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Introduction

Welcome to Bentley Descartes for MicroStation V8i (SELECTseries). This course is for MicroStation users who want to incorporate raster imagery into their MicroStation drawings. The class will cover tools and options available in MicroStation Raster Manager as well as the raster editing and manipulation tools installed by Bentley Descartes. In addition to working with standard raster images this course also incorporates Point Clouds, Scalable Terrain Models, and Raster Surfaces.

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Document Conventions

Several conventions are used throughout this document to indicate actions to be taken or to highlight important information. The conventions are as follows:

Item Meaning

Place Text a command name or a file to select

Tools > Options a command path to select – usually from a pull-down menus

Key-In a prompt to enter data with the keyboard

Document name italics in this style are used when referring to another document

Note: Text information about a command or process to pay particular attention to

Emphasis an important word or phrase

1. Numbered Steps an action to be performed as part of a lab activities

<D>or Data press the data button on the mouse

<R>or Reset press the reset button on the mouse

<T>or Tentative press the tentative button on the mouse

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TABLE OF CONTENTS EnvisionCAD– About Us ............................................................................. ii 

EnvisionCAD– Guaranteed Training ......................................................... ii 

Bentley Systems, Inc. .................................................................................... ii 

Copyright ...................................................................................................... iii 

Limitation of Liability ................................................................................. iii 

Trademarks .................................................................................................. iii 

Introduction ................................................................................................. iv 

Document Conventions ............................................................................... iv 

1.  Raster Data Overview ................................................................... 1 Vector Data Review .......................................................................................1 

Common Vector Formats ................................................................................................. 1 

Raster Data .....................................................................................................2 Raster Terminology .......................................................................................................... 2 Encoding/Compression Schemes ..................................................................................... 4 Common Raster File Types ............................................................................................. 5 

Scanning .........................................................................................................7 Resolution .......................................................................................................................... 7 File Type ............................................................................................................................ 7 

File Conversions .............................................................................................8 Single File Conversion ...................................................................................................... 8 Batch Convert ................................................................................................................... 8 

Lab 1 – Raster Data Overview .....................................................................9 Objectives .......................................................................................................................... 9 Open MicroStation ........................................................................................................... 9 Review Monochrome Resolution Quality ..................................................................... 10 Review File Sizes of Monochrome Images .................................................................... 11 Convert Monochrome Images ........................................................................................ 11 Review Color Resolution Quality .................................................................................. 13 Review File Sizes of Color Images ................................................................................. 14 Convert Color Images ..................................................................................................... 14 

2.  Raster Manager Basics ............................................................... 17 Raster Manager Dialog ...............................................................................17 

Raster Manager Tool Box ...........................................................................17 Show Reference Hierarchy ............................................................................................. 18 Flat Mode ......................................................................................................................... 18 New ................................................................................................................................... 18 Attach ............................................................................................................................... 19 Reload .............................................................................................................................. 20 Raster Selection ............................................................................................................... 20 Clip ................................................................................................................................... 20 Modify Clip ...................................................................................................................... 21 Unclip ............................................................................................................................... 21 

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Transform ........................................................................................................................ 21 Move ................................................................................................................................. 22 Scale .................................................................................................................................. 22 Rotate ............................................................................................................................... 22 Mirror .............................................................................................................................. 23 Warp ................................................................................................................................ 23 Fit to View ........................................................................................................................ 23 Actual Resolution (1:1) ................................................................................................... 24 Contrast/Brightness ........................................................................................................ 24 

Raster Manager Preferences ......................................................................25 General ............................................................................................................................. 25 Default Attributes ........................................................................................................... 26 Georeference .................................................................................................................... 27 Memory ............................................................................................................................ 28 Cache Manager ............................................................................................................... 29 

Lab 2 – Raster Manager Basics ..................................................................30 Objectives......................................................................................................................... 30 Open the Design File ....................................................................................................... 30 Attach a Raster Image .................................................................................................... 30 Set Attachment Preferences ........................................................................................... 32 Reattach the Raster Image ............................................................................................. 33 Clip the Raster Image ..................................................................................................... 34 

