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stuartw: stuartw: Inga, Been reading the Tips and Tricks, and have a couple of observations: 1. The Quick Info dialog only works when Element Information is in Individual mode. 2. Drop and Drag Attribute Picker doesn't work with referenced elements. So why doesn't Quick Info work with other modes of EI, and Drop and Drag Attribute picker work with referenced elements?
stuartw: Inga, Been reading the Tips and Tricks, and have a couple of observations: 1. The Quick Info dialog only works when Element Information is in Individual mode. 2. Drop and Drag Attribute Picker doesn't work with referenced elements.
Inga,
Been reading the Tips and Tricks, and have a couple of observations:
1. The Quick Info dialog only works when Element Information is in Individual mode.
2. Drop and Drag Attribute Picker doesn't work with referenced elements.
So why doesn't Quick Info work with other modes of EI, and Drop and Drag Attribute picker work with referenced elements?
Phil, Inga?
@ Phil
WRT presentation materials, we are in the process of collating a number of Be Together session recordings and making them available on Be Connected. You should start seeing these show up within about a month after the conference.
That's great - though, will there be more than (last year's) marketing keynote presentations?
Regarding product documentation, we do provide documentation for our products -- currently that is through modern means in electronic format. We have been and continue to work towards providing further capabilities, which most likely will include the ability for users to print their own documentation. The documentation itself continues to improve and is complemented with things like TechNotes and FAQs (many available on Be Communities), product ReadMes (linked from product download descriptions), training courses available via Bentley Institute, among other things.
Apart from books like the Animating and Rendering MicroStation series, I'd agree that printed documentation is in the past for a number of good reasons. But what I'm griping about here is that there is no documentation available, for example, on just what the workspace changes are between SS1 and SS2. Where are we supposed to read up on this stuff? And no-one can afford to do a Bentley training course for each SS release, just to get access to this information.
About "relevant stuff"... that is most subjective. However, we are currently working on a project that will make delivering users to "relevant stuff" and having that "relevant stuff" delivered to users a reality. This is currently on schedule to make public appearance later this year.
What I am suggesting is that on the main Bentley website, there should be one main 'company blog'. Too much stuff is currently obscured way down in the weeds (I'm one of the people who think that the last re-organisation was a step backwards). Highlighting excellent articles that various Bentley 'colleagues' produce (like say Google does) can only help get through the clutter.
Phil Chouinard - Bentley: There are ways to access files not on the system directly (e.g. linking directly to ftp sites, etc.), which is most likely what you mean by "other sites can do it",
There are ways to access files not on the system directly (e.g. linking directly to ftp sites, etc.), which is most likely what you mean by "other sites can do it",
No that's not what I mean. I mean that a lot of sites give direct access to pdf files, and that they open directly when clicking the link/icon. I was surprised that this site didn't give this type of access.
That is just how the system works -- there is no direct access to the file system. There are ways to access files not on the system directly (e.g. linking directly to ftp sites, etc.), which is most likely what you mean by "other sites can do it", but file access on the site itself goes through an ASPx "layer". This is similar to quite a number of sites that I am personally familiar with. It also helps in gathering metrics.
Phil Chouinard - Bentley: Mainly because the files are "wrapped" with ASPx pages on this system -- the file system itself is not directly accessible.
Mainly because the files are "wrapped" with ASPx pages on this system -- the file system itself is not directly accessible.
Why? If most other sites can do it why not his one. Just makes sense - clicking the icon opens the file?
Thanks Inga!
There are several topics intertwined in your reply, and although this does start going a bit off-topic, let's see if we can address them in general.
HTH
Inga 4 President? :)
Seriously - why is this not standard practice in the company? The parsimonious attitude otherwise to providing documentation is the No.1 gripe not only from ourselves, but also from other Bentley customers that I know. Trying to find the workspace differences between one SS release and the other? Good luck with that.
By the way, one main "Bentley Blog" to collate the most relevant stuff would be a very welcome development (just don't let your marketing department near it, please).
Inga Morozoff: What happens when you click on the Adobe PDF icon?
What happens when you click on the Adobe PDF icon?
That's fine and takes me to a download button, but that's extra clicks and doesn't open the file without saving.. Why doesn't this site:
1. Have "Save Target As" work as it should?
2. Open the file without saving?
Can you let me kn ow how to use these? When I try to "Save Target As" is saves a .html file.
Nice job Inga.
You can find handouts to the sessions I did at the Be Together 2011 conference here:
http://communities.bentley.com/members/inga-morozoff/files/default.aspx
Please note that I will not be posting the datasets.