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  • CONNECT Edition - Configuration Tips: Use of Windows Environment variables

    Marc Thomas
    Marc Thomas
    It is possible to set Configuration variables as Windows Environment Variables. This can be useful in some cases. They should generally be set at the User level, not System level. Use of this method is usually applicable to administrators, but may also…
    • 3 months ago
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  • CONNECT Edition - Configuration Tips : Should I edit ConfigurationSetup.cfg?

    Marc Thomas
    Marc Thomas
    [Updated 31 March 2022] We discourage manual editing of this file as it is written to by CONNECT Edition applications during active sessions, updating the value of _USTN_CONFIGURATION (in the [Set Configuration] section of the file) to correspond to…
    • 10 months ago
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  • CONNECT Edition - Configuration Tips: What does _USTN_USER_CONFIGURATION do?

    Marc Thomas
    Marc Thomas
    Updated version of this article, which was originally posted on 18 Aug 2017 In CONNECT Edition - Custom Configuration - Part 1 : Initial Creation Steps I described how the installer can be used to specify the location of your Custom Configuration by…
    • over 1 year ago
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  • CONNECT Edition - Configuration Tips: ProjectWise Integration

    Marc Thomas
    Marc Thomas
    Once the ProjectWise Explorer client application is installed on a PC, integration between it and most other Bentley applications will be enabled by default. Obviously in many situations ProjectWise is used all of the time and integration is essential…
    • over 2 years ago
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  • CONNECT Edition - Configuration Tips : Switch to local configuration (for home working)

    Marc Thomas
    Marc Thomas
    Previous articles have described how to use ConfigurationSetup.cfg to redirect your applications to a networked configuration. [Note that another option for sharing configurations is to store them in a ProjectWise 365 /ProjectWise Drive project. This…
    • over 2 years ago
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  • CONNECT Edition - Configuration Tips : User Preferences in OneDrive or Other Locations

    Marc Thomas
    Marc Thomas
    Background For decades canny administrators have been locating MicroStation's user preferences on a server share for ease of management and, most importantly, to enable user profiles to roam with each user in situations where IT does not roam user profiles…
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  • Configuration Tips - Manage Configuration Utility

    Marc Thomas
    Marc Thomas
    MicroStation Update 17 includes the new Manage Configuration utility. This enables MicroStation to switch between multiple configurations allowing further control and separation of standards for organizations working with serial clients or on major projects…
    • 2 months ago
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  • CONNECT Edition - Edit WorkSet CFG in Configuration UI

    Marc Thomas
    Marc Thomas
    The CONNECT Edition Configuration variables dialog is considerably more user friendly than its V8i predecessor, offering more space, column sorting and other improvements. However, one apparent limitation is that any changes made are saved to the current…
    • over 4 years ago
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  • CONNECT Edition - DGNLIBs

    Marc Thomas
    Marc Thomas
    This is an updated version of an earlier V8i 101 article. A DGNLIB is a DGN file used for the storage and distribution of shared resources. Its internal structure is identical, only the file extension is different. Files with the .dgnlib extension are…
    • over 1 year ago
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  • CONNECT Edition - Configuration Tips: Search in the Configuration Dialog

    Marc Thomas
    Marc Thomas
    The new Configuration Dialog makes life a lot easier. It can be resized, no more scrolling through a long list that only shows 6 lines at a time! Always use the search bar to find the right variable. Note that as well as the actual variable name,…
    • over 5 years ago
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  • CONNECT Edition - Configuration Tips: - Edit WorkSet CFG in the Configuration Variables dialog

    Marc Thomas
    Marc Thomas
    The CONNECT Edition Configuration variables dialog is considerably more user friendly than its V8i predecessor, offering more space, column sorting and other improvements. However, one apparent limitation is that any changes made are saved to the current…
    • over 5 years ago
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  • CONNECT Edition - Configuration Tips : Reference file variables

    Marc Thomas
    Marc Thomas
    The following tips are valid for V8i applications, the variables mentioned have not changed in CONNECT Edition. From MicroStation help: When MicroStation opens a DGN file, it searches for DGN files that contain attached references as follows: …
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  • CONNECT Edition - Configuration Tips : Managing WorkSpace and WorkSet creation tools

