Hi There,
I am restructuring my Company configuration for the purposes of migrating from v8i to Connect. Our existing DGNLib, as shown below includes multiple files.
What would be desirable, would be to combine these separate files into one integrated DGN file. Is this possible, and if so, how would one go about it?
Thanks
Regards
Marc
Hi Michel,
Open the appropriate configuration file in a text editor (I use Notepad++, see Supporting Techniques- Making Configuration Files Legible in Notepad++).
You can either edit standards.cfg adding entries that you need or add a new file called, for instance, organisationStandards.cfg and put any organisation specific statements in that file so they are separate from the defaults, this approach can make future maintenance easier.
Out of the box standards.cfg includes the statement
MS_DGNLIBLIST > $(_USTN_ORGANIZATION)dgnlib/*.dgnlib
This includes any dgnlib files in C:\ProgramData\Bentley\CONNECT Edition\Configuration\Organization\Dgnlib. Putting organisation specific dgnlibs in that folder would make them available, doing so in the equivalent folder in your own structure would have the same effect.
key-in:
expand echo $(MS_DGNLIBLIST)
to see in the message center what the variable currently resolves to. This variable is one that can define multiple locations and/or filenames.
Once you know what is currently defined you should then be able to identify any necessary changes.
If the configuration variables dialog is showing this is set at user level that suggests you also have an MS_DGNLIBLIST statement in your personal.ucf (located in C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\Bentley\MicroStation\10.0.0\prefs)
For general guidance on the changes from V8i to CONNECT Edition take a look at this PowerPoint presentation:
MicroStationCONNECTConfiguration.pptx
101 - DGNLIB (Design File Libraries) gives an overview of dgnlibs (athough the examples are all V8i configuration, the principles are the same).