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Bentley: Applications for mobile and users - in DGN-

The sustainability of the positioning that the companies providing tools for Geo-engineering have had is in their innovation and adaptability to technological innovations. The positioning is very marked, in the way in which they sell their specialty in their corporate communication, despite the fact that every day the gap between disciplines becomes more difficult to determine:

  • ESRI, in the geospatial market. With strong competition from OpenSource and almost clones like SuperGIS.
  • AutoDesk, in 2D / 3D design for engineering and animation. Unchecked the OpenSource that does not progress in this field and the constant cloning of IntelliCAD.
  • Bentley, in the infrastructure cycle. Positioned with enviable clients in engineering and operation of industrial or transportation systems.

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Technological innovation trends focus on the inclusion of the cycle of operation to the traditional AEC, simulation of scenarios, proximity to manufacturers of capture equipment and adaptation to mobile devices interacting with the cloud.

In this case, I want to review what Bentley Systems has included in the set of applications known as iWare, which is an interesting result of what we were talking about in the effort to do The DGN accessible For other platforms and the exploitation of Witty i-model.

Free applications for users of Architecture, Engineering, Construction and Operations (AECO).

  • Bentley View. Viewer to read DGN, DWG files and the i-models (digital twin) introduced with Microstation V8i
  • AGS Toolkit. Application to validate files with geotectonic data in the gINT software format (.ags) and use them in Excel
  • FlexUnits. To perform unit conversion.
  • Structural Dashboard. To exchange and manage data or structural workflows.
  • Structural Synchronizer. With this application you can view, review and synchronize structural model data.
  • Structural Synchronizer View for iPAd, iPhon and iPod Touch. The same app for iOS devices.
  • Navigator Pano Review. With this you can view 3D models from an iPad, even with access to data managed in ProjectWise.
  • InspectTech_Collector_ss3ProjectWise Explorer Mobile. With this application it is possible to create, navigate and view documents from the iPad, stored in ProjectWise.
  • I-model plug-in for Adobe Reader. You can view i-models (digital twins) embedded in pdf files that have embedded data, including viewing, zooming, rotating, and printing the 3D model.
  • Bentley Configuration Explorer. Interesting, to see how the variables of installed Bentley applications are defined.
  • Navigation mobile. Apparently an improved version of Pano Review, which allows you to browse 3D objects and models from an iPad.
  • Bentley Pointools View. This is a desktop application for viewing point clouds generated with Bentley Pointools, for those who do not have the software or the license.
  • Bentley Pointools PODcreator. This is also a desktop tool, with which you can generate 3D models from clouds of points generated with different capture equipment.
  • InspectTech Collector Mobile. For iPad, especially for inspections in infrastructure works or transport systems; capture the coordinate with the GPS, take pictures, fill out files or generate reports; And if AssetWise is used, the life and operation of the infrastructures can be managed.
  • Field Supervisor. Similar to the previous one, with the variant that is oriented to ProjectWise.

Free applications for Microsoft users.

  • Bentley DGN Reader for Windows. DGN files and i-models can be viewed using Windows Explorer and Microsoft Outlook.
  • I-model Driver for Excel. To view DGN files and i-models (digital twin) from Microsoft Excel.
  • I-model Driver for Access. Similar to the previous one, using Microsoft Access.
  • I-model Driver for Crystal Reports. DGN and i-models (digital twin) with SAP Crystal Reports
  • I-model Driver for Visual Studio. This we would not have imagined, but we suppose it will catch the attention of developers using Microsoft Visual Studio
  • i-model ODBC Driver for Windows. With this, connection services can be created to access the data of an i-model (digital twin) from different database managers via ODBC.
  • I-model plug-in for Adobe Reader. View using Adobe Reader 3D pdf files, the same one mentioned in the first list.
  • Bentley Configuration Explorer. Also mentioned in the first list.

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Applications of Bentley for mobile devices.

Some of them are mentioned in the first list.

  • I-model Optimizer for iPad. With this tool it is possible to create 3D models that can then be viewed with iPad, using the Microstation or i-model Composer desktop applications.
  • ProjectWise i-model Packager. Same as above, but using ProjectWise to generate the i-model (digital twin).
  • Structural Synchronizer View for iPad, iPhone, and iPod Touch. Mentioned in the first list, it allows to view structural models using different iOS devices.
  • Navigator Pano Review. With this you can view 3D models from an iPad, even with access to data managed in ProjectWise.
  • Navigation mobile. Apparently an improved version of Pano Review, which allows you to browse 3D objects and models from an iPad.
  • ProjectWise Explorer Mobile. With this application it is possible to create, navigate and view documents from the iPad, stored in ProjectWise.
  • InspectTech Collector Mobile. For iPad, especially for inspections in infrastructure works or transport systems; capture the coordinate with the GPS, take pictures, fill out files or generate reports; And if AssetWise is used, the life and operation of the infrastructures can be managed.
  • Field Supervisor. Similar to the previous one, with the variant that is oriented to ProjectWise.
  • Bentley Map Mobile. This is a version for XFM data embedded via Bentley Map. Convenient for mapping or cadastral purposes as well as Bentley's utility applications.
  • Bentley Map Mobile Publisher. This is for creating i-models (digital twins) that can be used with Bentley Map Mobile.

 

Bentley applications for AutoDesk Revit users.

  • I-model plug-in for Revit. It is possible in this tool to convert models worked with Revit Architecture, Revit MEP, and Revit Structure to an interchange format for users of Bentley MicroStation, Bentley Navigator, AECOsim Building Designer or any other Bentley application oriented to Construction.
  • ISM Revit plug-in. This is an interesting tool, because unlike the previous one, it facilitates data synchronization between files built with Revit, using an exchange standard for structural data.
  • RAM Structural System - Revit Link. In this case, interoperability is between Bentley RAM and AutoDesk Revit.
  • I-model plug-in for Adobe Reader. This is mentioned in the list above, but it is also an option for AutoDesk users, to view data using Adobe Reader.

In conclusion, an interesting list with which Bentley expects users to take greater productivity to the information that until now could only be visualized with desktop tools executed on Microstation.

In this video you can see the features of Bentley Map running on an Android device.

Applications can be downloaded here.

 

Golgi Alvarez

Writer, researcher, specialist in Land Management Models. He has participated in the conceptualization and implementation of models such as: National Property Administration System SINAP in Honduras, Management Model of Joint Municipalities in Honduras, Integrated Cadastre-Registry Management Model in Nicaragua, Territory Administration System SAT in Colombia . Editor of the Geofumadas knowledge blog since 2007 and creator of the AulaGEO Academy that includes more than 100 courses on GIS - CAD - BIM - Digital Twins topics.

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