1. Bentley Microstation Version History
2. Microstation Release History

ProjectWise is a suite of engineering project collaboration software from Bentley Systems designed for the architecture, engineering, construction (AEC) industries.^[1] It helps project teams to manage, share and distribute engineering project content and review in a single platform. While ProjectWise^[2] can manage any type of CAD, BIM, geospatial and project data, it integrates with Bentley applications, and other products including Autodesk software and Microsoft Office.^[3][4]

History[edit]

Document Versions in ProjectWise A useful feature of ProjectWise is version control of documents. A version is a read-only snapshot of a document. Maintaining the history of a document as edits are made throughout its life is accomplished using versions. Versions are controlled by giving them a required unique label. There are no limits to the. The product was renamed InRoads when it became available on the InterPro 32 running the CLIX operating system (variant of UNIX). What follows is a brief history of the product: InRoads V3.5 - April 1990. Clix platform support, MicroStation V3.5 support. InRoads V4.0 - April 1991. Clix platform support, MicroStation V4 support. InRoads V5.0 - December 1993.

Bentley Microstation Version History

In August 1995 Bentley formalized a relationship with Opti inter-Consult, signed them as a Strategic Affiliate and took on a partial ownership in the company. Opti Inter-Consult was a small Finland based company that was founded in 1990. It was the developer of TeamMate, which was a Document Management System exclusively distributed by Bentley. Colt gold cup national match serial numbers. Opti Inter-Consult had a suite of products based on Document Management and Facility Management.

The following year Bentley acquired the remaining shares of Opti Inter-Consult and split the two product lines in half. The Facilities Management products went to a newly formed joint venture with Primavera named WorkPlace Systems.^[5] WorkPlace Systems developed several products including ActiveAsset Manager, ActiveAsset Planner, and ActiveAsset Inquirer.

TeamMate was merged with Bentley development and in 1996 MicroStation TeamMate 96 was released. This version was focused on MicroStation support, but also handled other formats and applications such as Microsoft Office and AutoCAD. TeamMate also had metadata, file history, versions, and Query By Example to locate files.

In 1998 TeamMate was rebranded to the name ‘ProjectWise’. ProjectWise 3.xx was released early 2000 and over the next two years added features that included the Web Explorer Lite, which was the first web client. Document level security, DWG redlining, and the document creation wizard were also added.

To set a revision go to the Utilities menu Design History Set Revision Number or key in “history manage set version n.n”. You have to have already committed any current changes before doing this. At this point you may wish to add a Design History Tag as an additional identifier of the revision stage. Utilities menu Design History. Microstation Triforma is billed as BIM, but it's not a true BIM platform. It's more of a parametricized 3D CAD than a true BIM platform. I still see it used in legacy applications, but it's slowly dying out. My current company used to be a Microstation shop almost exclusively, but now hardly anybody uses it. MicroStation was initially developed by Bentley Systems and sold and supported by Intergraph in the 1980s. The latest versions of the software are released solely for Microsoft Windows operating systems, but historically MicroStation was available for Macintosh platforms and a number of Unix-like operating systems.

ProjectWise V8 started the modern era of ProjectWise. The January 2003 release included such innovations as the Preview Pane, Workspace Profiles, Components, Audit Trail, and the Distribution System. Over the next few years we saw 2004 and V8 XM Edition ProjectWise releases. These releases included Full Text Search, Thumbnails, DGN Indexing, Managed Workspaces, and SharePoint Web Parts.Late in 2008, the first V8i release of ProjectWise was introduced. It included Delta File Transfer, the Web View Server, Spatial Navigation, the Quick Search tool bar and auto login to integrated applications. Over the next several years SELECTseries releases (one through four) have included Revit^[6] and Civil3D^[7] integration, as well at Transmittals, Dynamic Composition Server,^[8] Point Cloud Streaming,^[9] and Dynamic Plotting.

Version history[edit]

References[edit]

1. ^'ProjectWise Project Team Collaboration Software Products'. Retrieved 2011-11-30.
2. ^'Bentley's ProjectWise Essentials Brings Cloud-Based Design Integration to the Mid-Tier'. AECCafe Voice. 2015-05-07. Retrieved 2017-04-05.
3. ^'ProjectWise Integration Server Overview'. Retrieved 2011-11-30.
4. ^'Software: Toronto seminar reviews Bentley Systems' ProjectWise tool'.
5. ^'Bentley and Primavera Launch Joint Venture Company. - Free Online Library'. www.thefreelibrary.com. Retrieved 2017-04-05.
6. ^Admin. 'NEWS: AECOsim Building Designer to read native Revit RVT files'. www.aecmag.com. Retrieved 2017-04-05.
7. ^'Bentley takes project management to the cloud'. GraphicSpeak. Retrieved 2017-04-05.
8. ^'‘Cloud’ Access to ProjectWise Managed, Synchronized, Secure Content Extended to iPad and More'. www.businesswire.com. Retrieved 2017-04-05.
9. ^'Bentley Adds Support for Point Cloud Streaming - In The Scan'. In The Scan. 2013-10-30. Retrieved 2017-04-05.

Microstation Release History

Further reading[edit]

• Williams, T. (2007). Information Technology for Construction Managers, Architects and Engineers. Thomson Delmar Learning. pp. 6–17. ISBN978-1-4180-3958-5.(subscription required)
• Asian Architect and Contractor. Thompson Press Hong Kong. 2003. pp. 146–147.
• Eynon, J. (2016). Construction Manager's BIM Handbook. Wiley. pp. 216– . ISBN978-1-118-89646-4.(subscription required)
• Eastman, C.; Teicholz, P.; Sacks, R.; Liston, K. (2011). BIM Handbook: A Guide to Building Information Modeling for Owners, Managers, Designers, Engineers and Contractors. Wiley. pp. 144– . ISBN978-1-118-02169-9.(subscription required)

External links[edit]

• ProjectWise Forums at BE Communities by Bentley
• Microsoft Customer Solution Manufacturing Industry Case Study at Microsoft.com
• ENR Top Firms Choose Bentley’s ProjectWise for Project Work Sharing and Substantive Collaboration at Bentley
• Offshore Top 5 Projects 2015 at Offshore Magazine
• Connect Project Teams with AutoCAD and ProjectWise at Cadalyst.com
• ProjectWise Collaboration and Work Sharing Advantages at Benzinga.com
• Bentley’s New ProjectWise Essentials at Reuters.com
• Bentley Conference at ArchitectureWeek.com
• ProjectWiseBlog at ProjectWiseBlog.com