The MicroStation Benchmark is mdl application designed to gauge how well MicroStation V8i SELECTseries 3 and later will perform on your computer. Several tests are run to evaluate not only graphics performance but also Disk I/O and CPU performance. All results are shown in seconds and are a measure of the total time to complete a given task.
NOTE: We recommend that you do not use your computer for other activities until all of the tests are complete the entire test will like take anywhere from 10 to 20 minutes to complete. You may want to wait and run the test over lunch or overnight. Also having many background processing task running could affect your result, especially if the other applications are consuming a considerable amount of memory.
Options are analyze, category and test. Choosing analyze will run all test and allow you to generate a report upon completion. The report cannot optionally be uploaded to Bentley at this time and added to a database such that other users can view your results and share theirs with the user community. An example report is shown below.
Choosing category will open an additional Select Test by Category dialog.
From here you can simply select the category or multi-select categories that you want to run and the click on the Run Test button.
When the tests are complete you can then Generate a local report or submit one to Bentley.
Choosing tests will open the Select Test.
From here you can simply select the design file(s) or multi-select test(s) that you want to run and then click on the Run Test button. With the exception of save image multiple the first name in brackets is the design file or model used for the test followed by the name or type of test performed.
Monochrome with Shadows,Thematic Height and Thematic Slope are all display styles used to test graphics performance.
Once the test are complete you will need to generate a local report, the option to upload is not currently enabled. Feel free to share your results with the community using this thread.
Regards,
Jerry Flynn
I inadvertently selected "Send Results to Bentley", not selecting "Save Results". I ran the tests again and this time "Save Results" is not selectable. Is there a workaround?
Ignore my previous post - a new session of ustn sorted it out.
My results below.
Found bug in script please download latest version here ftp://ftp.bentley.com/visualization/msbench2.zip I also updated file so that anyone dowloading will get the update from 9-5-2013.
Hi Mark, that's very useful, thanks!
Jerry, it would be useful (to myself as a CAD manager) to have the SELECT Server collect information about the local hardware and software configs on each connected machine, not even necessarily benchmark information but just something to give an idea of what's out there when you have several hundred instances.
It seems that there are a lot of helpful additional functions that the SELECT server could possibly perform (like sending me notices of crashing MicroStation installs, people on 'untitled' workspaces etc) seeing as though it's daily polling our installed Bentley software.
cheers!
I have updated the benchmark today and posted new version the original doc posted below and links were updated to msbench3. Fixes problem with complex tissue model not animating with thematic displays in proper view and view size.
ftp://ftp.bentley.com/visualization/msbench3.zip
Jerry
Hello Jerry,
I wanted to render a part of a dgn from the benchmark, and I have a strange result ?! I have look if there is displacement for the material but nothing.
What happens to the floor and the stairs?
Fabrice
Not surprised there are lots of modeling issue with this model it was created in 1998 in one day as part of a competition we had at a trade show in Longbeach California. Most likely using MSJ and this was not the winner. I used it in my rendering and animation books more for the concept and views from the water. It would take a lot of work to fix I would probably start from scratch.
Ok Jerry, I understand now ;-)
Thank you for the explanation.