| Web site |
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| Product |
MicroStation v8 TriForma, Architecture for
TriForma, Structural for TriForma
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| Release date |
Current
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| Initial price |
MicroStation V8 TriForma, $4,795; Architecture
for TriForma, $1,995; Structural for TriForma, $2,750. Monthly
subscription pricing available for all products.
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| Annual maintenance fee |
$625 (SELECT program)
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| Operating systems |
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| Supported |
Windows NT/98/2000/XP
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| Reviewed |
Windows 2000
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| Multiple document support |
Yes, by using multiple sessions or referencing
and exchanging
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| Supports xrefs (or similar ) |
Identical to xrefs; supports DWG natively
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| Web-aware |
Yes
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| Web tools |
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| Collaboration tools |
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| Format for sharing drawings via Web |
DXF, DWG, PDF. HPGL
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| Attach hyperlinks to entities in drawing |
Engineering links
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| Access/insert data/ content directly from
Web |
Engineering links
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| Other |
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| Smart AEC objects |
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| Predefined objects |
Walls, doors, windows, roofs, trusses, stairs,
handrails, stall sections, concrete sections, timber sections,
fittings, cabinets
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| Easily exchange objects |
All through DWG/DXF
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| Custom objects supported |
Yes
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| View-dependent representation of objects |
Always
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| Walls |
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| Number of predefined |
Hundreds wall styles
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| Customize wall styles |
Unlimited
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| Curtain walls |
Limited in TriForma, none in Architecture
for TriForma
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| Curved walls |
Complete support, including smoothly curved
walls (no stroking)
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| Hatch fill |
Yes
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| Solid fill |
Yes
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| Doors/windows |
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| Number of predefined |
Hundreds doors and windows
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| Customize doors/windows |
Unlimited
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| Work in 2D |
Yes. MicroStation is a complete 2D package
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| Work in 3D |
Yes, principal mode of operation
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| Work in 2D/3D simultaneously |
Yes
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| Convert 2D to 3D |
Yes. References both 3D to 2D (easy) and
2D to 3D (unusual)
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| Convert 3D to 2D |
Yes, both export as 'pancaking' and extracting
hidden lines (correct geometry, not stroked), orthogonal and
perspective
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| 2D detailing/drafting tools |
2D drafting tools: comprehensive;
3D detailing tools:Structure for TriForma
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| Metric option |
Yes
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| Space planning tools |
Yes
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| Generate walls from space plans |
Yes
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| Mass modeling tools |
Yes
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| Generate floors from mass models |
Yes, with Generate Section tool
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| Explicit multistory support |
Not explicit; easily done with reference
files
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| Layers |
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| Maximum number of layers |
4 billion
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| Alphanumeric layer names supported |
Yes
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| AIA layer system |
Yes
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| Other layer systems |
Any system supported
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| Master layer controls |
Yes, dgnlib
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| User-configurable layer system |
Yes
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| Dimensioning (automatic or semiautomatic) |
Both
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| Keynotes |
Yes
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| Schedules; dynamic link with model |
Excellent in Structure; limited in Architecture
and TriForma
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| Reports; dynamic link with model |
Excellent in Structure; limited in Architecture
and TriForma
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| Symbols library |
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| Doors |
Hundreds
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| Windows |
Hundreds
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| Plumbing |
Limited
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| HVAC |
Separate product HVAC for TriForma
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| Electrical |
Separate product Electrical for TriForma
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| Furniture |
Some; support for DXF/DWG means unlimited
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| Structural |
Complete steel sections in Structure
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| Site |
Limited
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| Landscape |
Practically none
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| Vehicles |
Few; support for DXF/DWG and RPC means unlimited
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| Other |
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| Plotting |
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| WYSIWYG preview |
Yes
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| Color fills |
Yes
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| Batch mode |
Yes
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| Save configurations for multiple plotters |
Yes
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| Other... |
Plotter drivers for EPS, WMF, JPG, TIF
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| Visualization/rendering |
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| Texture mapping |
Yes
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| Ray tracing |
Yes-fast!
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| Transparency |
Yes
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| Reflectance |
Yes
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| Refraction |
Yes
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| Procedural rendering |
Yes
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| Radiosity |
Yes-also particle tracing
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| Animation |
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| Animate camera/target |
Yes
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| Animate textures |
Yes-you can animate ANYTHING: lights, moving
objects, object dependency
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| Customization tools |
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| VBA support |
Yes
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| Access ActiveX object model interface |
No
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| Other |
MDL is delivered with product, full C++ language
with compiler
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| Data exchange |
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| Import formats |
DWG, DXF, IGES, Parasolid, ACIS, CGM, STEP,
STL
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| Export formats |
DWG, DXF, IGES, Parasolid, ACIS, CGM, STEP,
STL
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| Tutorials |
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| Printed version |
Available on Web site in PDF
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| Multimedia |
On-line explorer help
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| Other |
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| Undo |
Unlimited undo. Undo beyond session by using
Design History
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| Surfaces |
Full b-spline surfaces toolset. New mesh
elements supports DXF-style meshes
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| Solid |
Full solid modeling based on Parasolid kernel;
simultaneous support for ACIS kernel.
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