Bentley Software Exploits Windows 7 Functionality

Bentley Systems has announced that its V8i Selectseries range of interoperable software, used to design, build and operate infrastructure, fully exploits Microsoft Windows 7 functionality. As such, Windows 7 users can benefit from the developments that make up the 'V8i advantage' and achieve the highest performance from their Bentley information modelling software products, according to the company.

According to Jon Arnold, managing director of Worldwide Power and Utilities Industry at Microsoft, Bentley software users can take advantage of multi-touch interfaces and multi-screen monitors, save time with faster graphics generation, access information within AEC models for business uses as live data and view information models from anywhere using Microsoft Outlook and Explorer.

Bentley advises all of its users upgrading to Windows 7 to also move up to the latest Bentley V8i level in order to fully benefit from a more immersive touch experience, support for a full multi-touch interface within Microstation and a customisable touch-menu specifically designed for fingertip access to user-definable commands for view, review and authoring. Users will also benefit from enhanced interactive performance, support for the DirectX APIs, providing consistent multi-screen monitor performance no matter what graphics card hardware and software configurations are employed, and support for DirectX 11, which is due out this summer.

Other features include: authoring using gestures; the immersive search and exploration of AEC models; the new DGN Reader for Windows 7, for searches, thumbnails and model previews of DGNs and i-models in Microsoft Outlook and Explorer; broader managed access to project data via Bentley Navigator, Projectwise web parts, Internet Explorer and Sharepoint; easier, more flexible deployment; Citrix support (when required) for application virtualisation; and the delivery of software enhancements without disruption to workflows through incremental upgrades.

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