What is Advanced Map Finishing?

I can't find a simple way to get a definition on Bentley Communities. I 'm looking for information on what Advanced Map Finishing is, what is does, and some examples of its products. 

PS. 

Are there any instructions on how to use Bentley Communities? It's not very easy finding basic information. Most of the questions are pretty advanced. What is the difference between a Wiki and a forum? 

Thanks for the help.

Dan

  • Hello Daniel,

    For general information on Bentley Communities, click "About" at the top, then click "Help". That will lead you here:

    https://communities.bentley.com/help/w/be_communities_help

    The above has a lot of good information about Bentley Communities in general.

    Within the "Products" section of Bentley Communities, there are separate Communities for various product lines within Bentley (which can encompass multiple brands). Each has its own set of applications: Wiki, Forum, Blog, File Gallery and in some cases Calendar and Ideation (where you can post and upvote/downvote ideas). The Wiki is the best place to find answers to questions or problems you have with your Bentley products. The Forum is the next step to go for help if you can't find what you need on the Wiki, as you can post your question and get feedback and input from multiple users and Bentley colleagues.

    From the homepage at communities.bentley.com, you can select the appropriate Community for your product and click the "Go" button to navigate there. From there, you will see buttons at the top for Wiki, Forum, Blog, etc.

    In your case, selecting Bentley Map will lead you to the Community for help on Advanced Map Finishing. You can click the Wiki button at the top, choose the English Wiki, then use the search bar to look for what you need. Or, click the Forum button and post your question. In fact, I have moved this particular discussion to the Bentley Map forum, in case an expert in that field can provide some guidance on clarifying what Advanced Map Finishing is. I have also asked a few of my colleagues if they can help you out.

    I hope this helps. Please let me know if you need any further help with using Bentley Communities.


    Regards,

    Jesse Dringoli
    Technical Support Manager, OpenFlows
    Bentley Communities Site Administrator
    Bentley Systems, Inc.

  • Thanks for the explanation. I have a better understanding of the website now. 

    Thanks,

    Dan Messerich, PLS

  • Further to Jesse's reply please see the Bentley Map wiki entry here.

    Advanced Map Finishing is only available with Map Enterprise and Bentley Map as shown in the functionality matrix below.

    Hope this helps!

    Keith Raymond