• How to Quickly Generate a Debug File

    Todd Moser
    Todd Moser
    Product: MicroStation Version: V8i, CONNECT, 2023 Environment: N\A Area: DGN Subarea: General Background A debug file is very useful when investigating configuration issues in MicroStation…
    • 1 month ago
    • MicroStation
    • MicroStation Wiki
  • OpenRoads, OpenBridge and OpenRail

    Garry Spivey
    Garry Spivey
    Staring a new Project with OpenRoads, OpenBridge and OpenRail all working within the same project. Does anyone have any tips or suggestions on managing the software? Is there any hierarchy to these products? If we do things in one will we see everything…
    • 5 months ago
    • Product Administration
    • Product Administration Forum
  • How to define the config variables on the Organization level?

    Vyanktesh Nama
    Vyanktesh Nama
    Product(s): ProStructures Version(s): CONNECT Edition (10.XX.00.XX) Area: Setup & Customization Subarea: Configuration variables Original Author: Vyanktesh Nama, Bentley Product Advantage Group …
    • 9 months ago
    • ProStructures
    • ProStructures Wiki
  • Key-in & Configuration Variables for OpenPlant Modeler CONNECT Edition

    Rahul Kumar
    Rahul Kumar
    Applies To Product(s): OpenPlant Modeler Version(s): CONNECT Edition Environment: Windows 10 (64 bit) Area: - Subarea: - Original Author: Bentley Product Advantage Group Various Key-in & Configuration…
    • over 1 year ago
    • OpenPlant | AutoPLANT
    • OpenPlant | AutoPLANT Wiki
  • Attach a custom WorkSpace and WorkSet located on another drive

    Steve Cocchi
    Steve Cocchi
    Product(s): OpenBuildings Designer (and AECOsim Building Designer) Version(s): CONNECT Edition Area: Configuration Problem The user has a customized WorkSpace and WorkSet that they need to add in OpenBuildings Designer…
    • 1 month ago
    • OpenBuildings | AECOsim | Speedikon
    • OpenBuildings | AECOsim | Speedikon Wiki
  • How to automatically save changes when exiting a DGN file

    Alifur Mandal
    Alifur Mandal
    Product(s): OpenBuildings Designer Version(s): CONNECT Edition Area: General Problem: My design file is not automatically saving the changes I make so I have lost all my changes after exiting. Solution: The reason…
    • 16 days ago
    • OpenBuildings | AECOsim | Speedikon
    • OpenBuildings | AECOsim | Speedikon Wiki
  • Customize the default Visible Edges mode

    Steve Cocchi
    Steve Cocchi
    Product(s): OpenBuildings Designer Version(s): CONNECT Edition Area: Drawing Views Subarea: Settings Problem Description How can I change the default Visible Edges mode when creating new Drawing Views…
    • 9 months ago
    • OpenBuildings | AECOsim | Speedikon
    • OpenBuildings | AECOsim | Speedikon Wiki
  • How to change Folder location from Workset level to Organization Level in OpenPlant Modeler

    Rahul Kumar
    Rahul Kumar
    Applies To Product(s): OpenPlant Modeler Version(s): CONNECT Edition 10.09.00.74 (Update 9) Environment: Windows 7/8.1/10 (64-bit) Area: Customization Subarea: Configuration Variable Original Author…
    • over 1 year ago
    • OpenPlant | AutoPLANT
    • OpenPlant | AutoPLANT Wiki
  • How do I change reference symbology properties in Bentley CONNECT Version14?

    Dean Romack
    Dean Romack
    I can't change the properties of my reference file even though I have full right to the file/
    • Answered
    • over 1 year ago
    • MicroStation
    • MicroStation Forum
  • Configuration Variables Dialog is enhanced in CONNECT Edition

    Steve Cocchi
    Steve Cocchi
    Product(s): OpenBuildings Designer Version(s): CONNECT Edition Area: Configuration Subarea: UI This dialog is enhanced in CONNECT Edition; made resizable for easier reading, it displays more information…
    • 21 days ago
    • OpenBuildings | AECOsim | Speedikon
    • OpenBuildings | AECOsim | Speedikon Wiki
  • What Configuration changes have been made between Power Platform V8i and CONNECT Edition?

    Steve Cocchi
    Steve Cocchi
    Product(s): OpenBuildings Designer (and AECOsim Building Designer) Version(s): CONNECT Edition and V8i Area: Configuration Subarea: Migration Background This is a high level overview of differences between…
    • 4 months ago
    • OpenBuildings | AECOsim | Speedikon
    • OpenBuildings | AECOsim | Speedikon Wiki
  • Microstation Connect Edition Does Not Refresh the Configuration Variable Automatically unless I restart the software

    Kefan Zhou
    Kefan Zhou
    Hi, I changed the expansion of the MS_FONTPATH, MS_SYMBRSRC. But it did not do anything to my drawing. But when I close the drawing and reopen it, the config file then updated and effected on my drawing. Is there a way to manual update the setting…
    • Answered
    • over 2 years ago
    • MicroStation
    • MicroStation Forum
  • 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 2 years ago
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  • How to generate a Backup file from ProStructures CONNECT Edition

    Vyanktesh Nama
    Vyanktesh Nama
    Product(s): ProStructures, ProConcrete, ProSteel Version(s): CONNECT Edition (10.XX.00.XX) Environment: N/A Area: General Subarea: N/A Original Author: Alistair Lobo, Bentley Product Advantage Group Overview…
    • over 1 year ago
    • ProStructures
    • ProStructures Wiki
  • [MicroStation CONNECT Ed. u13] _USTN_LOCALE_LANGUAGE

    Rob.G
    Rob.G
    _USTN_LOCALE_LANGUAGE is a predefined and locked variable. According to recommendations I'm using this var to set some configuration issues. Now I have computers on which my config does not work as the variable points to 'de', although the application…
    • over 4 years ago
    • Product Administration
    • Product Administration Forum
  • [CONNECT] Disable Workset Verification

    Daniel Grohmann
    Daniel Grohmann
    Hello everybody, in our organization we work in a workspace/workset configuration within our cad operators have to load/open different dgn files not assigned to any worksets. Is there an environment variable/method/function im CONNECT to suppress…
    • over 4 years ago
    • Product Administration
    • Product Administration Forum
  • Adding information to the MicroStation Title Bar

    Marc Thomas
    Marc Thomas
    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…
    • 1 month ago
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  • MSDebug File

    Todd Moser
    Todd Moser
    Product(s): All MicroStation-based product Version(s): All Environment: N\A Area: Administration Subarea: N\A The -debug command line parameter creates the msdebug.txt file in a 'Temp' folder…
    • 1 month ago
    • MicroStation
    • MicroStation Wiki
  • 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 2 years ago
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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 5 years ago
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  • CONNECT Edition - Custom Configuration Guides

    Yvonne Lohse
    Yvonne Lohse
    Product(s): MicroStation Version(s): 10.06.00.38 Environment: N/A Area: Configuration Subarea: Workspaces The following blogs posts describe the creation of a Custom Configuration for MicroStation…
    • over 4 years ago
    • MicroStation
    • MicroStation Wiki
  • 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 6 years 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 6 years 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 5 years 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 2 years ago
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