    Marc Thomas
    Marc Thomas
    We provide the ability within CONNECT Edition applications to create new WorkSpaces: and WorkSets: For many users these are useful tools; however in organizations where there are strict procedures about project creation, where projects are often…
    • over 4 years ago
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  • CONNECT Edition - Configuration Tips: Add the Configuration Dialog to the Quick Access Toolbar

    Marc Thomas
    Marc Thomas
    The new Configuration Dialog is a huge improvement over the V8i equivalent. If you use it frequently, add it to the Quick Access Toolbar above the Ribbon: Translated German Wiki article: CONNECT Edition - Konfigurationstipps: Hinzufügen des Konfigurationsdialogs…
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  • CONNECT Edition - Custom Configuration - Part 4 : Standards CFG File Contents

    Marc Thomas
    Marc Thomas
    As discussed in Part 3 , Standards can be applied at all configuration levels. As delivered Standards content is configured: At the Organization level by: C:\ProgramData\Bentley\MicroStation CONNECT Edition\Configuration\Organization\standards.cfg…
    • over 5 years ago
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  • CONNECT Edition - Custom Configuration - Part 2 : Standards Folders

    Marc Thomas
    Marc Thomas
    The process in Part 1 created the functional structure of the Organization with the first WorkSpace and WorkSet and the essential configuration files needed for it to operate. It did not create any of the resources that contain and deliver the Organization…
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  • CONNECT Edition - Configuration Tips : Where should I keep my DGNWS files?

    Marc Thomas
    Marc Thomas
    The DGNWS file, full name DGN WorkSet file, is very important. It contains WorkSet properties, custom properties, WorkSet sheet index, and the WorkSet Link Set. Each of these, other than the sheet index, involves some initial data input. As a project…
    • over 5 years ago
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  • Configuration Tips - Using Command Line Arguments

    Marc Thomas
    Marc Thomas
    For administrators or others working with multiple configurations, or perhaps needed to launch MicroStation from another application, Command Line Arguments can be used to specify a number of starting criteria. These arguments, often referred to as…
    • 8 months ago
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  • CONNECT Edition - Custom Configuration - Part 5 : Separating Project Data from Standards

    Marc Thomas
    Marc Thomas
    An out of the box installation of a CONNECT Edition application is largely centered on folders in Windows' default ProgramData folder. This has to be done so the application can be successfully installed in a fully functioning state. However, live operational…
    • over 5 years ago
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  • CONNECT Edition - Custom Configuration - Part 1 : Initial Creation Steps

    Marc Thomas
    Marc Thomas
    This article is based in the MicroStation CONNECT Edition installation process. The process for other applications is similar but will generally have some additional steps to cover application specific requirements, AECOsim Building Designer (ABD) datasets…
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  • CONNECT Edition - Custom Configuration - Part 3 : Standards CFG Files

    Marc Thomas
    Marc Thomas
    Standards can be configured by files at all configuration levels. Organization The Standards.cfg is the primary configuration file for setting organization wide standards. This is the organization baseline for: locations and names of shared resources;…
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  • Supporting Techniques - Making Configuration Files Legible in Notepad++

    Marc Thomas
    Marc Thomas
    Updated June 2021 Revised XML files are linked below that contain current keyword lists for MicroStation and OpenBuildings Designer. Notepad++ is one of the best text editors around and the one I always use for editing configuration files. However…
    • over 1 year ago
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  • CONNECT Edition - Deploying or Updating ConfigurationSetup.cfg

    Marc Thomas
    Marc Thomas
    When you create a Deployment Image for MicroStation CONNECT Edition or AECOsim Building Designer CONNECT Edition, the configuration stage of the installation enables the location of the Custom Configuration to be selected in the same way as a manual installation…
    • over 5 years ago
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  • CONNECT Edition - Reports: EC and DataGroup in the same report

    Marc Thomas
    Marc Thomas
    AECOsim Building Designer’s DataGroup enables the creation, manipulation and reporting of business data associated with DGN graphic objects of various kinds, generally building elements or components. The DataGroups Scheduling tools can produce sophisticated…
    • over 4 years ago
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  • CONNECT Edition - AECOsim Building Designer and GenerativeComponents released

    Marc Thomas
    Marc Thomas
    The Commercial Release of AECOsim Building Designer CONNECT Edition is now available for download from Bentley's Software Downloads page. Please see the announcment from Jeff Ashley in the AECOsim | speedikon Announcements Forum . On YouTube we have…
    • over 5 years ago
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