With the release of MicroStation V8i SS10, we have now turned our full attention to MicroStation CONNECT Edition Update 13. In response your feedback, the MicroStation team has been putting nearly all of our effort into maturing the CONNECT Edition. This…
The Configuration Migration Wizard is now upgraded to Configuration Assistant that will help you create a CONNECT based Configuration from an existing V8i based WorkSpace. The Configuration Assistant accomplishes a few more tasks as compared to the Configuration…
MicroStation CONNECT Edition Update 12 introduces a new, exciting Technology Preview General Access Feature: Item Types' EC Expressions
The EC Expression framework is extremely powerful and allows us to return a value calculated from properties of…
In MicroStation CONNECT Edition Update 12 you can now generate reports only on item types in a selection.
The option is available in the report definition properties, where you can choose between "All elements", "Current" or "by Fence" selection types…
Following our users' requests we decided to add the beloved Set Element Elevation tool, previously part of the old CivTools MDL application, to MicroStation CONNECT Edition update 12.
You can find this tool in the Manipulate group of the Home tab in…
The CONNECT Edition version of MicroStation enables you to take a massive leap forward with cool features such as Item Types, Sheet Index, Parametric Modeling, and many more. Have you started using powerful properties-based features like Reports, Tables…
Starting with the MicroStation CONNECT Edition, Bentley has been releasing quarterly updates as a method of continuous improvement.
The Configuration Migration Wizard was added to Update 4 of the MicroStation CONNECT Edition. It helped migrate legacy…
“The secret of getting ahead is getting started. The secret of getting started is breaking your complex, overwhelming tasks into small manageable tasks, then starting on the first one.” ~ Mark Twain (1835 - 1910)
This great quote can be applicable…
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Are you a Project Manager, Team Leader or Early Adopter who wants to stay on the cutting edge of Bentley technology? Do you want to use and adopt many of the new features and workflows but just cannot due…
You like MicroStation V8i, but…
MicroStation V8i has been in use since it was first released in November of 2008, effectively serving the Bentley user community for many years. It has evolved to become a proven and stable platform, considered…
In V8i you can create parametric, feature-based solids, using Feature Modeling tools. Parameters used to create features like chamfer, fillet, hole, etc., are stored in the design and can be edited using the Modify Parametric…
MicroStation V8i allowed elements to be “tagged” with non-graphical data referred to as Tags. Tags were stored in Tag Sets, with the tag data providing for the reporting on tagged elements.
Though a…
As you are aware, the Configuration dialog is frequently required to modify the location of your library files or control the behavior of certain features.
Though a very useful dialog, it certainly had a few usability issues in V8i:
In MicroStation V8i, while working on a project, sheet numbering, sheet ordering, and tracking was mostly manual and hence tedious and error-prone. There were also some key limitations. Let us see what the pains in V8i were and how these have been alleviated…
You’ll Love CONNECT because……
One of the main uses of the old CellUtil MDL App was the ability to print a grid of cells in the cell library along with a preview image of each cell. The Place Cell Index tool can be easily used to achieve this. The Place Cell Index tool gives more flexibility…
MicroStation V8i allowed elements to be “tagged” with non-graphical data using Tags that were stored in Tag Sets. The Tag Data could then be used for generating simple reports but did not provide the ability to…
Placing tabular annotations is a frequent need that is encountered within a variety of disciplines. In MicroStation V8i there were many ways to accomplish this including:
For many organizations working with multiple file formats is a requirement of their design and engineering software. MicroStation V8i offered many innovations and enhancements, including support for AutoCAD DWG…
In MicroStation V8i have you ever looked for an answer to a question using the Help documents? Perhaps you are new to using AccuDraw and want to discover the AccuDraw shortcuts? Or want to know exactly how to…
Ever use Project Explorer in MicroStation V8i? Then you know it was used to create and manage links to project data, such as other DGN’s, DWG’s, Office Documents, or even PDF’s. Project Explorer…
Have you ever looked for a Geographic Coordinate System (GCS) that is simply not available? The list of Geographic Coordinate Systems in MicroStation V8i is static and “as-is”. The development to add any additional…
Have you resisted using Bing Maps aerial and road information as a background to your design in MicroStation V8i because you weren’t quite sure about the licensing and costs involved or because it involved edits…
So far in our blog series on the Explorer, found within the MicroStation CONNECT Edition, we have done an overview of the Explorer. We have talked about the capabilities of the File tab, which allows you to display the content of the file such as models…