| Product(s): | OpenBuildings Designer | ||
| Version(s): | CONNECT Edition | ||
| Environment: | N/A | ||
| Area: | Workspace | ||
| Subarea: | Configuration |
This list is no longer maintained but has been retained for reference during V8i to CONNECT Edition migration, it includes Power Platform configuration variable changes made at the initial release of OpenBuildings Designer are listed below. If these variables are set in an existing V8i custom WorkSpace they should be omitted when migrating CFG files to OpenBuildings Designer.
Deprecated Configuration Variables
| Deprecated Configuration Variables | Description |
| _BB_DISCIPLINE_LOCK | Disables (1) dynamic loading of the discipline application. Only the discipline that the application was initially loaded will be available |
| _BMECH_APPLICATIONMENU | |
| ATF_DRAWINGSEED_DGNLIBLIST | DGNLIB(s) storing Architectural drawing seeds |
| ATF_NOSPLASH | Controls various items at startup. |
| ATFDIR_DRAWINGRULES | Location of the Building Designer Drawing Rules files. Used for additional control over the resymbolization of elements when extracting drawings |
| ATFDIR_MACRO | |
| ATFDIR_MDLIMAGE | Specifies the location of graphic files used by Architectural discipline's MDL applications |
| ATFDIR_SITEDATA | Location of Site Data files |
| ATFDIR_SPACEDATA | Specifies the directory location for the rooms_i.rsc file |
| BB_CELL_SYMBOL_PATH | Allows setting a search path for cell symbol substitution with supported DV rules |
| BB_DEMTODV_PLANVIEWSEEDNAME | Specifies Seed Plan View Name |
| BB_DEMTODV_SECTIONVIEWSEEDNAME | Specifies Seed Section View Name |
| BB_DEMTODV_SEEDFILENAME | Specifies Seed File Name |
| BB_DVDATASETELEMENTS | Level scan for dynamic view support |
| BB_EAM_MAPPINGTEMPLATE | Sets the path for the Mechanical energy analysis model's mapping template |
| BB_GBXML_DEFAULTMODELNAME | |
| BB_GBXML_OUT | |
| BB_GBXML_PREFS | |
| BB_INSTANCEDISPLAYPROVIDERS | |
| BB_ITEMBROWSER_FASTLOADING | Shortens the time it takes to open the Item Browser. |
| BB_PROJECTEXPLORER_LIBRARY_DIRECTORY | Specifies the full path of the dgnlib where Building Project (now WorkSet) Data is to be stored |
| BB_PROJECTEXPLORER_LIBRARY_FILE | |
| BB_SPACEPLANNER_FASTEXPANDING | If set to '1' (default), the Item Browsers loading time will be accelerated and optimized. |
| BB_SUPPORT_PW_DCW | Creation of Drawing Extraction files is managed by ProjectWise's Document Creation Wizard (DCW) |
| BBES_DRAWINGSEED_DGNLIBLIST | Sets the DGNLIB(s) storing electrical drawing seeds. |
| BESDIR_MDLIMAGE | Location of graphic files used by the Electrical application's MDL applications |
| BMECH_DRAWINGSEED_DGNLIBLIST | DGNLIB(s) storing Mechanical drawing seeds |
| BMECH_SWITCH_DISCIPLINE | Specify the capacity to switch disciplines |
| HVAC_AHUPATH | Sets the path and file name for the air handler DataGroup properties definition file |
| PROJ_DATASET | Points to active project location |
| PROJDIR_FRAME | |
| STF_DRAWINGSEED_DGNLIBLIST | DGNLIB(s) storing Structural drawing seeds |
| STRFILE_DRAWINGEXPLORERFILE | Specifies the Project Explorer design library |
| TF_CACHEDIR | |
| TF_CHECK_MEMORY_USAGE | |
| TF_CURVE_HIDE_FUNCTION | |
| TF_DEM_DONOT_OUTPUT_SPACES | |
| TF_DIM_LEV_FROM_FORM | |
| TF_DISABLE_OUTPUT_REORDERING | |
| TF_DONOT_CALC_INTERSECTIONS | |
| TF_DONOT_EXPAND_HATCH | |
| TF_DONOT_EXTENDCENTERLINES | |
| TF_DONOT_INCLUDE_LEGACY_SYMBOLS | |
| TF_DONOT_MUTIPASS_CURVEHIDING | |
| TF_DONOT_PROMOTED_DEFS | |
| TF_DONOT_REMOVE_OUTPUT_FILE | |
| TF_DONOT_TYPE_COMPONENTS | |
| TF_DONOT_UPGRADE_BXSFILES | |
| TF_DONOTCULL_BACKFACES | |
| TF_DONOTCULL_PERSPECTIVE | |
| TF_DONTSHOWUPGRADEDEMDLOG | |
| TF_DRAWINGS | Location for drawing extraction files, that are output to external DGN files |
| TF_DRAWINGS_EXTENSION | Specifies the file extension used for drawing extraction files |
| TF_DRAWSEED | Specifies the seed file used when a new drawing extraction is created |
| TF_ENFORCE_LEVEL_MASK_FOR_SYMBOLS | |
| TF_EXTRACTION_REWRITE_IDENTICAL | |
| TF_FACET_ALL_SURFACES | |
| TF_FORCE_CURVES_ACTIVE | |
| TF_GROUP_UPDATE_RANGES | |
| TF_HISTORY | |
| TF_IGNORE_FLOOR_APP | |
| TF_LEGACY_DROP_ELEMENT | |
| TF_MAX_HATCH_PATTERN | |
| TF_MODEL | Location of the master model from which drawings are extracted |
| TF_NO_FB_SECTION | |
| TF_NO_SIDE_CULLING | |
| TF_NOWHATSNEW | |
| TF_ORDEROUTPUT | |
| TF_OUTPUTRECIPE | |
| TF_PROCESS_DIMENSIONS | |
| TF_PROCESSPACES | |
| TF_PROCESSTAGS | |
| TF_REMOVE_SMOOTH_EDGES | |
| TF_SHOWATFPAGE | |
| TF_SYNCH_FORWARD_AND_CUT | |
| TF_USE_GLOBAL_HATCH_ORIGIN | |
| TF_USE_GLOBALORIGIN | |
| TF_USE_TRUEHIDE_PROCESSING_FCN | |
| TF_USEORIGINALMASK | |
| TF_VIEWLAST_DEMDEF_UPDATE | |
| TFBXS_DEFNAM | |
| TFBXS_IMPORTDEFDIR | Specifies the location of files to be used when importing drawing definitions into the Drawing Extraction Manager. |
| TFBXS_SEEDDIR | Specifies the location of Drawing Definition Seed Files. |
| TFBXS_SEEDFILE | |
| TFDIR_ECAPPS | Specifies the location for ECAPPS |
| TFDIR_EXE | Location of Building tool executable files |
| TFMODEL_ALLOWSYNCDRAWING | Specifies whether the TFMODEL SYNCHDRAWING command is enabled. |
| TFMODEL_ALWAYSSYNCDRAWING | Controls the prompts when opening a drawing that is not up to date with the model. |
| TFMODEL_SYNCDRAWINGONOPEN | Controls drawing behaviour when opening a drawing model that is not up to date with the master model. |
| TFPART_RENDER_CACHE | |
| TFPW_QUIET_EXCHANGE | Controls whether or not the ProjectWise Check In dialog is presented when exchanging between the Design Model and Drawing Extraction files |
| TFPW_QUIET_EXCHANGE_AUTOCHECKIN | Controls whether or not the Design Model and Drawing Extraction files will be automatically checked into ProjectWise |