Ability to save work when offline, using CONNECT License Offline Mode

You will now be prompted to save your work after three minutes of being offline, if you are not allowed to use MicroStation PowerDraft in Offline mode.

Ability to support Wild Card in Display Rules

You can now use Wild Cards in Display Rules by setting the string to (*/?) followed by the "like" comparison to filter out long lists and search the exact string. You can do so by adding conditions in the Display Rule in the Condition Editor Dialog.

Ability to use DWG shortcuts as key-ins

You can now use DWG shortcuts in MicroStation PowerDraft as key-ins. MicroStation PowerDraft provides a set of key-ins and tools that are similar to AutoCAD shortcuts. In update 15 we have added more shortcuts as key-ins that will ease your DWG workflows. Check out these new key-ins here.

Ability to Use the Productivity Tools and Your Profile

You can now access Notifications, Learning, Support, Help documentation and Account-specific information in the Productivity tools and Your Profile in the Ribbon.

Ability to use 'Include these Item Types' filter for Item Types in Reports

You can now use the 'Include these Item Types' filter in the Item Types drop-down in the Properties > Included Items > Item Types drop-down in the Reports dialog.

Ability to work with a UI similar to AutoCAD

You can now take advantage of a MicroStation PowerDraft user interface that is similar to AutoCAD when you open a DWG or DGN file. You can do so using the new "General" workflow. You can access this from the Workflows drop-down menu in the Ribbon. Once you open this workflow, the MicroStation PowerDraft UI emulates the AutoCAD UI to display tabs and tools similar to AutoCAD user interface in the Ribbon.

RealDWG 2021 Support

MicroStation PowerDraft CONNECT Edition is now updated to support RealDWG 2021, the latest RealDWG engine for best compatibility.

テクノロジプレビュー機能について

(Technology Preview) Attach Item Dialog

You can now use the new Attach Item Dialog to add, view and edit item type information and its common properties.

(Technology Preview) Dark Theme for MicroStation PowerDraft

You can now switch to the Dark Theme user interface to work on all your .dgn and .dwg files. You can do so, by turning on the Apply Dark Themed UI option in the Preferences Dialogue, Look and Feel category.

(Technology Preview) DWG WorkSet Wizard

You can now migrate your DWG folder structures to MicroStation PowerDraft Configuration. While working with AutoCAD and MicroStation PowerDraft hybrid folder structures, it may be difficult for you to locate and use AutoCAD standards. The DWG WorkSet Wizard will help you seamlessly migrate your DWG folders to MicroStation PowerDraft WorkSpace/WorkSets.

(Technology Preview) Expression Builder

You can now create valid expressions to calculate the value of a property definition using the Expression Builder available in the Item Types dialog. You can type in the syntax for an expression using strings, numbers, access strings, symbols, and operators.

(Technology Preview) Ability to import/export variables and variations from and to Excel

You can now import variables and variations from and export to .xlsx using File > Import/Export in the Variables dialog.

(Technology Preview) iTwin Design Review

You can now simplify your sharing capabilities and web-based model viewing with iTwin Design Review.

(Technology Preview) Summarize, Group and Aggregate information in Reports

You can now summarize information in columns to show the total at the bottom of the report. You can also Group rows and generate aggregated information like sum, count, average, minimum and maximum values for corresponding information in columns. All this is now available in the Reports dialog as report definition properties.

(Technology Preview) WMTS (Web Map Tile Service)

You can now work on WMTS, a standard protocol for serving pre-rendered tiles by the server or run-time computed geo-referenced map tiles over the internet.

Features Moved from Technology Preview to Commercial Release