Bentley Parametrics - available as add-on to the MicroStation suite, GenerativeComponents technology uses computational design to create geometric architecture, Elizabeth Bollinger, Architecture Week, December 13, 2006

Interview: Huw Roberts, Bentley - new XM 3D interface, IFCs, Revit and BIM, GC technology impact on BIM, more, Martyn Day, AEC Magazine, December 7, 2006

Designers of the Future - Bentley sponsors '2007 BE Awards of Excellence Student Competition' as part of its BE Career programs to win $1,000 scholarship, Rita Stange, MicroStation Connections, November 15, 2006 (requires free registration)

Competition to Produce Future Engineers - Bentley sponsors The Future City Competition to encourage students to adopt engineering as career option, Rita Stange, MicroStation Connections, September 13, 2006

Interview: Joe Croser, Bentley - Bentley's Joe Croser discusses 3D interface in V8 XM, MicroStation PowerDraft, choosing DirectX over OpenGL, and more, Martyn Day, AEC Magazine, October 6, 2006

Annotating the Earth - Bentley offers mapping and CAD software as well as KML support to place and view large 3D models in Google Earth, Wade Roush, Technology Review, September 26, 2006

Software Licensing Made Simple - Bentley's Annual License Exchange program allows companies to exchange their underutilized licenses with more suitable software for their business, Joe Croser of Bentley, Software Business, August 2006

Latest Versions of MicroStation - Eat Your CAD, September 11, 2006

AutoCAD in a MicroStation World: Sheet Sets - Dave Moyes, Eat Your CAD, September 1, 2006

How Can I Give Someone a Copy of MicroStation? - the option to use Bentley Redline is available free to all SELECT subscribers but works for DGN files checks only, Eat Your CAD, September 4, 2006

Wish List: New Wish Added for SELECTserver - users would like SELECTserver XM to report license user at a particular moment, Eat Your CAD, July 31, 2006

Wish List: New Wish Added for acad.pgp - users would like MicroStation to read the AutoCAD pgp file correctly, Eat Your CAD, July 31, 2006

A License to Thrill the Most Cautious IT Boss - Bentley's improved "Select" subscription program has on-demand e-learning and includes a ProjectWise license for collaboration, David Littlefield, Building Design, July 21, 2006 (requires free registration)

Now You See It - MicroStation users can now publish and review their DGN and DWG models in Google Earth environment, David Chadwick, CAD User, March/April 2006

Bentley Strengthens Connections to Google Earth and Google SketchUp - Bentley allows easy access to Google SketchUp 3D designs from within MicroStation, Randall S. Newton, AECnews.com, July 13, 2006

Learning MicroStation VBA - book by Jerry Winters provides step-by-step learning to customize MicroStation, Eat Your CAD, June 30, 2006

Wish List Items Implemented in XM - wishes like copy to level, configuration variable names, spreadsheet compilation, and many others have been included in MicroStation XM, Nigel Davies, Eat Your CAD, June 22, 2006

Bentley Hardware Partners Workstations and Servers - a list of graphics and workstations from HP, Compaq, Dell, and IBM that were tested on different versions of MicroStation, Bentley, June 7, 2006

The Full MicroStation Wish List - vote for your favorite wish list items, Eat Your CAD, May 31, 2006

Configuration Variables in MicroStation V8 XM Edition - new variables in MicroStation V8 XM, Bentley, May 4, 2006

Bentley Connects MicroStation to Google Earth Service - MicroStation users can view and navigate 2D/3D models, publish DGN and DWG models, and visualize their projects better, Land Development Today, March 15, 2006

Bentley SELECT and the New Exchange Option - trade in Bentley software for any other Bentley software with the SELECT program, Roopinder Tara, CAD Insider, May 24, 2006

Cool Tech - Bentley Distance Learning - Bentley offers instructor-led, live classes through the Internet with easy-to-use chat interface, Roopinder Tara, CAD Insider, May 24, 2006

Bentley Conference: BIM, BIM and more BIM - highlights included survey by Structural Engineering about BIM and Bentley alignment with SketchUp, Roopinder Tara, CAD Insider, May 23, 2006

Bentley Conference: Analysis - with recently acquired tools STAAD and RAM, Bentley claims to provide largest analysis tools portfolio, Roopinder Tara, CAD Insider, May 23, 2006

Bentley User Conference: Sold Out! - Bentley is sold out only at 2,000 attendees, much less in number than that of last few years, Roopinder Tara, CAD Insider, May 22, 2006

Bentley User Conference: Q&A - Bentley representatives, including Keith Bentley, speak about choosing Google Earth, development centers abroad, more, Roopinder Tara, CAD Insider, May 22, 2006

