Using the project explorer and survey details dialogs. This blog is valid for microstation xm and onwards. Aecosim building designer 09 project explorer youtube. Project explorer settings bentley communities bentley systems. Project explorer has been renamed explorer in microstation connect edition. How do i purge the new project of references to the old project. Need help working from home with your bentley software. With microstation, you can easily view, model, document, and visualize projects of any size or complexity. Links and linksets in project explorer mark penns blog. Microstation 3d cad software for architecture, engineering. In microstation v8i the ability to link elements to files, folders, keyins, and websites is handled through the project explorer dialog. Intermediate bentley microstation v8i tutorial starting. From the inroads explorer, select file project defaults from the menu bar.
When you are using project explorer in microstation to check out link sets and dgn files containing link sets, it is important that you select the correct source in the link sets dialog selected file if you plan to change a link set, it is easiest to use selected file as the source. This blog explains the concept of links and linksets in project explorer pe. Cfg is installed to the \config\appl\ folder of the microstation or microstation powerdraft installation. In this article lets take a look at the basic roles that project explorer can play in our day to day life with microstation. No matter what design information you are working with or what kind of deliverables are required, you can rely on microstations flexibility and power to get the job done on time and on budget. You will learn about composite curves, active points, customizing your microstation libraries, task lists and toolboxes, and working with the project explorer, and. Ord technology, features, civil tools, project explorer and seed files. Adding links to project explorer bentley microstation v8i level 2.
As i explained in my last blog project explorer 101, pe consists of links a linkset is a hierarchical collection of links. Using inroads ss4 and ss2 with microstation ss4 cdot. Advanced project explorer configuration variable links. We have all our cad files for a project in one folder within each project. Along with the renaming comes a lot of new features. Microstation ss4 along with inroads ss4 and inroads ss2. Project explorer beginner questions microstation forum. Create a parametric steel section using microstation connect edition duration. Typically you create several models design, drawing, sheet, saved views plan, elevation, section, detail, and reference attachments using microstation. If you are a microstation cad user, make sure to install microstation before installing projectwise. I will also describe the basic fundamentals behind project explorer. Intermediate bentley microstation v8i tutorial starting project explorer oreilly video training. With microstation and powergeopak v8i selectseries 4, odot will transition to using a.
On opening up the new project however in the project explorer under models i find that it still contains names of models from the previous project i was working on even though i used a copy of the standard project template. Project explorer is a tool for insulating users from worrying about the location of files, models, or supporting documents. Project explorer civil tabs are missing bentley communities. It seems maybe there is a configuration variable that needs to be adjusted. Ive set up pe to show all the cad files within the current folder microstation is in. Project explorer 101 mark penns blog bentley colleague blogs. The explorer dialog, found in the microstation connect edition, builds upon the foundation of the project explorer found in earlier editions of microstation. No matter what design information you are working with or what kind of deliverables are required, you can rely on microstation s. Use of view attributes including the various rendering methods and project explorer. This also gives a background of how we can create a new links and linksets.
Settings project explorer how layout is displayed 1 2 true or false. Intermediate bentley microstation v8i tutorial starting project. Project explorer settings project explorer settings dialog lists the type of file content that appears in project explorer dialog. With proven microstation technology, you can confidently take on any design, construction, or operations project. In the microstation connect edition, you can manage the project data using the explorer dialog. Intermediate bentley microstation v8i tutorial starting project explorer. Get bentley microstation v8i level 2 now with oreilly online learning. For the rest of this section, whenever microstation is referred to, microstation powerdraft is also implied unless otherwise noted.
This video show you how to access project explorer, add tabs critical to the openroads workflow, and organize your workspace for efficiency. When project data is organized using project explorer, it does not matter to users where files, models, or supporting documents are actually located. Project explore for us does a couple of things and yes you can do this already in other ways in microstation. Bentley microstation project explorer by rob cross. In project explorer you can right click on the link and select the property menu item and foreshown dialog box comes up in which you can change the filter and configuration variable. Preparing to install projectwise explorer v8i before you install projectwise explorer v8i, first uninstall any previous versions of projectwise on your computer. When projectwise explorer is installed with idesktop integration support for microstation or microstation powerdraft, a configuration file called pw.
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