Icon Bars settings and Slow change of models

1) Is it possible to save the icon bars settings when save settings does not help? The program (Microstation v8i + Inroads SS4) crash very often, and every time I need set the bars again Disappointed

2) Is it possible to avoid slow "switching" models? When I change any model, then new model is loaded in about 5-20 seconds (sometimes the layers will not change, so the list matches the previous model). If I often change models, I just wait for the new model, for example profile with 100 max 1000 elements.

  • Hi Petr,

    it's recommended to create separate posts for individual questions, especially when they are about different topics.

    Unknown said:
    1) Is it possible to save...

    Save settings (Ctrl+F) saves design file settings, not GUI configuration. I am not quite sure what do you mean by "icon bars settings" (are you talking about Tool Boxes?), but in MicroStation these information are stored in xml files (e.g. <user name>.docking.xml) in the same folder where upf file is stored.

    But I am not sure whether InRoads uses the same concept or they use e.g. different files or different configuration variables.

    Unknown said:
    2) Is it possible to avoid slow...

    At first you should check if this is an issue of MicroStation itself or InRoads. If InRoads, you should ask in Civil forum, because applications like InRoads are tightly integrated with MicroStation and store plenty of extra information in DGN file, so it would be helpful to know whether MicroStation (without InRoads configured / loaded) switches the models with the same speed or whether there is some extra process slowing the switch related to InRoads.

    With regards,

      Jan

  • 1) Can be saved these docking?

    2) I asked in inroads forum but I did not get the answer what help me.

    PowerCivil for Czech Republic V8i (SS4) 08.11.09.790

  • Just to check...

    Is your user preference file in a location where you have write-access? Is your configuration pointing to that user preference file?

    MaryB

    Power GeoPak 08.11.09.918
    Power InRoads 08.11.09.918
    OpenRoads Designer 2021 R2

        

  • If I delete files, program create new ones in the same place, so I can write. The settings will change if the files are deleted, so these files affect the settings. Mainly I need UserName-PowerCivil.docking.xml, there should be saved toolbar settings. All the selected tools are displayed but the position is not correct.

    PowerCivil for Czech Republic V8i (SS4) 08.11.09.790

  • Hi Petr,

    Unknown said:
    2) I asked in inroads forum but I did not get the answer what help me.

    I am confused: In your original question you mentioned MicroStation V8i (SELECTseries 4) + InRoads configuration, but now you changed it to PowerCivil for Czech Republic. There two configurations (products) are not the same, so it has to be clear what product do you use.

    As I wrote, it has to be checked at first how it the design file behaves in a plain MicroStation. Are you able to test it? I guess it's cannot be done easily in PowerCivil, because I am not quite sure whether all PowerCivil code can be switched off somehow.

    This test will show whether the problem is in "civil app code", because e.g. it analyses code when closing / opening models, or the speed is defined by MicroStation itself. It would be interesting to check the same design file in Open Roads Designer CONNECT Edition.

    Is it possible to share an example of your file(s) or at least to provide some statistics (number of models in file, number of referenes etc.).

    With regards,

      Jan