Before You Start

• When installing or uninstalling this product, you must be logged on with Administrator rights.
• It is highly recommended that you close any programs and disable any antivirus software that is running prior to the installation of this software. Be sure to turn on your antivirus software when you are finished.
• If your system is protected by firewall, make sure you enable the following URLs on the firewall:
  • https://payloadresolvesvc.bentley.com
  • http://cdnllnw.bentley.com/*
• MicroStation PowerDraft CONNECT Edition is designed so it can be installed and safely coexist on the same workstation as an existing MicroStation PowerDraft V8i or MicroStation PowerDraft V8 XM Edition commercial release. It will not attempt to upgrade or uninstall the existing commercial release, and by default it installs its program and configuration files to different locations than the other commercial release. When you install MicroStation PowerDraft CONNECT Edition it creates the registry entries responsible for file associations. If you do not want this to happen, during installation, in the Select Features to install list, turn off the File Association check box. MicroStation PowerDraft CONNECT Edition also creates the registry keys for VBA-initiated launching. Windows architecture allows for only one program to own these registry keys and the existing MicroStation PowerDraft V8i or MicroStation PowerDraft V8 XM Edition Commercial Release should continue to function normally by default.
• If you installed MicroStation PowerDraft V8i and MicroStation PowerDraft CONNECT Edition on the same workstation and then uninstalled MicroStation PowerDraft V8i, you must run the Repair tool to make sure the registry and file associations are correct. Note: If you used Microsoft's program to uninstall, the Repair tool will work correctly. However, if you used a third-party's product to uninstall, it may have removed files needed by MicroStation PowerDraft. For the procedure to repair MicroStation PowerDraft, refer to the topic To Repair MicroStation PowerDraft.
• When you install MicroStation PowerDraft CONNECT Edition, the following items are installed with it:
  • Product Documentation
  • Example WorkSpace (MetroStation)
  • CONNECTION Client
  • Bentley DGN IFilter
  • Bentley DGN Indexing Service
  • Bentley DGN Preview Handler
  • Bentley DGN Thumbnail Provider
  • HDR Preview Handler
  • Bentley i-model ODBC Driver
  • Bentley DgnDb i-model Importer 1.6 (64 bit)
  • Bentley DgnDb i-model Importer 2.0 (64 bit)
• Examples WorkSpace (MetroStation) contains downloadable examples.
• Bentley DGN Thumbnail Provider is required to correctly view DGN thumbnails on Windows 8.1, and Windows 10 operating systems. Immediately after installing Bentley DGN Thumbnail Provider, you still may not see the correct thumbnails for DGN files. This will be corrected by rebooting or re-logging onto the system.
• The Bentley i-model ODBC Driver is used to expose properties in i-models as an ODBC data source. It offers direct access of i-models from ODBC-compatible third-party applications such as Microsoft Office, reporting systems, and Business Intelligence applications. It allows application developers to use familiar tools to access and present i-model data from databases. When the driver is installed, the Bentley i-model ODBC Driver User Manual (Bentley_i-model_ODBC_Driver_User_Manual.pdf) is also installed.
• Bentley DGN IFilter, Bentley DGN Thumbnail Provider, Bentley DGN Indexing service, HDR Preview Handler, Bentley i-model ODBC Driver, and Bentley DgnDb i-model Importer are installed as separate applications. When you uninstall MicroStation PowerDraft CONNECT Edition, these applications are not removed. If you do not need them, you will have to uninstall them separately.

Companion Features

A Companion Feature is a layered application that runs inside MicroStation PowerDraft. It is installed independently from the MicroStation PowerDraft installer. In this release, Descartes for MicroStation can be installed as a Companion Feature.