The Bentley Discussion Forums

Recently someone came asking where the users of Microstation, or the different Bentley applications find help.

This is a list of the different discussion forums, there the questions are asked and other users respond:

Users in other languages ​​or countries

• bentley.espanol (Spanish)
• bentley.mx (Mexico)
• bentley.general (English)
• bentley.general.de (German)
• bentley.general.fr (French)
• bentley.general.jp (Japanese)
• bentley.general.pl (Polish)
• bentley.general.cz (Cheko)
• bentley.general.tw (Taiwan)
• bentley.general.it (Italian)
• bentley.general.cn (Chinese)
• bentley.general.pt (Portuguese)

Manuals and documents

• bentley.documentation (Documents)

Applications for Civil Engineering

• bentley.civil.general (General civil works)
• bentley.geopak (Geoengineering package)
• bentley.inroads (Roads)
• bentley.highdefsurveying (Topography)
• bentley.microstation.civilpak (Package for Civil Engineering)
• bentley.autopipe (Hydrosanitary Systems)
• bentley.adlpipe (Hydro-sanitary systems)
• bentley.acquaparla (Hydrology)
• bentley.arenium (Civil applications)

Applications for Buildings and Architecture

• bentley.building.general (Building Package)
• bentley.building.speedikon (Buildings)
• bentley.triforma (Layout 3D)
• bentley.triforma.architectural (Layout 3D)
• bentley.triforma.hvac (Layout 3D)
• bentley.triforma.mep (Layout 3D)
• bentley.triforma.structural (Layout 3D Structural)
• bentley.staad.pro (Structural Design)
• bentley.ram.general (Structural Design)
• bentley.ram.advanse (Advanced Structural Design)
• bentley.ram.revitlink (Structural design Revitlink version)

Geospatial Applications (GIS)

• bentley.geographics (GIS Applications)
• bentley.geospatial.general (general GIS)
• bentley.geospatial.server (GIS administration server)
• bentley.publisher (Web publication)
• bentley.projectwise (Controlled Administration)
• bentley.projectwise.navigator (Controlled Administration)
• bentley.redline (Redline Annotation)
• bentley.googletools (Tools for google Earth)
• bentley.geospatial.desktop (XML Administration)
• bentley.geospatial.publishing (General web publication)
• bentley.geospatial.communications (network analysis)
• bentley.navigator.v8xm.earlyaccess (XM navigation)
• bentley.navigator (Browser)
• bentley.viecon (Visualization and publication)

Microstation forums in V7, V8 and XM versions

• bentley.interplot (Plotting, automated printing)
• bentley.microstation.administration (advanced management)
• bentley.microstation.imaging (Handling images)
• bentley.microstation.v7.dwg (V7 and dwg files)
• bentley.microstation.v7.general (general V7)
• bentley.microstation.v7.plotting (V7 and plotting)
• bentley.microstation.v7.programming (V7 and programming)
• bentley.microstation.v8.3d (V8 and 3 Dimentions)
• bentley.microstation.v8.database (V8 and databases)
• bentley.microstation.v8.dimensioning (V8 and sizing)
• bentley.microstation.v8.dwg (V8 t dwg files)
• bentley.microstation.v8.general (general V8)
• bentley.microstation.v8.mdl (V8 and mdl programming)
• bentley.microstation.v8.plotting (V8 and plotting)
• bentley.microstation.v8.text (V8 and text handling)
• bentley.microstation.v8.vba (V8 and Visual Basic programming)
• bentley.microstation.visualization (V8 and data deployment)
• bentley.microstation.pcstudio (Operation pcstudio)
• bentley.microstation.v8.xmearlyaccess (XM)
• bentley.microstation.v8xm.general (general XM)
• bentley.microstation.v8xm.dwg (XM and dwg files)
• bentley.microstation.v8xm.text (XM and text handling)
• bentley.microstation.v8xm.dimensioning (XM sizing)
• bentley.microstation.v8xm.database (XM and databases)
• bentley.microstation.v8xm.plotting (XM and plotting)
• bentley.microstation.v8xm.vba (XM and Visual Basic programming)
• bentley.microstation.v8xm.mdl (XM and MDL programming)
• bentley.microstation.v8xm.3d (XM and 3 Dimentions)
• bentley.microstation.v8xm.dotnet (XM and .NET programming)
• bentley.microstation.visualization.maxwellplugin (Plug-Maxwell)
• bentley.powerdraft (Microstation economic version)
• bentley.powerdraft.cn (Microstation economic version, Chinese)
• bentley.view (Free file viewer dgn, dwg)

Industrial Engineering Applications

• bentley.plant.general (Industrial plants)
• bentley.plantspace (Plants, space management)
• bentley.autoplant (Plants, autoplant version)
• bentley.autoplant.structural (Plants, structural version)

Other Bentley Forums

• bentley.announcements (Ads)
• bentley.newtechnology (Technological news)
• bentley.classifieds (Classified Ads)
• bentley.institute (Bentley Institute)
• bentley.events (Events)

The general index of these forums is http://discussion.bentley.com/ although it is a platform that is falling into disuse after Bentley launched Communities http://communities.bentley.com/ where you can do much more.