Supported Applications and File Formats

Bentley iTwin Services supports a wide array of design applications to ensure all of your engineering data can be aggregated into a single digital twin environment.  The following table list the applications currently supported and the different ways available to sync the data to an iTwin. 

If you do not see your application in the list please go to our iTwin Services Ideas page and filter on Application Integration to submit your application for future consideration.

How to work with file types, which use the MicroStation Connector?

Import file to MicroStation design file and save. Use the DGN file for converting it into the iModel.

Reality Data Support

Reality data, like point clouds and reality meshes, can be viewed along with your engineering data.  There are no iModel Connectors to sync reality data, instead use Bentley ContextCapture to add real-world digital context to your projects. 

For more information on how to associate your reality data to an iTwin go to the Reality Data page.

GeoSpatial Data Support

The GeoBridge is being developed to support geospatial data coming from multiple sources.

Presently, Shapefile, PostGIS database, ESRI File Geodatabase, KML and GeoJSON formats are supported. The support of other geospatial data is under investigation.

For more information on how to use the GeoBridge, visit the GeoBridge page.

Autodesk Materials Support 

The Autodesk Material Library consists of several sub-libraries and installers (MSI files) can be taken from installers for Revit, 3dMax or AutoCAD. 

Or they can be downloaded separately from the Autodesk site: https://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/infraworks/learn-explore/caas/CloudHelp/cloudhelp/ENU/IWGettingStarted/files/Install/IWGettingStarted-Install-ToInstallAutodeskMaterialLibraries-html-html.html (all resolutions packages are necessary but first Common package isn’t). 

It is better to install all Base, Low, Middle, and Advanced Image libraries. At least Base, Middle, and Advanced has unique files. 

Materials should be exported to i-model automatically if Autodesk Materials are installed on the machine where the iModel Connector job is executing from.