HI all
We receive a bunch of Microstation files from various authors/vendor/clients.
Since those all are create from various template, the attributes attach to those files are not homogeneous.
In order to help make those files more similar, I need to add a set of attributes to incoming files.
This way If files are being exchange ( export to a none manage environment), we will still have a common ground to sort file when import back to our system after review or rework.
I hope that having the same set of attributes, will help us on the medium/long term.
How can I do that in batch? Is their a tool that will allow me to fill the name of those attributes and push those attributes in a batch of .dgn file? Can this be done inside Projectwise?
Can that tool be redistribute to our vendor/client/Author so they can update .dgn file before sending us the data?
Carl
«...When you say MicroStation Attributes may be you could elaborate what exactly...»
I use the word Attribute because it is the term I saw in Projectwise and Microsation and wanted to avoid causing confusion by using a different word.... The correct wording I should have used is Properties (Metadata), as mention in the links you send me.
I believe you provide the info I was looking for. I would only wish it does not involve using VBA. Still have not finish reading all the links.
Just to add more info
Basically what I was looking for is:
RMB on them and fill the properties OR click add properties and create a new properties.
Later I could link those properties to an environment and use them to search and populate border.
At a later time I wanted to enforce those properties so each time a document is add to the system, people had to enter those properties.
I plan to update the templates use to create files, so the Properties will be there by default. But now, I have a 1 1/2 years of document (30 000 +) to update. So quick tip that would allow me to perform this will help me.....
Thank again for the input
Unknown said: I have a 1 1/2 years of document (30 000 +) to update. So quick tip that would allow me to perform this will help me...I would only wish it does not involve using VBA
You're asking for something unusual, and you need to automate that operation (unless you can find a reliable intern to annotate 30,000 files). Maybe you don't like VBA, but you're compelled to choose some tool to perform your task. If that tool doesn't exist, you need to write it.
Of course, you don't have to write VBA — there's C++ as an alternative. Why not hire a consultant programmer?
Regards, Jon Summers LA Solutions