MS_REF_DEFAULTSETTINGS = CoincidentWorld

MS_REF_DEFAULTSETTINGS = CoincidentWorldhttps://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki/67360/ms_5f00_ref_5f00_defaultsettings-coincidentworlden-USTelligent Community 12MS_REF_DEFAULTSETTINGS = CoincidentWorldhttps://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki/67360/ms_5f00_ref_5f00_defaultsettings-coincidentworldFri, 30 Jun 2023 16:04:42 GMT6dad98f5-dbc9-4c4d-a9ba-e9da8dc6aa8e:333fd7b1-6183-40ac-88f6-539984773422Jacob Deanhttps://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki/67360/ms_5f00_ref_5f00_defaultsettings-coincidentworld#commentsCurrent Revision posted to OpenRoads | OpenSite Wiki by Jacob Dean on 6/30/2023 4:04:42 PM<br /> <table style="background-color:#dce5f0;border:0px solid #dce5f0;width:680px;" border="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;"><strong>Product(s):</strong></td> <td>OpenRoads Designer</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;"><strong>Version(s):</strong></td> <td>10.11+</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;"><strong>Area: </strong></td> <td>References</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:150%;"><strong>Question:</strong></span><br />After updating to a more recent version, why isn't my Attachment Properties dialog showing up when attaching a reference?<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:150%;"><strong>Answer:</strong></span><br />The 'Interactive' method is what needs to be used if you want to see the Attachment Properties dialog when attaching references. To do this, do NOT assign a value to AttachMethod under the MS_REF_DEFAULTSETTINGS variable because the default method is 'Interactive'.<br /><br />A change was made in the 10.17 platform version that made MS_REF_DEFAULTSETTINGS honor whenever 'CoincidentWorld' is set for the AttachMethod. Many WorkSpaces were already configured with 'CoincidentWorld' even though it was previously only working when 'World' was set. As a result, the variable was acting as if the AttachMethod wasn't set at all, which defaults to the 'Interactive' method.<br /><br />The pictures below illustrate what was happening before the 10.17 platform update.<br /><br /><img style="max-height:500px;max-width:600px;" alt=" " src="/resized-image/__size/1200x1000/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-52/Reference-AttachMethod.jpg" data-uw-rm-ima="un" /><br /><br /><img style="max-height:240px;max-width:600px;" alt=" " src="/resized-image/__size/1200x480/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-52/Reference-AttachMethod2.jpg" data-uw-rm-ima="un" /><br /><br /><br /><b><img style="border-width:0px;" alt=" " height="60" src="/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-components-sitefiles/TSG-Logo.png" width="189" /></b></p><div style="clear:both;"></div> <div style="font-size: 90%;">Tags: OpenRail Designer, OpenRoads Designer, OpenSite Designer, Reference, Settings</div> MS_REF_DEFAULTSETTINGS = CoincidentWorldhttps://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki/67360/ms_5f00_ref_5f00_defaultsettings-coincidentworld/revision/10Fri, 30 Jun 2023 16:03:33 GMT6dad98f5-dbc9-4c4d-a9ba-e9da8dc6aa8e:333fd7b1-6183-40ac-88f6-539984773422Jacob Deanhttps://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki/67360/ms_5f00_ref_5f00_defaultsettings-coincidentworld#commentsRevision 10 posted to OpenRoads | OpenSite Wiki by Jacob Dean on 6/30/2023 4:03:33 PM<br /> <table style="background-color:#dce5f0;border:0px solid #dce5f0;width:680px;" border="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;"><strong>Product(s):</strong></td> <td>OpenRoads Designer</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;"><strong>Version(s):</strong></td> <td>10.11+</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;"><strong>Area: </strong></td> <td>References</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:150%;"><strong>Question:</strong></span><br />After updating to a more recent version, why isn't my Attachment Properties dialog showing up when attaching a reference?<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:150%;"><strong>Answer:</strong></span><br />The 'Interactive' AttachMethod is what needs to be used if you want the Attachment Properties dialog to show up when attaching references. To do this, do NOT assign a value to AttachMethod because the default method is 'Interactive'.<br /><br />A change was made in the 10.17 platform version that made MS_REF_DEFAULTSETTINGS honor whenever 'CoincidentWorld' is set for the AttachMethod. Many WorkSpaces were already configured with 'CoincidentWorld' even though it was previously only working when 'World' was set. As a result, the variable was acting as if the AttachMethod wasn't set at all, which defaults to the 'Interactive' method.