Managing DWG Settings

The settings for opening and saving DWG files are stored in a DWG settings file (*.dws). This file can be created using the DWG Open Options and Save As DWG/DXF Options dialog boxes.

The DWG settings file resides in the local directory pointed to by the configuration variable MS_DWGDATA.

By default, MS_DWGDATA is set to the "Bentley\home\prefs\dwgdata" directory. A system administrator can override the defaults for these settings by setting the configuration variable MS_DWGSYSTEMDATA to point to the directory containing the standard settings file.

The display and plotting color tables (DwgDisplayColor.tbl and DwgPlotColors.tbl) can also be controlled by placing them in the "MS_DWGSYSTEMDATA" directory.

The Do Not Display Again setting for the DWG/DXF Units Alert is stored in the DWG settings file, along with the other settings.