MicroStation Wish List Top Ten Updated - copy to level, print, convert and zip, and workspace configuration are some wish list items, Nigel Davies, Eat Your CAD, May 15, 2006

Design History Basics - MicroStation design history tracks and restores the changes made in a design file, Bentley Systems, Cadalyst AEC, April 12, 2006

Populating Google Earth - Google-SketchUp integration will allow users to create 3D building designs and visualize them in their surroundings, Martyn Day, AEC Magazine, April 21, 2006

Executive Briefing: Bentley Systems - Tony Flynn of Bentley talks about the expanding infrastructure market and Bentley's marketing strategy, Martyn Day, AEC Magazine, April 21, 2006

Bentley Connects MicroStation to Google Earth - Bentley software can review projects in their environmental context, Randall Newton, AECnews.com, March 16, 2006

Databases and MicroStation V8 FAQ - answers to FAQs concerning database access in MicroStation, Bentley, February 17, 2006

Bentley Plant Keeps Eye on Interoperability - interoperability products AutoPlant and PlantSpace work with Intergraph's PDS plant design tool, Sara Ferris, Cadalyst Management, February 9, 2006

The Master of Rendering - a book by Jerry Flynn about visualization and rendering with MicroStation, Joe Croser, Cadalyst AEC, January 12, 2006

The Full MicroStation Wish List - vote for your favorite future MicroStation enhancement, Eat Your CAD, January 11, 2006

2005

Why Bentley Seems Invisible to AutoCAD Users - Bentley focuses on improving its existing relationships with large companies instead of getting market share, Randall Newton, AECnews.com, December 22, 2005

Bentley Restates ROI as Return on Interoperability - starting from changes in native DGN format, Bentley goes on to support interoperability formats for the typical applications in users' environments, Randall Newton, AECnews.com, December 11, 2005

AEC CAD Leaders Say Plethora of File Formats Serve a Purpose - Autodesk and Bentley share their views on different file formats, Randall S. Newton, AECnews.com, December 5, 2005

Copy to Level (Updated) - the most popular item in MicroStation Wish List would allow you to copy an element and assign it a level all at once, Eat Your CAD, December 2, 2005

Bentley BIM Summit Review - Bentley's Executive BIM Summit 2005 focused on companies working with BIM, Nigel Davies, Eat Your CAD, December 1, 2005

The Full MicroStation Wish List - vote for your favorite commands to be included in upcoming version of MicroStation, Eat Your CAD, October 31, 2005

All We Hear Is....Radio Ga Ga - things going wrong in office may be due to server errors, not due to bad CAD, Shawn Foster, Eat Your CAD, October 31, 2005

Link: Internet Archives Preserves MicroStation Manager Magazine - Bentley may have removed MSM content but archived versions can be found on the Internet Archive Wayback Machine, Randall Newton, AECnews.com, November 7, 2005

Bentley Boosts BIM - the award winning projects from Bentley used BIM, which can provide ground for changes in AEC industry in future, Architecture Week, June 2005

Want to Achieve BIM? Organize Your Information! - finding, structuring, cross-referencing, reusing and exchanging information are the five ways that can lead to a successful building information management, Nigel Davies, MicroStation Connections, June 15, 2005 (requires free registration)

Pointing Your Workspace at the Correct Symbology Files - MicroStation tutorial on tackling true type fonts that end up in the workspace folder, Marc Thomas, Bentleyuser.org, May 24, 2005

BE Conference 2005: Bentley's Annual User Event - Bentley introduces MicroStation XM to over 2000 attendees, Lachmi Khemlani, AECbytes, May 12, 2005

Day Four of BE 2005: A Time for Sharing Day - MicroStation using Adobe to put 3D models in PDF files, top 3 ideas for improvements, Lynda Rutledge, MicroStation Community, May 12, 2005 (may require free registration)

BE Conference 2005 Gets Underway with Sessions, Seminars, Celebrations, and Inspiring Keynotes - the next version of MicroStation is introduced to audience, Lynda Rutledge, MicroStation Connections, May 11, 2005 (may require free registration)

BE Conference 2005: Monday's Keynotes, Part 2 - Buddy Cleveland, Senior VP at Bentley talks about "Work as One" philosophy behind software development at Bentley, Lynda Rutledge, MicroStation Connections, May 11, 2005 (may require free registration)

BE Conference 2005, Day Three: Getting Down to the Learning - hour long test drives of Bentley XM were a top draw, Lynda Rutledge, MicroStation Connections, May 10, 2005 (may require free registration)

