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verfasst von Aidan Mercer, Global Marketing Director Government und Utilities bei Bentley Systems

Es ist schwierig über Infrastruktur zu reden, ohne die Begriffe „Smart Cities“ oder „effiziente Prozesse“ zu verwenden. Doch diese Begriffe reichen nicht immer aus. Was wir wissen ist, dass sich die Infrastruktur in einem tiefgreifenden Wandel befindet, um eine Vielzahl neuer Software, Prozesse, Megatrends und Weiterentwicklungen mit einzubinden, die zusammen eine effizientere Arbeitsweise ermöglichen. Dies erlaubt unmittelbare Anpassungen an aktuelle oder zukünftige Situationen. Beispielsweise hat das Aufkommen der 3D-Technologie einen dramatischen Einfluss auf die Entwicklung urbaner Landschaften, indem sie neue Perspektiven zur Visualisierung und Optimierung der neuen und bestehenden Infrastruktur anbietet. Datenanalyse, Sensortechnik und verbesserte Rechenleistung tragen zur kontinuierlichen Weiterentwicklung von Software bei, ebnen den Weg für intelligentere Infrastruktur und effizientere Infrastrukturexperten, die vorausschauende Tools nutzen. Aber werden die Smart-City-Zielvorgaben wirklich erfüllt? Bentley Systems kann diese Lücke mit innovativer Technologie schließen, um Infrastrukturprojekte weltweit weiterzuentwickeln und zu unterstützen.

Funktionsweise verstehen

Um die Zukunft modellieren zu können sowie um ein besseres Verständnis der Funktionsweise und langfristigen Leistung bestehender Infrastrukturen und Anlagen zu erlangen, wächst die Nachfrage nach einer Möglichkeit diese zu erfassen, kontinuierlich zu überwachen und zu untersuchen. Bei dem Konzept der „Realitätsmodellierung“ geht es darum, Infrastrukturprojekte mit Bildern aus der realen Welt anzureichern, indem die vorhandenen Daten mit 3D-Bildverarbeitung und photogrammetrischen Verfahren erfasst, verarbeitet und wiederverwendet werden.

Die Welt entfernt sich von 2D, was viele Vorteile mit sich bringt. Heutzutage kann man mit der Bentley Anwendung ContextCapture sogar einfache Fotografien in 3D-Modelle umwandeln. Diese werden automatisch generiert, um bestehende Infrastrukturen virtuell darzustellen. Die Erfassung und Verarbeitung der Objekte wird mithilfe der Rechenleistung und Cloud-Erweiterung automatisiert, wodurch das präzise und effiziente Modellieren einer ganzen Stadt ermöglicht wird.

Die „Schönheit“ hinter diesen 3D-Modellen wird mithilfe der Datengenauigkeit und präzisen Geokoordinaten realisiert, die in georäumlichen Daten kombiniert und verwendet werden. Die semantisch angereicherten Modelle sind skalierbar und weniger hartnäckig als zum Beispiel eine Punktwolke. Die Modelle können nahtlos in technische Arbeitsabläufe integriert werden. Sie bieten umfassende Entwürfe von realen Umgebungen, um Modelle zum Leben zu erwecken.

Virtuelle Welten

Da die Technologie heute fest darin verwurzelt ist die Infrastruktur nachhaltig weiterzuentwickeln und zu unterstützen, können auch die Vorteile dieser konstruierten virtualisierten Welt genutzt werden. Die Relevanz digitaler Daten wird anerkannt, die in verschiedenen Phasen des Lebenszyklus verwendet werden und komplexe Zusammenhänge in Projekten werden fokussiert. Die digitale DNA aus der Planungs- und Entwurfsphase der digitalen Entwicklungsmodelle sowie deren Vorteile sind eine Voraussetzung der operativen Phase. Dies wird vorangetrieben von dem Bedarf an besseren Geschäftsergebnissen und der großen Mehrheit der Anlagenbetreiber, die diese Daten als essentielle Treiber für intelligentere Abläufe sehen.

Diese spannenden Entwicklungen veranlassen Architekten, Ingenieure, Infrastruktureigentümer und Berater zu intensiver Zusammenarbeit, was die Steuerung der Infrastruktur erleichtert. Die intelligente Stadt strebt nach Aufwertung und kontinuierlicher Verbesserung, um eine bessere Leistung und Lebensqualität zu bieten und übernimmt die neuesten Innovationen, um dies effektiv und effizient umzusetzen. Obwohl sich die Smart-City-Lücke schließt, sind wir davon überzeugt, noch ein Stück Weg vor uns zu haben. Doch die Zeichen zeigen, dass wir näher daran sind und sowohl effizienter arbeiten als auch Technologien sowie die notwendigen Mitarbeiter intelligenter einsetzen, um Projekte zu realisieren.

