| Applies To | |||
| Product(s): | MicroStation | ||
| Version(s): | 08.11.07.443 | ||
| Environment: | N\A | ||
| Area: | DWG | ||
| Subarea: | General | ||
| Original Author: | Henricus Ligtvoet, Bentley Technical Support Group | ||
Problem
Disable autosave for DWG/DXF files
Description:
How to disable the autosave option for DWG/DXF files
Product: MicroStation V8i
Version: 08.11.07.443
Area: DWG, Problem ID#: 53119, GENERALINFORMATION
Solution
Change the variable: MS_DWGAUTOSAVE
In case MS_DWGAUTOSAVE is set to Undefined, by default every 300 seconds
(5 minutes) the autosave will run.
To disable the autosave option:
- open any file in MicroStation
- go to Workspace>Configuration
- select Category File Saving
- select DWG/DXF File Auto-Save
- click the Edit button
- enter 0
- click OK and click Yes to save the changes (stored in the active .ucf
file)
- restart MicroStation
Alternatively you can:
- manually edit the .ucf, .pcf or standards.cfg
- add the line: MS_DWGAUTOSAVE = 0
- save the file
- restart MicroStation
Setting the variable to: MS_DWGAUTOSAVE = 36000 (seconds = 10 hours)
will also prevent that the DWG/DXF file is saved (assuming a file never
is open for such a long time).
This solution applies to all MicroStation V8 versions, starting from
version 08.05.xx.xx