Change the default models name

Hi Robert,

if you want to change the default model name for future files, you should change it in used seed file(s).

With regards,

  Jan

Hi

Thank you for your reply. I'm with you that far. But then ...? 

So for instance, if my DGN-file is named A-01, I want the model named A-01 as well. But if I name the DGN-file B-02 I want the model to be named B-02.

Robert

There may be more advanced tools in Connect, but that sounds like it would take a custom prgramming routine (MDL or VBA) to accomplish that. I'll be watching, because I've been thinking about this very thing.

Hi Robert,

I agree with Mary a code will be required to accomplish your requirement. There is no way how to "link" file name and model name, so an application, that will start automatically with MicroStation and will check every opened file has to be developed.

With regards,

  Jan

Ok, thanks Jan. So basically that means the project explorer is worthless when your working with one model per file, since its so hard to see the names and so on. (unless you develop your on code).

For a simple view to a the list of all the files in the current folder I use a LinkSet with the config variable $(_dgndir)*.dgn without any filter.

For a simple view to a the list of all the files in the current folder I use a LinkSet with the config variable $(_dgndir)*.dgn without any filter.

Hi. Yeah, that seems to work really good with the names. The problem there is that I have sheets in one folder and drawings in another.

So if I have drawings in folder A and drawings in folder B. Both of them are located in folder 1. So if I'm in a file in the folder A, is there a way to point to the other folder (B) without having to type the whole path? Just like the $(_dgndir)*.dgn ?

So, got it now. Not very familiar with configurations, finally figured out how to point the the correct folder, and by not using any filter get rid of the modells name and instead show the files name. So if anyone else has the same problem, I wrote:

$(_USTN_PROJECTDATA)modell\*.dgn

Instead of Gerds  $(_dgndir)*.dgn where modell is the folder I keep my drawings in. 

you can make a custom tool  which creates creates new files

it runs a macro or  keyin script which selects the create new  file command, assigns the seed as  per normal asks for  file name but then opens the  file and runs the rename model keyin below  to use the drg file name to rename the default model to your  file name

via the  keyin

$ model rename default $(basename(_DGNFILE))

.. then put the custom tool in the dgn lib and everyone will have access.. but  get your cad manager to help and make everyone aware of the  new feature....