Erfahren Sie mehr über die Bentley Lösungen für Smarty Citiesund besuchen Sie Bentley Systems auf der INTERGEO in Hamburg (Halle 4, Stand E4.041)

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written by Aidan Mercer, Global Marketing Director Government and Utilities at Bentley Systems

It’s hard to talk infrastructure without hearing the terms “smart cities” or smarter processes. These terms are spurious at best. What we do know is that infrastructure in general is going through a transformative change to incorporate a multitude of new software, processes, mega trends and advancements that are collectively enabling a smarter way of working. This is allowing instantly adaptable responses to current, or future situations. The rise of 3D for example has had a dramatic impact on the way the urban landscape has evolved and continuous to evolve, by offering new perspectives on how we visualize and optimize new and existing infrastructure. Data analytics, sensor technology and improved computational power are all adding to the continuous advancements in software, paving the way for smarter infrastructure and smarter infrastructure professionals who have anticipatory tools. But are we truly delivering on these smart city objectives? At Bentley, we believe we are closing this gap with new technology to advance and sustain infrastructure projects around the world.

Understand how it works

In order to model the future, the ability to model today is a fast-growing requirement sought after as a means to capture the reality of existing infrastructure and the ability to continuously monitor and survey infrastructure assets for more understanding about how they operate and perform over time. The concept of “reality modeling” is concerned with adding real-world imagery to infrastructure projects by capturing, processing, reusing existing site data with 3D imaging and photogrammetric techniques. The world is moving away from 2D, and the benefits are bountiful. Today, with an application from Bentley called ContextCapture, even simple photographs can be turned into 3D models that are automatically generated to give virtual representations of existing infrastructure assets. By automating the capture-to-process capability, enabled by computational power enhanced by The Cloud, modeling of an entire city can now be done in an accurate and efficient manner.

The beauty behind these 3D models, is realized by the accuracy of the data and the precise geo-coordination gathered when combined and consumed in geospatial data. These semantically rich models are scalable and less intractable than a point cloud for example. These models can work seamlessly within engineering workflows and provide immersive designs with that real-world context to enliven designs beyond what we’re used to experiencing.

Virtual Worlds

Now that technology is firmly entrenched in advancing and sustaining infrastructure, we can also consider the benefits of this virtualized world created as a result. It is giving rise to new acknowledgment for the importance of digital data that is used in various phases of the lifecycle, shifting the focus to a greater understanding to the total expenditure of projects. The digital DNA found in the design and construction phase by virtue of the digital engineering models created is now being seen as a requirement including the operational phases. This is being driven by the need for better business outcomes and the vast majority of owner-operators are seeing this essential data as the driver for smarter operations.

These exciting developments are forcing great collaboration between architects, engineers, owners and the consultants that help to improve the way infrastructure is managed. A smart city is one that strives for betterment, for continual improvement to deliver a better service and a better quality of life and adopts the latest innovations to do so in a more efficient and effective manner. And although the gap is closing, I still believe we have a way to go, but the signs are that we are closer now to being smarter with the way we work, the technology we use and the people needed to operate these assets.

Learn more about the Bentley solutions for Smart Cities and visit us at INTERGEO 2016 in Hamburg, hall 4, booth E4.041.

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Some of you may have noticed that a new version of SELECTserver has been posted in the Software Fulfillment Center for use on deployed license servers. This article is intended to explain what changed, who should upgrade, and why a move to Bentley's hosted SELECTserver is still recommended long-term.

What has changed?

Client usage reporting issue for V8i and CONNECT edition products

An issue affecting the ability of some V8i and CONNECT edition products on client machines to successfully report usage to SELECTserver has been addressed in this version. It has been known to cause rapid growth in the license database as well. The defect only affects servers with SELECTserver 09.00.00.xxx installed. Consequently, users of SELECTserver 09.00.00.xxx are strongly encouraged to upgrade when possible, especially if V8i or CONNECT edition products are in use.

Data Retention fix

In some cases, the Data Retention setting was failing to remove old usage data. A replacement stored procedure posted on Bentley Communities has been officially incorporated into this version.