BE Conference 2005 : A Time for Learning...and Unlearning - Bentley's chief marketing officer provides a quick overview of the BE conference starting May 8, Lynda Rutledge, MicroStation Connections, April 26, 2005 (may require free registration)

The Anatomy of a V8 File - a comparison of DGN and DWG file formats,  Karen Fugle, Bentleyuser.com, April 14, 2005

BIM - Before It's Manageable? - building information modeling (BIM) must be approached thoughtfully if it is to prove cost-effective, Nigel Davies, Microstation Connections, March 23, 2005 (may require free registration) (more AEC features)

Three Intriguing Takes on Bentley/Alias ISOGEN Deal - Bentley's licensing of ISOGEN piping software and planned inclusion in future Bentley products is interesting in several levels, Randall S. Newton, AECnews.com, February 28, 2005

3D PDFs from MicroStation - Bentley has a new Web page that features animated 3D scenes created by MicroStation, exported in U3D format and then imported into PDF, Ralph Grabowski, WorldCAD Access, February 1, 2005

What's Up? Daratech Reports Bentley Revenues - why is Bentley reporting on Daratech reporting on Bentley's financial status?, Ralph Grabowski, WorldCAD Access, January 25, 2005

2004

Bentley Launches AutoCAD Upgrade Program - Do AutoCAD users deserve better, or is Bentley’s indignation motivated by self-interest?, Evan Yares, CADwire.net, December 21, 2004

2004 Education and Training Roundup - offers MicroStation training resources and information on Bentley's new ETS Resource Center, ConnectPress staff, MicroStation Connections, November 11, 2004 (requires free registration)

eep On Rockin' In The Real World - Bentley and other CAD companies are increasingly imposing subscriptions for everything from software to training and support, Nigel Davies, bentleyuser.org, September 15, 2004

MicroStation SIG - "Making MicroStation More Manageable" - a report from a recent MicroStation gathering, organized for architects and engineers in the UK to discuss how MicroStation can be further improved to be more building orientated, Nigel Davies, bentleyuser.org, June 24, 2004

Karen's Bentley 101 - Who's Who at the BE Conference 2004 - a report from the recent gathering, with lots of photographs of Bentley staff and various attendees, Karen Fugle, bentleyuser.org, June 9, 2004

Architectural Research Seminar - BE Conference 2004 - a report on Bentley's annual Architectural Research Seminar, where there was a significant emphasis on the use of Bentley's new Generative Components technology, Lars Hesselgren, bentleyuser.org, June 1, 2004

To BE or Not to BE: Bentley's 2004 User Conference - presents highlights of the just-concluded BE 2004 conference, including technology updates, future trends for Bentley solutions and overall impressions, Lachmi Khemlani, AECbytes, May 27, 2004

The Importance of Parametrics in Building Information Modeling - Bentley's Huw Roberts looks at why parametric design technology is critical to building information modeling, and what architects and engineers should expect and demand of their parametric solutions, Lachmi Khemlani, AECbytes, May 13, 2004

Inside.... The Sheraton - a report from the recent 2004 Winter Conference in London for the Bentley community, Len Greetham, March 5, 2004

Changes Broaden the U.K. Bentley Community - getting involved with Bentley's special interest groups provides opportunities to network with peers, learn from fellow user’s experience and discover alternative tools and practices, Len Greetham, MSM Online, February 10, 2004

2003

Bentley and Adobe Webcast Recording Now Available - register to listen to the December 4 webcast in which Bentley and Adobe outlined their initiative to optimize PDF for the AEC industry, Bentley.com, December 10,  2003

MicroStation V8.5 Release Candidate 1 Is Posted - discusses what's new in the latest update, Marc Thomas, benleyuser.org, December 2003

Executives Shed More Light on Adobe-Bentley Deal - this development deal may turn many current paper processes into PDF-based ones, PDFZone.com, November 4, 2003

Are You New to Bentley View? - the free viewer lets users view and print DGN, DWG and DXF files, even if they have no experience with or access to MicroStation, Melissa Hook, MSM Online, October 20, 2003 (may require free registration)

Building a Bridge Between AutoCAD and MicroStation - a CAD expert explains how he customized both AutoCAD and MicroStation to display common terminology, icons and menu structures so that users needing to work with both systems could easily move from one to the other, Eric Cooper, CADdigest.com, October 16, 2003

Bentley Community Leaders Emphasize Benefits of Training - Bentley and Axiom CEOs stress the value of a well-trained staff and its relation to higher profits, MicroStation Today, August 2003

SmartGeometry Conference Puts Generative Components to the Test - technology displayed at SmartGeometry Group’s conference earned such praise that it is slated to become a part of MicroStation, Mike Bordenaro. MSM Online, August 8, 2003

