MicroStationV8i SELECTseries3 Update

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Bentley Systems, Incorporated
Whats New in MicroStation V8i

V8i
(SELECTseries 3)
that can be used as both a software application

and as a technology platform for discipline-specific
discipline specific applications.
applications
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Systems, Incorporated
An unrivaled information modeling environment

f architecture,
for
hit t
engineering,
i
i construction,
t ti and
d operations
ti
for all infrastructure types
There are four key

advantages of
information modeling
that MicroStation
delivers.
The new features in
V8i ((SELECTseries 3))
will be explained in
this context
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MicroStation
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Mi St ti V8i Enhancements
MicroStation
E h
t tto Date
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Comprehensive Breadth & Depth
Rhino 3DM
Geospatial Referencing
ESRI SHP Files
i-models
RealDWG 2009
2009, 2010
Point Clouds
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V8i
V8i
SELECTseries 1
SELECTseries 1
SELECTseries 1 and 2
SELECTseries 2
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MicroStation V8i Generation Delivered

Delivered
Immersive Interaction
Conceptual and 3D design tools
V8i
Edit solids by vertex, edge and face V8i
Dynamic views
V8i, SELECTseries 1 and 2
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Delivered
Trusted Deliverables
Mark up manager
Print organizer
3D printing
Geospatial PDF
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SELECTseries 1
SELECTseries 1
SELECTseries 1
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Delivered
Performance Simulation
GenerativeComponents Extension
Luxology rendering and animation
Clash detection
Schedule simulation
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SELECTseries 2
SELECTseries 2
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Delivered
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Mi St ti V8i (SELECTseries
MicroStation
(SELECT i 3)
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Comprehensive Breadth and Depth
Federation and integration of information from diverse sources

Transformed appropriately from
many formats
formats, data types
types,
scales, and sources
Accessible on demand
DGN, RealDWGTM, DXF,
PDF Point Clouds,
PDF,
Clouds U3D,
U3D
3DS, Rhino 3DM, IGES,
Parasolid, ACIS SAT, CGM,
STEP AP203/AP214,, STL,,
OBJ, VRMLWorld, Google
Earth KML, SketchUp SKP,
Collada, ESRI SHP, IFC,
and
and more
more
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What is Comprehensive Breadth and Depth?
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(SELECT i 3)
(SELECTseries
Comprehensive Breadth and Depth
Pain:
Usingg and sharingg data from mechanical CAD
Solution: Supports MCAD data from Pro Engineer, Catia and SolidWorks
Use Cases:
Visualization and clash detection for
Industrial
I d t i l equipment
i
t
Building furnishings
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JT Format Support
Pain:
Exchanging
g g data usingg IFC format
Solution: Support for IFC-both geometry and

model information
Use Cases:
Building design workflows for
Project
j collaboration
Visualization
Design
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IFC Format Support
Pain: Search,, find,, and view DGN data outside of MicroStation

Solution:
Free Bentley iWare
Search, thumbnail, preview (Outlook, Explorer)
ODBC access to data in DGNs and ii-models
models
Use cases:
Find DGN by title block attributes
Preview drawings
Query and analyze embedded data
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Bentley DGN Reader for Windows 7
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Pain:
Usingg and sharingg information created with AutoCAD 2012
Solution: Supports Autodesk RealDWG 2012

Use Cases:
Highest fidelity available for editing, viewing and referencing DWG
Use
U Autodesk
A t d k Object
Obj t E
Enablers
bl tto access additional
dditi l application
li ti ddata
t
+
Object Enablers, APIs
Technical Support
+
Object Enablers, APIs
Technical Support
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AutoCAD Interoperability
Pain:
Without civil applications,

pp
, can not
control appearance of DTM
Solution:
Easily annotate and visualize terrain models
to meet project standards
Use Cases:
Draftsman annotating a terrain model
Now you dont have to be a civil engineer
to work with 3D terrain models
Support
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Civil Terrain Model and
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Hypermodels present design information in 3D context

Interact with all manner of
g information
interrelated design
Solids
Surfaces
D i
Drawings
Specifications
Images
Documents
Business data
p
Reports
Videos and animations
Web content
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What is Immersive Interaction?
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(SELECTseries
Pain:
Models, drawings and documents are separate

representations with varying levels of detail which:
introduce ambiguity (multiple representations)
limit informed decision making (without ready access)
Solution:
ppresent all manner of interrelated design
g
information for interaction directly within the
spatial context of the 3D model
Use Cases:
j review
Project
Delivery
Interrogation of project data
Plan
Pl sets andd construction
i annotations
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Hypermodels
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Hypermodels at Work
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Images and videos courtesy of:

Pennoni Associates Inc.
Stanley Beaman & Sears Architecture and Interiors
Perkins + Will Architects
Nemours Children's Hospital
Crossrail
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Hypermodels Across Industries
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Hypermodels in
Construction and Operations
What
What has traditionally been a linear
process from 3D design model to 2D
production drawings has now come full
circle This enables our teams to have a
circle.
much more fluid production workflow,
in particular when working in large
design
g teams with complex
p buildingg
geometry. Inlaying 2D production
drawings into 3D models has always
been labour intensive, now with
Hypermodels it can be done with 2 clicks
of a mouse button.
Stephen Holmes,
Foster + Partners
Bentleys approach is unique in this

integration of the drawing and modeling
processes. By literally putting the drawings
and models in the same space, a new
understanding is permitted.this
superposition of views- augments our
understanding of the individual building
elements
l
t andd systems,
t
providing
idi a new
holistic view not possible when modeling
and drawing were separated.
Marty Doscher,
Doscher
SYNTHESIS Technology Integration
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What Our Users Say About Hypermodels

Hypermodels
Pain: Similar objects

j
can not easilyy be viewed
together and linked to external documents
Solution:
Group relevant data together
Link to additional content
Use Cases:
Group objects by construction
status for design review
Link details, specifications,
or other content to sets of items
Build operational models to provide quick
access to related operations/maintenance
documents
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Item Sets
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Pain: Mesh models are often difficult

to print due to overlaps and gaps
Solution:
Quickly connect and
repair gaps in meshes
Use Cases:
Preparing models for
3D color printing
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3D Mesh Enhancements
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Pain: Cant easilyy navigate

g models with
touch screen
Solution:
Touch screen gesture support :
Interact with models using touch screens
Touch screen custom menus:
Draw touch menus with MicroStation
Customize based on your workflows
No programming required!
Use Cases:
Design review
Interactive modeling
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Touch
Pain: Creatingg realistic models,, complete

p
with ppeople,
p ,
landscaping, traffic, etc. is time consuming and tedious
Solution:
Populate 3D models fast with new placement tools
Improved
p
realism with randomized pplacement
Use Cases:
Tree placement on terrain models
People placement in models
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Model Population Tools
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Pain: Time consumingg to create
compelling models
Solution: Built-in libraries of high
quality models,
models materials
materials,
environments and lighting
Use Cases:
Marlin library of low polygon vehicles for
roads
oads aandd pa
parkingg lots
os
X-Frog library of vegetation
for plantings, trees, etc.
Dosch Design library of
high detail vehicles
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Content Libraries
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Communicate design intent consistently

Reflecting the latest revisions
Throughout work-in-progress
Fit-for-purpose
Standards compliant
Clear and compelling
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What are Trusted Deliverables?
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(SELECTseries
Pain:
Unable to ppublish models with embedded information to a

wider audience
Solution: Publish object properties to 3D PDF

Use Cases:
Sharing project specs for bidding contractors
Providing accurate detailed information to fabricators
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3D PDF with Properties
Pain:
New content is not automaticallyy added to existingg print

p
definitions
Solution: Dynamically add new models and print shapes to print

definitions
Use Case: Work
Work-in-progress
in progress project plots
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Variable Print Definitions
Pain: Different tools and

user interface for
viewing i-models
Solution: Free plug-in for
Adobe Reader and
Bluebeam PDF Revu
Use Case: Consistent imodel experience
across the web,
desktop and now
inside PDF
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i-model plug-in for Adobe Reader
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Predict real
real-world
world performance quickly and precisely
Explore options for iterative
refinement
Improved engineering process
Within
Withi one area off focus
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Across multiple aspects
of the lifecycle
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What is Performance Simulation?
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(SELECTseries
Pain: Time consumingg to explore

p
manyy design
g options
p
without
programming skills
Solution:
Easy, visual creation of model
relationships without scripting
Combine and connect nodes and
use controls to explore alternatives
Use Cases:
Curved building envelope design
Panelization options
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Generative Components Visual Programming
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Designers
Designers are showing the CAD
industry how they want to work with
increasingly complex computational
design systems.
systems Bentley has
responded with
GenerativeComponents and,
especially with an audacious and
especially,
insightful redesign of its core
dataflow interface: the GC Graph.
Thiss rapidly
ap d y developing
de e op g pproject
ojec
promises to advance the state-ofthe-art by providing new tools for
managing
g g and understanding
g
complex parametric models.
Robert Woodbury, Simon
Fraser University
The new symbolic graph will allow users

a more fluid and intuitive interaction with
GC features while reducing the learning
curve. The new visual approach to the
graph will create a friendlier environment
f ddesigners
for
i
without
ith t sacrificing
ifi i th
the power
and flexibility that GC is known for. It will
also open up a new level
of customization by allowing power users
to create better add-on components which
leverage the new visual framework.
Robert Cervellione,
Cervellione Principal,
Principal
CERVER Design Studio
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What Users Say about GC

