A lot of questions here but I really need some answers after searching hard.
I work for 4 large clients. I need a way to set up each clients drawings so the drawing includes or has ready access to things such as dimension styles, text styles, and borders only for that client. I am trying to understand how to set up and use WorkSpaces & WorkSets. I have followed the instructions to create a workspace. After much searching and experimenting, I don't understand how to use it. I am familiar with all the folders and contents after looking at the Example WorkSpace that comes with the program.
When I am working with client files, do I put them in a new e.g., MyClient/DGN/MyClient-dgns, folder? While in MicroStation, how do I find and open the files?
If I create a dimension style, where and how do I save it for just that client's WorkSpace/WorkSet?
If I do create a drawing inside (or using) the WorkSpace, what happens when I send it to the client? They will not have that WorkSpace.
I do not have administrative privileges but we don't have anything set up. I see the value in it and I need to get something going.
I have set up my workspaces to be my clients. In those workspaces, I can store all those client specific resources, and have them configured to show up automatically. That includes DGNLIB files for level, text & dimension styles, plot drivers, cells, borders, seed files, etc. I'm planning that my projects will be my worksets, each belonging to to a client workspace.
If you don't have administrative privilege, you may have difficulty setting up everything you need. Are you working alone, or are you part of a larger company? You may need to get some of the higher IT people on board.
CAD administration is a valuable skill to have, but if you don't have a thorough understanding of which files do what behind the scenes, it's really easy to mess things up. There's a forum on this site specifically for Product Administration. I suggest you read the Wiki on that site, search the messages for questions you may have, and read the Connect Help file thoroughly. Always backup anything you plan to experiment on, and make small changes at first, so you know what you did in case you need to undo it.
CAD organization is, in my mind, crucial to efficient production, and pays for itself many times over by reducing repetitive tasks, lost files, and user error.
MaryB
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That is all very complicated. I guess I will continue the same for now.
Thanks for the answers.
One more thing. When I open a MS file, how do I know what workspace I am using?
I guess it is in Configuration Variables/MS_GUIDGNLIBLIST
You are using the workspace you selected when you open MicroStation. That's the workspace you are using.
I do recommend always starting the application before opening a drawing. If you simply double-click from File Explorer, Microstation will indeed open, but you haven't chosen a workspace, and the one it defaulted to may not be the one you want. You can only control that if you open Microstation first, THEN open a drawing.
Once a file is open, you can click on the notebook icon in the status bar to find out what WorkSpace and WorkSet are being used.
Rod WingSenior Systems Analyst
I am not seeing the notebook icon.
Good to know. Sometimes it would ask what workspace I wanted and sometimes not. I didn't know what controlled that.
Thanks
Either your Status bar is off the bottom of your screen, or the option is turned off.
1. Maximize the MicroStation window
2. If you still don't see the icon, right click over the status bar.Turn on the display of the Project field.
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It is checked and MS is maximized.