Open All Hours - AutoCAD's DWG and Bentley's DGN file formats are standards now, but will these formats always be available to you, and if not, what happens to your files?, Nigel Davies, bentleyuser.org, July 9, 2003

The Managed Environment - Its Impact on Productivity - a managed environment means being able to effectively share information with all other project participants, an ideal that is currently challenged by the widespread use of incompatible file formats, such as DWG and DGN, David Weisberg, MSM Online, July 15, 2003

The Lars Word: SmartGeometry Meets CustomObjects - how parametric modeling came to MicroStation, Lars Hesselgren, bentleyuser.org, March, 31, 2003

Boosting Reality: Dimension Modeling Achieves Enhanced Reality with MicroStation V8 and ArchVision’s RPCs - Tami Tamasi, director of marketing, ArchVision, MSM Online, March 25, 2003

Bentley World Tour - a report from the recent Boston stop of the V8 Generation World Tour discusses the key features of  MicroStation V8 "Generation" - Bentley's family of 100+ products that at v8.1 will all be released at once, Adena Schutzberg, GIS Monitor, February 27, 2003

Bentley's New File Verification Technology - with its MicroStation 8.1 release, Bentley becomes the first CAD vendor company to offer a file verification system that architects can present to various code agencies as a step toward digital verification of file authenticity, Arnie Williams, CADENCE, February 2003

Bentley Opens DGN - Bentley intends to provide support to an independent, nonprofit consortium to maintain and license libraries to read and write V8 DGN format content, Ralph Grabowski, upFront.eZine, February 4, 2003

Does the Building Industry Really Need to Start Over? A Response from Bentley to the Autodesk BIM/Revit Proposal for the Future - this white paper reports on the company's progress and user successes and offers its vision of the future of building information modeling, Bentley, January 14, 2003 (pdf)

Bentley Buys Infrasoft - this acquisition promises a more integrated MicroStation environment and a larger user base, Lars Hesselgren, bentleyuser.org, January 9, 2003

Working with DWG - MicroStation V8 users need training on the requirements of DWG formats and an understanding of AutoCAD’s key concepts, features and functionality, Lynne Taylor, bentleyuser.org, January 2, 2003

Bentley Keeps On Acquiring - with its latest acquisition, Bentley hopes to capture AutoCAD's share of the civil engineering market, Ralph Grabowski, upFront.eZine, January 7, 2003

Bentley to Acquire Infrasoft - this acquisition confirms that Autodesk and Bentley are squaring off in the civil engineering/transportation arena and also that it's hard being a third-party CAD software developer these days, Adena Schutzberg, GIS Monitor, January 7, 2003

2002

The Lars Word: Dateline Madrid - reports from various European MicroStation fall conferences and seminars, including discussions of TriForma, ProjectWise and Robert Aish's work on CustomObjects, Lars Hesselgren, bentleyuser.org, November 21, 2002

Woes Aside, eRevolution Still Upgrading Foothold - a recent survey reveals that in the building industry AutoCAD owns an average market penetration of 60%, claiming 74% of firms with revenues over $250 million, with MicroStation capturing 13% in that category, Rob McManamy, Building Design & Construction, October 11, 2002

The Life Cycle of Project Data - repair of the Pentagon from damage suffered on 9/11 has been facilitated by using drawings plotted from construction record files, Len Greetham, September 9, 2002, bentleyuser.org

The Rights Time for MicroStation V8 -  MicroStation v8.1 will introduce new techniques for validating and protecting the digital AEC content you create, Tom Anderson, MSM Online, August 28, 2002

You Have to Spend Money to Make Money - managers need to explore the possible benefits of providing technical staff with the latest design and information management technology, David E. Weisberg, MSM Online, August 9, 2002

Engineers Must Forward Engineer to Reverse Engineer - restoring a vintage de Havilland Vampire jet fighter using FARO and MicroStation Modeler, Nick Reffold, timecompress.com, May 2002

The Advantages of MicroStation V8 for Bentley’s Civil Engineering Users - David Fagerman, Patsy Gant, MSM Online, July 29, 2002

A Vision for Parametric Design - Bentley's Custom Objects - still in development - uses parametrics to make organic shapes, Kevin Rotheroe, Architecture Week, July 10, 2002

Rescuing the SS Great Britain - the Director of The Downland Partnership Ltd. describes the use MicroStation and a customized photogrammatic application to create a MicroStation model of the first transatlantic steamer, Tony Davies, MSM Online, July 3, 2002

Bentley Hosts 2,000 for Annual Conference in Atlantic City - highlights from the user meeting/conference, Roopinder Tara, CADdigest.com, June 4, 2002

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