I trying to setup a schedule for Openroads Designer software updates with my IT staff, but I no idea when the updates will be released.
Hi,
Mike Molitor said:Is there an OpenRoads Designer Version release schedule?
I think Bentley do not provide any official release schedule for their products. Only, from time to time, in some discussions a small piece of information (e.g. about soon to be released update) is shared ;-)
Mike Molitor said:but I no idea when the updates will be released.
Basic cycle of all products like ORD is controlled by the release cycle of power platform (which is equal to MicroStation releases). Main releases of other products follow MicroStation with few weeks (at least) delay typically.
MicroStation CE was released in 3 months cycles in the past, after Update 13 it was changed to 6 month. The latest rumors are that MicroStation CE Update 14 is planned for April this year, so next main ORD release will be (but it's just my thought ;-) available in April or May.
Of course a minor update can be released anytime in the middle of the main cycle.
With regards,
Jan
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Thank you. I guess i will just have to keep checking the software downloads.
Mike
A release was expected before end of 2019 but has been delayed. It should come soon.
jpln said:A release was expected before end of 2019 but has been delayed. It should come soon.
Thanks for the update!
It would be nice to have newer ORD version soon, because my experience (what I see or hear from my customers) is that ORD is far the worst piece of software that Bentley have ever produced. Many people complain MicroStation CE is slow crappy buggy and not usable software, but in fact it works fine ... ok, sometimes much slower than V8i, but for DGN only mid size project it's good enough. On the other hand, ORD typically crashes a few times per hour, halts for a second without any reason from time to time etc.
P.S. My second wish, in addition to bug fixing, is to abandon confusing non standard naming. Where all other product teams use simple and clear <product> Update <X>, why civil marketing decided to use Release <something> Refresh <something> naming, that as I found out do not understand even their colleagues from other teams?
I agree that naming is sometime confusing. However, using same numbering than MicroStation could also confuse. OpenRoads U14 that includes a U12 platform (MicroStation). To my point of view, 2019-R1, 2019-R2, ... is not so bad. With some exception when 2019-R3 is released in 2020.
OpenRoads stability is greatly improving from version to version. 2019-R2 is quite good from my experience. Part also because of knowing better and better what OpenRoads doesn't like.