Orbit Desktop Startup Configurations

This glossary page bundels all system startup configurations which cannot be set via the user interface Preferences Panel.

Application and user data are stored in respectively systemdatapath and userdatapath. Both file storage locations can be customized.

• File : <install_folder>/program/config/orbit.ini
• Parameter : system.systemdatapath and system.userdatapath
• Value : Directory
• Default Configuration :
  • Systemdatapath and Userdatapath:
    • <USERHOME>/AppData/Local/Bentley/<Product Name>
    • <USERHOME>/AppData/Local/Orbit GT/<Product Name>
• Default Value (if the configuration is not set)
  • Systemdatapath: <Installation Directory>/program/system
  • Userdatapath: <Installation Directory>/program/users/<USERNAME>

Configuration to set charset.

The charset is used to read and write the Attribute Component of Vector Data.
The System Charset is overruled by the optional Dataset Code Page definition file at reading the Dataset Attribute Component.

• File : <install_folder>/program/config/orbit.ini
• Parameter : system.charset
• Value : Java Charset Canonical Name or Alias, see https://docs.oracle.com/javase/7/docs/technotes/guides/intl/encoding.doc.html
• Default Value : ISO-8859-1
• Example
  

  system.charset       cp1255

Configuration to enable datum transformation on Z coordinate, see Coordinate Reference Systems.

• File: <install_folder>/program/config/orbit.ini
• Parameter: orbit.wgs84.transform.change.z
• Value : true or false
• Default value : true

Configuration to set Url connect and download time-out.

• File: <install_folder>/program/config/orbit.ini
• Parameters :
  • urldownloader.timeout.connect
  • urldownloader.timeout.read
• Value : Milliseconds as integer value
• Default Value : 60000
• Increase value : if due to special internet checks and restrictions applicable in some countries the connection with the Orbit Online Licence Server is not possible or lost, the value can be increased to several times the default value
• Example
  

  urldownloader.timeout.connect      120000
  urldownloader.timeout.read         120000

Configuration to set custom Keyboard Shortcuts.

• File : <Orbit installation directory>/program/config/orbit.language.ini
• Parameter : List of all actions and functions available for keyboard Shortcuts, see Keyboard Shortcuts Repository.
• Value : Keystroke value
• Example :
  

  function.select.activate.mnemonic S
  function.zoomhistory.next.mnemonic RIGHT
  interactive.pointeditor.add.point.mnemonic I
  ext_panorama.measure.control.panel.button.point.mnemonic G
  inventarisatie_suite.fast.inventory.step.registration.next.object.button.mnemonic N

Configuration to set language and load available translations.

Orbit Support manages the english tags, partners maintain other available translations.
Feedback on english tags, contact customer.success@orbitgt.com. If you would like to adjust, complete or start a translations, contact sales@orbitgt.com.

• File : <install_folder>/program/config/orbit.ini
• Parameter : system.languagename
• Value : arabic, deutsch, english, espagnol, francais, greek, hebrew, lithuanian, nederlands, polski, russian, simplified_chinese, turkce.
• Default Value : english
• Example for Spanish
  

  system.languagename       espagnol   

Configuration to let the system timers log a message at each timer event.

• File : <install_folder>/program/config/orbit.ini
• Parameter : system.log.timer.events.1s
  Available timers are .1s, .1m, .5m, .15m and .60m.
• Value : true or false

Configuration to set split screen ratio of Map and Tabs at start up.

• File : <install_folder>/program/config/orbit.ini
• Parameter : app.element.orbitgis_extensions_tab.parameter_value
• Value range : 0.00 - 1.00
• Example
  

  app.element.orbitgis_extensions_tab.parameter_value 0.80

Configuration to set minimum and maximum memory usage.

Get more Orbit out of your powerful machine by increasing the maximum memory amount (RAM) that can be used by Orbit.
All Orbit products operate 64Bit. The maximum memory you can allocate to Orbit depends on the hardware. Reserve at least 2GB for the Operating System.

At installation, Orbit is configured to maximally use 6GB Memory.
We do advise to set a minimum and maximum amount of memory. At startup, Orbit will take the minimum amount of memory if it's available. During processing, Orbit will take up to the maximum amount of memory.
If no maximum is set, Orbit will allocate 1/4 of the total available memory.

• File : <install_folder>/program/bin/Orbit.ini
• Parameter :
  • Minimum RAM :-Xms[Value]m
  • Maximum RAM :-Xmx[Value]m
• Value : expressed in Mega Bytes,
  • 4GB : -Xmx4096m
  • 6GB : -Xmx6144m
  • 8GB : -Xmx8192m
  • …
• Example

  [..]\jre\bin\javaw.exe -Xms4096m -Xmx4096m -splash:...

Configuration to write *.ovt resource files that are compatible with Orbit version 17.0 and older.
At installation, the newest *.ovt files, that are compatible with Orbit's 3D Mapping Cloud, are created.

• File : <install_folder>/program/config/orbit.ini
• Parameter : ovt.writer.old
• Value : true or false
• Default value : false
• Example
  

  ovt.writer.old    true

Expand the Preferences panel with Workspaces and Constructions.

• File : <install_folder>/program/config/orbit.ini
• Parameter : app.element.orbitgis_preference_settings.visible
• Value : true or false
• Default value : false

Configuration to merge the administrator procedures per mapping type.

• File : <install_folder>/program/config/orbit.ini
• Parameter : merge.admin.operator.procedures
• Value : true or false
• Default value : true

Configuration to set Http or Https Proxy arguments for Orbit Java JRE VM.

• File : <install_folder>/program/bin/Orbit.ini
  Add proxy configuration in between the -Xmx and -splash arguments.
• Parameters for Http : -Dhttp.proxyHost, Dhttp.proxyPort, Dhttp.proxyUser, Dhttp.proxyPassword
• Parameters for Https : -Dhttps.proxyHost, Dhttps.proxyPort, Dhttps.proxyUser, Dhttps.proxyPassword
• Example for Https
  

  -Dhttps.proxyHost=0.0.0.0
  -Dhttps.proxyPort=0000
  -Dhttps.proxyUser=xxx
  -Dhttps.proxyPassword=xxx

Caching and log files are stored in the Temp directory. Both file storage locations can be customized.

• File : <install_folder>/program/config/orbit.ini
• Parameter : system.tempdir
• Value : Directory
• Default value : Operating System Temp Directory

Configuration to set the number of parallel threads for upload and downloading data to iTwin Reality Management cloud solution.

• File : <install_folder>/program/config/orbit.ini ts.
• Parameter : file.sync.threads
• Value : Positive Integer
• Default value: 8

The position on the screen of Orbit Windows (main frame, preference panel, dataset properties, crs selection, … ) is automatically saved and re-used at the next display of the given Orbit Window.
If the last used position on the screen is no longer available, e.g. 2nd monitor is not attached, the Orbit Window might not be accessible.
Hereby are the steps to reset the the position on screen for all Orbit Windows :

1. Close Orbit
2. Delete Widow configuration file : %localappdata%/Orbit/<Product>/settings/window.ini
3. Restart Orbit

Orbit Software creates caching and logs files in the Operating Systems Temp folder.