How to Enable/Disable Legacy Structural Tools

Legacy Structural mode can be enabled using the configuration variable:

BB_STRUCTURAL_LEGACY_ENABLE = 1

This will load the legacy structural tools seen in earlier OpenBuildings versions. 

This is made obvious to users by the Ribbon content for structural tools:

Legacy Mode can be enabled at the configuration level appropriate to the context:

• For individual WorkSets by adding the line to a WorkSet.cfg
• For a WorkSpace by adding the line to a WorkSpace.cfg
• For an Organization by adding the line to a Standards.cfg

Regardless of the use of this variable we still require the ProStructures content to be available in a configuration. The objective is to provide the enhanced ProStructures powered capability while maintaining legacy compatibility. By requiring the ProStructures resources to be available the option of enabling/disabling ProStructures capabilities via the BB_STRUCTURAL_LEGACY_ENABLE is possible.

Note that all of the PS_ variables are listed in the Configuration Variables dialog regardless of the state of BB_STRUCTURAL_LEGACY_ENABLE to support this.

See Also:

ProStructures Interoperability - Configuration Changes