Downloaded the CE version... seems a bit faster, which is good stuff.
Bentley View has the potential to reach a very wide audience... so I was a little disappointed to see the Clip Volume tool not being available. :-(
If the dgn has a DV then the DV's Clip volume is available. But, we need to realise that BV will be used as a 'swiss army knife' go-to tool to view all CAD formats. It opens a huge number of formats pretty well, but these days viewing 3d models is becoming increasingly common. If you accept this, than not having clipping tools to 'peel back' the 3d model to see what's inside is a critical got-to-have that any go-to tool will need to have.
The cut geometry etc is proxy graphics anyway that is volatile... should be compatible enough in read only mode? So near, yet... so far. Update 13?
The same goes for attaching Reference files. Mstn has already got all the functionality in place.
Most of my clients use TeklaBimSight Navisworks freedom to navigate in all 3d models. THey can easily cut views. But Bentley View connect is behind all of that. So it's allready too late for Bentley for my clients to let them use Bentley View connect. And in a year big things can happen. So when will Bentley view will come with Dynamic views.
Hello Andy,
Just to provide an update, we have included the Clip Volume tools in Bentley View CONNECT Edition Update 14. They will be available for you to use during the current session since the file is read-only.
Thanks,
Dan
We are targeting Q1 2020 for a release.
Hello Dan, I had downloaded the latest version of Connect View but I don't see anything of the Clip Volume.
Best regards,
Andy
Hi Dan,
At present our engineers use Navisworks Freedom, but we are trying to wean them off it because of the time wasted every time they request our designers to create an NWD file for them.
I just had a session with some of them to teach them how to use BV CE for working at home.
All went well until one of them asked about clip volumes :(
I had to cancel seven more sessions with the rest of our engineers because it was obvious they weren't going to waste their time with a product that couldn't do clip volumes.
Can you please provide a more accurate date than Q1 2020 as we are fast moving into the "work from home mode" due to the pandemic.
Cheers
We have not released Bentley View CONNECT Edition Update 14 yet with the Clip Volume tool. I'll keep you posted when it is posted.
Hello Bob,
We are working on trying to release MicroStation, PowerDraft and Bentley View CONNECT Edition Update 14's releases. We currently have run into a few roll holder issues that we deem necessary and need to be addressed before we can release it. I'll post on this thread and make a Bentley Communities Announcement when they are available.