Questions:

1. Where is the CFM in OBM?

2. How to align a file to OBM?

Answers:

1. Users will find and be able to start the Civil File Manager from the selected installation folder of the current version of OpenBridge Modeler.

2. Inside the CFM make a mouse right-click over the file name and select Align to the current version.

 

Observation: The CFM is part of the OBM installation, but is not an internal feature in the Civil Tools. 

 

More detailed step-by-step instructions can be found in the description and the screenshots below.

 

Search within the OBM installation folder for the Civil File Manager.exe executable file and double-click on it to execute. 

After opening it by selecting the CFM from the OBM installation folder, the CFM is considered part of the current OBM version.

As highlighted in the image below, in the CFM, select File\Open\File.

Search for the folder and the specific file in which you want to analyze the data and schemas.   

Select a File and the CFM will show the current Schema version, branding, and details.

Right-mouse-click over the filename and Select Align to align it to the current version.

The output details will show a message when the action is complete or unsuccessful.

You can double-check by selecting the file name on the left screen and looking at the list in the Schema Details tab on the right screen.

If there is no remaining ORD branded information, the user should be able to reopen the file in OBM without any editing restrains as a read-only file.

The Incompatible Civil Data alert message is shown below, and more details are in the article at the link below.

https://bentleysystems.service-now.com/community?id=kb_article_view&sysparm_article=KB0044472