Installation Requirements
A CD drive or access to the Internet is required for product installation. The minimum system configuration for installation is:
Supported Operating Systems |
Bentley does not support its software running on Microsoft operating systems versions that Microsoft has "retired". For more information on Microsoft's application retirement policy, click here. For similar information on Bentley products, refer to the Bentley Product Support article. |
Communications Protocols | |
Virtualized Environments | Citrix XenApp 7.2106 on Windows Server 2019 |
Software Prerequisites |
MicroStation CONNECT Edition or later. Compatible versions of the product and OpenBuildings Designer SDK are typically determined by matching the first (3) significant numbers of the version quad. For example, 10.00.00.xxx. The Prerequisites for Bentley Desktop Applications are automatically downloaded and installed to your workstation while you install OpenBuildings Designer. The contents of the Prerequisites for Bentley Desktop Applications include:
Microsoft Internet Explorer, minimum v11.0, with 128-bit cipher strength. Microsoft no longer supports any versions prior to v11.0. Internet Explorer is not installed as part of the product pre-requisites. Copyrights in all components are owned by Microsoft Corporation or one of its affiliates, subsidiaries, or licensors. |
Compiler/Native Tool Requirements | Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 or later for native code development. |
Workloads Dependencies Required | |
Microsoft toolset location changes and recommendations | |
Microsoft Visual Studio Installer information |
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Additional Tool Requirements | Python 2.7 is required when using ..\MigrationTools\migrate.bat. To download, visit https://www.python.org/downloads/release/python-279/. |