<br /><br />The pictures below illustrate what was happening before the 10.17 platform update.<br /><br /><img style="max-height:500px;max-width:600px;" alt=" " src="/resized-image/__size/1200x1000/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-52/Reference-AttachMethod.jpg" data-uw-rm-ima="un" /><br /><br /><img style="max-height:240px;max-width:600px;" alt=" " src="/resized-image/__size/1200x480/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-52/Reference-AttachMethod2.jpg" data-uw-rm-ima="un" /><br /><br /><br /><b><img style="border-width:0px;" alt=" " height="60" src="/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-components-sitefiles/TSG-Logo.png" width="189" /></b></p><div style="clear:both;"></div> <div style="font-size: 90%;">Tags: OpenRail Designer, OpenRoads Designer, OpenSite Designer, Reference, Settings</div> MS_REF_DEFAULTSETTINGS = CoincidentWorldhttps://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki/67360/ms_5f00_ref_5f00_defaultsettings-coincidentworld/revision/9Fri, 30 Jun 2023 16:02:52 GMT6dad98f5-dbc9-4c4d-a9ba-e9da8dc6aa8e:333fd7b1-6183-40ac-88f6-539984773422Jacob Deanhttps://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki/67360/ms_5f00_ref_5f00_defaultsettings-coincidentworld#commentsRevision 9 posted to OpenRoads | OpenSite Wiki by Jacob Dean on 6/30/2023 4:02:52 PM<br /> <table style="background-color:#dce5f0;border:0px solid #dce5f0;width:680px;" border="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;"><strong>Product(s):</strong></td> <td>OpenRoads Designer</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;"><strong>Version(s):</strong></td> <td>10.11+</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;"><strong>Area: </strong></td> <td>References</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:150%;"><strong>Question:</strong></span><br />After updating to a more recent version, why isn't my Attachment Properties dialog showing up when attaching a reference?<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:150%;"><strong>Answer:</strong></span><br />The 'Interactive' AttachMethod is what needs to be used if you want the Attachment Properties dialog to show up when attaching references. To do this, do NOT set the AttachMethod to anything because the default method is 'Interactive'.<br /><br />A change was made in the 10.17 platform version that made MS_REF_DEFAULTSETTINGS honor whenever 'CoincidentWorld' is set for the AttachMethod. Many WorkSpaces were already configured with 'CoincidentWorld' even though it was previously only working when 'World' was set. As a result, the variable was acting as if the AttachMethod wasn't set at all, which defaults to the 'Interactive' method.<br /><br />The pictures below illustrate what was happening before the 10.17 platform update.<br /><br /><img style="max-height:500px;max-width:600px;" alt=" " src="/resized-image/__size/1200x1000/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-52/Reference-AttachMethod.jpg" data-uw-rm-ima="un" /><br /><br /><img style="max-height:240px;max-width:600px;" alt=" " src="/resized-image/__size/1200x480/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-52/Reference-AttachMethod2.jpg" data-uw-rm-ima="un" /><br /><br /><br /><b><img style="border-width:0px;" alt=" " height="60" src="/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-components-sitefiles/TSG-Logo.png" width="189" /></b></p><div style="clear:both;"></div> <div style="font-size: 90%;">Tags: OpenRail Designer, OpenRoads Designer, OpenSite Designer, Reference, Settings</div> MS_REF_DEFAULTSETTINGS = CoincidentWorldhttps://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki/67360/ms_5f00_ref_5f00_defaultsettings-coincidentworld/revision/8Thu, 29 Jun 2023 21:43:17 GMT6dad98f5-dbc9-4c4d-a9ba-e9da8dc6aa8e:333fd7b1-6183-40ac-88f6-539984773422Jacob Deanhttps://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki/67360/ms_5f00_ref_5f00_defaultsettings-coincidentworld#commentsRevision 8 posted to OpenRoads | OpenSite Wiki by Jacob Dean on 6/29/2023 9:43:17 PM<br /> <table style="background-color:#dce5f0;border:0px solid #dce5f0;width:680px;" border="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;"><strong>Product(s):</strong></td> <td>OpenRoads Designer</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;"><strong>Version(s):</strong></td> <td>10.11+</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;"><strong>Area: </strong></td> <td>References</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:150%;"><strong>Question:</strong></span><br />After updating to a more recent version, why isn't my Attachment Properties dialog showing up when attaching a reference?<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:150%;"><strong>Answer:</strong></span><br />The 'Interactive' AttachMethod is what needs to be used if you want the Attachment Properties dialog to show up when attaching references.