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MicroStation CONNECT Edition SDK Update 17.1

October 18, 2022

The MicroStation SDK team is pleased to announce the release of the MicroStation CONNECT Edition SDK Update 17.1 (MSCE SDK U17.1). The current release provides several enhancements in the following areas:

Executive Summary
Keep Current
Release Notes
Requirements
Changes
Resources

Executive Summary

Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 Professional (or better) is the default toolset requirement
Recompile MDL applications when toolset requirements have changed
Incremental updates: APIs, Documentation, Examples, eula.pdf

Keep Current

MicroStation SDK (Announcements, Downloads, Migrating to CONNECT, Roadmap, ChangeLogs)
- Announcements (Chinese, English, German)
- Blogs (Chinese, English, German)
- Wikis (Chinese, English, German)
- Forums (Chinese, English, German)
Documentation
- Local CHM Files (Incremental API Updates)
- Optional: SDK Previews > Docs
Learn
- Developer Training
- LEARN, Medium, YouTube
Bentley
- developer.bentley.com, bdn.bentley.com, bentley.com

Requirements

MicroStation CONNECT Edition SDK native (C/C++) and managed code (.NET add ins) development requires:

Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 Professional (latest patches)
Microsoft .NET Framework 4.6.2 runtime (required for Windows 2012 and prior)
Microsoft 8DOT3NAME support is required for source code project paths with spaces

Bentley Visual Studio Templates

SDKPreviews > Visual Studio Extensions

Microsoft Visual Studio Configuration Recommendations

Visual Studio - Workload Dependencies

.NET Desktop Development
Desktop development with C++ (Provides: DIA SDK)
Universal Windows Platform development (Provides: Windows 10 SDK, or Download)

Visual Studio - Installing and Configuring

Install: Get set up, or
Configure: Workloads and Components, or
Modify: Using Command-line parameters and Workload and Component IDs

Visual Studio - Toolset location Changes

Note: Microsoft recommends binding 1 Toolset (version) per 1 Development Shell (environment instance)

Release Notes

General
- Some CHM files are Missing in this release of the SDK and can be obtained and manually installed from here.
- Modify the Desktop and/or Start Charm/Menu shortcut properties to enable: "Run as Administrator"
- MicroStation CONNECT Edition SDK releases are generally available within 2 weeks of a respective closely paired MicroStation product release
- To ensure maximum compatibility and stability of your applications:
  - Recompile custom applications when Microsoft Visual Studio version changes, or Breaking Changes are mentioned
Bug Fixes - Review Resolved Defects: MicroStation CONNECT Edition - Resolved Issues
Breaking Changes - N/A

Changes

MicroStation Developer Shell

SDK Root	N/A
Bin	N/A
Documentation	Incremental API Updates. See: Include* section (below) and ChangeLogs*
Examples	Added DgnEC\ECValueWithTypeAdapter (BLI 933630. Create Native and Managed EC Value Type Adapter examples) Updated Constraints\constraint2ddemo\constraint2ddemo.cpp. (Bug 974065. Call BeFileName::GetDirectoryName vs GetSystemDirectoryW) DialogBoxes\myapp\myapp.r. (Bug 658764. Remove DIALOGATTR_AUTOOPEN)
Include	DgnPlatform\DgnLinks.h Add: IsSheetIndexLink, GetSheetIndexTreeSpec DgnPlatform\DgnPlatformErrors.r.h Add: DGNMODEL_STATUS_InvalidNumberOfVertices, DGNMODEL_STATUS_InvalidDisplayPriority Add: DGNMODEL_STATUS_InvalidIsGraphics, DGNMODEL_STATUS_InvalidComplexHdr DgnPlatform\DgnViewport.hAdd: ComputeElementRangeByDrawPurposeDgnPlatform\ECReportNode.h Add: m_isRelatedInstanceProperty DgnPlatform\ElementProperties.h Add: SetAppendLsParams, GetAppendLsParams DgnPlatform\TextTableHandler.h Add: JudgeSame DgnPlatform\TextTableStyle.h Remove: SetColor, GetColor, SetLineStyle, GetLineStyle, SetWeight, GetWeight Add: SetHasFillColorForTitleRows, GetHasFillColorForTitleRows, SetFillColorForTitleRows, GetFillColorForTitleRows DgnPlatform\WorkSet.h Add: SetConfigName GeoCoord\BaseGeoCoord.h Add: enum GeoCoordParseStatus (Add OSGEO GCS support) Add: AllocateClean Geom\CurveVector.h Add: IsPlanarWithTolerance, IntersectionsXY Geom\MSBsplineCurve.h Add: AddLineIntersectionsXY, AddLinestringIntersectionsXY Mstn\MdlApi\dlogids.r.h Add: DIALOGID_FileWorkSetNotFound_ValidActiveWorkSet_ValidConfig, RADIOBUTTONID_FileProjectNotFound_ActivateWorkSet Mstn\MdlApi\mssystem.fdf Add: mdlSystem_isRunningWin11orLater Mstn\cmdlist.r.h Add: CMD_DELETE_CELLDEF Add: MultiPointPlacement\ParametricCellEditInPlaceTool.h PSolid\PSolidCoreAPI.h Add: BooleanUnion GeoCoord\BaseGeoCoord.h Refactor (multiple files): BENTLEY_GEOCOORD_PP_NAMESPACE to namespace GeoCoordinates Refactor: Compiler options Add: ClearConverterCache, InitFromWellKnownText, SetUnitByKeyname, SetVerticalDatumByKey
Library	N/A
Migration Tools	N/A
MKI	Various make files (*.mki) mki\CaptureCommandEnv.py (Updated Visual Studio version numbers and build ids) mki\dlmlink.mki (Add DEV_STUDIO processing) mki\mdl.mki (Add DEV_STUDIO processing) mki\mkcsharp.mki (Add DEV_STUDIO processing) mki\winntmdl.mki (Add DEV_STUDIO processing)

Resources

MicroStation CONNECT
- MicroStation CONNECT Edition SDK Downloads
- MicroStation CONNECT Edition (Product) Releases
- New to MicroStation CONNECT? (New/Experienced Developers)
Bentley CONNECTION Center Bentley online services portal
Developers and Programming - Search and Ask (general) Bentley API/SDK Programming questions
Bentley Developer Network - Visit to learn more about: the BDN Program, Search and Ask questions and more!
Bentley Developer Network Inquiry/Contact Us Form - SDK access or download SDK issues
Security - Common Vulnerability Exposure Program (bentley.com)
Support Lifecycle Policy, Privacy, Terms of Use, EULA (Legal and Privacy)
Terminology

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