Map Manager is an interface for interacting with and manipulating feature display. The Map Definition can be created and stored in a MicroStation Design, Drawing or Sheet Model or be stored in a self-contained Map Model created by Bentley Map. The Map definition stores map specific information such as symbology overrides, thematic maps, buffers, and overlays to be stored separately from the user data. It is convenient to store the Map definition with the actual data that is queried from the spatial database. That way, features such as thematic mapping and labeling are easily available while editing the data. This is not the case when using Make Active for Edit.

Definitions:

• Map Definition: This is an element that contains the definition of a Bentley Map project. This element is saved in a MicroStation model. Only one definition can be saved per model. This description includes symbology overrides, thematic definitions, layer display control. This description also stores features such as buffers and overlays created while using Map Manager.
• Map Model: This is a MicroStation design model that includes a Map Definition.