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Reference Books Deliver Insight, Background, and Theory

The Bentley Institute Press publishes a wide variety of reference books to deliver insight, background, and theory about many infrastructure software topics. These reference books capture the authors’ knowledge in a way that helps users increase product know-how and improve modeling and work flow efficiency.

Browse the online bookstore to choose your next book. Available topics include:

MicroStation
Building Analysis and Design
Plant Design and Engineering
Water and Wastewater Network Analysis and Design


MicroStation

 
Inside MicroStation V8i Inside MicroStation V8i
The first complete MicroStation V8i text! An indispensable how-to and reference manual that will teach users to solve today’s design challenges.
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bookanimating.gif Animating With MicroStation
Animating With MicroStation is a must-have for architects, civil engineers, and industrial engineers involved in animations. Through illustrations and hands-on exercises, this book covers every aspect of animating in detail, including cameras, paths, actors, motion blurs, global and source lighting, targets, and more.
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microstationbook.gif Rendering With MicroStation
A must-have for architects, engineers, and CAD operators involved in 3D design. Through illustrations and hands-on exercises, this book covers every aspect of rendering in detail, including cameras, materials, lighting, environment maps, environmental elements, rendering settings, and many more.
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vbabook.gif Learning MicroStation VBA
Learning MicroStation VBA provides an in-depth tour of one of the most powerful customization capabilities for MicroStation. Whether you are a MicroStation user who simply wants to make your job easier or an experienced programmer who wants to master the nuances of MicroStation VBA, this book is an invaluable resource.
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InsideMS.jpg Inside MicroStation
Best known for its fast-paced, highly engaging examples, exercises, and illustrations, Inside MicroStation is guaranteed to put users on the path to proficiency. Instead of simply describing each tool, this indispensable reference manual explains why mission-critical tools and functions in MicroStation work the way they do.
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HarnessingMSv8.jpg Harnessing MicroStation V8 XM Edition
Cleverly engineered exercises harness the power of V8 XM Edition functionality and guide users to increased productivity. Loaded with screen shots and menu illustrations, this edition features expanded discussion of element modification, reference file usage and manipulation, new Internet utilities, and 3D Design.
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MicroStationV8XMEditionBook.gif MicroStation V8 XM Edition - Fundamentos e Practica 
The first book about MicroStation written in Portuguese! Written for engineers and CAD specialists, this book begins with an introduction to basic concepts and helps develop a common workflow in the MicroStation environment. It uses practical exercises to describe different situations in the drawing process in detail.
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MSv8.jpg MicroStation V8 for AutoCAD Users
This book provides a feature-by-feature comparison of AutoCAD and MicroStation from the user's perspective. Each chapter presents a short summary of a specific feature in AutoCAD followed by the related feature in MicroStation. Users will find the book to be a great asset in transitioning from the AutoCAD environment.
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Building Design and Analysis

 

ArchGeomm3D.gif Architectural Geometry
Critics agree! Architectural Geometry is an innovative text that provides a path to constructive geometry in the digital era that transcends a specific application toward architecture. More than 700 jam-packed pages take users on a journey from basic to advanced geometry and beyond to the cutting edge of research.
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Spacecraft_Book.gif Space Craft: Developments in Architectural Computing
Space Craft is a snapshot of the rapidly developing subject of architectural 3D computer modeling. This book describes advanced digital techniques used in today’s iconic free-form structures. It also explores the contemporary state of the art and hints at its monumental potential.
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Plant Design and Engineering

 

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Advanced Piping Design
Advanced Piping Design combines essential equipment with best practices for piping engineers and designers in the field. This book helps to fill a severe void in piping literature and covers guidelines and procedures for process plants and interconnecting piping systems.
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FundPipingDes.gif The Fundamentals of Piping Design: Drafting and Design Methods for Process Applications
Written for the piping engineer and designer, The Fundamentals of Piping Design updates the valuable principles that Rip Weaver advocated in the 1990s with the support data and information necessitated by the information technology revolution in the process industry.
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Water and Wastewater Network Analysis and Design 

 

ModelingCollection.gif Haestad Methods Water Resources Modeling Collection
This collection of water resources modeling books bridges the gap between water resources theory and practice and teaches the subtleties of applying hydraulic models with practical guidance based on the experiences of veteran industry experts. The entire collection is a must-have for the hydraulic engineer.
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Advanced3DBook.gif Advanced Water Distribution Modeling and Management
This 800-page book walks the user through the water modeling process from start to finish – from data collection to practical application – and explores transient analysis, GIS technology applications, and water system vulnerability and security along the way. It provides extensive expert material from around the world.
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Wastewater3DBook.gif Wastewater Collection System Modeling and Design
Hydraulic models are an essential tool in understanding wastewater collection system behavior for system design. Wastewater Collection System Modeling and Design will guide users through the model-building process and the practical application of models to address real-world challenges.
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Stormwater3DBook.gif Stormwater Conveyance Modeling and Design
A comprehensive guide for users who plan, design, and implement stormwater conveyance systems, this book contains numerous modeling exercises that can be completed with the included StormCAD, PondPack, CulvertMaster, and FlowMaster software packages.
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Floodplain3DBook.gif Floodplain Modeling Using HEC-RAS
This 500+ page reference includes the complete HEC-Pack software suite. Users learn how to model floodways, correctly model bridges and culverts, analyze bridge scour, and much more. Get the “inside” guidance you need to successfully apply HEC-RAS to your projects.
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CAIHE7lg.jpg Computer Applications in Hydraulic Engineering: 7th Edition
The most popular college textbook for hydraulic engineering! This book links hydraulic theory with real-world applications and focuses on problem solving skills and computer modeling to help the user become a better engineer. Working versions of Bentley’s flagship water resource solution products accompany the text.
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