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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, the…
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 treated…
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…
Previous articles have described how to use ConfigurationSetup.cfg to redirect your applications to a networked configuration.
Another common question asks how to use our applications when out of the office or working at home (obviously pertinent to the…
Good article, and timely. Most organisations have a tool to remotely connect to a VPN and reconnect your network drives (we use Cisco Secure Mobility Client). However, even if you have that, it's good to have a setup such as this available not only as…
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…
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…
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…
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:
I think they made a modification to something in.
.../ProgramData/Bentley/CONNECT Edition/Configuration/
I don't recall the specific though.
Current job has me working with SS3 so I haven't had a chance to review all the changes.
This blog may…
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 setting…
[Updated 14 August 2018]
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…
For convenience here are links to search results for several of the themes on this blog:
SMB - lists articles particularly relevant to smaller users in the SMB/SME sectors
OpenBuildings Designer
Setting Up in the Real World
Using it!
CONNECT Edition -…
Note added 11 August 2018.
For advice regarding CONNECT Edition, please see CONNECT Edition - Configuration : Customization Guides.
Updated 11 August 2014.
For convenience here is a list of my posts about configuring AECOsim Building Designer V8i:
Standards can be configured by files at all configuration levels.
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; configurable…
Marc,
If I define _USTN_USER_CONFIGURATION it overrides my custom configuration, what do I need to do to get the workspace drop down to display the 3 configurations as you show above, or evne jut custom and user?
I used to have this but seems that in…
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…
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…
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
At the…
Thanks for clarifying Marc, if not a little disappointing. The original behaviour was much better from an admin/testing point of view. As it stands I have to edit my cfg file each time I want to swap
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…
Hi Duncan, you are correct. This is no longer working as I found when writing this post. Having looked at this one I think the behaviour you are seeing is the original design intention. I am discussing with colleagues and have filed Defect 1095759 to…
Hi Duncan, the behaviour originally described was a defect, the behaviour that you have found is the intended behaviour, I have updated the article to reflect this.
Mark,
I am trying to switch the location of my custom configuration to a different folder on my server. I manually edit the ConfigurationSetup.cfg on the c:\ drive and add a new folder path to the "_USTN_CUSTOM_CONFIGURATION=" variable, but after making…