How to set a Color Table path for entire project in MicroStation?

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Hello Bentley Community, 
 I recently switched to MicroStation Connect Edition. I am trying to define my Color Table path to a custom network path on my company server, but can't seem to make it work through the configuration variables. Could I get some guidance please. 
 Thank you!

Tim Hickman · Answer

there are a few misconceptions in your statement. 
 by default the program looks for the CT at this location: C:\Program Files\Bentley\MicroStation CONNECT Edition\MicroStation\Default\Data 
 where are you getting this information from ? if you are concluding that when the dialog is opened, it is looking there, this is only a bookmarker on what folder to open the dialog to - this has nothing to do with any search done for a colortable. If you browse to some other folder and pick a colortable, MicroStation will then remember this folder as the last placed browsed (again having nothing to do with a search). 
 also the MS_DEFCTBL is only used if there is no colortable attached in the design file and this needs to be pointed to a specific colortable and not a folder (again this is not used for a search). So if there is a colortable already attached to the design file, this variable is ignored. 
 If this is a new project, then going forward you may want to attach the required colortable in the seed file you are using to generate files. 
 If this is an existing project and you want to change all the existing files to have the same colortable attached then this may be a manual process. I don't see a variable controlling this. 
 hope this helps.

How to set a Color Table path for entire project in MicroStation?

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