XFM feature symbology to element templates

Tom,

Correct, the MS_GEOXFM_NO_DYNAMICSCOREDFEATURES=1 configuration setting is either on or off (not set) and can only be changed after stopping/starting a session. If you are using "promote" you are creating native XFM feature instances so disabling DFS should have no direct impact on your workflows other than potentially improving performance.

Could you please contact me directly with information on your specific service tickets so that I can follow up to better understand your particular issues? If you have not done so already, I would hope that you would be able to provide us with sample XFM schema and large data set that replicates the described performance and stability issue(s).

Jeff,

I try to find one configuraton with MS/BM that includes whole workflow from surveying, dtm creation (ex. creation of elevation lines), 3d mapping, basemap information etc., so the last work to be done is just promoting the created elements for db (XFM/Oracle).

I don´t really want to have two configurations where I have to choose what kind of work I need to do in what configuration (MS or BM), my goals and hopes are that Bentley come up with a powerful BM that can handle all kinds of civil engineering project and at the same time is able to give the user the opportunity to use the power of Interoperability.

Thank you for the suggestion, but that is an on/off function (MS_GEOXFM_NO_DYNAMICSCOREDFEATURES=1), I rather need load/unload BM functionality (or all BM) that slows down MS in ongoing session without exit MS, is that possible?

I am glad to read that you take the stability and performance of Bentley Map seriously, I have reported this issue to technical support, but again, until now it have taken too long time for all ST:s,TR:s and CR:s to be released, (my opinion is that BM needs to be uppgraded at least 4 times/year), so meanwhile between the annual releases of BM the only way is to get the work done is to find a workaround and wait.

//Tom

Tom,

So may I ask, which portions of Bentley Map are you interested in using? It sounds like you are working with data that is not XFM feature based. If that is in fact the case, you may want to add MS_GEOXFM_NO_DYNAMICSCOREDFEATURES=1 to your workspace to disable DFS (Dynamic Feature Scoring) processing to improve performance. Please note that by disabling DFS, those MicroStation elements which are not native XFM feature instances will not be available for consumption by various functionalities, including the Map Manager, Interoperability and Data Browser applications.

We take the stability and performance of Bentley Map quite seriously so you can contribute to improvement in those areas. If you've a reproducible crash, please file a Service Ticket with our technical support so that the matter can be properly investigated.

AlanH,

Thanks for the support, I am glad to see that I am not alone in my criticism of Bentley Map.

//Tom

Jeff,

Thank you for the suggestion, I have tried our suggestion and therefore I ask for ideas to have the same standardized symbology in MS as in BM.

Why I try to get the symbology to standard MS is for speed and perfomance. In most project we are using laserscanned data (millions loaded) and also huge dtm:s (Terrasolid applications) in combination with vector graphics and  high resolution raster reference files , to be able to do everything ready (standardized) in one session without perfomance lost I want to use only MS.

I have notised that when BM is loaded the MS environment is much slower (and crashes) in large projects ( I don´t know why). Is this something that anyone else has noticed?

//Tom