DelDOT CONNECT CADD Standards Installation

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The DelDOT CONNECT CADD Standards (DCCS) currently provides primary support for the following products:

  • MicroStation CONNECT Edition - Update 15 (10.15.00.074) (MSCE)
  • OpenRoads Designer 2020_R3 (10.09.00.091) (ORD)
  • OpenBridge Modeler 9 (10.09.09.770) (OBM)
  • ProStructures Update 5 (10.05.00.54) (PRST)

The DCCS also provides secondary support for the following products:

  • OpenRoads Designer 2020_R1 (10.08.00.088) and 2020_R2 (10.08.01.33)
  • OpenBridge Modeler 8.1 (10.08.01.87)
  • ProStructures Update 4 (10.04.00.47)

As DelDOT continues to produce enhancements to the DCCS, primary support products will only receive these updates. Products listed under secondary support are provided only to allow users time to upgrade their projects to the latest product version and will not receive any enhancements.

---WARNING---

Because of how the civil data is stored in the DGN file, it is very important to be aware of incompatibilities between versions. The DCCS is currently compatible with ORD versions, 2020 R1-R3. If you try to open an earlier version of ORD with the current standards, you will not see the DelDOT ORD resources loaded. As we move forward, we understand that there will be issues with updating immediately because of other DOT timelines. Because of this, every attempt will be made to make sure the workspace is compatible with the latest major release as well as the one previous. With the heavy development that is currently being made by Bentley, it is highly advisable for all users to upgrade when Bentley releases them…barring any major bugs.

---WARNING---


The DCCS are setup in such a way that they are shared between all products. This diverges from how Bentley currently assists users with setting up these products.

For an example, cell libraries in MSCE standards are normally located inside of Organization\Cell folder. Bentley normally will copy these same cell libraries into the organization's ORD folder system which places a copy inside of Organization-Civil\Cell folder.

DelDOT did not use this methodology. Cell libraries for standard MSCE use are still located in the Organization\Cell, but only ORD specific cell libraries are located in the Organization-Civil\Cell directory.

There are two methods to acquire the DCCS for use of DelDOT projects.

  • ProjectWise Managed Workspace – CADD resources are automatically downloaded as updates are made directly from DelDOT’s ProjectWise server. This only pertains to project files opened via a ProjectWise client.
  • Download of the DelDOT_CONNECT_Standards.zip file.

Downloading of files directly from the ProjectWise (PW) standards locations is highly unadvisable. This is because the files and folders are slightly managed differently inside of the DelDOT PW system than how they are setup in a localized drive system.

This document will detail the preferred way of installing the DCCS into a system in two different ways.

  • DCCS with delivered files
    • This is the easiest method, but is only recommended from a fresh install of the product(s) and where your CADD system isn’t already managed by someone knowledgeable with MicroStation environment variables.
  • DCCS adjusting own environment
    • This is the method CADD administrators should use to incorporate into their own system.
    • ProjectWise setups (Non-DelDOT managed workspace)

DCCS with Delivered Files

This method of installation is possibly the easiest way to install the DCCS onto your computer. I tried to make it as “Drag and Drop” as possible to minimize issues for those not comfortable with MicroStation configuration variables. This setup is developed with the idea that MSCE or ORD was installed fresh on your system and you already did not configure it for your own system.

MicroStation CE

  1. Identify the location that MSCE stores its local resources. By default, this location is C:\ProgramData\Bentley\MicroStation CONNECT Edition\Configuration\.
  2. Open the downloaded ZIP file and navigate to into the MSCE folder.

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  2. Copy the WorkSpaces folder and the WorkSpacSetup.cfg file and paste them inside of the folder identified in Step 1. Accept the prompt(s) to overwrite the folder and files in the directory.
  3. You can start MicroStation CE and it will run with DelDOT standards with the DelDOT Workspace/No Workset environment.

OpenRoads Designer, OpenBridge Designer, and ProStructures

  1. Identify the location that ORD stores its local resources. By default, this location is C:\ProgramData\Bentley\OpenRoads Designer CE\Configuration\ .
  2. Open the downloaded ZIP file and navigate to into the ORD folder.

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  2. Copy the WorkSpaces folder and the WorkSpacSetup.cfg file and paste them inside of the folder identified in Step 1. Accept the prompt(s) to overwrite the folder and files in the directory.
  4. You can start ORD and it will run with DelDOT standards with the DelDOT WorkSpace/No Workset environment.
  5. For OBM or PRST installations, the procedure should be the same, but at this time (07/24/2020) we have not tested this. You may attempt this at your own risk. This document will be updated once we have tested this workflow.

 

DCCS Adjusting Own Environment

This method of installation requires modification of MSCE/ORD/OBM/PRST configuration files. An understanding of editing configuration variables and the effects of doing so is highly recommended using this method. This method is also assuming that you are pointing both MSCE and ORD to the same group of standards on your network or local machine.

MicroStation CE, ORD, OBM, and PRST

  1. Open the downloaded ZIP file and navigate to into the ORD/Workspaces folder. You should see a folder named DelDOT in this location. This is the full DelDOT workspace.


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  2. Copy the DelDOT folder and the DelDOT.cfg file and paste them in the location that you are storing your MSCE/ORD/OBM/PRST WorkSpaces **.
  4. Inside of your WorkSpaceSetup.cfg file, you will need to add the following lines:
  • DELDOT_WORKSPACE_RESOURCES=$(_USTN_CONFIGURATION)Workspaces/DelDOT/Organization/
  • DELDOT_CIVILWORKSPACE_RESOURCES=$(_USTN_CONFIGURATION)Workspaces/DelDOT/Organization-Civil/
  2. You can start MSCE or ORD and it will run with DelDOT standards with the DelDOT Workspace/No Workset environment.

**Note

The MSCE/ORD WorkSpaces are different than what Workspaces are thought of in MicroStation v8. It is highly recommended to understand the differences in this terminology. WorkSpaces should be placed in a standard location that your MSCE/ORD installation understands to work correctly.

MicroStation CE and ORD on ProjectWise

There are three important variables that need to be set for MicroStation and ORD to work inside of your own ProjectWise instance:

  • _USTN_CONFIGURATION
  • _USTN_ORGANIZATION
  • USTN_WORKSPACECIVILSTANDARDS

These variables should be set prior to DelDOT’s configuration files running. An appropriate configuration block area would be the Predefined area.

The following is an example of how DelDOT’s system is setup. These settings are not to be used exactly in your own system, but can be used as a guidance. DelDOT’s ProjectWise system sets the following variable in the Predefined area:

_DelDOT_CONFIGURATION_ROOT = pw:\\deldot-pw.bentley.com:deldot-pw-01\Documents\02 Standards\DelDOT_CADD_Configuration\

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This setting is then used in the config file located in the same directory called MicroStation_Versions.cfg. This file contains the three lines:

  • _USTN_CONFIGURATION = $(_DelDOT_CONFIGURATION_ROOT)MSCE/
  • _USTN_ORGANIZATION = $(_DelDOT_CONFIGURATION_ROOT)MSCE/Organization/
  • _USTN_WORKSPACECIVILSTANDARDS = $(_DelDOT_CONFIGURATION_ROOT)MSCE/Organization-Civil/

The image below shows the directory structure of the DelDOT workspace in ProjectWise.

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