3.  Bentley Descartes Basics ............................................................. 37 Loading Bentley Descartes ..........................................................................37 

Descartes Additions to Raster Manager ....................................................38 

Additional File Types ..................................................................................39 

Descartes Preferences ..................................................................................40 General ............................................................................................................................. 40 Vectorize .......................................................................................................................... 41 

Workspace Configuration Variables .........................................................47 Descartes Variables ......................................................................................................... 47 Raster Manager Variables ............................................................................................. 47 

Upgrading from MicroStation V8 and I/RAS B .......................................49 Attachment Level ............................................................................................................ 49 View Rotation .................................................................................................................. 49 Image Rotation ................................................................................................................ 49 

Lab 3 – Bentley Descartes Basics ...............................................................50 Objectives......................................................................................................................... 50 Start Descartes with Keyin ............................................................................................. 50 Start Descartes Automatically ....................................................................................... 51 Descartes Preferences ..................................................................................................... 52 

4.  Image Display ............................................................................... 54 Descartes Raster Display ............................................................................54 

Bring to Front .................................................................................................................. 54 

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Send to Back .................................................................................................................... 54 Fit to View ....................................................................................................................... 54 Align View to Raster ....................................................................................................... 55 Actual Resolution (1:1) ................................................................................................... 55 Contract/Brightness ........................................................................................................ 55 

Invert ............................................................................................................55 

Display Planes ..............................................................................................56 

Binary Display .............................................................................................57 Enhanced Binary ............................................................................................................. 57 Foreground/Background Color ..................................................................................... 57 

Non-Binary Image Display .........................................................................58 Tint ................................................................................................................................... 58 Transparency .................................................................................................................. 58 

Image Attributes ..........................................................................................59 

Lab 4 – Image Display .................................................................................60 Objectives ........................................................................................................................ 60 Open MicroStation ......................................................................................................... 60 Modify Display of Binary Images .................................................................................. 60 Modify Display of Color Images .................................................................................... 63 

5.  Enhance Image ............................................................................ 67 Enhance Image Toolbox ..............................................................................67 

Histogram ........................................................................................................................ 67 Contrast Stretch .............................................................................................................. 70 Density Slicing ................................................................................................................. 71 Blur................................................................................................................................... 72 Sharpen ............................................................................................................................ 73 Smooth ............................................................................................................................. 74 Detail ................................................................................................................................ 74 Edge Enhance .................................................................................................................. 74 Find Edges ....................................................................................................................... 74 Color Table ...................................................................................................................... 74 

Lab 5 – Enhance Image ...............................................................................75 Objectives ........................................................................................................................ 75 Open MicroStation ......................................................................................................... 75 Highlight Areas Using a Histogram .............................................................................. 76 Create Density Slices ....................................................................................................... 77 Adjust Image Quality ..................................................................................................... 78 

6.  Image Editing ............................................................................... 80 Color Masks .................................................................................................80 

Add to Mask .................................................................................................................... 80 Subtract from Mask ........................................................................................................ 81 Hilite Mask ...................................................................................................................... 81 Color Mask Dialog .......................................................................................................... 81 

Touch-up Toolbox .......................................................................................82 

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Paint ................................................................................................................................. 82 Erase ................................................................................................................................. 83 Cleanup ............................................................................................................................ 83 Flood ................................................................................................................................. 83 

Cut/Copy/Paste Toolbox .............................................................................84 Cut .................................................................................................................................... 84 Copy Image Area ............................................................................................................ 84 Paste Image Area ............................................................................................................ 85 Paste From File ............................................................................................................... 85 

Dynammic Raster Snap ..............................................................................86 Line Snap ......................................................................................................................... 86 Intersection Snap ............................................................................................................ 86 Outline Snap .................................................................................................................... 86 

Lab 6a – Binary Image Editing ..................................................................87 Objectives......................................................................................................................... 87 Open MicroStation .......................................................................................................... 87 Configure Raster Snap ................................................................................................... 87 Remove Speckles ............................................................................................................. 88 Copy and Paste ................................................................................................................ 89 

