Friday, August 28, 2015

Bentley Document manager remove old projects out of, delete projects, registry keys regedit

open regedit
go to :
HKEY_Current_User
Software
Bentley
Plant V8i
Project Administrator
Roots

Tuesday, August 18, 2015

AutoCAD Text Attributes in block will not show up.

Turn on Attribute Display:



Command: ATTDISP
Enter attribute visibility setting [Normal/ON/OFF] <OFF>: on

Tuesday, August 11, 2015

Excel - Add any character to blank spaces

Select area > Find & Replace > Go to Special > Blanks > OK > Enter characters in formula line > CTRL Enter

Tuesday, August 4, 2015

Bentley Dialog Box not showing up Autocad

Piping > Setup > Drawing Preferences
Check AutoPLANT Selection > OK

Tuesday, July 14, 2015

Load Express tools menu in AutoCAD

To load Express tools - Menuload "C:\Program Files\Autodesk\AutoCAD\2012\UserDataCache\Support\acetmain.cuix
Use correct version folder example, 2012, 2013, or 2014

To install Express Tools when AutoCAD is already on your system:

1.Open Programs and Features from the Windows Control Panel (or Add or Remove Programs for Windows XP). ...
2.Double-click AutoCAD to modify/change the program.
3.When the setup window appears, click "Add or Remove Features."

Monday, July 13, 2015

AutoCAD Color plotting black when pen setting is by color.

If you set the AutoCAD color to a True Color color it will plot by color no matter what the pen table.

Start layer menu > Double click on a layer color > Click on the True Color Tab > select a color with RGB or HL. RGB is easier to get standard AutoCAD colors.

True colors print as the color and can be used in situations when the coro should be printed in many situations.

Thursday, June 25, 2015

Project database error ATDB0816: The current drawing is already registered or ATDB0619 msvbvm60

ATDB0816: The current drawing is already registered in Document register with a document ID
Try opening the current drawing with this project using one if the following ways:
1) Use Relationship Manager to add this drawing to the project.
2) Change current drawing location or name and try opening again.

Repair\Add a drawing to a Bentley Project
Copy the drawing on your desktop (can copy project file also) Purge and audit.
Open Document Manager, open project, delete file from project, close Document Manager.
Open the Relationship Manager (the project should not be opened with Document Manager)
Select Tools, Document Tools, Add to Project and select the file on your desktop
Expand the plus sign, and check both boxes
Then on the first line select the Target location ie At_Pipe
Click Add
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ATDB0619 msvbvm60
uninstall and reinstall Bentley AutoPLANT

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