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Generate Project in OUS to AutoCAD
Damian Pavon
How are you, I ask you a question, the contractor demands to use AutoCAD 2022, for the development of engineering. How viable is it to carry out the engineering with Substation and export to DWG, seeking to save time, and that this whole process does…
9 months ago
OpenUtilities
OpenUtilities Substation | Promis.e Forum
Promise Autocad catalog conversion
Lisa
In the catalog manager the tool to convert between autocad and MS is greyed out. How can I convert my autocad symbol library to Microstation connect edition.
over 3 years ago
OpenUtilities
OpenUtilities Substation | Promis.e Forum
SQL Database Upgrade
MagEngineerAaron
Hi, Are there any known issues of changing to SQL 2016 when running Promis*e V8i series 6 over AutoCAD? We are currently running SQL 2012 server.
over 3 years ago
OpenUtilities
OpenUtilities Substation | Promis.e Forum
Catalog Error
MagEngineerAaron
Hi, I'm receiving several errors in Promis*e V8i Series 6 (autocad). First error I'm getting is the startup error listed here: https://communities.bentley.com/products/electrical___instrumentation/w/electrical_and_instrumentation__wiki/11723/error…
over 3 years ago
OpenUtilities
OpenUtilities Substation | Promis.e Forum
What is the proper method of referencing a DWG file into BOUD in the correct location?
Noah Hancock
Hello, I'm posting this question to determine the right process for referencing a DWG file from AutoCAD into BOUD. When checking the CAD file in AutoCAD the geocoordinates are correct. After getting in BOUD, I change the geographic coordinate system…
over 4 years ago
OpenUtilities
OpenUtilities Forum
What is the proper method of referencing a DWG file into BOUD in the correct location?
Noah Hancock
Hello, I'm posting this question to determine the right process for referencing a DWG file from AutoCAD into BOUD. When checking the CAD file in AutoCAD the geocoordinates are correct. After getting in BOUD, I change the geographic coordinate system…
over 4 years ago
OpenUtilities
OpenUtilities Forum
Promis.e V8i SS6 (For AutoCAD) 08.11.11.85 Readme File
Scott Walker
The readme contains the following information: Requirements Install Guide New Features Clarification: the What is New & Changed section of the readme indicates that support for AutoCAD 2015 was added. It should also be noted that support for…
readme_promise(For_AutoCAD)_08.11.11.85.zip
over 8 years ago
OpenUtilities
Promis.e | OpenUtilities Substation Files
Export to Autocad
. Le Duc Tho
Dear sir! I meet some problem about export to autocad. When autocad output fails, ss8 can not generate cad file. Please help me. Thank you so much.
over 6 years ago
OpenUtilities
OpenUtilities Substation | Promis.e Forum
Update multiple macros?
MagEngineerAaron
Is there a way to update multiple macros at once? I have 500+ macros that are similar but all hold different part numbers and symbol variations. A vendor update a part that no longer need an add-on part associated with each macro. I need to remove the…
Answered
over 6 years ago
OpenUtilities
OpenUtilities Substation | Promis.e Forum
Inserting blocks into a Promis*e drawing from plain AutoCAD
MagEngineerAaron
I'm wondering if I open a .dwg that was created via Promis*e V8i in plain AutoCAD or AutoCADe, and insert a block, will this corrupt the Promis*e database or project? The block would be very basic and have no Promis*e-smart entities or layers.
Answered
over 7 years ago
OpenUtilities
OpenUtilities Substation | Promis.e Forum
What's in my project database?
Gerald Lenza
Greetings, Currently looking into going from Promis.e AutoCad to Promis.e Standalone. Our general questions are what to do with our project database. Do we want to migrate and continue to use our existing database which points to .dwg files? Would we…
Answered
over 7 years ago
OpenUtilities
OpenUtilities Substation | Promis.e Forum
Promis-e Very slow
Ndefru Formuluh
I am running Promise-e version 08.11.11.18 RELEASE(2012.4.9.6.43) with AutoCAD 2010 every aspect of it is being very slow. even moving a window around my screen is being slow. Can anyone help?
over 7 years ago
OpenUtilities
OpenUtilities Substation | Promis.e Forum
Move symbol text
MagEngineerAaron
Is there a way to move multiple symbol texts at once or move one and align others to it? I know it can be done with PLC text, but can it be done with other schematic symbols?
