Including Files in the Active WorkSet

DGN files belonging to a WorkSet include WorkSet information or WorkSet properties. This enables you to place WorkSet properties as text fields and title blocks. When you open a DGN file in a WorkSet, MicroStation checks if the file belongs to the active WorkSet. If yes, it is opened directly. However, if the file does not belong to the active WorkSet, then depending on the status of the file, you will get one of the following alerts:

No WorkSet Alert - If the file does not belong to a WorkSet, you are given a choice to include the file to the active WorkSet or open it stand-alone with no active WorkSet.
WorkSet Mismatch Alert - If the file belongs to some other WorkSet, you are given a choice to open the file in its WorkSet or include it in the current active WorkSet. If you select to include the file in the current active WorkSet, the DGN file would no more belong to the other WorkSet.

You will also get an alert when you perform any of the following operations using a file that is not from the active WorkSet:

attaching references
attaching links to a link set
adding sheets to a sheet index
placing text fields pointing to WorkSet properties

Files at the locations specified by the following Configuration Variables at System level cannot be included in any WorkSet and do not display the No WorkSet or WorkSet Mismatch alerts:

MS_CELLOUT
MS_CELL
MS_CELLLIST
MS_DEF
MS_DGNLIBLIST
MS_DGNLIBLIST_DIMENSIONSTYLES
MS_DGNLIBLIST_DISPLAYSTYLES
MS_DGNLIBLIST_DRAWINGSEEDS
MS_DGNLIBLIST_LINKS
MS_DGNLIBLIST_PRINTING
MS_DGNLIBLIST_RENDER
MS_DGNLIBLIST_TEXTFAVORITES
MS_DGNLIBLIST_TEXTSTYLES
MS_GUIDGNLIBLIST
MS_SEEDFILES

If you have any template files, DGN library files, or cell library files that are used by multiple WorkSets, you may not want include them in a particular WorkSet. In such case, you can move those files to a location pointed by any of the above configuration Variables at System level.

Assigning a WorkSet to Multiple Files Using Batch Process

You can assign a WorkSet to multiple files using batch process:

In the Work page, select the desired WorkSet and open a file in that WorkSet.
Create a command file for batch process.
Add the key-ins FILE ASSOCIATEWORKSET and FILEDESIGN SAVE SETTINGS to the command file.
Select the files that you want to assign to the WorkSet.
Run the batch process.

To unassign a WorkSet from a file, use the key-in FILE DISASSOCIATEWORKSET. Do not do a save settings, else the WorkSet will again be assigned to the active file.