In response to this blog https://communities.bentley.com/products/microstation/b/microstation_blog/posts/connect-edition-adoption-blogs-toc please could someone at Bentley suggest a way of getting our users to try CONNECT. The ones that have used just don't like it.
stuartw said:The ones that have used just don't like it.
So you want more who don't like it?
So here is a question....
If you had a car with manual windows and then brought a new car with electric windows... would you not use the new electric windows
Even if a wheel falls off during your first long distance trip?
Regards,
Mark
OpenRoads Designer 2023 | Microstation 2023.2 | ProjectWise 2023
That depends if the electric window button has a small go faster light on it LOL.
Being serious.... at some point you are going to have to move to CONNECT, or jump ****........... from experience, users do get use to the new interface and after time they like it... The issue is the performance.... CE is still slower than V8i, even CE11, I am as well as many others are hoping CE 12 , 13, 14, 15 , 16 are supper fast and make the switch over a viable solution.....
Hi Ian (& Bentley),
Microstation is a tool. I work for a company. The typical purpose for a company to be in business is profit. The reason that a company would lay down $X,000 for a piece of software is that software is a tool to help make a profit. So when comparing Microstation V8i and Microstation Connect, profitability / productivity is the underlying measuring tool. I don't care about how "modern" the interface is, or if it is Windows / Microsoft compliant, or if it is 32-bit, 64-bit, or 5048-bit... I care about how well the tool will get the job done.
--Robert
You may not care, but you will down the road. I still hear folks complain about the last MS Office suite and just about any other major software that gets serious upgrades. I'd still recommend for Microstation specifically, keep v8i as long as you can. Load Connect and learn it. This is not to say Connect may have features that will help you increase productivity now, but none I use. I did switch 6 months ago, occasionally I mus run v8i, I must pause as I hunt for some commands.
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