its price and a thumbnail image of its cover shown at 1/8 scale. Clicking on a cover will call up a 1/4-scale image. And for you art lovers, here's a close-up look at the 15th Century parchment that inspired our covers' design.

The Survivor's Guide to MicroStation V8 — by Keith R. Little (about the Author) Check out the most exciting new release of MicroStation yet! This book — the 13th in the Survivor's Guide series — presents all the major functional components for your inspection and review. Not just coverage of what's new, but how the new features impact the way we'll be doing business now. Coverage includes: Models, the new Level structure, the amazing new DWG functionality, Design History and the new unlimited Undo features, Level Libraries, Filtering, AccuSnap, and much, much more. Also included is important coverage of the tools and facilities that help us get our jobs done: AccuDraw, Reference Files, Plotting, MS Basic, Utilities, Snaps & Constraints, Element Selection & Power Selector, Dimensioning, Tools, Menubars, Tips and Tricks, Customization, and bunches more. As always, Bubba is around to keep us honest. There's more to discover than ever before — V8 Rocks! — 755 pages


The Complete User Interface — by Keith R. Little (about the Author) Our 12th emtry in the Survivor's Guide series, designed to bring together the Workspace (and its associated Environment) and all the Customization tools and approaches needed to make this stuff work for you. More than two years in the making, this book is a complete re-write of the earlier User Interface editions, delivering a whopping 600+ pages. The structure of the book includes material detailing MS-V8 and later, as well as earlier versions. Workspace topics include Essentials, Startup and Flow, Building the Workspace, Project Discussions, Component Locale, Quick and Dirty Workspaces, The Environment, Configuration Variables, Config File Structure and Record Format, Flow Control in Configurations, Debugging the Config, Moving the Site Elsewhere (the Net), User Interface Deliveries and Decisions, and much more. On the Personalization side of things, topics include Checkin Out Tool Boxes, Quick and Dirty Tools, Resources? Why do I need Resources!?, Hooking Up Tool Boxes, Stock Power Tools, Working With Pull-Downs, Menu Integration and Access, More Power Tools, Custom Tools from all Over the Place, Hidden Key-ins and other Weirdness, Even More Power Tools, Bringing in the Periphery - Function Keys, Sidebars, AccuDraw, and more, Examples, Examples, Examples, and more Examples, and even a few surprises from Detroit! Each Power Tool is fully documented, explained and illustrated. Everything you need to construct the Power Tool for yourself is presented. This one is a must-have for both the System Admin folks as well as all Users - Novice and Power Users alike. As you should expect, there's all nature of interesting and useful coverage, as well as all the un-documented stuff - and Oh Yeah, Bubba is Back in a Big Way! 625 pages.

Inside AccuDraw — by Keith R. Little (about the Author) This is the one you've been waiting for. This book provides comprehensive insight into the coolest thing to happen in MicroStation productivity tools in about a gazillion years. AccuDraw is an outstanding tool — yet proper insight into its design and operation is crucial if you intend to make the most of it. Learn what makes AccuDraw tick — the Rules you'll need to make the most of things in the 2D world — then continue on into the brave new world of AccuDraw in 3D. You won't believe the difference! This book is destined to become a MicroStation classic. Introduction by Rob Brown (the Creator of AccuDraw!)

MicroStation Magic by Keith R. Little Order Now		MicroStation Magic -- Insight, Shortcuts, Folktales, (and a few Stoopid Tricks), by Keith R. Little. There is much MicroStation is capable of -- knowing how to ask for it, though, is another matter entirely! This book is designed to unlock the Command Line -- providing insight into the many ways MicroStation can be controlled. In addition to detailed coverage of how MicroStation interprets our wishes, undocumented approaches, shortcuts, and commands are discussed. For the adventurous, there are even some Stoopid MicroStation Tricks you can try! This one's a must-have!


The Survivor's Guide To The User Interface by Keith R. Little		The Survivor's Guide To The User Interface -- Focusing on workspaces, tool palettes, menubars and more, this book provides comprehensive coverage of the manner MicroStation's user interface has been implemented, and how you can modify it. Discover the information you'll need to know for the proper care and feeding of the Workspace facility, as well as the tools and approaches required for personalizing the on-screen portion of the user interface.

The Survivor's Guide to MicroStation by Keith R. Little		The Survivor's Guide to MicroStation -- First in The Survivor's Guide to MicroStation Series, the thrust of this book is to provide insight into new and changed items, including unlocking hidden features. In addition, material relating to the administration of these new tools is offered. Filled with illustrations and examples, this book is a must for anyone needing concise and insightful assistance in getting up to speed with MicroStation 5.0.