And even in that case I'm not sure they would be willing to provide a CD copy. However, Bentley's subscription rules and regulations prevent them from being able to give you a CD copy unless you pay for the software completely upfront.
At the time, it ended up costing our company as much as a 12 month subscription since they charge the customer by how much you use the software along with extra quarterly charges PLUS fees.īIGAL - Yeah there are local dealers that you can purchase cad software from in CD format. I've used Microstation v8 with an "Open Access" subscription before but the rules are extremely strict on usage. The road to trying to get a workable program for DGN format has been ridiculous. I'm open to any discussion/recommendations the community might have. It's making me look bad since my client is wanting me to handle all of this and get the software purchased for them. It's now been over a month and I still don't have any software to do the work. SO I had to change that today and hopefully things will get rolling. Just the quote is 19 pages long or something and most of it is legal jargon.Īfter I signed the quote, I heard back week later that Bentley wanted me to change some things with my address before they would move forward. It is like a 2D version of Microstation at a cheaper cost.īUT - Bentley has licensing procedures for Microstation and Powerdraft similar to what you would see from a government institution. Powerdraft is like Microstation's version of AutoCAD LT.
DGN is kind of like a proprietary format (like DWG for AutoCAD) but there must be alternative programs available that are cheaper with less drama.ĭoes anyone have experience with those programs or know what might be available as an alternative to Microstation or Powerdraft. I was wondering what alternatives are available for DGN drawings. and I still don't have a program to do the work. It took 20-something phone calls and 3 contact requests on their website (over a 2 week period) to finally get someone to email me back on getting a quote. Long story short, I finally have a quote from Bentley but it has taken over a month. The client wants drawings done in DGN format.īentley told me they had a big fire at their headquarters on the East Coast so they were behind on getting back to request for quotes from customers.
I'm doing drawings for a government facility here in Alaska that has existing drawings in DGN using Microstation.
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