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| Product(s): | RAM; STAAD | ||
| Version(s): | CONNECT Editions | ||
| Area: | General; Installation | ||
| Original Author: | Bentley Technical Support Group | ||
What happens if I don't sign in to Bentley Service through the CONNECTION client?
With most CONNECT Edition or CONNECT Enabled products, the CONNECTION client service is installed automatically and sign in happens at start up. When starting any of the applications, if the user is not signed in the the sign in dialog will appear.
Canceling the dialog using the red x is the same as signing out and the product should perform normally but no Bentley Cloud Services will be available and no project associations can be made.
What happens if I uninstall the CONNECTION client?
As noted on screen when uninstalling the CONNECTION client, most Bentley CONNECT Edition products require the CONNECTION client in order to function properly.
We have tested the various structural products behavior when the CONNECTION client is uninstalled and the products all function other than warnings and limitations of the type noted below. Uninstalling the service will result in warnings when starting the software. For example, in RAM Structural System v15, the following message will appear:
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CONNECTION Desktop Client installation not found.
Please visit www.bentley.com to learn more about the benefits of CONNECT Edition.
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Those benefits and other questions about Bentley Cloud Services are addressed on the Bentley CONNECT Overview.
A similar message appear with Ram Concept.
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CONNECTION Client installation not found.
Run the Concept installer to install CONNECTION Client and utilize Bentley Cloud Services.
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I am not planning to use Bentley Cloud Services, how can I access my files without registering a project?
You can always skip the step of assigning any project by canceling the dialog using the Cancel button or the Rec X and still work on your files.
A few users have reported a crash (MFC Application Error) with Ram Manager CONNECT Edition when canceling out of the Assign Project dialog before the list of projects is refreshed. Until we have a solution to this issue we recommend either waiting until the project list is populated and a project can be assigned, or uninstalling the CONNECTION client service as noted above.