Settings for Publishing iModels

When publishing a DGN file as an iModel, you can control the business data that will go into it. You can select the files to be included and you can specify which information to remove.

You are able to:

Create a single package
Embed documents list for a package
Set the type of protection for a package
Set the types of rights for a package
Set expiry date for a package
Remove intermediate published files
Create an iModel file of the selected version
Publish an iModel file to ProjectWise Share
Cache visible edges for 3D attachments
Retain cached visible edges even if out of date
Publish displayed attachments only
Include linked design files
Republish all iModels
Publish a point cloud (if one is loaded)
Publish a raster image (if one is attached)

When you publish or package a DGN file that contains links to other files, the linked files are also published as iModels. If there are links to files that are not DGN files, the linked files will not be published.

When you publish iModels with linked design files, the callout links are automatically updated to point to the published iModels instead of original design files.

You can view Markers as well as the Mini toolbar on callouts in published iModels. However, since the iModels are read only, the Create Drawing and Place View on Drawing or Sheet tools on the Mini toolbar are disabled. Also, the other tools are available for viewing purpose only.

Note: By default, an iModel is not republished if its DGN files have not been modified since the last time it was published. You can override the default and republish an iModel, even if the DGN files have not changed. This option is useful if the DGN files have not been modified, but configuration files or project databases that affect the published file have changed.