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hi 
 quite a basic question to start with. 
 when creating new variables in user/project/int to point to files in a shared location, should i make the change to msconfig or create a separate file and put in appl? will separate file in appl slow down the opening of files? 
 thanks

Marc Thomas · Answer

Just to expand slightly on the two suggestions here, which are . 
 The file that goes in (for a default installation on a 64-bit OS) C:\Program Files (x86)\Bentley\MicroStation V8i (SELECTseries)\MicroStation\config\appl\ is to redirect MicroStation\ AECOsim etc to the shared workspace on the network, see this post, it applies to MicroStatiion as well as AECOsim: Configuring AECOsim Building Designer #4 &ndash; Redirecting to the Network 
 if you are creating custom variables they should go into the standards.cfg file, see Configuring AECOsim Building Designer #7 &ndash; Sharing Standards 
 The other articles in the series will be worth reading as well. 
 Note that personally I would minimise the number of custom variables. It's worth exploring what is possible with the delivered variables before resorting to adding your own.