So much is new in the MicroStation V8 XM Edition. Below is a list of all key additions. Quite a list:
3D PDF, Accudraw Enhancements, Annotation Tools, Place Cloud tool,
AutoCAD Interoperability Enhancements, AutoCAD 2008/2009 DWG support,
3D Studio file Support, 3D Studio Material Palettes Support, Annotation Cells, Bentley Universal Database Connection, Consolidated Element Selection Tool, Cursor Menus, Design History Enhancements, Design History Plot Differences, Detailing Symbols, Fields, Dimensioning enhancements,
Place Arc Tools and Settings, Edit Handles, Multiple Edit Handle Manipulation,
Reference clip Boundary Manipulation, Element Information Enhancements, Element Templates, Element Templates plug-in for the Standards Checker, Export Visible Edges Preview, Export Visible Edges Tiling, Named Fences,
Fields, Graphics Subsystem, Element Transparency, Dialog Transparency, Display Priority, Color Books, True Color Support, Gradient Fills,
MSI Installer, Silent install via SMS, Multiple version installation,
Keyboard Position Mapping, New Preferences, Level Enhancements,
Line Style Enhancements, Material Attachments, Materials Stored in DGN,
Mesh Elements, Mesh Modeling Tools, Model-based line style scale,
History navigation, Place Note Text Frames, Multiple leaders,
Rasterize Printing Enhancements, Non-orthogonal Plot Rotation, Plot mirroring, Pen Tables Transparency and Element Priority, Batch Print Enhancements, Project Explorer, Link Sets, Link Navigation, Sheet Numbering, Raster Display Priority, Raster Display planes, Raster Transform tool, Raster placed on level, Reference PDF with multi-page support, Additional Raster File Format Support,
Reference Display Transparency and Display Priority, Reference Attachment Settings, References Dialog Enhancements, User Interface Redesign, User Interface Customization, Task-based tool boxes, Tools stored in DGNLibs, Nested Tool Boxes, Dockable Tool Settings and Dialog Boxes, Enhanced Mouse Button Mapping, Small, Medium, and Large Tool Icon Sizes,
View Rotation with Accudraw, Navigate View Control, RPC Enhancements, Time-Based Animations, Render By Fence, Export Global Lighting Solutions to DGN, Animation Producer, Animation Preview Scrub Control,
Velocity Graphs for Animations
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