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All about thumbnail generation
Original Tip Date:
Sep 26, 2005
All about thumbnail generation
How to tell MicroStation what graphics to display for the thumbnail found in the MicroStation Manager:
The configuration variable
MS_THUMBNAIL
can be used to control the behavior of thumbnail generation.
If this variable is not defined, MicroStation looks for a saved view called
Preview
, and if found it'll use it's settings (model, orientation, render mode, etc.) to create the thumbnail.
If the variable
MS_THUMBNAIL
is defined, MicroStation takes whatever the variable is set to and looks for a saved view of the same name. For example,
MS_THUMBNAIL = PLOT
will use the saved view called
PLOT
for the thumnail. If the specified saved view name cannot be found, then the system will create/update the thumbnail image using the lowest numbered open view (for example, if views 4-8 are open, view 4 is used).
This also occurs if
MS_THUMBNAIL
is not created and if the saved view called
Preview
does not exist in any design or sheet model in the DGN file.
If
MS_THUMBNAIL= NONE
then no new thumbnail is generated and any existing thumbnails are not removed nor updated.
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Created by
JStierly
When:
Thu, Jun 19 2008 8:19 AM
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Inga Morozoff
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Wed, Jun 9 2010 9:10 AM
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