• 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…
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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…
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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 - 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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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: 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,…
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