Lab 6b – Color Image Editing ....................................................................91 Objectives......................................................................................................................... 91 Open MicroStation .......................................................................................................... 91 Create a Color Mask ....................................................................................................... 91 Edit Using a Color Mask ................................................................................................ 93 

7.  Image Transforms ....................................................................... 95 Descartes Raster Control Toolbox .............................................................95 

Transform ........................................................................................................................ 95 Move ................................................................................................................................. 96 Scale .................................................................................................................................. 96 Rotate ............................................................................................................................... 96 Mirror .............................................................................................................................. 97 Warp ................................................................................................................................ 97 Square .............................................................................................................................. 97 Crop .................................................................................................................................. 98 Resize Canvas .................................................................................................................. 98 Merge ............................................................................................................................... 98 Corridor ........................................................................................................................... 99 Clip ................................................................................................................................. 100 Modify Clip .................................................................................................................... 100 Unclip ............................................................................................................................. 100 

Lab 7a – Square and Crop Images ..........................................................101 Objectives....................................................................................................................... 101 Square an Image using Raster Manager ..................................................................... 101 Square and Crop an Image using Descartes ............................................................... 103 

Lab 7b – Merge and Corridor Images .....................................................105 Objectives....................................................................................................................... 105 

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Combine Images using the Merge Tool ....................................................................... 105 Combine Images using the Corridor Tool .................................................................. 107 

8.  Local Transforms ...................................................................... 109 Local Transform Toolbox .........................................................................109 

Local Copy ..................................................................................................................... 109 Local Move .................................................................................................................... 109 Local Scale ..................................................................................................................... 109 Local Rotate................................................................................................................... 110 Local Mirror .................................................................................................................. 110 Local Warp .................................................................................................................... 110 Cover Up Area .............................................................................................................. 110 Clone Area ..................................................................................................................... 110 

Lab 8 – Local Transforms ........................................................................111 Open MicroStation ....................................................................................................... 111 Use the Local Mirror Tool ........................................................................................... 112 Use the Local Copy Tool ............................................................................................... 113 Use the Clone Area tool ................................................................................................ 114 

9.  Geographic Transforms ............................................................ 117 The Geographic Toolbox ..........................................................................117 

Geographic Coordinate System ................................................................................... 117 Global Positioning System (GPS) ................................................................................ 123 Export Google Earth (KML) File ................................................................................ 123 Capture Google Earth Image ....................................................................................... 124 Define Placemark Monument ...................................................................................... 125 Synchronize Google Earth View .................................................................................. 126 Follow Google Earth View ........................................................................................... 126 Google Earth Settings ................................................................................................... 127 Play Camera Animation In Google Earth .................................................................. 127 Open Location in Google Maps ................................................................................... 128 

Longitude, Latitude Coordinate Readout ...............................................129 

Longitude, Latitude Coordinate Input ....................................................129 

ArcView Shapefile Import ........................................................................130 

Reference Attachments .............................................................................131 “On-the-fly” Reprojection ............................................................................................ 131 Permanent Reprojection .............................................................................................. 131 Shapefile Attachments .................................................................................................. 132 

Raster Manager .........................................................................................134 Create New WMS Server Attachment ........................................................................ 134 Reconnect Previous WMS Attachment ....................................................................... 138 

Lab 9a – Working with Geographic Coordinate Systems .....................139 Objectives ...................................................................................................................... 139 Open the Design File ..................................................................................................... 139 Define Coordinate System from Library .................................................................... 139 Define Coordinate System from a File ........................................................................ 142 Define Coordinate System from a Reference .............................................................. 144 

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Define Custom Coordinate System for Grid-to-Ground Transformation ............... 145 

Lab 9b – Attaching WMS Server Images ................................................148 Objectives....................................................................................................................... 148 Open the Design File ..................................................................................................... 148 Define Coordinate System from Library .................................................................... 148 Attach ArcView Shapefiles ........................................................................................... 149 Create a WMS Server Connection .............................................................................. 151 

10. Combining Images ..................................................................... 155 Combine Images ........................................................................................155 

Logical Operators ......................................................................................................... 155 

Mosaic .........................................................................................................156 Balance Tone ................................................................................................................. 156 Define Seam ................................................................................................................... 157 

Lab 10a – Combine Images ......................................................................158 Objectives....................................................................................................................... 158 Open MicroStation ........................................................................................................ 158 Combine Using AND Operator .................................................................................... 159 Combine Using OR Operator ...................................................................................... 160 Combine Using XOR Operator .................................................................................... 161 Combine Using Compare Operator............................................................................. 162 

Lab 10b – Mosaic Images ..........................................................................163 Objectives....................................................................................................................... 163 Open MicroStation ........................................................................................................ 163 Balance Tones Between Images ................................................................................... 163 Edit Seams Between Images ......................................................................................... 164 

11. Rasterizing Vector Data ............................................................ 166 Rasterize Toolbox ......................................................................................166 

Stamp Vector ................................................................................................................. 166 Merge ............................................................................................................................. 166 Match Line Mapping Settings ...................................................................................... 166 Line Mapping Settings .................................................................................................. 167 

Lab 11 – Rasterizing Vector Data ............................................................168 Objectives....................................................................................................................... 168 Open MicroStation ........................................................................................................ 168 Rasterize multiple elements using the Merge tool ...................................................... 168 Manually Stamp Vectors into an Image ...................................................................... 171 Automatically Stamp Vectors into an Image .............................................................. 173 

12. Vectorizing Raster Data ............................................................ 174 Vectorize Toolbox ......................................................................................174 

Place Element ................................................................................................................ 175 Continue Element .......................................................................................................... 176 Insert Element ............................................................................................................... 176 Convert Lines ................................................................................................................ 177 Convert Area ................................................................................................................. 177 

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Convert All Connected Lines ....................................................................................... 178 Convert Contour Lines ................................................................................................. 179 Convert Circle ............................................................................................................... 179 Generalize Vector ......................................................................................................... 180 

Function Keys ............................................................................................180 

Nodes ...........................................................................................................181 Place Nodes .................................................................................................................... 181 Move Nodes ................................................................................................................... 181 Delete Nodes .................................................................................................................. 181 Note File Toolbox .......................................................................................................... 182 

Text/Cells Toolbox .....................................................................................182 Select Horizontal Text .................................................................................................. 182 Select Oriented Text ..................................................................................................... 183 Select Multiple Text ...................................................................................................... 183 Delete Text Selection ..................................................................................................... 183 Convert Text .................................................................................................................. 183 Text Settings .................................................................................................................. 184 Convert Cell................................................................................................................... 184 Convert Horizontal Cell ............................................................................................... 184 Convert Oriented Cell .................................................................................................. 185 

Lab 12a – Heads-up Digitizing .................................................................186 Objectives ...................................................................................................................... 186 Open MicroStation ....................................................................................................... 186 Set Descartes Preferences ............................................................................................. 186 Digitize Line Segments ................................................................................................. 188 Digitize Arc Segments ................................................................................................... 189 Digitize Stream Segments ............................................................................................. 192 

Lab 12b – Automatic Vectorization .........................................................195 Objectives ...................................................................................................................... 195 Open MicroStation ....................................................................................................... 195 Configure Settings ......................................................................................................... 195 Automatic Multiple Line Vectorization ...................................................................... 197 Automatic Single Line Vectorization .......................................................................... 198 Automatic Heads-up Digitizing .................................................................................... 199 Convert Text .................................................................................................................. 202 

13. Image Registration .................................................................... 205 Register Toolbox ........................................................................................205 

Place Control Points ..................................................................................................... 205 Move Control Points ..................................................................................................... 205 Delete Control Points .................................................................................................... 205 Register Dialog .............................................................................................................. 206 Resample Image ............................................................................................................ 206 Resampling Dialog ........................................................................................................ 206 Copy Vector ................................................................................................................... 207 Move Vector .................................................................................................................. 207 

Lab 13 – Image Registration ....................................................................208 

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Objectives....................................................................................................................... 208 Open MicroStation ........................................................................................................ 208 Place Control Points ...................................................................................................... 208 Save Control Points ....................................................................................................... 213 Resample Image ............................................................................................................ 213 

14. Image Draping ........................................................................... 215 Raster Manager .........................................................................................215 

Assign Material ..........................................................................................216 

Render the View ........................................................................................217 

Lab 14 – Image Draping ...........................................................................219 Objectives....................................................................................................................... 219 Open MicroStation ........................................................................................................ 219 Prepare the Drawing ..................................................................................................... 219 Assign the Material ....................................................................................................... 221 Render the View ............................................................................................................ 223 

15. Point Clouds ............................................................................... 224 Point Cloud Overview ...............................................................................224 

Attach ............................................................................................................................. 224 Detach ............................................................................................................................ 225 Clip ................................................................................................................................. 225 Delete Clip ...................................................................................................................... 225 Presentation ................................................................................................................... 226 

Descartes Additions to the Point Cloud Dialog .......................................227 

Point Cloud – Advanced Toolbox ............................................................227 Classification ................................................................................................................. 227 Tile Export ..................................................................................................................... 228 Drape Element ............................................................................................................... 228 Snap Element ................................................................................................................. 228 Fit Plane ......................................................................................................................... 229 Fit Cylinder .................................................................................................................... 229 Smart Snap .................................................................................................................... 229 Visual Explorer ............................................................................................................. 229 

Lab 15 – Point Clouds ...............................................................................229 Objectives....................................................................................................................... 230 Open MicroStation ........................................................................................................ 230 Attach and Evaluate a Point Cloud ............................................................................. 230 Change Point Cloud Classifications............................................................................. 232 Tile Export ..................................................................................................................... 234 

16. Scalable Terrain Models ........................................................... 238 Scalable Terrain Model Dialog .................................................................238 

Attach ............................................................................................................................. 238 Detach ............................................................................................................................ 239 New ................................................................................................................................. 239 Modify ............................................................................................................................ 239 

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Check if up-to-date ....................................................................................................... 240 Generate ......................................................................................................................... 240 Clip ................................................................................................................................. 240 Modify Clip .................................................................................................................... 241 Unclip ............................................................................................................................. 241 Set Draping .................................................................................................................... 241 Fit to View ..................................................................................................................... 242 

Creating an STM from Point Cloud ........................................................242 

Element Information .................................................................................245 Display Contours ........................................................................................................... 245 Display Triangles .......................................................................................................... 245 Image Draping ............................................................................................................... 246 

Export to MicroStation Terrain Model ...................................................247 

Lab 16 – Scalable Terrain Models ...........................................................248 Objectives ...................................................................................................................... 248 Open MicroStation ....................................................................................................... 248 Create a Scalable Terrain Model ................................................................................. 248 Add Breaklines .............................................................................................................. 252 Configure Scalable Terrain Model Display Properties .............................................. 253 Export Scalable Terrain Model ................................................................................... 255 

17. Raster Surfaces .......................................................................... 257 Attach Raster Surface ...............................................................................257 

Thematic Set ...............................................................................................258 Generate Classes ........................................................................................................... 259 Add Class ....................................................................................................................... 259 Insert Classes ................................................................................................................. 259 Ramp Colors .................................................................................................................. 259 Remove Selected ............................................................................................................ 259 

Lab 17 – Raster Surfaces ..........................................................................260 Objectives ...................................................................................................................... 260 Open MicroStation ....................................................................................................... 260 Attach a Raster Surface ................................................................................................ 260 Create an Elevation Classification Style ..................................................................... 261 Reuse Classifcation Styles ............................................................................................ 262 

18. Texture Tools ............................................................................. 264 Texture Tools Toolbox ..............................................................................264 

Assign to Area ............................................................................................................... 264 Warp to Area ................................................................................................................. 264 Mosaic Area ................................................................................................................... 265 Stretch to Area .............................................................................................................. 266 Convert to Advanced Texture ...................................................................................... 266 Start Editing .................................................................................................................. 266 End Editing .................................................................................................................... 266 Convert to Texture ........................................................................................................ 266 

Lab 18 – Texture Tools .............................................................................267 

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Objectives....................................................................................................................... 267 Open MicroStation ........................................................................................................ 267 Assign Shapes ................................................................................................................ 267 Warp Images to Shapes ................................................................................................ 268 

19. Printing ....................................................................................... 272 Image Properties ........................................................................................272 

Binary Images ................................................................................................................ 272 Color/Grayshade Images .............................................................................................. 273 

Raster Quality Factor ................................................................................273 

MicroStation Printing ...............................................................................274 Print Driver Settings ..................................................................................................... 274 Print Dialog Settings ..................................................................................................... 276 Print Style Settings ........................................................................................................ 277 

IPlot .............................................................................................................277 

Lab 19 – Printing .......................................................................................278 Objectives....................................................................................................................... 278 Open MicroStation ........................................................................................................ 278 Print at Full Resolution ................................................................................................ 278 Print at Half Resolution ................................................................................................ 280 

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14. Image Draping

Draping images attached via Raster Manager has become a relatively easy task. Attached rasters can be used as materials and applied to a 3D surface. To illustrate the process we will use a raster image of the earth and apply it to a 3D sphere.

Raster Manager

To allow an image to be used as a material for draping there are a few steps to complete in Raster Manager.

1. Attach the image to be draped on the 3D object/surface.

2. <R> in the column header and turn on the column display for Draping.

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3. Toggle On the Draping option for the attached image.

Assign Material

1. In the Tasks dialog, expand the Visualization task and locate the Materials tools.

2. Select the Assign Material tool.

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3. In Assign Material tool settings window, <D> on the open icon next to the Palette drop-down. In the Open Palette dialog, select Dcdrape.pal.

4. Change the Material setting to dcdrape.

5. <D> on the 3D surface object on which to drape the raster image.

Render the View

1. Change the view display style to Smooth: Shadows.

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2. The image is displayed draped on the surface.

Note: If the image appears too dark, adjust the lighting using the Adjust View Brightness setting.

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Lab 14 – Image Draping

Objectives The purposes of this lab are to:

Configure raster options in the Print dialog

Configure raster options in the print driver

Open MicroStation

1. Launch MicroStation using the EnvisionCAD icon.

2. In the MicroStation Manager dialog, change the following settings:

a. Set the User workspace to EnvisionCAD b. Set the Project workspace to EnvisionCAD-Descartes c. Set the Interface to EnvisionCAD d. Set the directory to

C:\EnvisionCAD\MicroStation\Descartes

3. Select the file named: Project_Drape.dgn

4. Open Raster Manager.

Prepare the Drawing

1. There are two images attached that are not displayed. See if you can get the images to display. If you have successfully displayed the images, move ahead to step 5.

2. The images are attached at an elevation outside the active clipping plane. Select Display > Fit Rasters to View from the Raster Manager menu bar.

3. In the tool settings window, toggle on the option to Expand Clipping Planes.

4. <D> anywhere in the view.

5. The images are displayed. Select the MicroStation Fit View tool to fit the refit the view.

6. Window in on the design approximately as shown.

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7. Turn on the Draping column in Raster Manager if it is not displayed. <R> in the column header and turn on the column display for Draping.

8. Toggle on the Draping checkbox for the two attachments.

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C O N S U L T I N G Reach your potential through streamlined

efficiency. We’ll analyze your software needs,

what system to run, what equipment to implement.

And, ask about our multi-sourced CAD management

plans. We can help you with on-going user support,

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P R O G R A M M I N G Eliminate tedious and repetitive tasks with custom

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You’ll reduce errors, add new functionality, and bring

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to your other applications.

T R A I N I N G Our individualized approach helps you get

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Check envisionCAD.com/training.

M A N U A L S Our highly-qualified staff with extensive hands-on

experience has authored manuals that bring you what

you need to know, tailored for the real-world user.

Covering primarily Bentley products, choose from

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