sitestandard and project configurations

For those who have followed my blog about configuring Microstation, here's a little bit more in-depth information about our sitestandard and project configuration files. I'll go through some of the most important definitions here, and explain them.

sitestandard.cfg

This file is placed in the Workspace\standards folder, and includes definitions for your company workspace setup.

_USTN_PROJECT = $(_USTN_PROJECTSROOT) 

_USTN_USERNAME = $(USERNAME)
this one sets your Windows login name as Microstation username 

_USTN_DEFUSERINTNAME = node
this one sets your standard user interface, we use a company wide interface in our office

_USTN_SYSTEMROOT        = $(_USTN_INSTALLED_WORKSPACEROOT)system/
Microstation will use your local Workspace/system directory by default, thus reducing network traffic a lot 

PROJ_DATASET : $(_USTN_PROJECTDATA)8200_Microstation/
this one defines where project specific settings are stored. Your project definition file [project].pcf will have to define _USTN_PROJECTDATA, otherwise it won't work. 

IFC2x3        =  $(TF_DATASETS)IFC2x3
This one includes a definition where IFC definitions are stored.

project.pcf

Project configuration files are placed in the Workspace\projects folder, and include settings for a specific project.

_USTN_PROJECTDESCR = Ørnen hotell

Project Description as it will appear in Workspace menu > About Workspace

 

 

_USTN_PROJECTDATA = $(NODE_PROJECTS)1350-/1370/80_Tegninger/
Root folder of your drawings 

TF_DATASETNAME = NS8351_2010
the name of the dataset which will be used for that project. The dataset must exist in the older Workspace\Triforma.