I recently started doing work for CDOT and using their workspace for Microstation SS4. As a consultant I have permissions to all of the support files. I believe this workspace intentionally removed the main toolbox tool as I cannot get it to show up following the advice from many other forums. How can I go about getting it back? As you can see from the image below, the main toolbox is just empty. Thank you
what files are listed in the MS_GUIDGNLIBLIST variable ?
Timothy Hickman
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The MS_GUIDGNLIBLIST variable points to all *.dgnlib files in the C:\ProgramData\Bentley\MicroStation V8i (SELECTseries)\WorkSpace\Standards\dgnlib location and all its sub folders.
The folder ...\MicroStation V8i (SELECTseries)\WorkSpace\Standards\dgnlib contains 5 folders in it
The attached file is the .dgnlib from the C:\ProgramData\Bentley\MicroStation V8i (SELECTseries)\WorkSpace\Standards\dgnlib\GUI folder. It is the only .dgnlib in the GUI folder. Did you want me to include all of the .dgnlibs in the dgnlib folder also?
It appears someone may have incorrectly modified the _USTN_SYSTEMROOT variable.
This is supposed to point to C:\ProgramData\Bentley\MicroStation V8i (SELECTseries)\WorkSpace\System and typically gets its parent folder from the _USTN_WORKSPACEROOT variable. This can happen when someone redefines _USTN_WORKSPACEROOT to another location but neglects to redirect _USTN_SYSTEMROOT back to its default location.
If this is the case you probably aren't seeing the default Task menus either.
The system GUI dgnlibs are found here..
C:\ProgramData\Bentley\MicroStation V8i (SELECTseries)\WorkSpace\System\GUI
You usually don't find these dgnlibs in MS_GUIDGNLIBLIST, but rather _USTN_SYSTEM_GUIDGNLIBLIST
Rod WingSenior Systems Analyst
Rod,
The _USTN_SYSTEMROOT variable is unchanged and points to C:\ProgramData\Bentley\MicroStation V8i (SELECTseries)\WorkSpace\system\. Also the _USTN_WORKSPACEROOT points to C:\ProgramData\Bentley\MicroStation V8i (SELECTseries)\WorkSpace\
and I am seeing task menus.
I checked the _USTN_SYSTEM_GUIDGNLIBLIST variable and it is pointing to C:\ProgramData\Bentley\MicroStation V8i (SELECTseries)\WorkSpace\System like you say but the weird thing is that I do not have that folder!
So i created that folder and placed the default .dgnlibs in it from the out of the box microstation files and it worked. Thanks for your help Rod Wing!!!!