Bentley Map SS4 Bing Maps

Question

Is there a help document on how to bring BING maps into Bentley Map SS4?

sebastien.cote · Accepted Answer

To Attach Bing Maps Layer 
 
Bing Maps feature must be activated. Go to Create a Bings Map key to obtain a key from Bring Map. 
 
Create a new configuration variable named "MS_RASTER_BINGMAP_KEY" and give it the value of your 
Bing Maps key. Example, "abcdefGhiJklmnop_qrstuvwXyz". 
 
Save the variable then close and reopen MicroStation. 
 
Go to File > Attach > Bing Maps… in the Raster Manager dialog box. 
The "Raster Attachments Options" dialog opens. 
There are three options to choose from 
 Road: a cartographic type map with roads and place names 
 Aerial: aerial photography of the earth 
 Aerial with labels: a hybrid of aerial photography and roads and place names 
 
You could also use the keyins > 
•	raster attach fixed http://www.bing.com/maps/road 
•	raster attach fixed http://www.bing.com/maps/aerial 
•	raster attach fixed http://www.bing.com/maps/aerialwithlabels

Dan Weston · Answer

Bentley went through extensive contract negotiations with Microsoft in order to freely provide Bing Maps content in MicroStation. Including the "bing" logo on all display and print media was part of that agreement. You may freely distribute this content. 
 
 We'll have to verify that the Bing Maps Key can be based on the organization, or the individual.

Dan Weston · Answer

DanG, 
 MicroStation CONNECT edition Update 7 includes the capability to use Bing Maps as a Background. Provided that the DGN File includes an active Geographic Coordinate System, Raster Manager is not required. However, the capability to attach Bing Maps in Raster manager is still supported, but you no longer need to use the Bing Maps Key. 
 
 The Bentley Map CONNECT edition will also include this capability.