"No WorkSet Alert" message when double-clicking a DGN file

Steve Cocchi — Mon, 05 Jun 2023 23:16:44 GMT

Current Revision posted to OpenBuildings | AECOsim | Speedikon Wiki by Steve Cocchi on 6/5/2023 11:16:44 PM

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

Problem

When double-clicking on any DGN file from Windows File Explorer I am getting a "No WorkSet Alert" message. My "Custom" WorkSpace and WorkSet do exist, and when launching OpenBuildings Designer Update 10 from a desktop shortcut and then selecting these same DGN files this issue does not occur.

Solution

A user "prefs" folder template originally created using OpenBuildings Designer Update 6 was automatically copied to the local C:\Users\First.Last\AppData\Local\Bentley\OpenBuildingsDesigner\10.0.0\User folder each time a DGN file was opened. This prefs folder contained a Personal.ucf file that at the time included a last used WorkSpace and WorkSet:

_USTN_WORKSPACENAME = Building_Examples
_USTN_WORKSETNAME = BuildingTemplate_US

However, in Update 10 this data is stored in the file "cache.ucf" instead, along with the configuration variables _USTN_LAST_ACTIVE_CONFIGURATION and _PROJECTWISE_DRIVE". See this wiki for more detail:
What is the cache.ucf?

Since the cache.ucf file did not exist in the Update 6 prefs template folder, OpenBuildings Designer was attempting to create it on-the-fly during startup while at the same reading Personal.ucf that already included a last used WorkSpace and WorkSet. This caused a conflict during the load sequence that resulted in OpenBuildings Designer displaying the "No WorkSet Alert" message. In order to resolve this issue the prefs template folder should include:
- A Personal.ucf file that contains only "_USTN_USERDESCR = User"
- A cache.ucf file that contains the newer variables mentioned above in addition to the "custom" (last used) WorkSpace and WorkSet:

_PROJECTWISE_DRIVE =
_USTN_LAST_ACTIVE_CONFIGURATION = C:/ProgramData/Bentley/OpenBuildings CONNECT Edition/Configuration/
_USTN_WORKSPACENAME = Custom_Workspace
_USTN_WORKSETNAME = CustomWrkset

Tags: OpenBuildings Designer, WorkSet, Configuration

"No WorkSet Alert" message when double-clicking a DGN file

Steve Cocchi — Mon, 05 Jun 2023 23:16:14 GMT

Revision 2 posted to OpenBuildings | AECOsim | Speedikon Wiki by Steve Cocchi on 6/5/2023 11:16:14 PM

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

Problem

Solution

_USTN_WORKSPACENAME = Building_Examples
_USTN_WORKSETNAME = BuildingTemplate_US

_PROJECTWISE_DRIVE =
_USTN_LAST_ACTIVE_CONFIGURATION = C:/ProgramData/Bentley/OpenBuildings CONNECT Edition/Configuration/
_USTN_WORKSPACENAME = Custom_Workspace
_USTN_WORKSETNAME = CustomWrkset

Tags: OpenBuildings Designer, WorkSet, Configuration

"No WorkSet Alert" message when double-clicking a DGN file

Steve Cocchi — Mon, 05 Jun 2023 23:08:25 GMT

Revision 1 posted to OpenBuildings | AECOsim | Speedikon Wiki by Steve Cocchi on 6/5/2023 11:08:25 PM

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

Problem

Solution

A user "prefs" folder template originally created using OpenBuildings Designer Update 6 was automatically copied over to the local C:\Users\First.Last\AppData\Local\Bentley\OpenBuildingsDesigner\10.0.0\User folder each time a DGN file was opened. This prefs folder contained a Personal.ucf file that at the time included that last used WorkSpace and WorkSet:

_USTN_WORKSPACENAME = Building_Examples
_USTN_WORKSETNAME = BuildingTemplate_US

_PROJECTWISE_DRIVE =
_USTN_LAST_ACTIVE_CONFIGURATION = C:/ProgramData/Bentley/OpenBuildings CONNECT Edition/Configuration/
_USTN_WORKSPACENAME = Custom_Workspace
_USTN_WORKSETNAME = CustomWrkset

Tags: OpenBuildings Designer, WorkSet, Configuration