By default the Bentley Vision/Document Manager application is not automatically configured for the use of OpenPlant PID. In order to use Bentley Vision/Document Manager with OpenPlant PID it needs to be added to the configuration file.
To view/edit/modify OpenPlant PID drawings, the at.ini configuration file must be manually updated. Currently Vision only supports one OpenPlant PID workspace at a time. So if you are working in different workspace such as ISO or Metric the At.ini must be modified.
NOTE: The paths mentioned may vary depending on install location or version.
OPPID needs to be regisered as application in the GENERAL section of the at.ini file
[GENERAL]AP=%NETWORK_ROOT%APWS=%LOCAL_ROOT%AT_BIN_DIR=%NETWORK_ROOT%\binAPP_RELOAD_FLAG=0APTMP=C:\ProgramData\Bentley\Plant V8i\Tmpdir\APPROJDB=C:\Bentley Plant V8i Projects\MSCADAPP=C:\Program Files\Bentley\MicroStation V8i (SELECTseries 1)\MicroStation\ustation.exeProjectDetailsForLogin=0SavedUserPW=LastUser=SupervisorCurProject=0001 APPLICATIONS=DocManager;PIPING;ISOMETRICS;/.../P&ID;STRUCTURAL,OpenPLANT P&ID;
[GENERAL]AP=%NETWORK_ROOT%APWS=%LOCAL_ROOT%AT_BIN_DIR=%NETWORK_ROOT%\binAPP_RELOAD_FLAG=0APTMP=C:\ProgramData\Bentley\Plant V8i\Tmpdir\APPROJDB=C:\Bentley Plant V8i Projects\MSCADAPP=C:\Program Files\Bentley\MicroStation V8i (SELECTseries 1)\MicroStation\ustation.exeProjectDetailsForLogin=0SavedUserPW=LastUser=SupervisorCurProject=0001
APPLICATIONS=DocManager;PIPING;ISOMETRICS;/.../P&ID;STRUCTURAL,OpenPLANT P&ID;
The OpenPLANT P&ID value is also used as a section header in the at.ini
[OpenPLANT P&ID]REGAPP=OPPIDDESCRIPTION=OpenPLANT P&ID
The application configuration variables and their meaning:
Variable
Description
REGAPP
Token to identiy the application. Used in the document registration table DOC_REG of the Project Database
DESCRIPTION
A descriptive string of the application name
WSConfig
MicroStation Workspace Configuration file
OPPID_PROJ
Workspace Project Configuration file (OPPowerPID_Imperial,OPPowerPID_ISO,OPPowerPID_Metric…)
FILETYPES
Files extensions to be displayed in Vision for new document creation
DGN
Seed file name
PATH
Path to seed file
MSCADAPP
Path and name of the OPPID executable
Example:
[OpenPLANT P&ID]REGAPP=OPPIDDESCRIPTION=OpenPLANT P&IDWSConfig= -wuuntitledOPPID_PROJ= -wpOPPowerPID_ImperialFILETYPES=DGNDGN=seed_eng.dgnPATH= C:\ProgramData\Bentley\PowerPID (SELECTseries 5)\WorkSpace\Projects\OPPowerPID_Imperial\Dataset\seedMSCADAPP= "C:\Program Files (x86)\Bentley\PowerPID (SELECTseries 5)\PowerPID \powerpid.exe"
Application Setup
If the OpenPlant PID is not in the Vision Document Tab, it must be added. To do this selection File->Application Setup. From this Dialog add OPPID to the list.
With latest release of OpenPlant PID SS5 (08.11.10.631) and AutoPlant SS7 (08.11.12.111) builds, there are some additional changes which are required to integrate Vision with OpenPlant PID.
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