Bentley Microstation V8i

MicroStation V8i is a proven software platform for over 20 years and a CAD used by teams to support interoperability, increase productivity and enable the reuse of concepts and content.
Microstation V8i gives programmers the ability to optimize the procedures at the highest levels connecting to PDM, PLM, business management and configuration tools without limits.

Features:

It communicates with the major CAD systems on the market
(SOLID EDGE, SOLIDWORKS, RHINOCEROS, INVENTOR, REVIT, PRO/E, CATIA)

It manages the surfaces modeling, solid modeling, parametric elements

support native DWG, makes it possible to directly edit the contents of the file formats DWG and DGN

using a single instrument you have the ability to manage an entire project and create Rendering (Luxology) and high-quality animations

it has commands of modeling and editing that does not limit the creativity of the architect

it is able to manage complex projects

Bentley and the 3D library of SketchUp, allows users to access directly from Bentley Microstation to the library of 3D elements of Google SketchUp

Ability to publish 2D/3D geometry into Google Earth

Details:

FULL PORTFOLIO SOFTWARE

Microstation V8i is a proven software platform for over 20 years and a CAD used by teams to support interoperability, increase productivity and enable the reuse of concepts and content.
Unlike competing solutions, the MicroStation platform integrates the most comprehensive software portfolio worldwide to encourage interaction among multiple solutions and markets

EASE TO USE

MicroStation has always been the ideal choice for users seeking a combination of ease of use and exceptional power for 2D/3D modeling and visualization. The new interface allows both experienced users and new users to use the innovative features with ease. The keyboard mapping functions increase performance and productivity by up to 300%.

NATIVE SUPPORT DWG

The innovations of MicroStation regard the entire portfolio software of Bentley, but the most important new feature, is the support for several file formats into a single platform. 95% of the world's infrastructure is in fact designed, built and maintained using DGN and DWG, MicroStation allows you to directly edit the contents simultaneously in both formats. This capability makes MicroStation CAD platform interoperability is essential.

ADVANCED TOOLS FOR MODELING SURFACE/SOLID

MicroStation provides a range of options for 3D modeling, tools for the creation and manipulation of surface models and meshes with texture mapped and advanced tools for modeling solid and for easy to use solid modeling based on parametric functions easy to change.
MicroStation also includes the extension GenerativeComponents, an associative parametric modeling system used by architects and engineers to automate design processes and accelerate design iterations.

BENTLEY AND THE SKETCHUP 3D LIBRARY

Bentley System and Google SketchUp have provided to their users a connection to Google 3D Warehouse SKP files. This means that users can now download these files directly in Microstation. This allows Bentley users to use quickly and easily, the fast growing library of 3D elements available through Google.

PUBLICATION AND INTEGRATION PDF

The publication and integration of PDF in MicroStation allows you to share 2D and 3D projects, the most widely file format used worldwide. Bentley was the first provider of AEC to have implemented support for the creation of 2D and PDF files in the following year, MicroStation acquired the 3D PDF publishing tools. Today MicroStation users can attach a PDF file as a reference to DGN and DWG files, thus closing the cycle of design and check.

DIRECTX GRAPHICS OF MICROSOFT

For visualization in MicroStation was introduced a new graphics system based on Microsoft DirectX, which provides a new effective function for the dynamic manipulation of models in wireframe or shaded views. This innovative system also provides support for the transparency of the elements and the PANTONE ® and RAL ® Color for a display of superior quality, complemented by important developments in the field of photorealistic rendering and a new animation system.

FILE FORMAT OF DGN UNCHANGED

The file format of DGN unchanged with uninterrupted supports of V8 CAD standards, simplifies upgrades for current MicroStation users, providing stability of files and content to distributed enterprises. The full and uninterrupted interoperability between the departments, is preserved between MicroStation and AutoCAD.
The unchanged file format continues to optimize the data for all team members and provides an essential and important level of consistency to large size infrastructure projects and long duration, in which changes of the file formats are a slowdown operations to avoid.

DESIGN CHRONOLOGY: MANAGEMENT OF CHENGES

The chronology of design provides a complete system for revision control that allows users to record and view incremental changes and validate them using digital signatures to verify the status of a document.
When in a DGN file is enabled the Design chronology , any operations of addition, deletion, manipulation or modification is recorded for future reference.
The design iterations can be compared during the main phases and you can run the graphical differentiation. The chronology feature simplifies and optimizes the design change management.