You are currently reviewing an older revision of this page.
How can existing elements in a dgn file be upgraded to the current DataGroup System properties?
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
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
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.
Product TechNotes and FAQs
Bentley Technical Support KnowledgeBase
Bentley LEARN Server
Bentley's Technical Support Group requests that you please confine any comments you have on this Wiki entry to this " Comments or Corrections?" section. THANK YOU!