Extensions Configuration Variables
The following table lists the configuration variables that affect extensions. Each configuration variable expects a valid value. An invalid value will not override a setting. You do not need to close and restart in order for the configuration variable change to take effect.
| Variable | Description |
|---|---|
| MS_GROUPPANELPREF | Defines the location of the file that stores the saved state of group panels in various dialogs. These include dialogs such as View Attributes, and stores the open state of the groups, as well as any custom settings that the dialog can associate with the groups. |
| MS_TASKDIALOGPREF | Defines the location of the file used to store preferences about the Tasks dialog between sessions. This file stores info such as the last active task, the last active task dialog, and the task layout mode. Do not modify this file. |
| MS_DOCKINGPREF | Defines the location of the file that stores docking preferences such as which dialogs are docked, where they are docked, and the size of the docking areas. |
| MS_SKETCHUP_IMAGE | Stores the texture images that are embedded in the SketchUp files when the SketchUp file is saved as a DGN file. |
| KS_STRUCOBJ_DISPLAYMODE | Determines if structural objects are displayed in rendering mode. If set to 0, do not display in rendering mode; if set to 1, display in rendering mode. The default is 1. |
| KS_WORKFRAME_DISPLAYMODE | Determines if workframes are displayed in rendering mode. If set to 0, do not display in rendering mode; if set to 1, display in rendering mode. The default is 1. |
| KS_BOLT_DISPLAYMODE | Determines if bolts display. If set to 0, bolts do not display; if set to 1, they display. The default is 1. |
| KS_HOLE_DISPLAYMODE | Determines if holes display in true extrusion. If set to 0, they do not display; if set to 1, they display. The default is 1. |
| MS_POINTCLOUD_APPS | Loads any specified MDL applications along with the PointCloud Handler whenever a point cloud is attached in a model. To load the MDL application every time you attach a point cloud, add the name of the MDL application to this variable. |
| MS_SELECTSERVICESHOME | URL of Bentley SELECTservices homepage. |
| MS_REALDWG_APPS | Lists the adapters for cooperative object enablers that load when the product starts. |
| MS_GPSDEVICES | Specifies the supported GPS devices. Do not modify this configuration variable. |
| MS_GEOCOORDINATE_REPROJECTIONSETTINGS | Directory where the reprojection settings are stored. Do not modify this configuration variable. |
| MS_GEOCOORDINATE_REFSETTINGS | Directory where the default reference reprojection settings are stored. Do not modify this configuration variable. |
| MS_GEOCOORDINATE_FAVORITESFILES | Directory set aside for quick access to geographic coordinate systems. The contents of this directory appear in the Favorites folder on the Select Geographic Coordinate System dialog’s Library tab. |
| MS_GEOCOORDINATE_DATA | Directory where GeoCoordinate data is installed. |
| MS_ELEMENTEXPLORER_ENABLERS | This variable defines the Element Explorer Enabler applications. |
| MS_PROCESSEXCEPTIONLOG | Use to manage exception.log and minidump.dmp. |
| MS_CUSTOMIZE_REPORT_STYLESHEET | Defines the file name and location for HTML reports on templates and customizations. The default style sheet is named customizereport.xsl and is stored in ..\WorkSpace\System\Data. |
| MS_BATCHPLT_SPECS | Sets the location of the batchplt.spc file, which contains the print specifications. |
| MS_FONTCONFIGFILE | Specifies the full path of the font configuration file. Default path is $(MS_SYSFONTDIR)/MstnFontConfig.xml. |
| MS_SELECTBY | Defines the directory where the selectby.rsc file is written to or read from. The selectby.rsc is used by the Select by Attributes tool to save and retrieve sets of selection criteria. The default setting is MS_SELECTBY=$(_USTN_HOMEROOT). |
| MS_BUTTONMENU | Defines the file name that holds the mouse button menu. The default name is default.btnmenu located in the MS_DATA directory. |
| MS_DATA_PDFL | Used for internal implementation only. Do not modify this configuration variable. |
| MS_SHAREDCONENTDIR | Directory containing shared content files. |
| MS_RASTER_DEF_DIR | If absent, there is no Effect. If present, defines the default directory to which the Attach Raster Reference menu will point to (Default raster file open directory). |
| MS_POINTOOLS | Points to the directory where the DLLs related to Pointools are stored. |
| MS_LUXOLOGY | Points to the directory where the DLLs related to Luxology are stored. |
| MS_ACIS | Directory containing the ACIS subsystem. |
| MS_SYSFONTDIR | Directory containing the system fonts. |
| MS_SYMBOLPROVIDER_APPS | Allows developers to register a managed assembly as an application that provides additional symbols for use in named expressions. |
| MS_TASKMAPFILES | Used for internal implementation only. Do not modify this configuration variable. |
| MS_INPUT_CONFIGXML | Directory containing the inputconfiguration.xml file, which is used to store gesture assignments. |
| MS_ICONRSCLIST | Directories containing .rsc files for icons. |
| MS_ICONLIBRARYLIST | Directories containing .dll files for icons. |
| MS_ICONPATH | Directories containing files for icons. |
| MS_ECREPOSITORY_PROPERTYENABLER_SKIPPED_ECSCHEMAS | Used to remove certain item types from appearing in the Items dialog and Search dialog. The list is delimited by semicolons and the ECSchema names must be fully qualified with their version number, for example, MySchema.01.00;BentleyPlant.05.00. Do not modify this configuration variable. |
| MS_CLRUICULTURE | Used for internal implementation. Do not modify this configuration variable. |
| MS_XATTRIBUTE_HANDLER_LOAD | Used to control terrain model elements. This variable should not be changed by users. |
| MS_HANDLER_LOAD | Used to control element handlers. Do not modify this configuration variable. |
| MS_PROPERTYENABLER_APPS | Lists the applications to be loaded that are required for displaying properties in the Element Information dialog. |
| MS_TEMPLATEEXTENDER_APPS | Used to make terrain model properties available in the Element Templates dialog. |
| MS_PRODUCTCODEGUID | Used for internal implementation. Do not modify this configuration variable. |
| MSDIR_INSTALLED | Directory where the product is installed. |
| EC_EXTENSION_ASSEMBLIES | Used for internal implementation. Do not modify this configuration variable. |