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OpenBuildings | AECOsim | Speedikon Wiki How to Enable/Disable Legacy Structural Tools
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    How to Enable/Disable Legacy Structural Tools

      Product(s): OpenBuildings Designer
      Version(s): CONNECT Edition
      Area: ProStructures Interoperability
      Subarea: Configuration

    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

    • ProStructures
    • update 7
    • OpenBuildings Designer
    • ProStructures Interoperability
    • Configuration
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    • Marc Thomas Created by Bentley Colleague Marc Thomas
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