Support for later operating systems

Starting with Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012, the implementation of IIS changed. SELECTserver 09.01.00.26 has been updated to support IIS 8 and is now supported on the following operating systems:

• Windows Server 2008
• Windows Server 2008 R2
• Windows Server 2012
• Windows Server 2012 R2
• Windows Server 2016 (tested on Technical Preview 5)
• Windows 7
• Windows 8.x
• Windows 10

Support for later SQL Server instances

SELECTserver uses a Microsoft SQL Server instance to store the license database. SELECTserver 09.01.00.26 now supports the following versions of SQL Server:

• Microsoft SQL Server 2005, all editions
• Microsoft SQL Server 2008, all editions
• Microsoft SQL Server 2012, all editions except LocalDB
• Microsoft SQL Server 2014, all editions except LocalDB
• Microsoft SQL Server 2016, all editions except LocalDB

Who should upgrade?

This upgrade only applies to users who are configured to use a deployed (i.e. in-house) SELECTserver. Users of Bentley's hosted SELECTserver can disregard this update since they are always running the latest version available. Because of a usage reporting bug that affects users of SELECTserver 09.00.00.xxx, all users of SELECTserver 09.00.00.xxx are strongly encouraged to upgrade when possible. Users of SELECTserver 08.11.07.111 and earlier are encouraged to upgrade as well because of the improved reporting features of SELECTserver 09.xx.

The following support solution provides detailed instructions for downloading, installing, and configuring SELECTserver 09.01.00.26. For users that are performing an installation on a new server, note that SELECTserver 09.01.00.26 does not automatically install an instance of SQL Server, but the following support solution provides step-by-step instructions for downloading and installing SQL Server 2016 Express.

Why is Bentley's hosted SELECTserver still recommended?

In Q2 2016, Bentley introduced changes to the peak usage calculation used for the billing of SELECT users (i.e. not ELS or Academic users who are calculated differently). Instead of counting the number of times a product is used within a one-hour interval, product usage is now counted by a 10-minute interval. However, this change is only supported on Bentley's hosted SELECTserver, also known as SELECTserver Online or Bentley CONNECT SELECTservices. This is because SELECTserver, including version 09.01.00.26, sends only the following information to Bentley:

• Peak usage for products calculated using the one-hour interval
• Hashed machine names and the dates when products were used
• Hashed user names and the dates when products were used (for passports)

The start and stop times are not reported to Bentley from deployed servers, so there is no way to recalculate the peaks using the new 10-minute interval. Bentley has access to this data on the hosted server for recalculation efforts, hence the recommendation to migrate to the hosted server.

I have had this question come up few times. It is a very simple add to the webpage for ProjectWise WebServer. I have had users who have added simple text and have made fancy logos as well.In this blog it will cover the file to modify and also to add text or a link.

• As always please back up the original login.aspx located; c:\inetpub\pwweb (the folder can be different depending on where you deploy your site)
• Next open login.aspx in notepad
• Add the following sytax  <div> text </div> (example below) (code1)
• User will see the text added to the login.aspx page (sc1)
  
  code1       

          <div> Login with your domain account <br>
           please type (your company domain) \ UserID </div>

<div id="login-body" class="ui-widget-content ui-corner-bottom">
<form runat="server"><ec:LoginForm ID="login" runat="server" ConnectionId="default" OnInit="LoginForm_Init" OnAuthenticated="LoginForm_Authenticated" />

 sc1

• to add a link you can add the following Syntax  <a href="URL link"> text to view on page</a> (example below) (code2)
• User will see the text added to the login.aspx page (sc2) 
  
  
  

          <a href= "https://www.bentley.com"> Bentley.com </a>
          <div> Login with your domain account <br>

           please type (your company domain) \ UserID </div>

           <div id="login-body" class="ui-widget-content ui-corner-bottom">
           <form runat="server"><ec:LoginForm ID="login" runat="server" ConnectionId="default" OnInit="LoginForm_Init" OnAuthenticated="LoginForm_Authenticated" />

                         sc2

Learn to work with the MicroStation DWG workmode. The DWG Workmode is set in several ways, you will learn them and enable them using the best practice of keeping the workmode workset based. DWG workmode is a working environment in MicroStation that allows for the editing and review of DWG files. Your scenario for the training course is that you now work for a multi discipline engineering firm. You are tasked with creating Drainage Structure details to be delivered as AutoCAD DWG files for a local municipality. They will use these drawings within their own AutoCAD software. You are a “MicroStation shop” and could certainly create these as DGN’s and deliver them as DWG. However as mentioned you are a “MicroStation shop” and need to deliver these accurately and ensuring the utmost file fidelity. To create these as DGN and deliver as DWG, it would require you to expertly master not only the file format you use, DGN but also DWG and you may not have access to the expertise in this. To maintain the highest level of file fidelity you will work on these files in the DWG Workmode, giving a “native” DWG with the highest level of compatibility.

