User Configuration Variables
This table lists user configuration variables by category.
| Category | Variable | Short name | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cells | The topic Cells Configuration Variables has a complete list of configuration variables relating to cells. | ||
| Colors | The topic Colors Configuration Variables has a complete list of configuration variables relating to color. | ||
| Data Files | The topic Data Files Configuration Variables has a complete list of configuration variables relating to data files. | ||
| Database | The topic Database Configuration Variables has a complete list of configuration variables relating to databases. | ||
| Design Applications | (not applicable) | (not applicable) | List of MDL applications to load automatically when a DGN file is opened. See Configuration Variables dialog. |
| Design History | The topic Design History Configuration Variables has a complete list of configuration variables relating to Design History. | ||
| DWG/DXF | The topic DWG- and DXF-related Configuration Variables has a complete list of DWG- and DXF-related configuration variables. | ||
| Engineering Links | The topic Engineering Links Configuration Variables has a complete list of configuration variables relating to Engineering Links. | ||
| Extensions | The topic Extensions Configuration Variables has a complete list of configuration variables relating to extensions. | ||
| File Saving | MS_DGNAUTOSAVE | Design File Auto-Save | If set to 0 or a negative number, auto-save is disabled for all file types. If set to a positive number, auto-save is enabled for all file types. The specified positive number applies when editing V8 format design files. It determines the number of seconds of user inactivity that should elapse before MicroStation PowerDraft auto-saves. |
| MS_V7AUTOSAVE | V7 Design File Auto-Save | If set to a positive number, specifies the number of seconds after the first change to the V7 design file that auto-save occurs. When this time elapses, an Alert window appears that asks you whether the changes should be saved. The saving time can be significant, so you can defer the saving by clicking Cancel in the Alert window. If set to zero, auto-save is not done while the file is open. The file is automatically saved on exit or when switching to a different file. | |
| MS_V7AUTOSAVE_NODIALOG | V7 Auto-Save Dialog | If set to a positive number, specifies the number of seconds after the first change to the V7 design file that auto-save occurs. When this time elapses the Alert window is skipped and the file change is auto-saved. | |
| MS_V7BACKUPV8 | V7 create backup in V8 format | Automatically creates a backup of a V7 file in the V8 format. If set to true, a file is created in the same directory with the extension .v8. | |
| MS_DWGAUTOSAVE | DWG/DXF File Auto-Save | See DWG- and DXF-related Configuration Variables. | |
| MS_DWGAUTOSAVE_NODIALOG | DWG/DXF Auto-Save Dialog | See DWG- and DXF-related Configuration Variables. | |
| Geographic Coordinates | The topic Geographic Coordinates Configuration Variables has a complete list of configuration variables relating to geographic coordination. | ||
| Levels | The topic Levels Configuration Variables has a complete list of configuration variables relating to levels. | ||
| Macro Recorder | The topic Bentley Macro Recorder has a complete list of configuration variables relating to Macro Recorder and Visual Basic for Applications. | ||
| Markup | The topic Markup Configuration Variables has a complete list of configuration variables relating to markups. | ||
| OLE | MS_OLE_RETAIN_CONTROL_SIZE | Retain display size of object | If set to 1, the display size of the OLE object is retained. If set to 0 or not set (the default), the OLE object is resized according to the size reported by OLE server. |
| MS_OLESERVE_EMBED_REFFILES | Embed References | If set, references are embedded along with the master DGN file. | |
| Operation | The topic Operation Configuration Variables has a complete list of configuration variables relating to operation. | ||
| Point Cloud | MS_POINTCLOUD_LAS_NBIT_COLOR | Point Cloud LAS File Color treatment | If defined
and set to 8, will treat color as 8 bits. If set to 16, will treat color as 16
bits
If undefined or set to any other value; will try to auto detect number of bits per color channel. |
| Primary Search Paths | The topic Primary Search Paths Configuration Variables has a complete list of configuration variables relating to primary search paths. | ||
| Printing | The topic Printing Configuration Variables has a complete list of configuration variables relating to printing. | ||
| Protection | The topic Protection Configuration Variables has a complete list of configuration variables relating to file protection. | ||
| QuickVision | QV_DISABLE_D3D11 | Disables Direct3D Version 11 | Setting QV_DISABLE_D3D11 to 1 forces the system to use Direct3D 9 (D3D9) rather than Direct3D 11 (D3D11). Since D3D9 is simpler than D3D11, some graphics hardware or drivers work correctly with D3D9 but not with D3D11. However, D3D11 is faster and preferable. Try upgrading to the latest driver for your hardware before setting QV_DISABLE_D3D11. |
| QV_DISABLE_HARDWARE | Disables Graphics Hardware Accelaration | Setting QV_DISABLE_HARDWARE to 1 disables all hardware acceleration. This setting can be used to circumvent problems with graphics hardware or drivers, but it causes a large performance penalty. | |
| Raster | The topic Raster Configuration Variables has a complete list of configuration variables relating to rasters. | ||
| Reference | The topic Reference Configuration Variables has a complete list of configuration variables relating to references. | ||
| Reports | MS_REPORT_OUTPUT | Report Output | Default output directory where report results will be exported. |
| Security | The topic Security Configuration Variables has a complete list of configuration variables relating to security. | ||
| Seed Files | The topic Seed Files Configuration Variables has a complete list of configuration variables relating to seed files. | ||
| Spelling | The Spell Checker tool topic has a complete list of configuration variables relating to spelling. | ||
| Standards Checker | The topic Standards Checker Configuration Variables has a complete list of configuration variables relating to standards checking. | ||
| Symbology | MS_FONTCONFIGFILE | Font Configuration File Path | Specifies the full path of the font configuration file. Default path is $(MS_SYSFONTDIR)/MstnFontConfig.xml. |
| MS_FONTPATH | Font Directories | Path or list of paths that contain RSC, SHX, or TrueType font files. | |
| MS_SYMBRSRC | Symbology Resources | List of symbology resource files — last one in list has highest priority. | |
| System Env(ironment) | MS_CONFIG | Main Configuration File | Main MicroStation PowerDraft configuration file — sets up all configuration variables. |
| Tables | MS_TABLE_INPUT | Table Input | Default directory where the Excel workbooks and .csv files that will be used as data sources for tables are stored. |
| Tags | The topic Tags Configuration Variables has a complete list of configuration variables relating to tags. | ||
| Temp and Backup Files | MS_DWG_BACKUP | Directory for DWG backup files | See DWG- and DXF-related Configuration Variables. |
| MS_NO_DWG_BACKUP | Turn off DWG .bak files | See DWG- and DXF-related Configuration Variables. | |
| MS_BACKUP | Backup Files | Default directory for backup files. | |
| MS_TMP | Temporary Files | Directory for temporary files created and deleted by MicroStation PowerDraft. | |
| MS_SCR | Scratch Files | Directory for scratch files created by MicroStation PowerDraft. | |
| Translation — CGM | The topic Translation — CGM Configuration Variables has a complete list of configuration variables relating to CGM Translation. | ||
| Translation — IGES | The topic Translation — IGES Configuration Variables has a complete list of configuration variables relating to IGES Translation. | ||
| Translation — Step | The topic Translation — Step Configuration Variables has a complete list of configuration variables relating to Step Translation. | ||
The topic Uncategorized Configuration Variables has a complete list of configurations variables that are uncategorized.