I cannot find a configuration variable to turn compress file one exit "on" by default for new and existing users. Does one exist or doe sit have to be manually activated?
RegardsAndrew BellTechnical SupportBentley Systems
I have to fully agree with Michael on this. I've imported step files from customers that are 75-200mb and if somebody copies that information one time then deletes it the file doubles and become un-usable. Leaving it entirely up to users to check a box seems weird and it doesn't solve the issue of pre-existing users.
I would pose the question, how many firms have pre-defined default user profiles created and every other config file done when they started to use microstation? I know we didn't it grew over time from back in 1997. Now 20 years later we've never checked that setting and we're stuck with users who don't have it on. To complicate things more most users have backup read-only copies of their .upf, .dgnlib and other files so that if they become corrupted they don't have to re-build their interfaces from scratch.
As an example the current job i'm working on has 0.98 GB of 3D models spread over 223 files at any given moment 30ish of those files could referenced into another file compounding the issue. Poor file size management grows exponentially in this kind of project. This project is only 4 months in and we've got 2 more years of work to do before it's complete.
Side note: you can over-ride the Auto-Save setting in the user preference file to be locked on I don't see how this is any different.
Thanks for the feedback. So, currently, the solution is as Andrew spelled out, create seed UPF file and point to it from MS_USERPREFSEED. You may also set MS_COMPRESS_OPTIONS to define what you want compressed.
Ok, moving forward, I want to be clear about what exactly will solve the issue. I will state it as a request.
As a CAD Manager I want a configuration variable that forces the Compress File command on, so that when a user exits a file it will always be compressed.
In combination with MS_COMPRESS_OPTIONS would this solve the problem?
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regards / Thomas Voghera
HI Samir or anyone else!
Can you tell me if this "Preferences" COMPRESS_OPTIONS was ever added to MicroStation CE Update 10 or over?
If it was, what is the name of the variable?
If not, why?
Would it be possible to get someone from Bentley to review and update this article with all new and removed ConfigVars?
https://communities.bentley.com/products/microstation/w/microstation__wiki/24873/microstation-connect-edition-configuration-variables
Just noticed that it has been 3 years since it was last updated.
Thanks!