Version Information

This page contains information about V8i and CONNECT Editions: version numbers, release dates, CONNECT Licensing, V8i dependencies and V8i prerequisites.  The CONNECT Editions of Bentley Map are being renamed as OpenCities Map.

CONNECT Edition generation:

The following table lists OpenCities Map CONNECT Editions which are built with the PowerPlatform. PowerPlatform is the MicroStation core application that underlies the CONNECT Edition products that are based on MicroStation.  Once a feature or fix is added to the Power Platform, it's available to all the applications based on PowerPlatform.  This has increased consistency between applications, is fundamental to Bentley's update strategy and is part of an ongoing plan to unify similar tools and functions across Bentley applications.

Important note regarding OpenCities Map for MicroStation:  Beginning with the CONNECT Edition,  OpenCities Map is now a standalone product and is not available as a layered application for MicroStation.  For further information, please refer to the question How can I upgrade from V8i to CONNECT Edition? in the CONNECT Edition FAQ

Important note regarding licensing:  Beginning with OpenCities Map CONNECT Edition x64 10.02.00.xx, licensing will be handled with CONNECT Licensing which does not use activation keys. Product with CONNECT Licensing is indicated with (CL). To enhance security, the licensing requires that you become registered in User Management and then sign in with those credentials to access the application. Click here for more information on CONNECT Licensing. For detailed instructions on the user registration and sign-in process, click here.

Dates are in month/day/year format. 

V8i generation:

The following tables lists the Bentley Map V8i versions with their corresponding MicroStation versions they were released with.  

It's important to combine the Bentley Map V8i (SELECTseries) "For MicroStation" edition with its corresponding MicroStation version.  This allows you to take advantage of changes that were introduced into each product during the update cycle.  V8i (SELECTseries) generation products should be installed together.  However, within (SELECTseries) product release, newer versions of Bentley Map are compatible with older versions of MicroStation.  In some cases, older versions of Bentley Map are compatible with newer versions of MicroStation.  To maintain the integrity and supported functionality, the corresponding version of MicroStation should be installed at the same time.

Dates are in month/day/year format.