Microstation V8i Select — Series 3

One of MicroStation’s superpowers is native .dwg read/write without conversion. SS3 supported AutoCAD 2010/2011/2012 file formats. You could open a DWG, edit it with MicroStation’s toolbox, and save it back without losing any AutoCAD properties—an absolute game-changer for multi-discipline projects.

Target Audience: Existing Users upgrading from V8i SS2 or earlier. microstation v8i select series 3

Title: Enhancements and New Features


Between 2018 and 2020, a major US transit authority refused to upgrade to CONNECT because their signal design tool (a custom MDL application) was never ported. They completed a $2.1 billion light rail extension using MicroStation V8i Select Series 3 alone. One of MicroStation’s superpowers is native

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One of MicroStation’s superpowers is native .dwg read/write without conversion. SS3 supported AutoCAD 2010/2011/2012 file formats. You could open a DWG, edit it with MicroStation’s toolbox, and save it back without losing any AutoCAD properties—an absolute game-changer for multi-discipline projects.

Target Audience: Existing Users upgrading from V8i SS2 or earlier.

Title: Enhancements and New Features


Between 2018 and 2020, a major US transit authority refused to upgrade to CONNECT because their signal design tool (a custom MDL application) was never ported. They completed a $2.1 billion light rail extension using MicroStation V8i Select Series 3 alone.

The project involved:

Lessons learned: