[ORD] Power platform/MicroStation help?

I posted about this almost a year ago, and didn't get an answer, so I'll ask again.

Where can I find the MicroStation Help for this version of ORD? I have "Use Online Help" UNchecked, but that doesn't seem to affect the MicroStation help - it takes me to the Bentley Docs web page. However, Bentley (in their infinite wisdom) only has the Help links available for the most recent version or two of MicroStation, which is NOT the version the my version of ORD is based on.

When I am working in ORD, I am often doing both design AND drafting. While I have a fair amount of experience and knowledge, I do need to look information up in the Help from time to time. I would like to be able to see the Help for the version of the software I am actually using. I don't want to get sucked into a rabbit hole of finding documentation of a tool I would like to use, only to learn that isn't available in my version.

AFAIK, Help is no longer delivered in CHM files, so I am not certain where I would look on my hard drive for the delivered MicroStation Help. Actually, IS the MicroStation/Power Platform Help even included in the ORD install? If not why not? Why would you only document half of the delivered software?

  • In addition to this, I have more than one version of ORD on my computer - 2021 R2 for most of my clients, and 2022 R1 for testing and development.

    When I click "Help Contents" while using 2021 R2, it opens the Help for 2022 R1. This is not what I believe should be happening. I think I should be taken directly to the Help for the version I am currently active in. When I look at the path for the Help link (in the Program Data) directory, I only see an HTM directory for 2022. I do not find a comparable directory for 2021.

    This gets better. Again, I am actively working in 2021 R2.

    The "Help Contents" icon opens the help file for 2022 R1.
    2022 R1 says that it is based on Power Platform V10.17.00.990.
    When I navigate to the MicroStation link in that help file, it takes me to the MicroStation Power Platform 16 help! While this would be correct for 2021 R2, it is not correct for 2022 R2 (which is the file I found the link in).
    What is going on?

    By the way, "to locate help locally refer to the docs folder" is not all that helpful. What docs folder, where? Program Files, Program Data, App Data? There are a few directories where this could be found. Showing the default installation path would give me an idea where to begin looking.

    I was able to find the CHM files (in the Program Files directory) so I have enough help for now. I can see this causing confusion among my users when we start using the software in mainline production.

    MaryB

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