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MMMMM on their investments in innovation, empowering them to design, build, and operate better-performing infrastructure projects and assets.” Two critical advantages of the V8i portfolio are intraoperability and interoperability. Together, they enable broader reuse of project and asset information generated during the design, construction, and operation of infrastructure and enhance the ability of project teams to choose among multiple software offerings. The intraoperability occurs across and between tightly coupled V8i products without loss of information. The interoperability occurs across necessarily distributed projects where participants can now increase their choice of software offerings from Bentley, loosely but usefully coupled with the work of other practitioners using software based on DGN, PDF, DWG, ISO 15926, IFC, and other industry standards and related APIs. Some of the key business beneﬁts of V8i to user organizations include: I Infrastructure project improvements leading to lower total installed cost coupled with lower operating expenses I More efﬁcient retroﬁts and modiﬁcations throughout an asset’s lifecycle I Acompetitive edge in the face of increased global competition I Increased efﬁciency, safety, and reliability of infrastructure and the services it provides The V8i Experience The challenge of sustaining infrastructure is made more difﬁcult by the distributed nature of project teams and the lack of interoperability among the software they use. In the face of global competition, project teams seek new ways to gain a competitive advantage. V8i is featured on Bentley’s corporate website through an abundance of information from all areas of Bentley, ranging from late-breaking news and multimedia coverage to dynamic videos and V8i product lists that promise to pique the interest of both current and potential users. Go to www.bentley.com/V8i now to view the latest V8i content! M MMM Launch Event Broadcast Videos V8i User Experience Videos V8i Demo Videos V8i Software Portfolio Brochure M V8i Core Capabilities Interoperability Platform White Paper M M V8i Product Portfolio Press Release What People Are Saying About V8i V8i News Coverage Products Now Included in the V8i Software Portfolio The Year in Infrastructure 2008 Core capabilities V8i’s interoperability platform provides improved integration among Bentley products. This allows infrastructure professionals to take advantage of the following core V8i capabilities that are leveraged within the entire portfolio. Intuitive design modeling lets users seamlessly transition from conceptual modeling and visualization to fully complete architectural and engineering models in a single environment. For example, the new GenerativeComponents, surface, and push-pull modeling tools enable teams to capture innovative thinking and transition rapidly from concept to completion. In addition, the parametric and associative modeling tools allow users to iterate more easily on design alternatives and answer more questions earlier in the process. Through the ﬂexibility of this powerful toolset, infrastructure professionals can timely explore and embrace innovations to improve the performance of the projects and assets their teams deliver. Additionally, the new Luxology rendering engine incorporated in the MicroStation product and all MicroStation-based applications provides near-real-time rendering in the design application. This saves time and improves the quality of rendered images for stakeholder review and buy-in. Interactive dynamic views make working in 3D much more interactive and more informative. V8i builds on and extends existing approaches to solving the problem of drawing coordination for complex models by actively supporting the workﬂows of distributed multidisciplinary teams all working on the same project. V8i goes one step further by helping users simplify the 3D model creation process. Employing something called “display sets,” V8i users can easily change the way different parts of a 3D model are displayed in the same working view to interactively visualize and resymbolize 2D and 3D designs in real time. Intrinsic geo-coordination assures that all V8i projects include the real-world location of the infrastructure site and inherit the useful reference data already diversely available. This capability lets infrastructure professionals synchronize and coordinate true and projected coordinate systems, use a single interpretation system for universal and industry standard reference sources, and reduce the risks of errors on site. Incredible project performance lets users work faster and collaborate more effectively to make the process of work sharing across multiple, distributed ofﬁces easy and efﬁcient, even for the world’s largest infrastructure projects. 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BE Magazine - Volume 6, Issue 1 Contents Anticipation’s Name Is V8i Be Awards of Excellence Kicks Off Competition Bentley Launches the Most Comprehensive SoftwarePortfolio for Infrastructure Ever Assembled in a Single Release MicroStation V8i Up Close & Personal Is Water the New Oil? How Does Intent Become Reality? Does Performance Create Sustainability? Renewing Confidence in Public Highway Infrastructure Enterprisewide System Manages International Airport Standardized CAD/GIS Platform Streamlines Infrastructure Engineering 3D Modeling Refines Reusable Design for Plant Prototype Lean Teams Deliver Automotive Assembly Plants Through Innovative Use of BIM Integrated 3DModels Enable Compact and Safe Plant Design Sustainable Development Supports Thriving Community Terminal Pumps Natural Gas Through Longest Subsea Pipeline Large UtilityWorks To Reduce SO2 Emissions Aging Power Station Boosts Engineering Productivity Hydropower Dam To Fuel Growing Economy Collaboration Tools Accelerate Chinese Railway Electrification System Design Rapid Rail Link To Meet Socio-Economic Development Goals High-CapacityWastewater Treatment Facility ReclaimsWater Resources City ExpandsWater SupplyWithout Deploying AdditionalWater Resources Private Calling Meets Public Service Learning Paths Map Skill Development for Infrastructure Professionals A Contemporary Approach to Site Design The Art of Visualization Special Feature: Be Communities Physical + Digital Investments = Intelligent Infrastructure

BE Magazine - Volume 6, Issue 1

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