Opening ProjectWise Explorer
- On Windows 8 or later /
Windows Server 2012 or later:
Go to the Start page and type ProjectWise Explorer, or go to and click ProjectWise Explorer.
- On Windows 7 / Windows
Server 2008:
Select .
Opening ProjectWise Explorer from a Command Prompt
The executable file used to launch ProjectWise Explorer is PWC.EXE and is located in the C:\Program Files (x86)\ProjectWise\bin folder.
You can use the executable file along with various command line arguments (see below) to launch ProjectWise Explorer from a command prompt. For example, if you want to launch ProjectWise Explorer and log in to a specific datasource with a specific user name and password, open a command prompt, navigate to C:\Program Files (x86)\ProjectWise\bin, then enter the following command:
pwc.exe -d maestrovm.bentley.com:pwtest -u pwusername -p pwpassword
Creating a Desktop Shortcut to Open ProjectWise Explorer
You can also create a desktop shortcut for opening ProjectWise Explorer. For example, right-click the PWC.EXE file and select Create Shortcut.
Once the desktop shortcut is created, you can use the same command line arguments (see below) for launching ProjectWise Explorer from a command prompt. For example, open the Properties dialog for your desktop shortcut, and in the Target field, enter the following (the path to the PWC.EXE file will already be there):
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Bentley\ProjectWise\bin\pwc.exe" -d maestrovm.bentley.com:pwtest -u pwusername -p pwpassword
Command Line Arguments for Opening ProjectWise Explorer
Below are some of the more common command line arguments for opening ProjectWise Explorer.
Additional command line arguments can be found here: https://communities.bentley.com/products/projectwise/content_management/w/wiki/9209/command-line-arguments
| Setting | Description |
|---|---|
| -d <servername>:<datasourcename> | Specifies which datasource to open. For example:
pwc.exe -d maestrovm.bentley.com:pwtest
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| -u <pwusername> | Specifies which ProjectWise user to log in as. For example:
pwc.exe -d maestrovm.bentley.com:pwtest -u pwusername -p pwpassword
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| -p <pwpassword> | Specifies the password of the ProjectWise user to log in as. For
example:
pwc.exe -d maestrovm.bentley.com:pwtest -u pwusername -p pwpassword
If you specify a user name but no password in the command, the ProjectWise Explorer opens and the Log in dialog opens with the datasource and user name specified, and the Password field is blank. |
| -v <folderID> | Opens the datasource to the specified folder, by specifying the
ID number of the folder. For example:
pwc.exe -d maestrovm.bentley.com:pwtest -u pwusername -p pwpassword -v 183
|
| -vn <folderpath> | Opens the datasource to the specified folder, by specifying the
full path to the folder. Do not specify the Documents root folder in your path.
For example:
pwc.exe -d maestrovm.bentley.com:pwtest -u pwusername -p pwpassword -vn MicroStation\DGNs
If any of the folders in your path has a space in the folder name, then put the entire path inside quotation marks. For example: pwc.exe -d maestrovm.bentley.com:pwtest -u pwusername -p pwpassword -vn "MicroStation\DGN Files"
|
| -ns | Skips the splash screen that normally opens when launching
ProjectWise Explorer. For example:
pwc.exe -d maestrovm.bentley.com:pwtest -u pwusername -p pwpassword -vn "MicroStation\DGN Files" -ns
|
| -in <itemname> | Opens the datasource to the specified folder, with the specified
item in that folder selected (highlighted) in the document list. For example:
pwc.exe -d maestrovm.bentley.com:pwtest -u pwusername -p pwpassword -vn "MicroStation\DGN Files" -in filename.dgn
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| -c <pwcommandID> | Opens the datasource to the specified folder, and performs the
specified command on the specified document. For example:
This command checks out the specified document: pwc.exe -d maestrovm.bentley.com:pwtest -u pwusername -p pwpassword -vn "MicroStation\DGN Files" -in filename.dgn -c 30512
This command opens (and checks out, if possible) the specified document: pwc.exe -d maestrovm.bentley.com:pwtest -u pwusername -p pwpassword -vn "MicroStation\DGN Files" -in filename.dgn -c 30501
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