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Bentley Descartes Feature List

Interpretation and Conversion

  • Raster-to-vector conversion
    • Tools
      • Dynamic line following
      • Convert lines
      • Convert contours
      • Convert all connected lines
      • Convert circle
      • Convert area
    • Features
      • Gap jumping
      • Line generalization algorithms
      • Continue at intersections
      • Erase raster while vectorizing
    • Properties
      • Topologically ready line work
  • Vector-to-raster conversion
    • Automatic vector stamping
    • Stamp vector
    • Merge (scene creation)
  • Optical Character Recognition
    • Optical Character Recognition (OCR) engine
    • Foreign language support for OCR
    • Custom OCR dictionary
  • Replace raster symbols with MicroStation cells

Rapid Document Cleanup, Editing, and Enhancement and Flexible Pixels Manipulation

  • Fence supported as vector elements
  • Paint
  • Erase
  • Cleanup
  • Flood (binary raster)
  • Combine images (binary rasters)
  • Editing of 3D-oriented images
    • Edit in the image plane using "Work in image plane" option
  • Local transform (edit area of a raster)
    • Move, scale, rotate, mirror, and warp
    • Cover-up area and clone area (color rasters)

3D image rectification and texturing

  • Assign textures to shapes
  • Rectify images
  • Convert images to Advanced Textures
  • Stretch textures to fit shape

Image Enhancement and Manipulation

  • Clipping
  • Translucency/Transparency
  • WYSIWYG Enhancement tools
  • Selection Set operations
  • Crop using non-rectangular shapes
  • Resize canvas
  • Scene creation (merge)
  • Cut/copy/paste
    • Uses standard Windows clipboar
    • Paste from file
  • Dynamic raster snap (binary raster)
    • Snap on edge
    • Snap on center of line
    • Snap on intersection
  • Image filters (blur, sharpen, edge enhance...)
  • Combine images (binary only)

Registration and Transformation

  • Register/Resampling
    • Precision warping
    • Easy-to-use interface for creation of more precise warps
    • Accurate results the first time with WYSIWYG display of vectors and control points over raster
    • Precise fit without iterations
    • Rotate a raster image by squaring a horizontal, vertical, or diagonal axis
    • Ability to offload processing to a convenient time with batch resampling
    • Multiple warping methods
      • Align
      • Helmert
      • Similitude
      • Affine
      • Thin-Plate Spline
      • Polynomial (2nd and 3rd degree)
      • Projective
  • Georeferenced File Formats
  • Georeferenced “Sister Files”
  • Resample to another Coordinate System

Dynamic Tools to Rapidly Create Image Mosaics

  • Mosaic creation
    • Automatic color balancing on unlimited number of images
    • Dynamic seam definition
  • Corridor
    • Mosaic, crop, and transform raster images, based on DGN elements, to a single output raster
    • Included vector elements can also be cropped, transformed, and copied
  • Merge
    • Generate a mosaic using the visible rasters within a defined area
    • Included vector elements can also be rasterized into the output raster
    • Support Rendered view
    • Support isometric views
    • Full control of the output file resolution

Bentley Descartes Integration

  • Bentley Descartes can be installed on:
    • MicroStation
    • Bentley Map
    • MicroStation PowerDraft
    • Bentley PowerMap
    • PowerCivil
    • GEOPAK
  • Supported by most of the Bentley Power products
  • Bentley Descartes is integrated with ProjectWise
  • Bentley Descartes is Bentley Geospatial Server compliant
  • Bentley I/RAS B compatibility
    • Bentley I/RAS B and Bentley Descartes attachments are identical
    • Support for Bentley I/RAS B COR files

Standard File Formats

  • Spatial Databases
    • Oracle Georaster (read only)
  • Raster files:
    • Read Only:
      • Adobe PDF (*.pdf)
      • BSB Navigation Chart (*.kap)
      • C30 (*.c30)
      • C31 (*.c31)
      • Digital Terrain Elevation Data (*.dt0, *.dt1, *.dt2)
      • ESRI BIL (*.bil)
      • FLI Animation (*.fli, *.flc)
      • Landsat TM FAST-L7A (*.dat, *.fst, *.usgs)
      • MPF (*.mpf)
      • MrSID (*.sid)
      • National Imagery Transmission (*.ntf, *.nsf)
      • RLC (*.rlc)
      • SPOT CAP (*.fil)
      • SPOT Digital Image Map (*.dim)
      • USGS DEM ASCII (*.dem)
      • USGS Digital Ortho Quad (*.doq)
      • USGS NDF (*.h1, *.h2, *.h3, *.usgs)
      • USGS SDTS DEM (*.catd.DDF)
      • OGC Web Map Server (*.xwms)
    • Read/Write:
      • Anatech LRD (*.lrd)
      • Apple PICT (*.pct, *.pict)
      • Bentley HMR (*.hmr)
      • C29 (*.c29)
      • CIT (*.cit)
      • COT (*.cot)
      • CRL (*.crl, *.tpe, *.lsr)
      • Cals Type 1 CCITT4 (*.cal, *.cals, *.ct1)
      • Compuserve GIF (*.gif)
      • Erdas IMG (*.img)
      • GEOTIFF (*.tif, *.tiff)
      • Image RGB (*.a)
      • Img (*.p)
      • Ingr. Tiff (*.tif, *.tiff)
      • Internet TIFF (*.itiff)
      • Internet TIFF64 (*.itiff64)
      • JPEG (*.jpg, *.jpeg, *.jpe, *.jfif)
      • PCX (*.pcx)
      • Portable Network Graphics (*.png)
      • RGB (*.rgb)
      • RLE (*.rle)
      • SUN Raster (*.rs, *.ras)
      • TG4 (*.tg4)
      • Tag Image File Format (*.tif, *.tiff)
      • TARGA (*.tga)
      • Windows BMP (*.bmp, *.dib)
      • Wireless Bitmap (*.wbmp)
    • Read/Create:
      • ERMapper ECW (*.ecw)
      • JPEG 2000 (*.jp2, *.j2k, *.jpm, *.jpx, *.j2c, *.jpf)
  • DEM Raster files (Surface attachment)
    • Read Only:
      • Digital Elevation Data (*.dt0, *.dt1, *.dt2)
      • Erdas image (*.img)
      • Oracle Spatial GeoRaster
      • GeoTiff (*.tif)
      • Tag Image File (*.tif)
      • Internet Tiff (*.itiff)
      • Internet Tiff 64 bit (*.iTiff64)
      • SPOT Digital Image Map (*.dim)
      • USGS DEM ASCII (*.dem)
      • USGS SDTS DEM (*.catd.DDF)
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