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 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.
Hello Dan,
t's now April 21th 2020. Is it ready to launch?
Unfortunately, we ran into a few issues that took a bit longer to address than we expected. We are looking at having an internal release candidate by tomorrow for our QA team to begin their checks. If all goes well, we should have the build out shortly.
I wanted to follow up to you and everyone else following this thread. We just released Bentley View CONNECT Edition Update 14. This includes the Clip Volume tools for the current session of Bentley View. Below is the Release Announcement.
https://communities.bentley.com/products/microstation/f/microstation-announcements-forum/197129/bentley-view-connect-edition-update-14-10-14-00-109