Register TODAY!

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Students and educators, join us for Part 2 in the series and learn how to interpret analysis results in the post-processing mode, after STAAD.Pro determines joint loads based upon exposure factor, influence area, and wind intensity.

Introduction to Wind Load Analysis using STAAD.Pro, Part 1 showed creation of wind definitions (both custom and automated by pre-defined codes, like ASCE-7 or SNiP) and application of load case details to a structure.

If you missed Part 1, please watch it on-demand here before joining us for Part 2!

Topics in Part 2 will include:

• The Post-processing mode

• Verifying deflection analysis results in the structure

• Influence area examples, for STAAD.Pro’s calculation of joint loads

• Open structure options

• Group option, using STAAD Editor

We are offering two sessions, to accommodate different time zones:

   September 22: register at http://bit.ly/2cDw4Wi

   September 29: register at http://bit.ly/2cZFMCL

We hope you can join us!

In MicroStation CONNECT Edition, the association of notes with elements has been enhanced. The Place Note and Place Label tools have two types of associations, one is the regular association and other is relative association. Let’s see how each of these associations work.

Regular Association

In this case, the note or label establishes normal association with the element. So, if you move the element, the note or label remains at the same place, only the leader line moves along with the element. Similarly, if you happen to move the label or note’s text, the leader line moves along with the text or label. The animation below demonstrates a note with regular association with an element.

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To use the regular association, turn on the following icon in the Place Note or Place Label tool settings window.

Regular association is not available when you place a note or label without the leader line.

Relative Association

In this case, the associated note or label moves along with the associated element. The animation below demonstrates a label that has relative association with a cell.

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To use relative association, first turn on the regular association icon, followed by the relative association icon.

Note: To use any of the above associations, make sure you have the Association Lock turned on in the Locks ribbon group.

Hi,

a new version is available now. You can download it using this link.

http://cdnllnw.bentley.com/u/p/rl/dist2/intel/v1601/bentleylumenrttrial/1761ece7ccd04470b9536811d0a11e48/lumrt16012346en.exe

Regards

Ben

This article explains how to add a menu with links to useful locations or files in V8i applications and how to migrate the menu to CONNECT applications.

The general processes for creating custom tools in V8i are covered in the help documents and Customizing tools and tool boxes in MicroStation. How to Migrate Old Customizations to the Ribbon covers the general principles of tool migration. One useful thing to do with this feature set is add tools to quickly go to useful locations or documents in Windows Explorer or other applications.

Windows Application key-ins

The key-in %explorer C:\ will open Windows Explorer at the C:\ drive.

This uses the simplest example of the syntax: %<executable name> <path>.

Using hardcoded paths is obviously limiting and will require maintenance. Adding the statement 'expand keyin' allow the use of both Bentley configuration variables and Windows environment variables. For example this will open Windows Explorer in the user's root folder C:\Users\<username>

expand keyin %explorer $(USERPROFILE)

The 'expand keyin' statement can be replaced with '$' making command strings shorter:

$ %explorer $(USERPROFILE)

This syntax will be used in all of the following examples.

Other executable names can be used. To open CompanyProcedures.pdf located in W:\SS6\Standards\Documentation any of the following commands could be used with the _USTN_SITE configuration variable:

To open in either Internet Explorer or Chrome (other browsers are available!) use the File: qualifier:

$ %iexplore File:$(_USTN_SITE)Documentation\CompanyProcedures.pdf

$ %chrome File:$(_USTN_SITE)Documentation\CompanyProcedures.pdf

To open with Acrobat Reader:

$ %AcroRd32 $(_USTN_SITE)Documentation\CompanyProcedures.pdf

Bentley configuration variables are particularly useful for locations that are user or project specific as will be shown in the example below which adds a Useful Links menu to MicroStation, PowerDraft or any other V8i platform based application.

Adding a Useful Links Menu to the Quick Access Toolbar

Using the standard custom tool creation process create a dgnlib in one of the locations specified by MS_GUIDGNLIBLIST. To make the menu available to all users the ...Standards\dgnlib folder would be the best place, e.g. in the QuickConfig examples "W:\SS6\Standards\dgnlib".

