Unveiling MicroStation V8 XM Edition

Unveiling MicroStation V8 XM Edition

What is the XM Edition all about?• Making your AEC business processes work

better• XM adds significant new capabilities to improve

the productivity and effectiveness of your design process

• Explicitly address core AEC business processes within which design takes places

MicroStation XM Highlights• Graphics System• GUI• Task Modeling• Project Explorer• 3D in PDF

MicroStation XM Focus Areas

Design Collaboration• Element Templates• Project Explorer• PDF Referencing

Drawing Production• Drawing Set Management• Hyperlinks and bookmarks• PDF Plans & Specifications

Design Review• Visualization• Animation• Bentley Navigator

Modeling• Graphics Performance• Surface Modeling• Mesh Modeling

MicroStation XM Highlights• Graphics System• GUI• Task Modeling• Project Explorer• 3D in PDF

Graphics• Transparency• Priority• Colors• Gradients

Productivity• Keyboard Position Mapping• Cursor Menus• Refined toolsets

Productivity• Task Modeling• Customize• Element Templates

Productivity• Multiple and

simultaneous Model representation

• Reference Manipulation• Handles• Saved Fences• PDF Referencing

Project Explorer• Organize• Navigate• Link

Visualization• Animation

Producer• Animation

Scrubber• Navigation

3D in PDF• Publish

» Plans» Models» Animation» Specs

• Review

MicroStation XM Derivatives

• MicroStation PowerDraft• Bentley Navigator• Bentley Redline• Bentley View

Operating System Support

Existing:Windows 2000 SP3 or higherWindows XP ProfessionalWindows XP Home Edition

Planned:Windows XP/64Windows 2003 Server/64

Retiring:Windows NT 3.x, 4.xWindows 9x Series(95, 98, 93se, ME)

New:Windows 2000 ServerWindows 2003 Server

Unveiling MicroStation V8 XM Edition

Unveiling MicroStation V8 XM Edition