December 12, 2016

#1030: A Comparison of TopoDOT Compatible Bentley V8i/CONNECT Products

Use the tables below as a guideline to compare some product capabilities when choosing a Bentley product for TopoDOT use. The list only includes products that have been tested for TopoDOT use but there might be more Bentley products capable of hosting TopoDOT. Please let us know if you have […]
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Use the tables below as a guideline to compare some product capabilities when choosing a Bentley product for TopoDOT use. The list only includes products that have been tested for TopoDOT use but there might be more Bentley products capable of hosting TopoDOT. Please let us know if you have a different product in mind.

Compatible Bentley CONNECT Software for TopoDOT 64-bit

CONNECT product comparison
Bentley Platform>100M PointsBasic CADMeshingDTM3D ModelingPrice
MicroStation CONNECT$$
OpenRoads Designer CONNECT$$$$
Bentley OpenRail Designer CONNECT$$$$
OpenCities Map PowerView$
OpenCities Map Advanced$$
OpenCities Map Ultimate$$$
OpenSite Designer CONNECT Edition$$$
Context Capture Editor$$$

*Point limit is determined by how much RAM your machine has. Typical machines with 16 GB of RAM should be able to load 300-400 million points.

*Most Bentley products on the ‘CONNECT’ platform (64-bit) will be compatible with TopoDOT. The above list is a reflection of what has been tested and confirmed by our users.

*It’s assumed that Basic CAD Tools include the following (but not limited to): Point, Polyline, Shape, B-Spline, and Cell Elements.

*Disclaimer: All features here are subject to change and should be confirmed with a Bentley representative before considering. Our main goal here is to point out the compatible platforms that our customers use with TopoDOT.

Compatible Bentley V8i Software for TopoDOT 32-bit

V8i product comparison
Bentley Platform>100M PointsBasic CADMeshingDTM3D ModelingPrice
MicroStation V8i$$
MicroStation PowerDraft V8i$
Bentley Map PowerView V8i$
Bentley Map V8i$$$
Power GEOPAK V8i$$$$
Power InRoads V8i$$$$
GEOPAK Survey V8iNO DATA
Bentley PowerCivil V8iNO DATA
Bentley MXRoad V8iNO DATA

*No more than 85 million points can be loaded at one time due to 32-bit software limitations.

*Disclaimer: All features here are subject to change and should be confirmed with a Bentley representative before considering. Our main goal here is to point out the compatible platforms that our customers use with TopoDOT.

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