Bentley Map V8i (SELECTseries 4) - Technology Preview

We are pleased to announce the technology preview release of Bentley Map V8i (SELECTseries 4). It is available on select download under Beta, build 483. This release contains new features and capabilities that increases productivity and interoperability, as well as enhances user experience even more.

 Highlighted features and capabilities:

• Mapping
  • • Cartographic Representation
      • • Complex line symbols with intersection management
        • Bridge symbology
    • Support Dynamic Criteria/Scale Based Map Visualization
    • Create Map model in any model
    • Set display scale per view
• Interoperability
  • • Esri File based Geodatabase support
    • CityGML - Support material / textures on import/export with FME
• Engineering
  • • Many improvements for Bentley Map Enterprise from Descartes
• Oracle Spatial Improvements
  • • Support for Oracle Spatial Textures
    • Support Non – Top View Queries of 3D Data
    • Oracle 12c – Support B-Spline Curves and Non-Circular Arcs
    • Support Composite (multiple columns) Primary Key
    • Support Views As Sub-Features
• API
  • • Custom symbology callbacks (i.e. new symbology event system allows application to provide symbology)
    • Application owned business properties

 A Be Communities page has been created for this Beta release: Bentley Map SS4 Technology Preview

 If you have any questions or comments regarding the Bentley Map V8i (SELECTseries 4) technology preview, please reach out to us through the community.

 Thank you,

The Bentley Map Team