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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.
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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
ISBN 1-885315-51-1 -- $47.95
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Here's our most popular Combo —
The Survivor's Guide to MS V8 and
The Complete User Interface as a
two-book Set!
Regularly $91.90 — Set pricing $79.50
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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.
ISBN 1-885315-96-1 -- $43.95
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 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!)
ISBN 1-885315-33-3, 350 pages -- $37.95
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MicroStation
Magic
by Keith R. Little
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 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!
ISBN 1-885315-39-2 -- $25.95
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The Survivor's
Guide To
MicroStation Basic
by William Patterson
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 The Survivor's Guide To
MicroStation Basic --In the world
of MicroStation programmability, the choices can be daunting.
With MicroStation Basic, there is a new day dawning. This book
provides a real world look at the exciting world of MicroStation
Basic. Discover just what this new facility has to offer, including
what's important (and what's not), how Basic stacks up in the
work-a-day world, common problems -- and their solutions -- as
well as standard approaches you need to know about to make Basic
work for you. Filled with illustrations and examples designed
to get you up to speed in a hurry.
ISBN 1-885315-41- 4, 326 pages -- $34.95
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Selection Sets
As A Design Tool,
2nd Edition
by Keith R. Little
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 Selection Sets
As A Design Tool,
2nd Edition -- Newly updated
to include coverage for both MicroStation 95 and PowerDraft,
this book comprehensively documents one of the most important
-- yet misunderstood -- tools in MicroStation. The Element Selection
facility has been part of MicroStation since v.3.5 (MicroStation
Mac) and provides one of the best ways to increase your productivity,
while maintaining your existing training investment. Filled with
examples and illustrations, this book will make you wonder why
you waited so long in getting to know Element Selection.
ISBN 1-885315-08-2, 162 pages -- $21.95
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The Survivor's Guide
to MicroStation J
by Keith R. Little
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 The Survivor's Guide to
MicroStation J -- Get ready...Bubba's back! This book -- the 11th in the Survivor's Guide series --
presents all the major functional components for your inspection
and review. From the Front End & the MS Manager, straight
through to the User Interface. With comprehensive coverage of
all the important stuff -- Navigation, Views, the Input Process,
Batch Plotting, Reference Files, MS Basic, Utilities, Snaps &
Constraints, User Defined Line-Styles, Settings Groups, Element
Selection & Power Selector, Dimensioning, Sidebar Menus (!),
Menubars, Tips & Tricks, Customization, an Intro to 3D, User-written
Tools & Utilities, and more. The most comprehensive Survivor's
Guide to date with more than 660 pages.
ISBN 1-885315-73-2
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The Survivor's Guide
to MicroStation SE
by Keith R. Little
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 The Survivor's Guide to MicroStation SE -- Get the low-down on MicroStation
SE. This book -- the 10th in the Survivor's Guide series -- presents
MicroStation SE for your inspection and review. Major topics
include the MicroStation Manager, the User Interface, Navigation,
Tools, Tips and Tricks, the Input Process, Plotting (plus Batch
Plotting), Reference Files, Engineering Links, AccuDraw, MS Basic,
Utilities, Snaps & Constraints, User Defined Line-Styles,
Settings Groups, Element Selection, Customization, and still
much more. Included in this volume, a review of several user-written
tools and utilities for SE. The largest Survivor's Guide to date,
with more than 550 pages.
ISBN 1-885315-88-0
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From Mother's
Spiritual
Garden -- A
Bouquet of Love
by Rona
Schoenmann
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 B>From Mother's Spiritual Garden -- Here's something
a bit different from Adage. Come and share in Rona's 93+ year
journey of Life, Love, and Laughter. Capture moments in time
in more than 125 short stories dedicated to important milestones,
events and lessons from Rona's life. Entertaining and uplifting,
with more than just a bit of hit-you-where-you-live introspection.
Additionally, a collection of stories based on the Women of the
Bible are included.
ISBN 1-885315-07-4, 350 pages
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The Survivor's
Guide To
MicroStation 95
by Keith R. Little
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 The Survivor's
Guide To
MicroStation 95 -- Making the Most
of MicroStation 95, by Keith R. Little. Seventh in The Survivor's
Guide to MicroStation Series (tm), this book provides comprehensive
coverage of the features and facilities in MicroStation 95 (and
PowerDraft, too!). The largest Survivor's Guide to date. This
book is designed to provide clear insight into the new tools
as well as changes and enhancements to existing ones (including
hidden features. Literally filled with illustrations and examples.
It's a must-have for operators and administrators alike.
ISBN 1-885315-95-3, 362 pages
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John Leavy's
MicroStation 95
Reference Guide, 4th Edition
by John Leavy
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 John Leavy's
MicroStation 95 Reference Guide -- Covering all
MicroStation's tools, settings, key-ins, and controls -- it's
the most comprehensive reference guide known to the civilized
CAD world! With over 25,000 copies in print, John's Reference
Guide is the proven mainstay of the MicroStation community. Organized
for quick access, for the novice and veteran alike, with hundreds
of illustrated tips and error recovery techniques listed.
ISBN 1-885315-11-2, 366 pages
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The Survivor's
PowerDraft
Desk Reference
by John Leavy
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 The Survivor's PowerDraft Desk Reference -- Subtitled "An
Expert Guide To Unlocking Draft's Tools, Settings and Controls,"
this book's concise organization and indexes help you find the
drawing tool, setting, or command you're looking for -- in a
hurry. You'll learn step-by-step how each command works -- including
hundreds of hints, error messages, useful advice, and pointers
to similar tools and settings. If you're a key-pounder from way
back, this guide will bring it all together for you.
ISBN 1-885315-10-4, 326 pages
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The Survivor's
Guide To The
User Interface
by Keith R. Little
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 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.
ISBN 1-885315-13-9, 345 pages
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The Survivor's
Guide to
MicroStation
by Keith R. Little
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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.
ISBN 1-885315-26-0, 226 pages
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The Survivor's V5
Desk Reference
by Keith R. Little
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 The Survivor's V5 Desk Reference -- A comprehensive
index to MicroStation version 5.0, this book is an invaluable
reference guide to the delivered documentation, providing a comprehensive
index to Version 5. Entries are provided in three sub-sections:
1), the five-volume MicroStation document set; 2), the two-volume
MDL documentation; and 3), a reference listing of the Command
Set.
ISBN 1-885315-00-7, 254 pages
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