Hello all,
I am fairly new to OpenRoads and would like to create a workspace (on my local drive) because OpenRoads is slow while using projectwise.
Also, for some reason I do not have the program data folder in my C drive.
If there is a helpful pdf out there, please let me know where I can find it.
Related Questions:
How do I create a worskpace where my projectwise files can be exported to?
How do I add the dgn libraries/ (containing feature definitions & line styles & etc.)?
How do I create a workset or is that per file?
Thank You.
1. Program Data folder - check to see if the View setting 'Hidden Items' in File Explorer is off.
2. Your WorkSpace can be placed wherever you want it to be - you would just need to set the configuration variable _USTN_CUSTOM_CONFIGURATION to point to it in the file 'ConfigurationSetup.cfg.
3. DGNLIB are placed in the relevant folder in the WorkSpace e.g. dgnlib\Line Styles.
4. A WorkSet is a 'project' - each WorkSet would contain as many files as are needed in the project.
However, if you are using ProjectWise, I would assume that your WorkSpace is set up there, and making your copy of it will create an unmanaged WorkSpace. Is that really a good idea? OpenRoads Designer should not be slower just because you are using ProjectWise (other than first use when it needs to get the WorkSpace data),
Hi Mark.
I am not able to find the file "ConfigurationSetup.cfg" at the Installation folder and I am also having the same issues trying to set a Workspace folder where all my projects are created.
I followed all the steps shown in this learning path: https://learn.bentley.com/app/VideoPlayer/LinkToIndividualCourse?LearningPathID=109983&CourseId=115796&MediaID=5007190
and everytime I try to create a new User and Project, MicroStation points to C:\Program Files (x86)\Bentley\PowerCivil V8i (SELECTSeries 4)\WorkSpace instead the folder I set in the .cgf file I created specifically for my Projects.
Thnaks.
I am using PowerCivil SS4 and I followed all the steps shown at LEARN, but everytime I try to create a Project or User, the program points to \ProgramData\Bentley\PowerInRoads V8i (SELECTseries 4)\WorkSpace\ and I cannot find a way to change it, even though I created the .cfg file that points to my custom workspace.
In the PowerCivil desktop shortcut, add the '-debug' flag so that you get a text file showing the way the configuration is being worked through. It should help you find any issues - like (perhaps) why your CFG file is not being picked up. (Also posted in other thread).
In the past, I used to edit the mslocal.cfg file delivered with the product. This dates all the way back to the days of DOS when you used to need special drivers, video cards and monitors to get CAD quality displays.
Eventually, as Windows security locked down the Program Files folders, and Bentley moved the delivered workspace out into the ProgramData folders, I began using the approach where I would add a cfg file to the Standards folder to redirect the workspace to a network location.
Walking through the msdebug.txt file (output file from the -debug command line switch) to see what files get read in what order is a great place to start. It is important to understand not just where but when a variable is read and when it can be used. A variable can be used to build other variables before it is defined and once it is defined, that other variable will reflect the value. But watch out for places where the variable is not yet defined, but you attempt to use it to locate something, which fails at the time, but once the full workspace is read, it points to the correct location.
Then, you need to look at which variables are key to redirecting Projects, Users, Standards, etc. and that is where you need to begin. Also, enabling the display any hidden variables (those that begin with an underscore) is extremely helpful. This should be done for specific users or PC's as there is no reason for regular users to see the hidden variables.
Charles (Chuck) Rheault CADD Manager
MDOT State Highway Administration
Thank you very much, Chuck.
I followed the steps shown on the
https://learn.bentley.com/app/Public/ViewLearningPathDetails?lpId=109983&callFrom=home
So after creating my own .cfg that points to the folder where I want my workspace to be, the user is not automatically created and if I want to create a new one, the system will only allow me to create it at the installation folder.
I will run the -debug flag as Mark and you suggested and see what I get.
The workspace is not loaded. Below is what I have in the shortcut:
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Bentley\PowerCivil V8i (SELECTSeries 4)\PowerCivil\powercivil.exe" -ws_Durham=_Durham -wsLoad_POWERCIVIL_SS4=1-debug
Being this file at
C:\Program Files (x86)\Bentley\PowerCivil V8i (SELECTSeries 4)\WorkSpace\Standards
Did I type someting wrong?
Thank you.
There should be a space before the '-debug'.