OpenBuildings Designer CONNECT Update 7 - Version 10.07.00.105
I'm working on a large infrastructure project through Projectwise.
To start working I double click on a .dgn file in PW. When I want to open the next .dgn I select "File" at the top left.
The "Open" window then appears with the message "You haven't opened any files ..." and a browse buttton.
Browsing for the next file in a very complex PW folder structure is incredibly time consuming.
So, quite simply, I want the program to remember my recently opened files (as many of them as possible) so that I can jump between files with ease.
I remember in the past a setting which allowed me to change the number of recent files displayed.
Every place I have ever worked has allowed me to pick a previously edited file without browsing to it.
Likewise I'd like the program to remember the last reference I attached and start there the next time I want to attach a reference.
When I attach any reference now, the browser starts at the same folder which is buried deep in the folder structure.
I first have to climb up 7 levels before I can start climbing down to the directories containing my reference files.
Thanks.
Hi Fraser,
To be clear, you're opening files using ProjectWise Explorer but then want to use OBD's File list to go back into PW and open the same previously opened files?
Hi Steve.
Do you have a solution to this ? I answered you question 9 days ago.
Basically I spend more than half my day opening each file from scratch.
Thanks,
Fraser
I know nothing about PW Explorer. This is a OBD Forum, perhaps there is a Forum for PW.
Anyway, I mostly use drag and drop from Windows Explorer. Perhaps you can try that.
regards /Thomas Voghera
Sorry, I had a few ideas but just hadn't had time to test them. But now that I've gone thru the process I'm afraid I just can't reproduce what you're describing. Instead, when I choose a previous DGN from the File tab (also from PW) I get the typical Check-In dialog where I can either check in or free up the active DGN file before moving to that next file. FWIW I tried this with Desktop Integration both enabled and disabled but the results were the same.
So, in order to further troubleshoot it's probably best to either open Service Request with support, or, as Thomas suggested you could pose this question on the ProjectWise forums to see whether anyone has any suggestions or ideas.
Thanks Steve. But do you remember back when Microstation was simple and there was a option in "Operation" to choose how many previous files were listed when pressing the file tab ? I believe this is the starting point. OBD cannot remember previous files worked on or previous ref paths. Not sure it's got anything to do with PW.