Bentley Map V8i (SELECTseries 10) Help

To Create and Define a User Coordinate System Library

  1. Copy the file C:\Program Files\Bentley\Map\coordinate\seed\seed.dty to your_location\your_file .
  2. In the UCF or other location, define MS_GEOCOORDINATE_USERLIBRARIES to point to your_location\your_file.

    For example:

    d:\projectABC\userlib\ProjectABC.DTY [Custom coordinate systems library for Project ABC]

  3. You can also define this variable in the MACROS section of your user workspace in your Bentley Map project.
    Note: This example presumes the user coordinate system library is defined in the FILES section as below.
  4. After starting Bentley Map, select Tools > Geographic > Select Geographic Coordinate System.
  5. From the Geographic Coordinate System tool palette, select the From Library command.


  6. Your user library should be available in the Select Geographic Coordinate System dialog.