Understanding the MicroStation link

Title block data synchronization is the primary configurable feature of the MicroStation link. The link can synchronize MicroStation tag values in drawing title blocks with Meridian document properties. For more information on MicroStation tags, see the MicroStation documentation.

Meridian can synchronize property values automatically at key events in a document’s life cycle and manually using commands in the Meridian client applications and provided by add-ins installed in the linked applications. The synchronization events are determined by the document’s type, as described in Configuring title block updates. You configure the MicroStation link by specifying:

• Which MicroStation tag to synchronize with which Meridian property
• Which direction to synchronize each tag, from MicroStation to Meridian or from Meridian to MicroStation

You configure the MicroStation link by editing an INI-like text file that is stored in a hidden area of the vault. The file can be edited in Configurator as described in the following topics.