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Intergraph Smart Instrumentation Help

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Smart Instrumentation Version
13.1

After MicroStation has been successfully installed, a number of modifications still have to be made to ensure compatibility with Smart Instrumentation.

Define MicroStation Settings in Smart Instrumentation

To generate CAD loop drawings using MicroStation, the temporary folder path setting on the General page of the Smart Instrumentation Preferences dialog must not exceed fifty two characters. This means that you cannot use the default path C:\Program Files (x86)\SmartPlant\Instrumentation\TEMP. The same restriction applies to the CADFunc folder path you define on the CAD File Locations page for loop drawings or hook-up drawings on the Preferences dialog. A longer path prevents MicroStation from generating or displaying drawings or cells from Smart Instrumentation. If your CAD function folder path is longer than allowed, you need to copy the CADFunc folder and its content to another location, for example, C:\CAD\CADFunc.

Define MicroStation Settings in MicroStation

The following modifications need to be done using the options on the menu bar of the main MicroStation window.

  1. Select Workspace > Preferences.

  2. On the Preferences dialog, under Category, select Memory Usage and ascertain that your settings are as follows:

    Setting

    MicroStation SE

    MicroStation J

    Max. Element Cache

    8000

    10240

    Resource Cache

    24

    1024

    Undo Buffer

    256

    2048

    Font Cache

    30

    256

    Conserve Memory

    Cleared

    Cleared

    Disable OLE Automation

    Cleared

    Cleared

    When working with MicroStation, clear Conserve Memory check box.

  3. Under Category, select Operation and ascertain that your settings are as follows:

    Setting

    Value

    Locate Tolerance

    10

    Pointer Size

    Normal

    Pointer Type

    Orthogonal

    Display Levels

    Names

    Immediately Save Design Changes

    Selected

    Save Settings on Exit

    Cleared

    Compress Design on Exit

    Cleared

    Enter into Untitled Design

    Selected

    Reset Aborts Fence Operations

    Selected

    Level Lock Applies for Fence Operations

    Selected

    Use Semaphore File for Locking

    Cleared

    SHARED Tip When working with MicroStation, the Immediately Save Design Changes check box must be selected to enable viewing or generation of loop drawings if MicroStation was not previously launched.

  4. Under Category, select Tags and ascertain that your settings are as follows:

    Setting

    Value

    Prompt on Duplicate Tag Sets

    Cleared

    Use Design File Tag Sets by Default

    Cleared

    Place Tags in Same Graphic Group

    Cleared

  5. When finished, select OK to return to the main MicroStation window.