What's New in OpenCities Map CONNECT Update 5

See what's new in the latest release of OpenCities Map:

Save time

• Split and Merge 3D polygons. 10-times faster and in a single-step. This feature is only available in OpenCities Map Enterprise.

3D Layers Creations

• 3DBuffer – Automatically create a 3D building layer from legacy 2D building footprints and height information. This layer can then be converted as CityGML LOD 1, which increases the value of the legacy 2D data by creating a 3D layer from it which shares the same semantic information. This feature is only available in OpenCities Map Enterprise.

Enhanced Interoperability of CAD and GIS Data

• CAD to GIS: Auto-Promote – With AutoPromote, any DGN elements created on reserved levels will automatically be promoted as XFM features. These XFM features are ready to be written to spatial databases, which serve as points of integration with OpenCities Planner.
• GIS to CAD: With the “Export to DGN,” the XFM information is translated to a standard DGN using "Item Types" to store semantics information. With this DGN, it is easier to share GIS assets with BIM applications and is a point of interoperability with other Bentley solutions.
• CAD to GIS: A solid or smart solid can now be promoted to a 3D polygon collection.

New Features and Capabilities

• 3D models can be exported to LumenRT software to visualize and add animations to your design. The LumenRT tool is in the "Visualization" workflow. This feature is only available with OpenCities Map Enterprise. For additional information, see the LumenRT page.
• Defined views in PostGIS are now discoverable when registering features in the Geospatial Administrator.
• When creating a Print Model, the list of available layers is now synchronized with the Map Manager in the Legend Options dialog.
• The key-in FENCE STROKE has been restored.

Technology Preview Features

• Support for CityGML data including:
  • A delivered sample schema named "CityModel".
  • Importing and exporting CityGML data via the "Interoperability" dialog.
  • Promote to CityGML
  • CityGML Editing
  • CityGML settings for Split Polygon.
  • 3D Smart Editing for CityGML data.

• Labeling has several enhancements, including : specifying label frequency, specifying area type to label, trimming labeled elements to the view, containing labels within a closed element, and setting the maximum label size factor.
• Label Collision Detection to detect and resolve text conflicts.

Download links:

OpenCities Map PowerView: https://softwaredownloads.bentley.com/en/ProductDetails/1940 
OpenCities Map: https://softwaredownloads.bentley.com/en/ProductDetails/1941 
OpenCities Map Enterprise: https://softwaredownloads.bentley.com/en/ProductDetails/1942