- CONNECT Edition FAQ

There are three possibilities to upgrade from V8i to CONNECT Edition:

1. If you own Bentley Map PowerView V8i or Bentley Map V8i or Bentley Map Enterprise V8i:

• Then you can upgrade to CONNECT Edition at no cost.  The same license will work for both V8i and CONNECT Edition.

2. If you own MicroStation V8i and Bentley Map for MicroStation V8i you have two choices:

• You can decide to exchange your Bentley Map for MicroStation V8i  license for a OpenCities Map CONNECT Edition license.  There is no cost for this license exchange however the price of SELECT will increase.
• Or, you can decide to exchange both the MicroStation V8i and Bentley Map for MicroStation V8i licenses for one license of OpenCities Map Enterprise CONNECT Edition.  There is no cost for this exchange, however the price of SELECT will increase.

3. If you own MicroStation V8i and want to purchase Bentley Map for MicroStation V8i:

• Bentley Map for MicroStation is no longer available.  For the price of Bentley Map for MicroStation V8i, the upgrade path is to exchange your MicroStation V8i license to a OpenCities Map Enterprise CONNECT Edition license.   

For pricing information, please contact your account manager.

Bentley Map for MicroStation is no longer available.

Previous versions of Map included a layered option to install on an existing seat of MicroStation. This “For MicroStation” layered option has been discontinued. The two available products are now: Map V8i (SELECTseries 10) and Map CONNECT, both of which are stand-alone products - not layered on top of an existing seat of MicroStation.

If you own MicroStation V8i and Bentley Map for MicroStation V8i you have two choices:

• You can decide to exchange your Bentley Map for MicroStation V8i  license for a OpenCities Map CONNECT Edition license.  This can be done at any time, no need to wait for a portfolio balancing date. Simply speak with your Bentley Account Manager, or file a Service Request with the Bentley Contracts office asking for the exchange. There is no cost for the exchange however the price of SELECT will increase.

• Or, you can decide to exchange both the MicroStation V8i and Bentley Map for MicroStation V8i licenses for one license of OpenCities Map Enterprise CONNECT Edition.  This can be done at any time, no need to wait for a portfolio balancing date. Simply speak with your Bentley Account Manager, or file a Service Request with the Bentley Contracts office asking for the exchange. There is no cost for the exchange however the price of SELECT will increase.

   

Map stand-alone contains both Map and MicroStation commands found in the layered application.

Yes, but be sure to install it in a different folder.

Please refer to Bentley Support Policy.

There are a number of pages dedicated to the configuraton changes.  Please refer to the following links: 

• The CONNECT Configuration
• Migrating to MicroStation CONNECT Edition
• Some changes to MicroStation and its configurations

Subscription Entitlement Service (formerly CONNECT Licensing) was introduced with OpenCities Map CONNECT Edition Update 2 (10.02.00.18) and Map V8i (SELECTseries 10). 

Subscription Entitlement Service does not use activation keys. To enhance security, the licensing requires users become registered in User Management and then sign in with those credentials to access the application. Please refer to the following links: 

• Subscription Entitlement Service formerly CONNECT Licensing 
• User registration and sign-in process.

To distribute installation files to your users, you'll need to create a deployment image.  Please refer to the following article for further details:

• Creating a deployment image

You'll need to create a deployment image as described in the following article:

• Creating a deployment image

Yes, please refer to link in the CAD Managers Guide to CONNECT Edition .

OpenCities Map CONNECT Edition is a 64-bit application. While the DGN file format has not changed, the following will need attention.

• MDL and native code applications will need to be recompiled.
• VBA applications may require some modification.
• MicroStation BASIC macros will no longer function and will have to be rewritten in another supported language.

Note: If you are running third-party applications in Bentley Map V8i, then please contact the authors directly to ask if they have plans to port their application to OpenCities Map CONNECT Edition.