Used to
create, interact with, and edit Python scripts in the MicroStation Application.
Python scripts are not embedded in the DGN file, they are stored separately in
.py file format.
Opens the Create Python Project dialog which allows you to
create a new project.
Open a Python project from disk
Opens the Open File dialog where you can select and load an
existing project. Once loaded, the macros in the selected project appear in the
Python Manager list box.
Open Folder
Allows you to add the folder in which you have stored your
scripts. Once loaded, the macros in the selected project appear in the Python
Manager list box.
Close Folder
Unloads or removes the selected project. When you remove, the
macros are removed from the Python Manager amd Macros dialog list box.
Run Python File
Runs or executes the selected Python scripts.
Edit Python File
Allows you to select the editor to edit any Python scripts
from the dropdown menu. You can choose from:
Python Editor
- Allows you to edit the Python script in Python Editor.
Notepad - Allows you to edit the
Python script in Notepad.
Or any other editor
available on your machine.
Note: All
available editors will be displayed in the drop-down menu. For example: If you
download Visual Studio Code, it will be visible in the drop-down menu.
Browse - Allows you
to add an editor to the drop-down menu.
Note: Once the
editor gets added to the drop-down menu, it cannot be removed.
Project Name
Displays the name of all the projects created.
Argument
An argument is a string passed into a Python script
to be edited.
Key-in Names
Description
Python Load
Used to run python scripts.
For example:python load "
LineExample.py".
Python Query Version
Used to display the version of current python
APIs.
Python Status
Used to identify if the python interpreter is
installed in MicroStation.
Python Unload
Used to clear internal status of data that was
generated by running
python load ?Drawline.py?.
Note: The
output generated from
python load "LineExample.py", will
not be affected.
Python Manager
Variables
Variable
Short Name
Description
MS_PYTHON
Python Interpreter
Defines the path to the python
interpreter embedded in the product process to run the python script when
launching the product.
Note: The
default value is $(ALLUSERSPROFILE)/Bentley/PowerPlatformPython/python/.
MS_PYTHONNEWPROJECTDIRECTORY
Python New Project Directory
Defines the directory where
new python files are kept.
MS_PYTHONSAMPLES
Python Samples
Defines the location of the
Python samples in the directory.
MS_PYTHONSCRIPTS
Python Scripts
Defines a list of paths to
search for python files.
MS_PYTHONSEARCHDIRECTORIES
Python Search Directories
Directories to search for the
python file while running keyin 'Python Load *.py'.
Used to
create, interact with, and edit Python scripts in the MicroStation Application.
Python scripts are not embedded in the DGN file, they are stored separately in
.py file format.
Notepad - Allows you to edit the
Python script in Notepad.