Create the tools under the User Tools tree on the left, then simple drag them over to the desired location in the Menu bar on the right. Note that I have used the Toolbox name User Links on the left but chnaged it to Useful Links on the right. I also inserted the '~' to provide a key-stroke to open the menu (Alt + i when input focus is at Home).

The four key-in strings used are:

The icon used is the standard Windows Explorer icon, you can add your own.

This menu can also be used in CONNECT Edition applications.

At this point consider whether to import existing customisations or recreate them uisng the CONNECT Ribbon tools. Import may be quicker but could make futher maintenance more laborious.

Let's look at the import process.

Copy your dgnlib to the appropriate MS_GUIDGNLIBLIST location for CONNECT, to apply to all users this could be a location similar to 'W:\CONNECT\Organization\Dgnlib\Gui'.

Once the dgnlib is in place it is accessible from the CONNECT customisation tools. The quickest way to access these is via 'Customize Quick Access Toolbar' above the ribbon.

The Customize Ribbon dialog allows customisation of both the Ribbon and the Quick Access Toolbar. Any changes made will be stored in the active dgnlib. Click Custom Tools and Tasks at the lower left to see the CONNECT version of the V8i Customize dialog:

Note that the MenuBar section is no longer present:

This dialog can be used to import, create and modify custom tools that are then added to the CONNECT Ribbon and/or Quick Access Toolbar.

To add the custom tools pick Choose Components from: > Tollboxes (Custom)

Then expand the toolbox to see it's contents:

the drag the tools to where you want them in the Quick Access Toolbar:

Note that in the example above the Key-in is the less than obvious 'DMSG ACTIVATETOOLBYPATH User Links\Open Current Project Data Folder' linking to the imported V8i toolbox. This is where future maintenance could be complicated by additional steps and dialogs.

To avoid this, tools could be created from scratch, but that requires the repeat of a whole series of steps and inputs. Fortunately in the case of simple tools like this all you have to do is copy the key-in from the custom tools and replace the link commands:

That way you recive the benefit of drag and drop of the previosuly input names, tool sequence, icons, etc.

For the best result make all changes to the tools copied into the Quick Access Toolbar, name changes, replacing key-ins, before clicking Apply.

The changes needed to reflect the configuration changes between V8i and CONNECT Editions are:

The word Project in the name is replaced with WorkSet for consistency with Bentley terminology but could be a company specific phrase.

Click Apply and the new menu will appear:

Note: when testing tools in an organisation dgnlib that is not associated with a workset (click no whan asked!) tools such as the example above that link to a WorkSet specific location will just open Windows Explorer in a neutral location (My Documents in my case).

Importing tools to the Ribbon.

The same technique can be applied to importing tools ino the Ribbon. Once a tool is added to the Ribbon it is made available in the Buttons list.

Once a custom Ribbon Group is created it will appear in the Groups list and can be reused:

Who can guide you better than a Bentley colleague that has helped countless thousands of users master MicroStation visualization techniques?

Animating with MicroStation, authored by Jerry Flynn, has a wealth of knowledge which makes it the perfect text for anyone looking to create polished animations with MicroStation. It provides in-depth instruction on how to use MicroStation’s Animation Producer and animation tools.

This is the definitive text for architecture, civil engineering and industrial engineering students to learn every aspect of animation with MicroStation. Students can learn to create world-class productions by scripting animations with multiple actors, cameras, paths and targets.

Plus, discover how to add extra elements to your animations! Instruction is provided on incorporating source lighting, global lighting and advanced features such as the velocity graph and motion blurs.

Click here to grab a copy—at the special low price for Students!

Are self-cleaning pipes an important consideration in your sewer system design? Did you know that the Tractive Stress feature can assess this and even size pipes to ensure that your system is self-cleaning? To learn more, watch this short video and check out the additional resources in the "See Also" section. The video covers the following:

• Setting a global or local target tractive stress
• Using color coding to visualize where pipes are self-cleaning

Applicable products/versions:

• V8 XM and V8i: SewerGEMS and SewerCAD (GVF-Convex numerical solver)
• CONNECT Edition: SewerGEMS, SewerCAD, CivilStorm (GVF-Convex, Explicit (SWMM) and Implicit)

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This video is part of a growing library of useful information designed to provide effective tips and information about time-saving product features within Bentley’s Hydraulics and Hydrology products. Be sure to check back frequently to view the latest video. Better yet, subscribe to this blog by turning Notifications On.

