Caution! If you previously installed Bentley ProjectWise and turned on AutoCAD integration, you must add the following key to your system registry using the Windows Registry Editor. Before you edit the registry, make a backup copy.

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Bentley\ProjectWise iDesktop Integration\XX.XX\Configuration\AutoCAD

String value name: DoNotChangeCommands

Value: 'On'

To access the Registry Editor, click Start > Run, then type regedit. Using the Registry Editor incorrectly can cause serious, system-wide problems that may require you to re-install Windows to correct them. Always make a backup copy of the system registry before modifying it.

The AutoCAD functionality has been implemented in a way that is the same as the base product. Once you become familiar with the stand-alone mode, you will not have any difficulty using the product in AutoCAD mode.

Some of the advantages of working in AutoCAD mode include:

• Layout network links and structures in fully-scaled mode in the same design and drafting environment that you use to develop your engineering plans. You will have access to any other third party applications that you currently use, along with any custom LISP, ARX, or VBA applications that you have developed.
• Use native AutoCAD insertion snaps to precisely position Bentley StormCAD CONNECT elements with respect to other entities in the AutoCAD drawing.
• Use native AutoCAD commands such as ERASE, MOVE, and ROTATE on Bentley StormCAD CONNECT model entities with automatic update and synchronization with the model database.
• Control destination layers for model elements and associated label text and annotation, giving you control over styles, line types, and visibility of model elements.

Click one of the following links to learn how to use AutoCAD mode: