Quick Install Guide
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:
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OpenCities Map CONNECT Edition is designed so it can be installed and safely coexist on the same workstation as an existing Bentley Map V8i (SELECTseries) commercial release. During installation It will attempt to upgrade an existing OpenCities Map commercial release, either through the CONNECTION Client, or manually by executing the installation package. By default, it installs its program and configuration files to different locations than the Map V8i (SELECTseries) commercial release – OpenCities Map in \Program Files, Map V8i (SELECTseries) in \Program Files (x86).
When you install OpenCities Map CONNECT Edition it creates the registry entries responsible for file associations. OpenCities Map CONNECT Edition also creates the registry keys for VBA-initiated launching. Windows architecture allows for only one program to own these registry keys, so the existing Bentley Map V8i (SELECTseries) Commercial Release should continue to function normally by default.
If you installed Bentley Map V8i and OpenCities Map CONNECT Edition on the same workstation and then uninstalled Bentley Map 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 OpenCities Map. For the procedure to repair the program, refer to the topic To Repair OpenCities Map.
- When you install OpenCities Map CONNECT Edition, the following items are installed with it:
- By default, the following Technology Preview features are also installed:
For details of these features, refer to OpenCities Map help.
- Visualization content in the form of ready-to-render cell libraries is installed.
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The Bentley DGN Reader for Windows is an application that can be downloaded from the Bentley Store on https://www.bentley.com/en/products/product-line/modeling-and-visualization-software/bentley-dgn-reader-for-windows. When you install this application on your system, the following applications are installed along with it:
- Bentley DGN Thumbnail Provider is required to correctly view DGN thumbnails on the Windows 7, 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 OpenCities Map CONNECT Edition, these applications are not removed. If you do not need them, you will have to uninstall them separately.
Configuration changes in this edition