Prerequisite

MicroStation stores user preferences settings in a file called « User preference file », also referred to as : « .UPF ». In certain circumstances, such as the relocation of the same version of MicroStation After updating the operating system on your workstation, it may be useful to restore all your user preferences without having to manually reset them all.

Keep in mind that file « .UPF » should never be transferred to a more recent version of MicroStation (after upgrading), unpredictable behaviour could occur. It is therefore preferable to recreate its configuration.

Steps to be completed

If you reinstall the same version of MicroStation or wish to save/restore your user preference file, you can follow the steps below:

For user backup Preferences file:

1. Open MicroStation with any file and open keyboard input dialog box (menu Utilities -> Keyboard input)

2. Type the following command in the keyboard input dialog box (which may be opened by pressing "F9"):

$ % $ Explorer ( _USTN_HOMEPREFS )

This will open the directory containing your user preferences in Windows Explorer.

1. Copy the file to a backup file « .UPF » whose name corresponds to the user – There will be one for each user MicroStation.

To restore your user preference file:

2. MicroStation open with any file and open the panel to the keyboard ( Utilities – > key – in )

3. Type the following command in the keyboard input dialog box and press the [FREE] key:$ % $ Explorer ( _USTN_HOMEPREFS )This will open the directory containing your user preferences in Windows Explorer.

4. Close MicroStation but keep Windows Explorer window open

5. Copy file « .upf » saved in the above folder, by overwriting the existing copy

6. Restart MicroStation and check that your preferences are active.

NOTE : If you restore a UPF file for a user (different from «Untitled» and «Example» you will need to make sure that the corresponding user configuration file (file « .UCF ») is present in the file « Users ».