User Guide
User Guide
User Guide

Adjusting the File Update Sequence

When updating a view, MicroStation follows, by default, the following update sequence:

  1. the active model, and then

  2. the references, roughly in their attachment order.

You can customize the update sequence used with the active model using the Update Sequence dialog box. The customization capability is used to prioritize the display of overlapping elements.

To modify the file update sequence
  1. From the References dialog box's Settings menu, choose Update Sequence.
    The Update Sequence dialog box opens. The list box shows the current update sequence.

  2. In the list box, select one or more references or the active model.
    Use the <Shift> or <Ctrl> key to select a range or individual files.

  3. Click the buttons to move the selected files in the chosen direction on the list.

  4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 until the sequence is modified as desired.

  5. Click OK.

Changes to the update sequence are saved to the active model on disk by choosing Save Settings from the File menu.
To restore the default update sequence
  1. From the References dialog box's Settings menu, choose Update Sequence.
    The Update Sequence dialog box opens.

  2. Click the Default button.

  3. Click OK.

Once this procedure is performed and DGN file settings are saved, any previous update sequence changes are lost. The alternative is to override the active model's custom update sequence with the default update sequence.
To override the custom update sequence with the default
  1. From the Workspace menu, choose Preferences.
    The Preferences dialog box opens.

  2. In the Category list box, select Reference.

  3. Turn on Ignore Update Sequence.

  4. Click OK.

You can set the RDL_DIR to automatically locate redline files created in Bentley Redline.

If Ignore Update Sequence option is on, the Update Sequence item in the References dialog box's Settings menu is disabled (dimmed).