Why is Bentley discontinuing support for select series? Are you trying to force us to use The Connect addition?
I'm not thrilled with the interface with Connect. And from what I have been reading I am not alone.
I HATE HATE HATE THE RIBBON, I hate all ribbons but I think this one is the worse. There are too many clicks to get to the task you want to go to.
Back in the old days, Bentley was proud that they required fewer mouse clicks \ keystrokes to perform a task compared to Autocad. That workflow went out the window. Using JUST the ribbon just count how many clicks you have to make. LESS IS MORE!
Our recent update to the Bentley Support Policy are designed to assist users and organizations to manage the support and use of older versions of software like Microstation V8i etc. There is a clearly defined date when certain versions have Expiring or Discontinued Support. We have been developing the CONNECT versions for many years and would like to encourage all users to experience the new tools and capabilities.
https://communities.bentley.com/communities/everything_else_community/bentley-support-policy/w/bentley-support-policy
To assist in your migration to the CONNECT version of MicroStation we have provided a number of Wiki articles and training material.
https://communities.bentley.com/products/microstation/w/microstation__wiki/39386/upgrading-to-microstation-connect-edition
If you have questions on the Bentley Support Policy, please reach out to our Support Team.
If you have questions or need help in planning your upgrade to the CONNECT Edition, please reach out to our Upgrade Team.
I hope this information is of assistance.
RegardsAndrew BellTechnical SupportBentley Systems
It's a bit weird in context of this discussion that no information about MicroStation V8i (SELECTseries 10) has been released and now is avaialble for download. News about the release available here, dated to May 1st when this discussion was quite active.
Regards,
Jan
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Hi Jan,
Agreed. Unfortunately, Bentley already has stated the SS4 will be the last release of V8i and filing bug reports for SS4 is useless. (So I have not attempted to report SS4 issues to be corrected in SS10?) It's also interesting that they are only giving 6-7 months of "full support". It sounds like a band-aid that they will give to those who are contacting support with issues.
--Robert
The info on the website and from the SS10 installation dialog both clearly state it is only a consolidation of previous updates and a means to postpone users switching to CONNECT. Makes me wonder why the hastle with Connect Licensing. Why not continue the hosted license a bit longer? And why does that require a version SS10 anyway?
Well at least the folks at Bentley have been listening to our crying.
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