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Status Future consideration
Created by Guest
Created on Jun 25, 2024

Product Alignment of file vs File Schema - Need better compatibility between platform products in the same generation/schema

Please update the OpenX product(s) so that any DGN can be opened for editing no matter what product authored the file as long as it remains in the same Major schema version

  • Suggest any DGN can be opened by any product (Site/Rail/Road/Bridge) regardless of authoring

    • This is the best scenario for file interoperability

    • Files may come in from external sources authored in one product but receiving entity is not using that product

      • IE) Product authored in OpenRoads 10.12 but needs to be opened in OpenBridge 10.12

        • Example: Currently some files cannot be "aligned" from ORD to OBM/OBD due to specific ORD schema content

        • Response from Bentley is there is no way currently to identify the object in the file preventing the alignment from one product to the other.

  • If that is not feasible, suggest that any elements that are product specific be read-only/uneditable but the overall DGN can be modified.

    • Example same as above

    Ideas adjacent to this are: BCI-I-1242 and BCI-I-1077

Civil Product Used OpenSite Designer, OpenRoads Designer, OpenRail Designer, OpenBridge Designer, OpenBridge Modeler