Compatibility of MicroStation CONNECT Edition Features in V8i

If you are a MicroStation V8i user who is intrigued by the new features that CONNECT Edition offers, here is a comprehensive list of CONNECT Edition features/tools and their availability and compatibility in V8i. This information will help provide confidence about the use of CONNECT Edition features and tools for use in workflows that involve V8i users and encourage you to migrate to the latest and best update.

CONNECT Features Not Available in V8i

Feature

Bing Maps Background Maps in View Attributes

Components Center

Create Stereoscopic VR Rendering

DWG 2018 File Open and Save

EXIF data Support in Photomatch tool

Export Business data to LumenRT

GCS Description in Reference Dialog

iModel 2.0 Support

Issue Resolution Service

Overlap While Placing Named Boundaries by Length

New Mesh Tools (Facet, Re-triangulate, Split, etc)

Parametric Modeling Tools

PBR Materials

Place Active Line Terminator maintains association of the cell with the element if moved or rotated

Place Label Cell Filter by Element

ProjectWise ContextShare Browser

Raster Custom Linestyles

Renaming Model Automatically Updates Saved View Links

Revit 2018 File Support

Scalable Mesh File Support

Shrinkwrap Mesh

Units Selection Support when Export to FBX

User Feedback Service

WorkSet Link Set sorted in DGNWS

CONNECT Features available in V8i but with limited compatibility:

Below table enlists CONNECT Features that do have some compatibility in V8i:

CONNECT Edition Features

V8i Compatibility

Bing Map Background

Cannot create, display, modify or delete in V8i. Existing data is retained in V8i roundtrip.

Bing Map Support in Scalable Meshes

Cannot create, display, modify or delete in V8i. Existing data is retained in V8i roundtrip.

Centralized Proxy server settings

Split into several dialogs in V8i and not easy to manage for a large team

Configuration Assistant

Not Required in V8i

Constraints

Cannot create, display, modify or delete in V8i. Existing data is retained in V8i roundtrip.

Display Rules

Cannot create, display, modify or delete in V8i. Existing data is retained in V8i roundtrip.

Item types

Existing data is retained in V8i roundtrip. Properties are displayed when saved as .i.dgn.

Mesh Edge Display

Feature not available in V8i, setting is honored in v8i and retained in roundtrips

Parametric Modeling Tools

Cannot create, display, modify or delete in V8i. Existing data is retained in V8i roundtrip.

Publish and Print to ProjectWise Share

Available in V8i SS10, but service is deprecated

Reality mesh classification tools

Cannot create, display, modify or delete in V8i. Existing data is retained in V8i roundtrip.

Reports

Cannot create, display, modify or delete in V8i. Existing data is retained in V8i roundtrip.

RFA File Support

RFA content is shown as simple geometry. Existing data is retained in V8i roundtrip.

Scalable meshes (3sm) file support

Cannot create, display, modify or delete in V8i. Existing data is retained in V8i roundtrip.

Set Element Elevation Tool

Elements remain at location when file is opened in V8i, move tool used or SetZ command used in V8i to do the same

Tables

Can display. Cannot create, modify or delete. Data is retained in V8i roundtrip.

Text Favorites

Not compatible. Data is retained in V8i roundtrip.

Text Labels

Can display. Cannot create, modify or delete. Data is retained in V8i roundtrip.

Workspaces and Work Sets

Compatible in CE + V8i hybrid environment

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