The following items summarize the new features and enhancements in the OpenUtilities Substation CONNECT Edition Update 13 release:

• Add a new Copy Balloon Callouts option to allow users to maintain Balloon Callout drawing annotations.

  Users are able to enable the toggle “Copy Balloon Callouts” when user has enabled “Maintain Device ID – Complete” and Source and Target projects are different.

  • Copy Balloon Callouts is enabled, if no conflict, the software will copy Balloon Callouts from source project to target project. If target project contains one or more some complete device IDs, then the software will display Engineering Design Consideration dialog.
  • Copy Balloon Callouts is disabled, Balloon callouts will be removed from copied pages.

  

• Add checking of Microsoft Access Database Engine version

  The software will check if Microsoft Access Database Engine is with a bad version. If yes, the software prompts the warning dialog. User is ability to check the problem in the file “Registry_File_Check.txt” under installation folder “\ProgramData\Bentley\OpenUtilities Substation CONNECT Edition\Configuration\Datasets\Substation\Config\”.

  

• Add the warning message when SQL server is down or not available.

  If user executes some commands such as Copy, Move, Scale, Rotate, Mirror, Delete and Stretch, and SQL server is suddenly down or not available, then the software will pop up the warning message.

  

• In ProjectWise integration, support Read-only permission for ProjectsOptions.xml.

  User is able to create new page in Substation Project with Read-Only access to the ProjectOptions.xml.

  

• Shared cell symbol is placed on active level.

  A symbol is saved with “Use Shared Cell” option in Symbol Create Wizard. When the symbol is placed, it will be placed on active level.

• Enhance multiple previews for 3D symbols
  Users are able to see a Preview of the 3D symbol in Front, Side, Top and Isometric Views.

  • Insert Substation Objects
  • Insert Cable/Bus Object
  • Catalog Manager
  • Symbol Create Wizard

  

• Remove Accessory Kit and Construction Drawing options from Insert Substation Object dialog.

  

• Remove New Drawing, Place Labels and Output Balloon BOM from Ribbon menu.