<br /><br />A change was made in the 10.17 platform version that made MS_REF_DEFAULTSETTINGS honor whenever 'CoincidentWorld' is set for the AttachMethod. Many WorkSpaces were already configured with 'CoincidentWorld' even though it was previously only working when 'World' was set. As a result, the variable was acting as if the AttachMethod wasn't set at all, which defaults to the 'Interactive' method.<br /><br />The pictures below illustrate what was happening before the 10.17 platform update.<br /><br /><img style="max-height:500px;max-width:600px;" alt=" " src="/resized-image/__size/1200x1000/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-52/Reference-AttachMethod.jpg" data-uw-rm-ima="un" /><br /><br /><img style="max-height:240px;max-width:600px;" alt=" " src="/resized-image/__size/1200x480/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-52/Reference-AttachMethod2.jpg" data-uw-rm-ima="un" /><br /><br /><br /><b><img style="border-width:0px;" alt=" " height="60" src="/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-components-sitefiles/TSG-Logo.png" width="189" /></b></p><div style="clear:both;"></div> <div style="font-size: 90%;">Tags: OpenRail Designer, OpenRoads Designer, OpenSite Designer, Reference, Settings</div> MS_REF_DEFAULTSETTINGS = CoincidentWorldhttps://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki/67360/ms_5f00_ref_5f00_defaultsettings-coincidentworld/revision/7Thu, 29 Jun 2023 21:42:19 GMT6dad98f5-dbc9-4c4d-a9ba-e9da8dc6aa8e:333fd7b1-6183-40ac-88f6-539984773422Jacob Deanhttps://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki/67360/ms_5f00_ref_5f00_defaultsettings-coincidentworld#commentsRevision 7 posted to OpenRoads | OpenSite Wiki by Jacob Dean on 6/29/2023 9:42:19 PM<br /> <table style="background-color:#dce5f0;border:0px solid #dce5f0;width:680px;" border="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;"><strong>Product(s):</strong></td> <td>OpenRoads Designer</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;"><strong>Version(s):</strong></td> <td>10.11+</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;"><strong>Area: </strong></td> <td>References</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:150%;"><strong>Question:</strong></span><br />After updating to a more recent version, why isn't my Attachment Properties dialog showing up when attaching a reference?<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:150%;"><strong>Answer:</strong></span><br />The 'Interactive' AttachMethod is what needs to be used if you want the Attachment Properties dialog to show up when attaching references.<br /><br />A change was made in the 10.17 platform version that made MS_REF_DEFAULTSETTINGS honor whenever 'CoincidentWorld' is set for the AttachMethod. Many WorkSpaces were using 'CoincidentWorld' even though it was previously only working when 'World' was set. As a result, the variable was acting as if the AttachMethod wasn't set at all, which defaults to the 'Interactive' method.<br /><br />The pictures below illustrate what was happening before the 10.17 platform update.<br /><br /><img style="max-height:500px;max-width:600px;" alt=" " src="/resized-image/__size/1200x1000/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-52/Reference-AttachMethod.jpg" data-uw-rm-ima="un" /><br /><br /><img style="max-height:240px;max-width:600px;" alt=" " src="/resized-image/__size/1200x480/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-52/Reference-AttachMethod2.jpg" data-uw-rm-ima="un" /><br /><br /><br /><b><img style="border-width:0px;" alt=" " height="60" src="/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-components-sitefiles/TSG-Logo.png" width="189" /></b></p><div style="clear:both;"></div> <div style="font-size: 90%;">Tags: OpenRail Designer, OpenRoads Designer, OpenSite Designer, Reference, Settings</div> MS_REF_DEFAULTSETTINGS = CoincidentWorldhttps://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki/67360/ms_5f00_ref_5f00_defaultsettings-coincidentworld/revision/6Thu, 29 Jun 2023 21:42:02 GMT6dad98f5-dbc9-4c4d-a9ba-e9da8dc6aa8e:333fd7b1-6183-40ac-88f6-539984773422Jacob Deanhttps://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki/67360/ms_5f00_ref_5f00_defaultsettings-coincidentworld#commentsRevision 6 posted to OpenRoads | OpenSite Wiki by Jacob Dean on 6/29/2023 9:42:02 PM<br /> <table style="background-color:#dce5f0;border:0px solid #dce5f0;width:680px;" border="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;"><strong>Product(s):</strong></td> <td>OpenRoads Designer</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;"><strong>Version(s):</strong></td> <td>10.11+</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;"><strong>Area: </strong></td> <td>References</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:150%;"><strong>Question:</strong></span><br />After updating to a more recent version, why isn't my Attachment Properties dialog showing up when attaching a reference?<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:150%;"><strong>Answer:</strong></span><br />The 'Interactive' AttachMethod is what needs to be used if you would like the Attachment Properties dialog to show up when attaching references.<br /><br />A change was made in the 10.17 platform version that made MS_REF_DEFAULTSETTINGS honor whenever 'CoincidentWorld' is set for the AttachMethod. Many WorkSpaces were using 'CoincidentWorld' even though it was previously only working when 'World' was set. As a result, the variable was acting as if the AttachMethod wasn't set at all, which defaults to the 'Interactive' method.<br /><br />The pictures below illustrate what was happening before the 10.17 platform update.<br /><br /><img style="max-height:500px;max-width:600px;" alt=" " src="/resized-image/__size/1200x1000/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-52/Reference-AttachMethod.jpg" data-uw-rm-ima="un" /><br /><br /><img style="max-height:240px;max-width:600px;" alt=" " src="/resized-image/__size/1200x480/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-52/Reference-AttachMethod2.jpg" data-uw-rm-ima="un" /><br /><br /><br /><b><img style="border-width:0px;" alt=" " height="60" src="/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-components-sitefiles/TSG-Logo.png" width="189" /></b></p><div style="clear:both;"></div> <div style="font-size: 90%;">Tags: OpenRail Designer, OpenRoads Designer, OpenSite Designer, Reference, Settings</div> MS_REF_DEFAULTSETTINGS = CoincidentWorldhttps://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki/67360/ms_5f00_ref_5f00_defaultsettings-coincidentworld/revision/5Thu, 29 Jun 2023 21:41:39 GMT6dad98f5-dbc9-4c4d-a9ba-e9da8dc6aa8e:333fd7b1-6183-40ac-88f6-539984773422Jacob Deanhttps://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki/67360/ms_5f00_ref_5f00_defaultsettings-coincidentworld#commentsRevision 5 posted to OpenRoads | OpenSite Wiki by Jacob Dean on 6/29/2023 9:41:39 PM<br /> <table style="background-color:#dce5f0;border:0px solid #dce5f0;width:680px;" border="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;"><strong>Product(s):</strong></td> <td>OpenRoads Designer</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;"><strong>Version(s):</strong></td> <td>10.11+</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;"><strong>Area: </strong></td> <td>References</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:150%;"><strong>Question:</strong></span><br />After updating to a more recent version, why isn't my Attachment Properties dialog showing up when attaching a reference?<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:150%;"><strong>Answer:</strong></span><br />The 'Interactive' method is what needs to be used if you would like the Attachment Properties dialog to show up when attaching references.<br /><br />A change was made in the 10.17 platform version that made MS_REF_DEFAULTSETTINGS honor whenever 'CoincidentWorld' is set for the AttachMethod. Many WorkSpaces were using 'CoincidentWorld' even though it was previously only working when 'World' was set. As a result, the variable was acting as if the AttachMethod wasn't set at all, which defaults to the 'Interactive' method.<br /><br />The pictures below illustrate what was happening before the 10.17 platform update.<br /><br /><img style="max-height:500px;max-width:600px;" alt=" " src="/resized-image/__size/1200x1000/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-52/Reference-AttachMethod.jpg" data-uw-rm-ima="un" /><br /><br /><img style="max-height:240px;max-width:600px;" alt=" " src="/resized-image/__size/1200x480/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-52/Reference-AttachMethod2.jpg" data-uw-rm-ima="un" /><br /><br /><br /><b><img style="border-width:0px;" alt=" " height="60" src="/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-components-sitefiles/TSG-Logo.png" width="189" /></b></p><div style="clear:both;"></div> <div style="font-size: 90%;">Tags: OpenRail Designer, OpenRoads Designer, OpenSite Designer, Reference, Settings</div> MS_REF_DEFAULTSETTINGS = CoincidentWorldhttps://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki/67360/ms_5f00_ref_5f00_defaultsettings-coincidentworld/revision/4Thu, 29 Jun 2023 21:40:53 GMT6dad98f5-dbc9-4c4d-a9ba-e9da8dc6aa8e:333fd7b1-6183-40ac-88f6-539984773422Jacob Deanhttps://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki/67360/ms_5f00_ref_5f00_defaultsettings-coincidentworld#commentsRevision 4 posted to OpenRoads | OpenSite Wiki by Jacob Dean on 6/29/2023 9:40:53 PM<br /> <table style="background-color:#dce5f0;border:0px solid #dce5f0;width:680px;" border="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;"><strong>Product(s):</strong></td> <td>OpenRoads Designer</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;"><strong>Version(s):</strong></td> <td>10.11+</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;"><strong>Area: </strong></td> <td>References</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:150%;"><strong>Question:</strong></span><br />After updating to a more recent version, why isn't my Attachment Properties dialog showing up when attaching a reference?<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:150%;"><strong>Answer:</strong></span><br />A change was made in the 10.17 platform version that made MS_REF_DEFAULTSETTINGS honor whenever 'CoincidentWorld' is set for the AttachMethod. Many WorkSpaces were using 'CoincidentWorld' even though it was previously only working when 'World' was set. As a result, the variable was acting as if the AttachMethod wasn't set at all, which defaults to the 'Interactive' method. The 'Interactive' method is what needs to be used if you would like the Attachment Properties dialog to show up when attaching references.<br /><br />The pictures below illustrate what was happening before the 10.17 platform update.<br /><br /><img style="max-height:500px;max-width:600px;" alt=" " src="/resized-image/__size/1200x1000/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-52/Reference-AttachMethod.jpg" data-uw-rm-ima="un" /><br /><br /><img style="max-height:240px;max-width:600px;" alt=" " src="/resized-image/__size/1200x480/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-52/Reference-AttachMethod2.jpg" data-uw-rm-ima="un" /><br /><br /><br /><b><img style="border-width:0px;" alt=" " height="60" src="/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-components-sitefiles/TSG-Logo.png" width="189" /></b></p><div style="clear:both;"></div> <div style="font-size: 90%;">Tags: OpenRail Designer, OpenRoads Designer, OpenSite Designer, Reference, Settings</div> MS_REF_DEFAULTSETTINGS = CoincidentWorldhttps://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki/67360/ms_5f00_ref_5f00_defaultsettings-coincidentworld/revision/3Thu, 29 Jun 2023 21:39:49 GMT6dad98f5-dbc9-4c4d-a9ba-e9da8dc6aa8e:333fd7b1-6183-40ac-88f6-539984773422Jacob Deanhttps://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki/67360/ms_5f00_ref_5f00_defaultsettings-coincidentworld#commentsRevision 3 posted to OpenRoads | OpenSite Wiki by Jacob Dean on 6/29/2023 9:39:49 PM<br /> <table style="background-color:#dce5f0;border:0px solid #dce5f0;width:680px;" border="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;"><strong>Product(s):</strong></td> <td>OpenRoads Designer</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;"><strong>Version(s):</strong></td> <td>10.11+</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;"><strong>Area: </strong></td> <td>References</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:150%;"><strong>Question:</strong></span><br />After updating to a more recent version, why isn't my Attachment Properties dialog showing up when attaching a reference?<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:150%;"><strong>Answer:</strong></span><br />A change was made in the 10.17 platform version that made MS_REF_DEFAULTSETTINGS honor whenever 'CoincidentWorld' is set for the AttachMethod. Many WorkSpaces were using 'CoincidentWorld' even though it was previously only working when 'World' was set. As a result, the variable was acting as if the AttachMethod wasn't set at all, and this defaults to the 'Interactive' method. The 'Interactive' method is what needs to be used if you would like the Attachment Properties dialog to show up when attaching references.<br /><br />The pictures below illustrate what was happening before the 10.17 platform update.<br /><br /><img style="max-height:500px;max-width:600px;" alt=" " src="/resized-image/__size/1200x1000/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-52/Reference-AttachMethod.jpg" data-uw-rm-ima="un" /><br /><br /><img style="max-height:240px;max-width:600px;" alt=" " src="/resized-image/__size/1200x480/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-52/Reference-AttachMethod2.jpg" data-uw-rm-ima="un" /><br /><br /><br /><b><img style="border-width:0px;" alt=" " height="60" src="/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-components-sitefiles/TSG-Logo.png" width="189" /></b></p><div style="clear:both;"></div> <div style="font-size: 90%;">Tags: OpenRail Designer, OpenRoads Designer, OpenSite Designer, Reference, Settings</div> MS_REF_DEFAULTSETTINGS = CoincidentWorldhttps://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki/67360/ms_5f00_ref_5f00_defaultsettings-coincidentworld/revision/2Thu, 29 Jun 2023 21:37:35 GMT6dad98f5-dbc9-4c4d-a9ba-e9da8dc6aa8e:333fd7b1-6183-40ac-88f6-539984773422Jacob Deanhttps://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki/67360/ms_5f00_ref_5f00_defaultsettings-coincidentworld#commentsRevision 2 posted to OpenRoads | OpenSite Wiki by Jacob Dean on 6/29/2023 9:37:35 PM<br /> <table style="background-color:#dce5f0;border:0px solid #dce5f0;width:680px;" border="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;"><strong>Product(s):</strong></td> <td>OpenRoads Designer</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;"><strong>Version(s):</strong></td> <td>10.11+</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;"><strong>Area: </strong></td> <td>References</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p> <br /> </p> <p><span style="font-size:150%;"><strong>Question:</strong></span><br />After updating to a more recent version, why isn't my Attachment Properties dialog showing up when attaching a reference?<br /><br /><span style="font-size:150%;"><strong>Answer:</strong></span><br />A change was made in the 10.17 platform version that made MS_REF_DEFAULTSETTINGS honor whenever 'CoincidentWorld' is set for the AttachMethod. Many WorkSpaces were using 'CoincidentWorld' even though it was previously only working when 'World' was set. As a result, the variable was acting as if the AttachMethod wasn't set at all, and this defaults to the 'Interactive' method. The 'Interactive' method is what needs to be used if you would like the Attachment Properties dialog to show up when attaching references.<br /><br />The pictures below illustrate what was happening before the 10.17 platform update.<br /><br /><img style="max-height:500px;max-width:600px;" alt=" " src="/resized-image/__size/1200x1000/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-52/Reference-AttachMethod.jpg" data-uw-rm-ima="un" /><br /><br /><img style="max-height:240px;max-width:600px;" alt=" " src="/resized-image/__size/1200x480/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-52/Reference-AttachMethod2.jpg" data-uw-rm-ima="un" /><br /><br /><br /><b><img style="border-width:0px;" alt=" " height="60" src="/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-components-sitefiles/TSG-Logo.png" width="189" /></b></p><div style="clear:both;"></div> MS_REF_DEFAULTSETTINGS = CoincidentWorldhttps://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki/67360/ms_5f00_ref_5f00_defaultsettings-coincidentworld/revision/1Thu, 29 Jun 2023 21:37:14 GMT6dad98f5-dbc9-4c4d-a9ba-e9da8dc6aa8e:333fd7b1-6183-40ac-88f6-539984773422Jacob Deanhttps://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki/67360/ms_5f00_ref_5f00_defaultsettings-coincidentworld#commentsRevision 1 posted to OpenRoads | OpenSite Wiki by Jacob Dean on 6/29/2023 9:37:14 PM<br /> <table style="background-color:#dce5f0;border:0px solid #dce5f0;width:680px;" border="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;"><strong>Product(s):</strong></td> <td>OpenRoads Designer</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;"><strong>Version(s):</strong></td> <td>10.11+</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;"><strong>Area: </strong></td> <td>References</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p><span style="font-size:150%;"><strong>Question:</strong></span><br />After updating to a more recent version, why isn't my Attachment Properties dialog showing up when attaching a reference?<br /><br /><span style="font-size:150%;"><strong>Answer:</strong></span><br />A change was made in the 10.17 platform version that made MS_REF_DEFAULTSETTINGS honor whenever 'CoincidentWorld' is set for the AttachMethod. Many WorkSpaces were using 'CoincidentWorld' even though it was previously only working when 'World' was set. As a result, the variable was acting as if the AttachMethod wasn't set at all, and this defaults to the 'Interactive' method. The 'Interactive' method is what needs to be used if you would like the Attachment Properties dialog to show up when attaching references.<br /><br />The pictures below illustrate what was happening before the 10.17 platform update.<br /><br /><img style="max-height:500px;max-width:600px;" alt=" " src="/resized-image/__size/1200x1000/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-52/Reference-AttachMethod.jpg" data-uw-rm-ima="un" /><br /><br /><img style="max-height:240px;max-width:600px;" alt=" " src="/resized-image/__size/1200x480/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-52/Reference-AttachMethod2.jpg" data-uw-rm-ima="un" /><br /><br /><br /><b><img style="border-width:0px;" alt=" " height="60" src="/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-components-sitefiles/TSG-Logo.png" width="189" /></b></p><div style="clear:both;"></div>