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MicroStation and MicroStation PowerDraft

MicroStation and PowerDraft
Unrivaled Information Modeling and Documentation
“Bentley MicroStation Unrivaled Information Modeling and Documentation for Infrastructure Projects
for Infrastructure Projects
and its discipline-
specific applications
have enabled our MicroStation PowerDraft
design team to achieve MicroStation is an unrivaled information modeling PowerDraft is the premier application for the
environment explicitly for the architecture, production of all types of project documentation
an unparalleled level
engineering, construction, and operation of all for engineers, architects, geospatial professionals,
of accuracy when infrastructure types including utility systems, constructors, and owners who need to document,
compared to any other roads and rail, bridges, buildings, communications detail, and map infrastructure projects.
3D design software.” networks, water and wastewater networks, As a companion product to information modeling
process plants, mining, and more.
—ARUP products from Bentley and other vendors,
MicroStation turns ideas into reality. It provides PowerDraft empowers users to easily and reliably
immersive interaction with 3D models and 2D incorporate existing data and to document projects
designs to confidently produce trusted deliverables of any scale to produce precise physical and digital
such as precise drawings, information-rich 3D deliverables. Its unmatched fidelity working with
PDFs and 3D plots. Its robust data and analysis DWG and DGN data and extensive interoperability
capabilities enable performance simulation support for other data types like point clouds,
of designs, including lifelike rendering and geospatially referenced data, and raster imagery
compelling animations. Moreover, its ability to ensures that users can work seamlessly with an
integrate a comprehensive breadth and depth of entire project team incorporating any information
engineering geometry and data of any scale from into their final hardcopy and digital deliverables.
“MicroStation is the key an unmatched range of CAD software, engineering PowerDraft is a cost-effective and extremely
platform for integration of formats, and point-cloud data accelerates the robust tool that meets the documentation needs of
the most complex design process and ensures users can work infrastructure teams across every discipline.
seamlessly with the entire project team.
projects. It provides the
means to connect
different applications and
Combining ENR’s
produce documentation in Information Modeling ENR Top 25 Design Firms Top 626 Design Firms*
a unified format.” Bentley’s applications usage among top
design firms
—envi.con Plant
Engineering
*Combined 2012 ENR Top 500 Design Firms and ENR Top 150 Global
Design Firms with duplicates removed
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“MicroStation allows our entire planning team to efficiently collaborate on large models thanks to
its flexible referencing capabilities and its intuitive and customizable user interface. In addition, its
3D modeling capabilities help us to present our architectural ideas quickly and professionally.”
—Störmer Murphy and Partners

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Interoperability and Extensibility

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Format Interoperability

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Use and produce trusted DWGs with Autodesk® RealDWG™    
Access geometry requiring object enablers    
Precisely aggregate and assemble data of multiple types and formats:
Reference multi‑page PDFs    
View and manipulate point-cloud data    
CAD file formats: DGN, DWG, DXF, PDF/U3D, IFC, Rhino 3DM, STL, VRML World,
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SketchUp SKP
Mechanical CAD file formats: JT, IGES, Parasolid, ACIS SAT, CGM, STEP
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AP203/AP214
Visualization file formats: 3DS, OBJ, Collada, FBX    
Geospatial file formats: Google Earth KML, esri SHP Files and
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geospatial PDF
Import, open, and reference IFC files    
Integrate 50+ image file formats    
Geocoordination
Easily integrate hundreds of geospatial coordinate systems    
Employ geospatial referencing using multiple coordinate systems    
Perform simple AEC coordinate transformation for buildings    
Integrate with OGC Web Map Server    
Reference Geospatial PDFs    
Integrate Google Earth content    
Link real‑time GPS data to models    
File Referencing
Attach PDF files natively as a reference    
Reference live 2D/3D DGN, DWG, and large image files, refreshable on demand    
Attach versioned files including design history    
Extensibility and Integration
Customize user interface    
Employ universal database connection    
Create user‑defined macros    
Develop applications with Microsoft (VBA) .NET, C++, C#, and application’s own
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development language
Find files faster with Windows Ifilter support    
Preview files with Windows preview integration    

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be the main benefit over the competitors.”
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Modeling and Productivity

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Breadth of Modeling Capabilities

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Build and edit solid, surface, mesh, and feature models    
Intuitively push, pull, drag, cut, and extrude 3D geometry    
Create 3D print ready models    
Use computational modeling tools to model geometry, capture relationships, and    
create forms parametrically
Integration of 2D/3D Modeling
Update drawings automatically when 3D models change    
Slice and filter 3D models to improve interactive visualization    
Update all annotation dynamically    
Manage drawing views across an entire project    
Coordinate 3D models and 2D drawings automatically    
Drag and drop plans, elevations, and sections to create documentation    
Design Productivity
Employ a comprehensive set of drafting and detailing tools    
Speed production with intelligent and interactive snapping    
Use dynamic input with heads‑up display    
Navigate intuitively with element transparency, display priority, and gradient fills    
Group tools and tasks with customizable interface    
Create customizable cursor menus    
Reduce keystrokes with keyboard position mapping    
Navigate through file history    
Batch convert multiple formats    
Model Simulation and Analysis
Rendering
Render in near‑real‑time with photo-realistic rendering    
Use point‑and‑shoot physically correct materials and lighting libraries    
Leverage multi‑core support for 32 processors    
Access rich online photorealistic content (RPC)    
Employ distributed/networked rendering    
Design Simulation
Perform real-time visual analysis based on object properties
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(height, slope, aspect angle, etc.)
Access and analyze model data via ODBC driver    
Perform solar exposure/shading analysis    
Produce realistic animations quickly    
Use keyframe and time‑based animation    
Preview live on‑screen animations    
Manipulate animations through timeline and velocity graph    
Simulate traffic with built-in workflows    

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Can we afford not to use it?”
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Design Review

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at: www.bentley.com Create rich, multi‑discipline models for design review    
Contact Bentley Consume and coordinate electronic design reviews    
1-800-BENTLEY (1-800-236-8539) Consume and coordinate paper‑based design reviews    
Outside the US +1 610-458-5000
Review and mark up designs with redline comments    
Global Office Listings
www.bentley.com/contact Manage markups and review workflows with markup dashboard    
Detect and resolve clashes *    
Simulate schedules dynamically with Microsoft Project and Oracle’s Primavera **    
Deliverable Production
Printing and Plotting
Create, manage, and navigate plot sets    
Batch print multiple drawings    
Control print settings using print styles    
Publish intelligent 2D/3D PDFs using genuine Adobe PDF tools    
CAD Standards Management
Leverage Citrix XenApp certification for standardized product deployment    
Manage CAD standards with configurable checking tools    
Easily manage all styles for dimensions, text, lines, detail symbols, and display    
Drawing composition, content, and workflow    
Integrate CAD standards using templates    
Project Coordination
Easily manage references to Microsoft Office documents    
Dynamically update all annotation    
Navigate from content in one file or model to others    
Publish intelligent PDFs that retain all hyperlink intelligence    
Change Management
Record all changes to designs for rich revision control    
Roll back any design file changes from any work session    
Compare and plot design file changes    
Digital Security
Confirm status & approvals using digital signatures with 2048 bit public/private keys    
Control digital rights to view, edit, print, and copy file content    
Establish predefined expiration dates for design files    

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