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…

Background While working in practice and as a freelance consultant, one of my first questions in response to a user's problem, typically "why are all my references missing and showing up red", would be which project (now WorkSet) are you in (perhaps…

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…

[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…

Please note that some of these variables have been changed in CONNECT Edition. Three mechanisms are available to provide consistent settings for DWG Import/Export. Exporting settings to a .DWS file for reuse is a good method to apply differing but consistent…

Microsoft PowerToys brings a bundle of utilities to Windows, some of which are finding their way into Windows 11; the app appears to be a testing ground for new UX ideas. It can be downloaded from the Microsoft Store , updates are automatic and frequent…

The Line Style creation tools have not been updated for many years so the user interface and process and the dialog boxes involved in creation can be quite challenging. However, Line Styles are a powerful tool so worth getting to know as discussed in…

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…

This piece covers a couple of techniques for working with brick dimensions. The first method relies upon the ability of the wall tool in AECOsim Building Designer (ABD) to place walls by offset, the second uses MicroStation's units settings file to…

One of the first issues raised during the beta process was the changes to the location of user files. During beta and the initial release of Connect, user preference files were locked to be stored as part of the user windows location. This caused quite…

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: …

In the Creator's Update Microsoft have expanded the use of the word 'app' to cover any application in their current terminology. This means that with default settings installing a Bentley application may throw up this dialog: Just turn it off here…

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…

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…

Why Cache? the reasons for using cached visible edges include: Freeze designs In a conventional MicroStation environment sheet files and their source Drawing Models are continually updated as references are modified. Bentley users have become used…

When your configuration file is only a few lines long and can be taken in at a glance, how it is set out may not be that important. However once you get into configuration and the files grow, being tidy makes life a lot easier. Some guidelines: …

Having established CAD Standards with your level libraries it is useful to keep project data synchronised with those libraries. But....you do need to control what is synchronised! There are a group of configuration variables that control level synchronisation…

It is a good idea to deploy standard settings for function keys and button settings to all your users, even if only one or two changes are required for your site, it makes the settings consistent with your training procedures and documents. However…

It disappoints me when I see suggestions like those in https://communities.bentley.com/products/plant/w/plant_design_and_engineering__wiki/28289/how-to-configure-openplant-modeler-to-use-workspace-from-shared-locatio n when options exist to avoid editing…

Here are some useful wiki posts relating to IFC Export of multiple files: IFC - Batch Export to IFC using the Batch Processor IFC - Export - Setting the Author Properties for Your Organisation