Scott Kampa
Senior Technical Support Engineer
Bentley Systems, Inc.

See Also

Tractive Stress (aka Tractive Force, Shear Stress) Calculations and Design

Using Tractive Force Design in Sewers (Bentley LEARN server training lecture)

Wastewater Collection System Modeling and Design Chapter 2.9 (Book)

We are pleased to announce the release of gINT CONNECT Version 10.00.00.30. This release fixes some high-priority issues. It is available for download from http://selectservices.bentley.com.

Updates in the current release are:

• Repaired error when removing Coordinate fields (Pro Plus only).

• Enhancement of SQL server database validation (Pro Plus only)

• Corrected error where user was unable to change field types for fields in SQL Server (Pro Plus only).

• gINT Pro Plus now loads only the current project (instead of all projects)  in Site Map module. Site maps should now load faster.

• gINT can now be opened and used in Simplified and Traditional Chinese.

• Logical locks are now cleared in Citrix work environment.

• Revised EULA to current Bentley standard.

• Updated Copyright information.

There is still time to register for an Instructor Led course. Please view the schedule to find a class that meets your learning needs.

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The QuickStart for Building Designers Using MicroStation CONNECT Edition for AutoCAD Users is now available!

Join us to learn about creating the building base geometry, Column Grid and Walls, creating the building base-generating geometry, doors, windows and wall cleanup, annotating and dimensioning the building base, producing project deliverables, creating and printing Cut Sheets from Project Data.

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I wrote a little program that will switch the active version of LumenRT between LumenRT 2015 and 2016 (Connect Update 1).  You can download the program here:

https://bentley.sharefile.com/d-s482383527954a8f9

Just place the program on your desktop or where ever and run it.  It requires that you have both LumenRT 2015 and 2016 installed.

Working inside the MicroStation or AutoCAD platform of your Haestad product has it's benefits, such as a familiar user interface and precision drawing tools.

However, if you prefer the Standalone interface or if version compatibility is a concern, the Standalone interface has some powerful functionality that can often allow you to accomplish everything you would normally use the MicroStation or AutoCAD interface to accomplish.

To learn more, watch this short video and check out the additional resources in the "See Also" section. The video covers the following:

• Converting CAD files into a model network with Modelbuilder
• Displaying CAD files as background layers
• Exporting the model plan view and profiles to CAD format 

Applicable products / versions: WaterGEMS, WaterCAD, HAMMER, SewerGEMS, SewerCAD, StormCAD and CivilStorm V8i and higher

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This video is part of a growing library of useful information designed to provide effective tips and information about time-saving product features within Bentley’s Hydraulics and Hydrology products. Be sure to check back frequently to view the latest video. Better yet, subscribe to this blog by turning Notifications On.

Sushma Choure
Technical Support Engineer
Bentley Systems, Inc.

See Also

CAD Functionality in Standalone as an Alternative to AutoCAD or MicroStation Integration

Importing A CAD (DXF) Drawing Using ModelBuilder

Exporting profiles to .DXF files

Text is not displaying in my DXF background

As always this is a blog posting so if more information is needed please chime below in the comments and I will update this blog. 

It is always difficult to forecast space allocation. so my best advice is as follows.

• Always monitor the free space on your drive if it's getting low allocate more (in a VM) or time to add a second larger drive.
  • Monitoring tools can be used to setup a threshold of minimal space and it notifies you. (Your IT team can always assist in this area)
• For ProjectWise it's difficult to predict especially since projects can be extremely busy and or not have any traffic in them for months or years. 
  • advice here is archive your projects and later record retention can be in place or use Imodel Composition Server (ICS) to move the archive data to a different datasource. Which of course you will need two drives but once will always have freespace (production) and will never disrupt the production environment.
• I always tell users who ask me this question: at least 100-200 GB of free pace should be available, but more is always better.

Rail owner-operators and authorities for light-rail or metro systems face numerous challenges including increased safety targets, aging infrastructure, limited financial resources, managing information across multiple systems, and regulatory compliance. One of those regulatory challenges is the mandated implementation of Positive Train Control (PTC) systems.

In this new webinar Wednesday, September 28, you will hear from Bentley Systems experts George Castle and Leif Johnson how AssetWise helps enable PTC deployment. AssetWise provides best practice configuration management capabilities that address the problem of information integrity in a changing environment. Configuration management ensures information integrity through closed-loop change management, ensuring consistency between all aspects of operational information and the requirements related to the asset being described. 

Learn more and register today: