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Bentley announces the commercial release
of MicroStation V8 XM Edition.
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| Transparent dialog boxes are one
of the many interface enhancements in MicroStation V8
XM Edition. |
CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA, USA
— During the BE Conference that took place 21–25
May, Bentley announced the official release of the much-anticipated
commercial version of MicroStation V8 XM Edition. With a new
and aesthetic user interface, an unchanged DGN file format
and full support for existing V8 standards, Bentley reassured
users that V8 XM allows current V8 users to implement the
new version without disrupting their workflow.
CEO Greg Bentley said, “MicroStation V8 XM hits the mark!
It brings immediate project throughput improvements without
introducing the pain and delays that so often accompany advances
this substantial.”
What’s new?
Here is a list of some of the innovations in V8 XM:
Reference Enhancements: Among the many enhancements
in V8 XM, now users can: attach a PDF as a reference to a
design file, dynamically manipulate reference clipping boundaries
with handles and attach multiple instances of the same model
at different stages of development using Design History.
Element Templates: An element template is a set of
attributes, saved under a name, which can be applied to new
or existing elements. Element templates may be organized in
hierarchical groups for easy organization. Each element template
is created and modified inside the Customize dialog box (Workspace
| Customize, “Templates” tab).
Project Explorer: The Project Explorer is a Windows-Explorer-looking
window, accessible from File | Project Explorer, that allows
XM users to easily group project information including DGNs,
DWGs, PDFs and Microsoft Office documents.
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| The new Project Explorer allows
users to easily group project information including DGNs,
DWGs, PDFs and Microsoft Office documents. |
DirectX Graphics System: A
new display subsystem leverages Microsoft DirectX technologies
— the same high-speed graphics technology that drives
the video gaming industry — to significantly increase
view and navigation speed in 2D and 3D designs.
PANTONE® and RAL Color
Systems: V8 XM’s 24-bit
color support delivers richer, more consistent presentations.
Keyboard Position Assignments: V8 XM’s patented
keyboard position assignment provides users with immediate
access to any MicroStation command at the stroke of a key.
Also, it allows users to customize their mouse functionality
to increase the performance of view and model navigation.
Visualization, Animation and 3D Modeling Enhancements:
With the added ability to create parametric 3D geometry, mesh
modeling for creating lightweight structures and new handles
for intuitive and interactive editing, V8 XM is the MicroStation
edition with the most 3D modeling power. Also, V8 XM has improved
visualization capabilities for photo-realistic rendering and
new animation tools.
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| V8 XM has improved visualization
capabilities for photo-realistic rendering and new animation
tools. |
V8 XM is a part of the V8 Generation,
which already features the following innovations:
Native DWG Support: Enables MicroStation users to work directly
with DWG files, DGN files, or any combination of the two.
Since MicroStation is the only CAD program that fully supports
both DGN and DWG files, MicroStation users have a clear competitive
advantage over firms using other CAD software.
Digital Security: Applies electronic signatures to
drawings and supports multi-level access privileges for projects.
Design History: Gives users the ability to isolate
and view any change or set of changes to a design file. Using
Design History, users can review a complete history of changes
made to a design file and restore the design data in a file
to before any particular set of changes.
What do the users think?
Below are some thoughts about V8 XM gathered at BE Conference:
• “The user interface and features were shocking
to me in their power and vision.”
• “Very exciting stuff!”
• “Transparency, PANTONE referencing and priority
element selection are terrific!”
• “Keyboard mapping is fantastic and will massively
improve efficiency for advanced users.”
Where can you get V8 XM?
V8 XM is now available to all Bentley SELECT subscribers for
immediate download from SELECT Services Online. For more information
on V8 XM, go to www.bentley.com/microstation.
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