I'm hoping this is a quick question: can "Plain" MicroStation CONNECT (i.e.no verticals, non-ORD) access a workspace developed for ORD? I ask because I'm getting ready to work on a project where the deliverable will be ORD but, but it's a good bet not everyone will use ORD. Some of our partners doing non-roadway work will use "plain" MicroStation CONNECT. Will there be any sort of issue with them doing so? I'm guessing not, but want to confirm. The corollary question: can a user of MicroStation V8i SS10 access this workspace? With the advent of worksets and such, I am guessing not...Thanks for any information!
jcallicott:
The short answer is yes. We first developed our ORD Workspace, and I got to thinking about using a shared WS for both ORD and MSConnect. The simple solution is to use the same config files (ConfigurationSetup.cfg and WorkspaceSetup.cfg) for both products (MS Connect will not "see" the ORD data anyway). Just copy the ORD files from the C:\ProgramData\Bentley\OpenRoads Designer CE\Configuration\ directory to the C:\ProgramData\Bentley\MicroStation CONNECT Edition\Configuration\ directory. Simple.
As regards your follow-up question, I am not sure as we moved from SS2 InRoads directly to ORD, but my initial feeling is that such will not work because of WorkSpace/ WorkSet integration built within the Connect products.
Mark
Answer Verified By: jcallicott
We have not begun the process, but in our Ss2 and Ss4 Workspaces, we made sure Ss2 did not try to access DGNLIB's that were added for the Ss4 Open Roads entities - Feature Definitions, Project Settings, etc. I suspect it would not be overly difficult to isolate some ORD specific DGNLIB's from MicroStation if that was necessary.
Charles (Chuck) Rheault CADD Manager
MDOT State Highway Administration
Mark, Chuck... thank you both!
Here's a Wiki article about just this thing: https://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki/50738/how-to-point-microstation-and-openroads-to-the-same-workspace-configuration
MaryB
Power GeoPak 08.11.09.918Power InRoads 08.11.09.918OpenRoads Designer 2021 R2
Shared Workspaces are working quite well for us right now - after a bit of fiddling we have a common workspace for OpenRoads, OpenRail, OpenBridge Modeler and Microstation. A bit of trial and error to keep each app loading the minimal libraries they need, but works well.
Regards,
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