1. © 2013 Bentley Systems, Incorporated Variables in ProStructures SS6 Configuration May 2013

2. © 2011 Bentley Systems, Incorporated 2 | WWW.BENTLEY.COM About ProStructures configuration ProStructures configuration can be controlled by system variables Working with ProStructures Configuration is similar to the MicroStation configuration If config/pro_st3d.cfg exists then it is used for configuring ProStructures (Compatibility) Otherwise config/appl/product.cfg is used

3. © 2011 Bentley Systems, Incorporated 3 | WWW.BENTLEY.COM Setting environment variables Open Control Panel Select „System“ Run „Advanced System Settings“ Select „Environment Variables“ Click New to add a new variable Enter name and value

4. © 2011 Bentley Systems, Incorporated 4 | WWW.BENTLEY.COM Setting MicroStation variables Ps3d_ustn.cfg is generated by the installation. It sets ProStructures main path and ist workspace path through variables MS_PROSTEEL3D and PS_WORKSPACE.

5. © 2011 Bentley Systems, Incorporated 5 | WWW.BENTLEY.COM Using environment variables Go into the ProStructures config/appl folder Edit product.cfg

6. © 2011 Bentley Systems, Incorporated 6 | WWW.BENTLEY.COM Display ProStructures Configuration

7. © 2011 Bentley Systems, Incorporated 7 | WWW.BENTLEY.COM Displaying MicroStation Configuration

8. © 2011 Bentley Systems, Incorporated 8 | WWW.BENTLEY.COM Using environment variables for AutoCAD Variables to be used must be enclosed by % sign Edit Pro_st3d.cfg BLOCKCENTERPATH=%MyBlocks%

9. © 2011 Bentley Systems, Incorporated 9 | WWW.BENTLEY.COM Questions