Configuration Tips - Cell Libraries
Four variables will be covered here:
MS_CELL
MS_CELLLIST
MS_CELLOUT
MS_CELLSELECTORDIR
The delivered standards.cfg includes the lines:
MS_CELL > $(_USTN_ORGANIZATION)cell/ # Cell libraries MS_CELLOUT = $(_USTN_ORGANIZATION)cell/ # Cell…
Proper .cfg Settings for network Configuration in Update 10?
I'm having difficulty finding the answer to my question digging through the forums and documentation, and I don't have access to the Configuration Explorer software to verify on my own.
I have a compounded issue where, in order to help some of our users…
MicroStation Command Line Options And Switches
Product:
MicroStation
Version:
V8, XM, V8i, CONNECT, 2023
Environment:
N\A
Area:
Administration
Subarea:
N\A
Command Line Parameters
The easiest and most reliable way to determine which command…
Configure Custom Configuration in the ProStructures using Manage Configuration.
Product(s):
ProStructures
Version(s):
CONNECT Edition ( 10.07.00.79 ) & Above
Area:
Setup & Customization
Subarea:
Configuration Setup
Original Author:
Vyanktesh Nama, Bentley Product Advantage Group …
Configuration Tips - Manage Configuration Utility
From MicroStation Update 17 we include the new Manage Configuration utility. Further updates to the utility were made from Update 17.2, see below. This enables MicroStation to switch between multiple configurations allowing further control and separation…
Using It! - Admin reports, AKA listing your stuff!
My colleague Shawn McGaffick wrote these four blogs on some of the useful reports that administrators or project leads can run on their data.
Reporting for CAD Administrators: Cell Count Reports
Reporting for CAD Administrators: Working Units, Scales…
OpenBuildings Speedikon Installation and Configuration
Product(s):
OpenBuildings Speedikon
Version(s):
CONNECT Edition Updates
Area:
Installation
Subarea:
N/A
First, carefully read the installation and configuration instructions in the Readme and the Forum…
Configuring ProStructures to read configuration from custom location other than default location.
Product(s):
ProStructures
Version(s):
CONNECT Edition ( 10.06.01.59 ) & Below
Area:
Setup & Customization
Subarea:
Configuration Setup
Original Author:
Sandip Kar, Bentley Product Advantage Group
…
Migrating custom content from AECOsim Building Designer SS6 to a current OpenBuildings Designer version
Product(s):
OpenBuildings Designer
Version(s):
CONNECT Edition
Area:
Datasets and content
Subarea:
Migration/Upgrade
This article focuses on the migration of project and customized dataset content.
The…
VBA - A general purpose autorun macro
In Adding information to the MicroStation Title Bar an autorun macro adds useful information to the application window title bar on file open or model close.
This macro can also be used to run any other actions appropriate to file open or model close…
Using It! - Add Frequent Tools or Places to the Quick Access Toolbar
Like most Ribbon UI applications the Quick Access Toolbar (QAT) can be customized, before stating to explore this consider where any customizations will be stored. The default is in personal.dgnlib and will only be available to the person who adds the…
Site Standards #00 - The Standards.cfg file
Out of the box we deliver C:\ProgramData\Bentley\<applicationName>\WorkSpace\Standards\standards.cfg.
This file lists a series of configuration variables that add paths to some of the sub-folders of ...\Workspace\Standards\
The list is fairly short…
How to Deploy a Shared WorkSpace in BRCM CONNECT Edition
Product(s):
Bentley Raceway and Cable Management
Version(s):
10.03.00.25
Environment:
N/A
Area:
Installation Configuration
Subarea:
N/A
Background
There are different methods to store a workspace configuration…
Windows - Renaming multiple items
This is a handy tip for configuration management in Windows 10.
If you select dissimilar items in Windows File Explorer, in this example, a WorkSpace folder and it's CFG file, copying them obviously results in <file/foldername> - Copy.xxx, etc.
However…
How can I limit OpenBuildings Designer to use only my custom level libraries?
Product(s):
OpenBuildings Designer
Version(s):
CONNECT Edition
Environment:
N/A
Area:
Configuration
Subarea:
Levels
Problem
I have recently migrated from AECOsim Building Designer v81 SELECTseries6…
Configuration Tips - Adding information to the MicroStation Title Bar
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…
Upgrading to MicroStation CONNECT Edition
Product:
MicroStation
Version:
CONNECT
Environment:
N\A
Area:
Installation
Subarea:
General
Background
The intention of this Wiki is to give a CAD Manager or Site Admin a more comprehensive…
Setting Up the MicroStation CONNECT Workspace on a Network.
Product:
MicroStation
Version:
CONNECT Update 7 and newer
Environment:
N\A
Area:
Configuration
Subarea:
Workspaces
This article covers the process for establishing a network workspace for MicroStation…
Configuration Tips - DGNLIBs
This is an updated version of an earlier V8i 101 article.
Paths have been changes to MicroStation 2023.
(In previous versions installed paths follow the pattern C:\Program Files\Bentley\MicroStation CONNECT Edition\MicroStation\. Previous paths are…
Configuration Tips : Should I edit ConfigurationSetup.cfg?
[Update November 2023]
From MicroStation 2023 and OpenX 2023 products onwards, we have introduced the Manage Configuration Utility that creates connections to one or more configurations, please follow the link for full details.
This results in ConfigurationSetup…
Configuration Tips : Where should I keep my DGNWS files?
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…
Configuration Tips : Reference file variables
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:
…
CONNECT Edition - Custom Configuration Guides
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…
CONNECT Edition - Configuration : Customization Guides
Product(s):
AECOsim Building Designer
Version(s):
10.00.00.154
Environment:
N/A
Area:
Configuration
Subarea:
Custom Configuration
The following blogs posts describe the creation of a Custom Configuration…
CONNECT Edition - Custom Configuration - Part 4 : Standards CFG File Contents
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…