GC
Pain: Model analysis

y requires
q
specialized
p
software
Solution:
New display style for real
real-time
time height,
slope, aspect angle, and hill shade
Use Cases:
Terrain mapping and analysis
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Thematic Visualization
Solution:
New thematic display for solar
exposure and shadows
Use Cases:
Analysis of impact of shadows
Calculation of
incident solar
radiation
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Thematic Visualization
Solar Analysis
y byy Lab Architecture Studio
2011 Be Inspired Nominee
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Example: Wujin Council Building,

Building China
Pain: Waiting for rendering wastes

astes time
Solution:
Previews produced in near-real time
Results improve as render progresses
Use Cases:
Quickly Explore multiple:
Materials
Lighting options
Camera positions
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Fast Render Previews and

Progressive Refinement
Pain:
Draping
p g 2D ggraphics
p
on a 3D surface is difficult
Solution: Stamp existing 2D geometry onto 3D surfaces

Use Cases:
Pavement markings
Architectural
A hit t l ddetails
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Geometry Stamping
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Pain:
Creatingg animations includingg movingg traffic are labor-intensive
Solution: Simple workflow-centric approach for producing compelling traffic

animations
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Traffic Animation
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Louis van Amerongen

Designer, Witteveen+Bos
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Tim Kohn, Director, Technology Solutions

AECOM office of the CTO
Tim Kohn
that can be used as both a software application

and as a technology platform for discipline-specific
discipline specific applications.
applications
2011 Bentley S
An unrivaled information modeling environment

f architecture,
for
hit t
engineering,
i
i construction,
t ti and
d operations
ti
for all infrastructure types
2011 Bentley S
Comprehensive Breadth & Depth

Software Application
Technology Platform
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Bentley Systems, Incorporated

Whats New in MicroStation V8i

that can be used as both a software application

An unrivaled information modeling environment

There are four key

Comprehensive Breadth & Depth

MicroStation V8i Generation Delivered

MicroStation V8i Generation Delivered

MicroStation V8i Generation Delivered

V8i, SELECTseries 1 and 2

MicroStation V8i Generation Delivered

Comprehensive Breadth and Depth

Federation and integration of information from diverse sources

What is Comprehensive Breadth and Depth?

Whats New in MicroStation V8i

Usingg and sharingg data from mechanical CAD

Solution: Support for IFC-both geometry and

IFC Format Support

Pain: Search,, find,, and view DGN data outside of MicroStation

Bentley DGN Reader for Windows 7

Usingg and sharingg information created with AutoCAD 2012

Solution: Supports Autodesk RealDWG 2012

Without civil applications,

Civil Terrain Model and

Hypermodels present design information in 3D context

What is Immersive Interaction?

Whats New in MicroStation V8i

Models, drawings and documents are separate

Images and videos courtesy of:

Hypermodels Across Industries

Bentleys approach is unique in this

What Our Users Say About Hypermodels

Pain: Similar objects

Pain: Mesh models are often difficult

Pain: Cant easilyy navigate

Pain: Creatingg realistic models,, complete

Model Population Tools

Pain: Time consumingg to create

Communicate design intent consistently

What are Trusted Deliverables?

Whats New in MicroStation V8i

Unable to ppublish models with embedded information to a

Solution: Publish object properties to 3D PDF

3D PDF with Properties

New content is not automaticallyy added to existingg print

Solution: Dynamically add new models and print shapes to print

Variable Print Definitions

Pain: Different tools and

i-model plug-in for Adobe Reader

What is Performance Simulation?

Whats New in MicroStation V8i

Pain: Time consumingg to explore

Generative Components Visual Programming

The new symbolic graph will allow users

What Users Say about GC

Pain: Model analysis

Example: Wujin Council Building,

Pain: Waiting for rendering wastes

Fast Render Previews and

Solution: Stamp existing 2D geometry onto 3D surfaces

Creatingg animations includingg movingg traffic are labor-intensive

Solution: Simple workflow-centric approach for producing compelling traffic

Louis van Amerongen