Release Notes

What's Delivered in ProjectWise Explorer 2024

There is no v Plug-in for Bentley Web Services Gateway (WSG) in this release; please continue to use the Update 3.4 version of the plug-in, which is a separate download.

General Installation Notes

  1. All ProjectWise applications on a single computer must be of the same release version. For example, you cannot have applications from both ProjectWise 2024 and ProjectWise CONNECT Edition Update 3.4 installed on the same computer.
  2. The Modify feature of the ProjectWise Explorer installer was fixed in a previous release. This means that you no longer have to completely uninstall and then reinstall in order to change what features are installed.

Compatibility with Previous Versions

Depending on the version you are upgrading from, you may still be able to use your older client with the new server, or your new client with an older server.

ProjectWise 2024 (24.00.xx.xx) can connect to:

  • ProjectWise Integration Server 2023 (23.01.xx.xx)
  • ProjectWise Integration Server CONNECT Edition Update 3.2 (10.00.03.2xx)
  • ProjectWise Integration Server CONNECT Edition Update 3.1 (10.00.03.1xx)
  • ProjectWise Integration Server CONNECT Edition Update 3.0 (10.00.03.xx)
  • ProjectWise Integration Server CONNECT Edition Update 2.2 (10.00.02.2xx)

Directory Structure

The default installation location for 64-bit ProjectWise applications is:

  • C:\Program Files\Bentley\ProjectWise

The default installation location for 32-bit ProjectWise applications is:

  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Bentley\ProjectWise

ProjectWise Explorer and ProjectWise Administrator deliver both 64-bit and 32-bit components. The 64-bit components are installed to the 64-bit location, and the 32-bit components are installed to the 32-bit location.

ProjectWise Orchestration Framework Service is a 64-bit application whose default installation location is:

  • C:\Program Files\Bentley\OrchestrationFramework

Use the Latest CONNECTION Client

The CONNECTION Client checks the Bentley Software Downloads website to see if there are any updates available for the Bentley applications that you currently have installed (including the CONNECTION Client itself), and then lets you decide which applications to update, and when you want to update them.

ProjectWise relies on the CONNECTION Client for many things, including product activation, usage reporting, Subscription Entitlement Service (SES) licensing, associating work areas to ProjectWise projects , and publishing to ProjectWise Share from Revit.

Bentley updates the CONNECTION Client frequently, and it is recommended that you update to the latest version of the CONNECTION Client whenever possible. Recent older versions of the CONNECTION Client should be OK to use in most cases, however not having the most recent version could cause problems in some workflows. For example, publishing to ProjectWise Share from Revit requires the latest version of the CONNECTION Client .

MicroStation Integration

Support for MicroStation CONNECT Edition does not currently include support for scalable reality mesh files (*.3sm).

AutoCAD Integration

  • ProjectWise Explorer delivers basic integration for AutoCAD and all supported AutoCAD-based vertical applications. ProjectWise Explorer also delivers advanced integration for AutoCAD Civil 3D.
  • When installing this integration module, you may get a warning that the installer cannot update certain files in use, because it cannot close the Windows Explorer process. It is safe to ignore this warning and restart your computer when installation is complete. These files will be updated when the computer is restarted.
  • Due to a limitation of the AutoCAD API, when selecting a ProjectWise document from Recent Documents in AutoCAD, the document that was last opened from ProjectWise Explorer opens, rather than the selected document.
  • For AutoCAD Civil 3D, the DMS variable #HOOKLESSREPATH is enabled by default (set to a value of 1), and can be disabled by setting it to a value of 0 (in some previous releases, HOOKLESSREPATH mode was always enabled and could not be disabled).

Microsoft Office Integration

  • If using Office 365, you must install Office 365 using Click-to-Run. No other installation methods are supported.
  • To avoid any integration complications, it is recommended that you only have one version of Office installed.
  • Captive environment is not supported with this integration.
  • In integrated Office applications, the File > Export > Change File Type command (File > Export > Save Project As File in Microsoft Project) is not integrated. (Outlook does not have this command.)
  • In integrated Excel, using the Insert > Object command on the ProjectWise tab may cause Excel to freeze or crash. Uninstalling or disabling Excel's Solver add-in will reduce the occurrence of this issue but may not prevent it in all cases.
  • In integrated PowerPoint and Project, exiting the application when a new document needs to be created will require you to manually close the application after the new document is created.
  • With New Outlook for Windows, COMM Add-ins are not supported, therefore ProjectWise integrations will not be supported. Users should continue to work in Classic Outlook for Windows in order to use ProjectWise Integrations.

Logging

To configure logging for edit this file which outputs to
ProjectWise Integration Server , ProjectWise Caching Server , or ProjectWise Gateway Service C:\Program Files\Bentley\ProjectWise\bin\dmskrnl.log.xml C:\Users\All Users\AppData\Local\Bentley\Logs\dmskrnl.log
ProjectWise User Synchronization Service C:\Program Files\Bentley\ProjectWise\bin\usersync.log.xml C:\Users\user.name\AppData\Local\Bentley\Logs\usersync.log
ProjectWise Administrator C:\Program Files\Bentley\ProjectWise\bin\pwadmin.log.xml C:\Users\user.name\AppData\Local\Bentley\Logs\pwadmin.log
ProjectWise Explorer C:\Program Files\Bentley\ProjectWise\bin\pwc.log.xml C:\Users\user.name\AppData\Local\Bentley\Logs\pwc.log
integrated MicroStation C:\Program Files\Bentley\ProjectWise\bin\mcm.log.xml C:\Users\user.name\AppData\Local\Bentley\Logs\mcm.log
integrated AutoCAD, integrated Office C:\Program Files\Bentley\ProjectWise\bin\odma.log.xml C:\Users\user.name\AppData\Local\Bentley\Logs\odma.log
ProjectWise Orchestration Framework Service , Bentley i-model Composition Server for PDF , or ProjectWise Integration Server 's document processors C:\Program Files\Bentley\OrchestrationFramework C:\ProgramData\Bentley\Logs\LoggingService.log

ProjectWise SDK

ProjectWise Software Development Kit (SDK) is available as a separate download from the Software Downloads and can be found under “ ProjectWise Explorer ”.

Support and Services

TechNotes, FAQs and additional product information can be found in the ProjectWise community on Bentley Communities : https://bentleysystems.service-now.com/community?id=projectwise_landing

Log issues that you encounter with Bentley products using the Service Request Manager : https://bentleysystems.service-now.com/csp

Folder and Document Sort Order

With ProjectWise Explorer version 2023 and greater, the display order has changed for folders and documents that include a dash (-). Previously ( ProjectWise Explorer v. 10.x), folder and document names would be displayed by preference of:

  1. Number
  2. Dash
  3. Period
  4. Text.

As of ProjectWise Explorer version 2023 and higher, folder and document names are displayed by preference of:

  1. Number
  2. Period
  3. Dash
  4. Text.

For example, in version ProjectWise Explorer 10.x, folders and documents appear as:

  • 01-Folder01
  • 01.1-Folder01.1
  • 01.2-Folder01.2
  • 02-Folder2
Whereas in ProjectWise Explorer version 2023 and higher, the same folders and documents would appear in this order:
  • 01.1-Folder
  • 01.2-Folder01.1
  • 01-Folder1
  • 01-Folder2