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OpenBuildings | AECOsim | Speedikon Wiki Upgrade existing elements and their properties to the current Catalog Schema
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    Upgrade existing elements to current DataGroup System properties

      Product(s): AECOsim Building Designer
      Version(s): 08.11.09.376 or later
      Environment: N\A
      Area: Dataset
      Subarea: Upgrade/Migration

    Problem

    How can existing elements in a dgn file be upgraded to the current DataGroup System properties?

    Scope

    This solution only needs to be applied to DGN files that contain elements that carry DataGroup data, e.g. Walls, Slabs, Mecahical components, Spaces, etc., also including standard MicroStation elements that have had DataGroup Instance Data attached to them.

    Files that do not contain any DataGroup carrying elemenst do not contain anything that needs to be upgraded.

    Solution

    Utilities menu > Building Designer Utilities > DataGroup Upgrade Utility > Upgrade.

    Please note that if properties exist on existing elements that are no longer defined in the schema, running this utility permanently deletes those properties and their corresponding values from the elements. If you wish to keep those properties, you must map them to another remaining property with the DataGroup Transformation Utility, before running the DataGroup Upgrade Utility.

    Also available via key-in:

    mdl load Bentley.Building.Datagroup.Upgrade; dg upgrade

    Batch Process

    These key-ins can be applied by a batch process with the additional command 'dg processfile'.

    The command file to use would contain the lines:

    mdl load Bentley.Building.DataGroup.Upgrade; dg upgrade

    dg processfile

    Quick Tip

    Create a new file, reference attach all of the files that you need to upgrade, the use the 'Upgrade All References' option. This will process all of the attached files. The time required for this to complete will vary according to project size and complexity. For larger projects it may be appropriate to work with sequential groups of files rather than attaching all files.

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