Batch adding attributes

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?

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  • Typically - as metadata per file - this is is handled by a document management system. Like ProjectWise or others in the market. For 30000 files this is definitely required. Especially as handling that amount of files in a team also probably requires further consideration regarding advanced access control and workflow securit as well as storing the files in a protected environment.

    If you have say ProjectWise you can import those files and the metadata utilizing a spreadsheet. For revisioning "roundtrip" this will require a bit more sophisticated workflow. In very condensed terms: The typical document manager creates packages as tramsmittals and sends them to the external contractor as a transmittal. After being edited the package is brought back into the DMS by the document controller. Upcoming there are also portal solutions where handling of those packages is facilitated and controlled in cloudbased envionments. (Solving the issue of insecure mailing of the packages)

    Are those properties in the file in some form ( like as text ) ? DMS systems allow a "titleblock" synchronisation that can handle this.

    imho any other way would be reinventing the wheel.

    To expand on the terminology:

    If you are on the other hand thinking about attaching properties to elements inside those files - this leads us into asset management - Like to cells e.g of machinery, piping, steelwork etc. this is done through tags (until V8i microstation) and items (in Connect and also before within different craft specific applications earlier)

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