Answered
over 7 years ago
OpenUtilities
OpenUtilities Substation | Promis.e Forum
Using quantity as a symbol attribute
MagEngineerAaron
Is there a way to create a symbol that includes the attribute for quantity? I am looking for the 'quantity' as shown in the Device ID prompt, not the 'quantity per' as listed in the parts database.
over 7 years ago
OpenUtilities
OpenUtilities Substation | Promis.e Forum
Moving child in device usage chart
MagEngineerAaron
If all of the available children symbols have been added to a parent/family in schematic, is there an easy way to move the child to another selection? For example, a 4 pole relay coil and all 4 N.O. child symbols have been added but I want to move the…
Answered
over 8 years ago
OpenUtilities
OpenUtilities Substation | Promis.e Forum
Pages are not automatically updating... why?
MagEngineerAaron
I'm using Promis*e V8i over AutoCAD2012 on a Windows 7 computer. I'm having issues (seems to happen on copied projects), that pages are no longer updating. For example, if I have a parent symbol placed on one page, child on another, and layout symbol…
over 8 years ago
OpenUtilities
OpenUtilities Substation | Promis.e Forum
Force same wire potential in symbol creation, Promise V8i over AutoCAD
MagEngineerAaron
In symbol creation, is there a way to force two terminal points to be the same potential and therefore the two wires connected would have the same wire number and properties? I have a power supply schematic symbol that has a pair of V+ terminals and…
Answered
over 8 years ago
OpenUtilities
OpenUtilities Substation | Promis.e Forum
DUMMY
Gerald Lenza
Hey folks, first time poster here. I'm trying to figure out why the autocad extents of our promis.e drawings keep extending outside of our title blocks. I've attached a screenshot with all layers turned on, and found the culprit is this DUMMY. I am…
Answered
over 8 years ago
OpenUtilities
OpenUtilities Substation | Promis.e Forum
Promis-e for Autocad is it dropped by Bentley?
adamh1
Hello! I see there are at least two 'standalone (Mcrostation) updates for Promise while none (I could find) for Autocad. Did Bentley announce dropping the support for this product (and I missed the announcement)? Could anybody please shed some light…
Answered
over 9 years ago
OpenUtilities
OpenUtilities Substation | Promis.e Forum
Bentley Substation V8i (SELECTseries 7) - Title Block
J7C
Hi, I was assigned to create a title block from scratch in Bentley Substation.I was just wondering isit possible if I create a standard title block in AutoCAD,saved it in (.dgn) format and placed it in the Bentley catalog manually (lets say IEC2.1-…
Answered
over 9 years ago
OpenUtilities
OpenUtilities Substation | Promis.e Forum
Promis-e V8i and Microsoft office installation issue
Leonard Hannasch
Promis-e end user gets the following message when they start a session of Promis-e: "Can't find AccessDatabaseEngine for x64. You need install of AccessDatabaseEngine before run AutoCAD version promis.e on 64-bits system." User has an issue where…
over 9 years ago
OpenUtilities
OpenUtilities Substation | Promis.e Forum
Promis-e Project Manager column questions
nxf2
Q1) When I first start-up Promis-e V8i (8.11.05.92 - AutoCAD), In the Project Manager "Detailed" view, the user column has 13 entries with my name in it. The help page states "This field identifies the name of the person who has that page currently open…
over 14 years ago
OpenUtilities
OpenUtilities Substation | Promis.e Forum
Re: Promise SS6 update ETA
THEIST
Any word on when Promise SS7 for AutoCAD will be release?
over 9 years ago
OpenUtilities
OpenUtilities Substation | Promis.e Forum
Promis-e Report problem
nxf2
When trying to run a report I get an error message. This is what happened, I clicked on "Promis-e Output" on the menu bar, then "Run Reports", "Page List" then I selected "Page List - A4" then "Sorting". The error message says; AutoCAD Unhandled…
over 14 years ago
OpenUtilities
OpenUtilities Substation | Promis.e Forum
Promis-e 3 Phase Wire Spacing
scifly
I'm using Promis-e with Autocad. I draw a 3 phase wire. but it's out of scale or the spacing is way too small. Anyone know how to fix this.
over 12 years ago
OpenUtilities
OpenUtilities Substation | Promis.e Forum
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