This FAQ answers a lot of questions about speedikon CONNECT Edition. It covers general, licensing and contract topics. The content is also available as PDF for download.

1. What is speedikon CONNECT Edition and how is it different from speedikon V8i?
   1. speedikon CONNECT Edition is the most current version (12/18/2018, v10.00.00.25) of the product developed on the CONNECT Edition 64-bit platform introducing the ribbon command bar user interface and containing many maintenance improvements and enhancements.
   2. speedikon CONNECT Edition combines both speedikon Industrial and speedikon Architectural functionality into one product.
   3. speedikon CONNECT Edition is a layered product that only runs on AECOsim Building Designer CONNECT Edition.
      
      

 2. I am currently using speedikon Architectural V8i or speedikon Industrial V8i running on MicroStation PowerDraft V8i or MicroStation V8i. What do I need to do to upgrade and use  speedikon CONNECT Edition?

                    a.  Download speedikon CONNECT Edition from Bentley Software Downloads. It will list AECOsim Building Designer CONNECT Edition 
                         as a dependency, download it.
                    b.  First install AECOsim Building Designer CONNECT Edition, then install speedikon CONNECT Edition.
                    c.  Launch speedikon CONNECT Edition by clicking on the product icon.

 3. Will my SELECT Agreement change?

1. 1. Yes, AECOsim Building Designer CONNECT Edition will become your primary licensed product with an entitlement to run speedikon CONNECT Edition.
   2. With the commercial release of speedikon CONNECT Edition, AECOsim Building Designer CONNECT Edition will automatically be added to your SELECT Agreement and license pool based on the owned quantities of speedikon V8i products.
   3. AECOsim Building Designer CONNECT Edition will be added as non-billable, with no annual SELECT fee until the time of the company’s SELECT Agreement renewal date.
   4. On the SELECT Agreement renewal date, AECOsim Building Designer CONNECT Edition annual SELECT fee will become billable, and speedikon CONNECT Edition will be changed to an entitlement with no annual SELECT fee.
   5. Any licenses of MicroStation or MicroStation PowerDraft will remain on the SELECT Agreement and the annual SELECT fee billable until such time the company decides to surrender the licenses or Portfolio Balance the licenses for another product.

 
4. Will I have to pay when I upgrade to speedikon CONNECT Edition?

1. 1. For each owned license of speedikon Architectural V8i or speedikon Industrial V8i covered under a SELECT Agreement you will receive a license of AECOsim Building Designer CONNECT Edition at no cost.
   2. On the SELECT Agreement renewal date, AECOsim Building Designer CONNECT Edition annual SELECT fee will become billable, and speedikon CONNECT Edition will be changed to an entitlement with no annual SELECT fee.
   3. The annual SELECT fee for AECOsim Building Designer CONNECT Edition is approximately the same as the speedikon Architectural V8i plus MicroStation PowerDraft V8i annual SELECT fees and less than the speedikon Industrial V8i plus MicroStation V8i annual SELECT fees.

5. What is Bentley’s desktop application support policy for speedikon V8i?

1. 1. speedikon Architectural V8i (SELECTseries 5) and speedikon Industrial V8i (SELECTseries 5) are listed on the Desktop Applications Support Policy for Expiring Support as of July 1, 2019 and Support Discontinued as of January 1, 2021.

6. I have upgraded to speedikon CONNECT Edition and my current project contract requires that I use speedikon Architectural V8i or speedikon Industrial V8i. Can I continue to use the V8i product and what will it cost me?

1. 1. After upgrading to speedikon CONNECT Edition running on AECOsim Building Designer CONNECT Edition you will continue to have an entitlement to speedikon V8i products.
   2. You can continue to use these products but since speedikon Architectural V8i runs on MicroStation V8i or MicroStation PowerDraft V8i and speedikon Industrial V8i runs on MicroStation V8i you will need a license of the appropriate product and will pay the associated annual SELECT fees.

 
7. I am a new user and want to buy speedikon CONNECT Edition. What do I buy and what will I receive?

1. 1. You will ask a Bentley Account Manager to purchase AECOsim Building Designer CONNECT Edition with an entitlement for speedikon CONNECT Edition.
   2. Your SELECT Agreement will include a license of AECOsim Building Designer CONNECT Edition and will include speedikon Architectural V8i or speedikon Industrial V8i giving you the entitlement to run speedikon CONNECT Edition.

 
8. I am a new user and my project contract requires that I use speedikon Architectural V8i or speedikon Industrial V8i what do I have to purchase?

1. 1. You will ask a Bentley Account Manager to purchase AECOsim Building Designer CONNECT Edition with an entitlement for speedikon CONNECT Edition. You will also need to inform your Bentley Account Manager you need the specific entitlement to either speedikon Architectural V8i or speedikon Industrial V8i.
   2. If you are using either speedikon Architectural V8i or speedikon Industrial V8i and not speedikon CONNECT Edition you will be required to have a license of either MicroStation V8i or MicroStation PowerDraft V8i.

9. speedikon CONNECT Edition uses CONNECT Licensing. How does this work?

1. 1. CONNECT Licensing is Bentley's new process for product activation, enhancing our users' digital workflows and improving our licensing capabilities with features such as:
      - License alert notifications when you are approaching a custom usage threshold.
      - Replacing site activation keys with user validation, enhancing security around your Bentley licenses and subscriptions.
      
   2. Traditionally, product activation has been through an activation key that an Organization distributed to all its users. With CONNECT Licensing, product activation is managed by user sign in through the CONNECTION Client, which is installed on each machine that uses Bentley applications. This offers a more secure and manageable system as it offers usage alerts, notifying your users when they are about to reach a certain usage limit set by the Administrator.
   3. Please reference the Bentley Communities Licensing and Activation Wiki for the most current information > CONNECT Licensing.

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