I'm using OpenRoads Designer CE 2021 release 1. I'm trying to save my settings so I don't have to recreate my preferences every time. I can do this fine locally, but when I open an ORD file on projectwise (which uses a ProjectWise Managed Configuration) it doesn't load all of my saved settings, just some of them. And when I try to save the settings it doesn't remember them next time. I've checked my configuration locally and on projectwise and they're both pointing to the same Personal.upf file. In fact, when I save settings on the projectwise file it messes up my settings the next time I open the file locally. So I'm wondering what's going on with the ProjectWise Managed Configuration that's preventing it from loading all of my settings.
Specifically the settings that I notice get messed up are in Preferences>Operation. I like to have two application windows open but on Projectwise it resets that and also unchecks save settings on exit. But it does load which toolbars I have docked.
I probably can't change much with the ProjectWise Managed Configuration, that's controlled by admins at the company I think, but is there any way to make it so that files on Projectwise load all of my preferences instead of just some of them? What's overriding certain preferences and can I turn that off somehow?
Ok, so this is the second time i am having to figure this out. So in a way this is a note to myself and in case anyone has this problem, this is the actual solution.
The solution is to copy this file C:\ProgramData\Bentley\OpenRoads Designer CE 10.10\Configuration\Organization-Civil\CDOT_Standards\Preference Seeds\CDOT_Preferences_seed.spf somewhere else.
In my case I copied it to my projects drive. Then rename the file something different. In my case i renamed it AGW_Preferences_seed.spf
Then open ORD, open configuration and change the variable MS_USERPREFSEED so that instead of pointing to the original preference seed, it points to renamed copy.
In my case i changed the variable from
C:\ProgramData\Bentley\OpenRoads Designer CE 10.10\Configuration\Organization-Civil\CDOT_Standards\Preference Seeds\CDOT_Preferences_seed.spf
to
H:\Users\Awhite\ORD Preference seed file\AGW_Preferences_seed.spf
After copying this file you will need to go through and set all your settings again, custom buttons, windows etc. but after that, even if you open Projectwise dgns, it should retain your personal settings and not revert to default settings.