MicroStation 2023 supports a side-by-side
installation of multiple versions of
MicroStation on the same machine. You can
run multiple versions of
MicroStation CONNECT Edition &
MicroStation 2023 on the same machine.
Installation of
MicroStation 2023 will by default occur
alongside any previous installations. Removing previous versions of
MicroStation will require a manual
uninstall.
MicroStation 2023's installation directory
and Configuration are in a different location than the previous version. In the
default installation, you can work on two different configurations defined
during
MicroStation CONNECT Edition and
MicroStation 2023 installation.
Note: Side-by-side
installation is only available for major releases. Installing a minor release
will upgrade the current version of
MicroStation installed on your machine.
If you wish
MicroStation 2023 to work with the same
configuration as
MicroStation CONNECT Edition, then you must
review and complete the following tasks during and after the installation
process to share the configuration among two
MicroStation versions.
Set the default
Delivered Configuration directory during Installation
During the installation of
MicroStation 2023, you must define the
same directory path as the Delivered Configuration directory of
MicroStation CONNECT Edition. The default
Delivered Configuration directory path is "C:\ProgramData\Bentley\
MicroStation 2023\". Change this directory path to
"C:\ProgramData\Bentley\
MicroStation CONNECT
Edition\" as shown in the following images:
Note: While installing
MicroStation CONNECT Edition, if you
installed the Delivered Configuration to the custom directory (Other than "
MicroStation CONNECT Edition" directory) then you must
select the same custom directory while installing
MicroStation 2023.
Set Custom
Configuration directory during Installation
During the installation of
MicroStation 2023, if you wish to share
your existing Custom Configuration, then you must set the same directory path
of the Custom Configuration directory of
MicroStation CONNECT Edition.
MicroStation CONNECT Edition Custom
Configuration directory is "D:\Bentley\WS". You should browse the same
directory during
MicroStation 2023 installation.
Note: MicroStation Configurations are not version dependent. Bentley
tries to minimize any disruptions to Configurations, however in some Open
products there may be instances where some configuration changes take place.
Please refer to the release documents of those products.
Copy and Paste the
"prefs" folder after Installation
If you wish to use Preferences and User Configuration
from the previous version, then after installation, launch
MicroStation 2023 and close the session to
set the default preferences at
"C:\Users\<user.name>\AppData\Local\Bentley\MicroStation\23.0.0" directory.
Now copy the "prefs" directory from
"C:\Users\ASN\AppData\Local\Bentley\
MicroStation\10.0.0" and paste at
"C:\Users\ASN\AppData\Local\Bentley\
MicroStation\23.0.0" to replace the existing "prefs"
directory.
MicroStation 2023 should work seamlessly
with the existing configurations. This configuration will be shared between
MicroStation CONNECT Edition and
MicroStation 2023 versions.
Note: You must follow step 3, every time if there is any change in
preference settings in
MicroStation CONNECT Edition which you
wish to use in
MicroStation 2023.