Failing to load a non-Bentley MDL application with an error that says the app is not signed


  Product(s): OpenBuildings Designer   
  Version(s): CONNECT Edition  
  Area: General  
  Subarea: MDL application  


Problem description:


When attempting to load Navisworks Export MDL application, the following error appears: “‘NWEXPORT_20’ is not signed”. 


Solution:

  1. Check if OpenBuildings Designer CONNECT Edition (High Security) is running. When OBD (High Security) is launched, configuration variable MS_SECURITY_LEVEL is automatically set to HIGH which restricts loading only Bentley-digitally-signed applications.



  2. If not in OBD High-Security mode, verify the value of configuration variable MS_SECURITY_LEVEL. Although the default value is NONE, it may have been manually set to HIGH or MEDIUM. When set to MEDIUM, only applications that are digitally signed by Bentley or by a certificate identified by MS_SECURITY_SPC can be loaded.

    Changing value to LOW or NONE will allow the Navisworks export application to load and will enable you to proceed with exporting the NWC file.

 

See also

Exporting Navisworks file from OpenBuildings Designer