• How to manually create an Open Plant P&ID Workspace.

    Creating a new Open Plant project workspace manually

    Using a default installation, the workspace projects are stored in the following location

    C:\ProgramData\Bentley\OpenPlantPID (SS5)\WorkSpace\Projects

     

    There is a project folder and a project PCF file for every workspace.

    Assuming you want to create an IMPERIAL based project for SAMPLE......

    Copy the OPPID_IMPERIAL folder and name it  SAMPLE

    Copy the OPPID_IMPERIAL.PCF…

  • How I Got From There to Here

    Working in the design/drafting industry was not my first choice in career, more something I fell into after a shoulder accident left me out of work for more than a year and in need of surgery. It was one of the darkest periods of my life, not knowing what I could do next or where I could turn to.

    Lucky for me my brother suggested I get a copy of MicroStation, version 4 in those days, and have a play. Well, I was hooked…