Set "Move Boundary with Reference" on/off with key in or preference?

Is there a way to turn off the "Move Boundary with Reference" setting with a key-in or UCF variable?  I need to move a number of references around WITHOUT moving the current reference boundary.  This should be a trivial process, but I'm at a loss on how to force "Move Boundary with Reference" off.

  • Unknown said:

    Hi,

    in my opinion the best solution depends on how you will move the references and what workflow do you prefer.

    If you will move the references manually, you can use key-in set item toolsettings moverefboundarytoggle=0 to switch off Move Boundary with References switch. To use this key-in, the tool has to be active, so you can e.g. assign full key-in reference move;set item toolsettings moverefboundarytoggle=0 to a function key or to create own tool usign Customization tools available in MicroStation.

    I agree with Andrew there is no standard way how to switch off it by default for all design files, because this setting is stored in the design file, not in user preferences.

    With regards,

      Jan

    Awesome, this is exactly what I was hoping to figure out!  If you don't mind me asking, where'd you pick up the awesome trick?  I figured it had to be possible, but couldn't find any reference material online.

  • Unknown said:
    If you don't mind me asking, where'd you pick up the awesome trick?

    Well ... believe or not, it's mentioned in MicroStation help, specifically in a chapter about customization and how own tool can be created (because this is the mechanism how own tool can start with predefined settings).

    It's also mentioned in MicroStation wiki article.

    You should be aware it's always specific to an active tools, so the only workflow is to start the tool and in the next step to use a proper set item toolsettings key-in (one or more, if required). It should work with all MicroStation tools, but I remember in the past I found some tools that didn't support it.

    With regards,

      Jan

  • Ah, that would explain it, I kept trying to find things related specifically to the reference key-in. Thanks!