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Bentley View CE

We the user base demand that Bentley release and continue to release Bentley View.  

It is a very powerful tool.  In some cases the users will make this their default application for DGN & DWG.  Senior managers are encouraged to use it, so they do not screw up the data.

It is IMPORTANT to the users to have this and we need a CE version, more so for ACAD 2018+ support

Please VOTE..

Ian 

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  • All,

    Underscoring Bentley's commitment to make no-cost file viewing available to the entire project ecosystem, we will release a CONNECT Edition version of Bentley View.  Given the outstanding demand for this, we will make every effort to provide it as quickly as possible.  Bentley View CONNECT Edition will provide you and your stakeholders have the latest in data compatibility and connected user experience in order to advance your portfolio to the CONNECT Edition generation.  Please stay tuned for more details.

    Regards,

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    Makai Smith
    Director, Product Management
    MicroStation Product Line
    Bentley Systems, Inc.

  • Hi Makai,

    great news. Thanks for sharing,

    I trust you will check the capabilites and of TrueView, Design Review and the DGN plugin for those. For a 2D file review process it is crucial to have Redlining(Markup). Not only that CE Navigator is not free - It is also set to just be usable for 3D model review.

    I would recon Bentley (re)View to help finally streamline the process of review of drawings where today people still use paper redlining or PDF commenting.

    Having an Overlay with comments and markup directly referenced in a drawing would ease the pain of transcribing over an over again and again for so many users.

    If you think about it this should be a push for all other design applications. Complete Designs require those full blown design applications.

    If you are able to provide a (re)View with greatest usability for "Non-CAD" literates (those coming from tools like PDF-Viewers) I imagine it will turn the biggest Win-Wins for the Bentley community - and beyond ...

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  • Hi Makai,

    great news. Thanks for sharing,

    I trust you will check the capabilites and of TrueView, Design Review and the DGN plugin for those. For a 2D file review process it is crucial to have Redlining(Markup). Not only that CE Navigator is not free - It is also set to just be usable for 3D model review.

    I would recon Bentley (re)View to help finally streamline the process of review of drawings where today people still use paper redlining or PDF commenting.

    Having an Overlay with comments and markup directly referenced in a drawing would ease the pain of transcribing over an over again and again for so many users.

    If you think about it this should be a push for all other design applications. Complete Designs require those full blown design applications.

    If you are able to provide a (re)View with greatest usability for "Non-CAD" literates (those coming from tools like PDF-Viewers) I imagine it will turn the biggest Win-Wins for the Bentley community - and beyond ...

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  • Thank you for the feedback and suggestion to extend the redlining capabilities!

  • Offline in reply to mlm

    Exactly what we wanted for so long i.e. 2d ad-hoc DGN/DWG overlay and redlining tools supporting latest 2018 DWG format and above.  These are all available in Navigator V8i but the app is not FREE and replaced by Navigator CE (not FREE again and 3d only).  We have no FREE alternative from Bentley to achieve those workflows, so we have to resort to Autodesk Design Review with DWG TrueView.  There is a gap to fill here, Bentley, do you notice?

  • Exactly what we wanted for so long i.e. 2d ad-hoc DGN/DWG overlay and redlining tools supporting latest 2018 DWG format and above. These are all available in Navigator V8i but the app is not FREE and replaced by Navigator CE (not FREE again and 3d only). We have no FREE alternative from Bentley to achieve those workflows, so we have to resort to Autodesk Design Review with DWG TrueView. There is a gap to fill here, Bentley, do you notice?

  • need to 2nd the need for basic redline functions - texting, high lighting, arrows, digital signing  - some of the same features you get from Adobe's free viewer.

    I have users that need only to view and add basic text, arrows and giving them power draft or navigator is too powerful for them to use or learn. something as simple along the lines of a free Adobe reader with tools.