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  • OpenRoads Designer does not work when Autodesk is installed.

    Product(s): OpenRoads Designer Version(s): 10.10+ Area: General Question: I installed AutoCAD using a third party provider and now I cannot use OpenRoads Designer when it is installed. How can I fix this? Answer: …
  • AutoCAD Exporting Tips for Developing Autopipe Model

    What is the best method for utilizing autocad models to build your autopipe model? From what I can tell, the best you can do is import the node coordinates. Is there a simple way to also export the runs from autocad and import them into autopipe?
  • Global Program Association Guide for Class Names

    Below you will see Class names for some AutoDesk Application types. These names can be used to create Global Program Associations for a Datasource in the ProjectWise Admin module. However, please note: The separate MEP, Architecture and Structure are…
  • Methods for Mass Updating files in ProjectWise (Fixing Civil DWG's)

    This article is a follow-up to the Important Information for Civil 3d Users article on the Bentley Communities Project Delivery: Content Management Forum. It is written to address the need to process a large number of DWG files at a time, due to an issue…
  • There Has Never Been a Better Time to Be a Bentley User

    Why is this the time for users to choose Bentley? As you may now know, Autodesk made the decision to discontinue the sale of individual perpetual licenses in January and perpetual licenses for suites at the end of July. Now is the time to take advantage…
  • DWG and DWF file types do not FTR?

    Hello, I noticed that common file types such as PDF, DOCX and DGN all FTR but DWG and DWF do not. Is this by design or does this require additional configuration? v15.4.1.325 HF 360 Regards, Patrick
  • Removing Projectwise from Autocad 12, 13, etc.

    How do I remove Projectwise from Autocad, without uninstalling Projectwise from the computer? Projectwise interferes with how Autocad works (mostly "Save" and "Save as" commands), even on drawing files that do not involve Projectwise. I have clicked on…
  • Are You Looking for the ProjectWise Integration Modules?

    Are you looking for the ProjectWise Integration modules for ACAD 2015, Revit 2015, Microsoft Office 2013 and Adobe InDesign on the SELECT download site? They are all in one location under ProjectWise Explorer Client Software. The easiest way to…
  • AutoPLANT Modeler V8i Supportability with AutoCAD

    Applies To Product(s): AutoPLANT Plant Design V8i and AutoPLANT Modeler V8i Version(s): SS1 | SS2 | SS3 | SS4 | SS5 | SS6 |SS7 | SS8 Environment: Windows 7/8.1/10 (64 bit) Area: AutoPLANT Modeler [FAQ] Subarea:…
  • Poor Performance and Running out of memory error

    Applies To Product(s): AutoPLANT Piping Version(s): N/A Environment: N/A Area: General Original Author: Dinesh Solanki, Bentley…
  • Can StormCAD import an Autodesk (AutoCAD) storm sanitary analysis (SSA) file?

    Product(s): StormCAD Version(s): 08.11.06.83 Area: Layout and Data Input Problem Description Can StormCAD import an Autodesk (AutoCAD) storm sanitary analysis (SSA) file? Background StormCAD cannot directly import an…
  • How do I move a P&ID drawing to another Project?

    Applies To Exchange Drawings Product(s): AutoPLANT P&ID Version(s): 08.11.09.140 Environment: N/A Area: Subarea: Original Author…
  • Export AutoCAD Civil 3D Pipe Network with Data to Microstations v8i ???

    I'm wanting to transfer a AutoCAD Civil 3d Pipe Network to Microstations.....Is this possible? If so, how do i go about getting the complex 3d drawing with data from one software to the other?
  • Using Bentley Civil Applications to View Autodesk Civil 3D DWG Objects

    Moving data from other formats always tends to be tedious process. It is even more frustration to use the Civil Engineering data contained in these files and move it to your Bentley Civil software. In the past, you would look into Autodesk's C3d DWG and…
  • Running Full Text Indexing on DWG Files

    Recently a number of calls have been received about setting up full text extraction with DWG files in ProjectWise SELECTSeries 4. There is some confusion about how to configure this because the implementation guide doesn’t include the configuration…
  • ProjectWise V8i SELECTSeries 4 and AutoCAD

    Recently we have been blogging about some of the new features in ProjectWise V8i SELECTSeries 4. Just so the AutoCAD users won’t feel left out; here are some nice changes to integration for you too. There are a lot of small improvements that add integration…
  • Name the Next MicroStation!

    The issue of Naming is a toughie..... Taken from the article linked above "Keep in mind the following rule of thumb about the name of the software: it has to be easy to understand, easy to pronounce, and easy to remember; it must be short and dynamic;…
  • View AutoPLANT V8i Objects using Navisworks

    Some Bentley AutoPLANT users also use Autodesk Navisworks as a visualization software to view Bentley AutoPLANT objects. Some of the recent releases of Autodesk Navisworks do not show Bentley AutoPLANT objects correctly. Autodesk has an Knowledge base…