Smrutirekha Mahapatra

While the Bentley ecosystem of applications is evolving to offer a better experience for collaborating in your projects, we listened to our users' request and reintroduced Clash Detection in MicroStation. We have also added a few fixes and support for…

Blocks in AutoCAD are analogous to Shared Cells in MicroStation/PowerDraft. These are a group of geometry or entities that act as one object and can be inserted and manipulated in a design. Blocks or Cells are made of reusable content and can include…

MicroStation CONNECT Edition Update 14 introduces iTwin Synchronizer as Technology Preview. iTwin Synchronizer enables you to synchronize or push your design changes from a DGN to an iModel in the iModelHub. These changes in the iModel are available for…

The V8i Task Theme introduced in Update 13 of MicroStation CONNECT Edition was a welcome change for users who have recently migrated to the CONNECT Edition from V8i. The V8i task theme eases the process of transitioning to the new CONNECT interface by…

The Offset Solid Edges tool now offers greater flexibility to users by allowing you to choose a specific Mode to offset solid edges while imprinting geometry on a solid. You can now choose between Original and Round options in the Mode field in the Offset…

You can now create a non-orthogonal cut in a solid using AccuDraw. Earlier you could only create a cut in a direction orthogonal to the solid. You can now manipulate the direction of the cut using the handles to get the desired result.

Here’s how you…

MicroStation CONNECT Edition Update 14 introduces support for mid-point in its 2D constraint tools.

Applying constraints is an integral part of any parametric design. We are constantly striving to make parametric modeling tools better and ease users’…

If you are working from home and being connected to your company's projects, working interactively and sharing data with your team members can be a challenge. But Bentley has your back with MicroStation and ProjectWise 365 Services.

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Citrix provides excellent solutions for desktop virtualization. MicroStation users working from home can take advantage of the Citrix virtualized environment. The Citrix XenApp helps achieve control and access for multiple users connecting to applications…

The wait is over!!

On request from our users of MicroStation CONNECT Edition, the CELLTOOL has now been ported and is available for download. You can download this application from here.

In MicroStation CONNECT Edition, you can access this tool from:

Following up on some of our users' request, the Steel MDL application is now available for MicroStaion CONNECT Edition. The Steel MDL application allows you to select steel sections from an available list of standards and place them in your design files…

If you are a MicroStation V8i user who is intrigued by the new features that CONNECT Edition offers, here is a comprehensive list of CONNECT Edition features/tools and their availability and compatibility in V8i. This information will help provide confidence…

Following up on the requests of some of our users, we made the CELLTOOL and STEEL MDL apps available for MicroStation CONNECT Edition and will soon be available for download.

In MicroStation CONNECT Edition, you can access these tools from:

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We at Bentley understand your dilemma as users who wish to upgrade to MicroStation CONNECT Edition but face client mandates to continue delivering projects on V8i. A lot of our users at various consulting design firms have expressed their helplessness…

To make it easy for you to get started we have included a PBR version of the Bentley_Materials.dgnlib that has PBR definitions for the materials that you have been using for years. To prevent surprises for existing projects these materials while delivered…

Physically Based Rendering (PBR) is the latest enhancement to our QuickVision display system. This method of rendering provides photorealistic lighting in 3D environments and physically accurate distribution patterns of light and material definitions…

Physically Based Rendering (PBR) is the latest enhancement to our QuickVision display system. This method of rendering promises photorealistic lighting in 3D environments and physically accurate distribution patterns of light and material definitions…

The MicroStation CONNECT Edition is a continuously evolving application. With its frequent updates, CONNECT Edition introduces new features and enhancements that are driven mostly by user feedbacks and forum discussions to better serve the Bentley user…

MicroStation CONNECT Edition offers advanced 3D modeling tools for enabling you to carry out your complex workflows with greater flexibility and ease than MicroStation V8i. 

If you are a V8i user working on 3D modeling and are reluctant to upgrade to the…

If you are working in a hybrid modeling environment to combine the best of both MicroStation CONNECT Edition and V8i, then we have a few tips for you. 

Once you have installed MicroStation CONNECT Edition you can continue using the legacy 3D modeling tools…

Improving the user experience has been a prime focus in each MicroStation CONNECT Edition update. Just like the Windows 8.1 desktop user experience, MicroStation CONNECT Edition leverages a ribbon interface. If you have recently migrated to the CONNECT…

As a part of the user experience enhancements for better performance, enhanced speed and reliability for the CONNECT Edition, the Welcome Screen has been removed in Update 13. When you launch MicroStation for the first time, you will now see the Work…

The MicroStation CONNECT Edition Team examined and resolved many issues across multiple areas for MicroStation CONNECT Edition Update 13. In addition to resolving User defects that have been listed below, we would like to highlight a few key areas that…

As a MicroStation V8i user, aspiring to upgrade to the CONNECT Edition, you might find yourself stuck in the middle of projects consuming MicroStation V8i and might not be comfortable upgrading to the CONNECT Edition midway through the project. But, at…

MicroStation CONNECT Edition Update 13 integrates with Bentley's ProjectWise Components Center service via the Components Center Explorer and Components Center Upload dialogs.

Components Center is a cloud-based digital component library and catalog…