I am hoping someone can help - I have reviewed the problem for days now and there's no easy way of doing this.
I can not find any way to change a configuration variable to amend how Microstation is behaving. Every time I Make Direct Attachment with a file that has overrides set, on completing the attachment, the overrides always revert back to the Reference file’s override settings set in the Original/Source file. Incidentally, when the file is referenced in as the nested attachment, the levels display fine. It is only when I Make Direct attachment that they disappear and revert back.
I have played with various configuration variables:
MS_LEVEL_EDIT_ATTRIBUTE_LIST
MS_LEVEL_SYNC_ATTRIBUTE_LIST
MS_REF_REATTACH_LEVEL_SYNC_ATTRIBUTE_LIST
MS_LEVEL_AUTO_SYNC_ATTRIBUTE_LIST
None of the changes I make seem to work. I have tried both using settings offline and through the workspace set up by the company. It seems this setting is a default and there is no easy of way of managing this task. The issue has been raised by other members various times and the only way of managing this is by copying levels out and pasting back in to the direct attachment - or using a .csv export out to then reimport back.
I have also reviewed many posts relating to these CVG VARS and none go into detail about Direct Attaching and their Overrides. Has this been resolved in Connect? I am using Microstation V8i SS3/Aecosim V8i SS6.
Anyone?
Hi Aditya,
Thanks for the reply.
The issue here is not whether overrides apply or not. It is that overrides are changed on attaching. So regardless of whether or not you apply View Flags, the level override settings change - for example, colours will revert back to those applied in the source file prior to attachment.
There have been many times this has been raised - going back to 2010 and a few of these posts below mention the same:
https://communities.bentley.com/products/microstation/f/microstation-forum/95243/changing-from-live-nesting-to-copy-attachments
https://communities.bentley.com/products/microstation/f/z_-archived-microstation-v8-xm-edition-forum/59002/make-direct-attachment
No-one had a way of managing this without a copy and paste from referenced source file (the settings I want in the nested reference) to active or direct ref. file. following the Make Direct Attachment command.
I also raised an SR related to this question and very keen to hear back on how to manage it.
Thanks,
Richard
Hi Richard,
Raising an SR probably is best. I'm not sure whether the MicroStation team will handle the investigation but it is possible since I don't believe AECOsim/Building Designer changes their behavior.