© 2007 bentley systems, inc. 1 what's new and on the horizon in the realm of raster? yves...

© 2007 Bentley Systems, Inc. 1

What's New and on the Horizon in the Realm of Raster?

What's New and on the Horizon in the Realm of Raster?Yves BoivinYves Boivin


Raster Manager XMRaster Manager XM

• Main Features• Raster as Element• GUI Enhancements• Display Planes• Display Priority• Support for Levels• Draping

• When prepared by Descartes V8 XM edition

• 100% PW Compliant!• Cache Manager

• Main Features• Raster as Element• GUI Enhancements• Display Planes• Display Priority• Support for Levels• Draping

• When prepared by Descartes V8 XM edition

• 100% PW Compliant!• Cache Manager



• Raster as element• Raster selection• New element type

• Raster Attachment

• Support named groups• Support auto-locate• Support AccuSnap

• Raster as element• Raster selection• New element type

• Raster Attachment

• Support named groups• Support auto-locate• Support AccuSnap



• GUI Enhancements• New Icons Tool Bar• Hierarchy Pane• Element Info Integration

• GUI Enhancements• New Icons Tool Bar• Hierarchy Pane• Element Info Integration



• Display Planes• Background Plane• Design Plane + Display Priority• Foreground Plane

• Raster on Level• Raster must be on a level (like vector elements)• A default raster level can be set in preferences

• Display Planes• Background Plane• Design Plane + Display Priority• Foreground Plane

• Raster on Level• Raster must be on a level (like vector elements)• A default raster level can be set in preferences



• ProjectWise integration• iDesktop Integration

• Raster attachment and world files saved by scan ref.• Check/Copy Out control from Raster Manager GUI

• Reference Out• New technology allowing raster files to be

“streamed out” instead of totally copied out• Saves Time and Disk Space• Data transferred are cached locally

• ProjectWise integration• iDesktop Integration

• Raster attachment and world files saved by scan ref.• Check/Copy Out control from Raster Manager GUI

• Reference Out• New technology allowing raster files to be

“streamed out” instead of totally copied out• Saves Time and Disk Space• Data transferred are cached locally



• Cache Manager• 3 options to delete the caches

• Delete cache files on exit • Delete cache files older than xxx days• Limit disk space usage to xxx MB

• Cache folder• View the cache files• Change the cache folder

• Cache Manager• 3 options to delete the caches

• Delete cache files on exit • Delete cache files older than xxx days• Limit disk space usage to xxx MB

• Cache folder• View the cache files• Change the cache folder


Bentley Descartes XM EditionBentley Descartes XM Edition

• New GUI• Raster as Element• New Vectorize Engine• New OCR engine• Pixel Grid

• New GUI• Raster as Element• New Vectorize Engine• New OCR engine• Pixel Grid



• New GUI!• Inherited from Raster Manager

• New GUI!• Inherited from Raster Manager



• Raster as Element• Rasters are supported in many MicroStation tools

• Vector and raster can be manipulated together• Example:

• Manipulate fence tools

• Attach Tags

• Add, drop graphic group

• Change Attributes tools

• Manipulate tools

• Raster tools are now dynamic

• Raster as Element• Rasters are supported in many MicroStation tools

• Vector and raster can be manipulated together• Example:

• Manipulate fence tools

• Attach Tags

• Add, drop graphic group

• Change Attributes tools

• Manipulate tools

• Raster tools are now dynamic


Easily Manipulate Raster and VectorEasily Manipulate Raster and Vector


New Vectorize and OCR engineNew Vectorize and OCR engine



• Pixel Grid • Pixel Grid


Coming in AthensComing in Athens

• Raster Manager• New proprietary format “ITIFF64”• GeoRaster support (Oracle 10g)• Support of WMS• New display engine• CS projection can be done without DC• Draping can be done without DC• Better design history integration• New Memory Manager

• Raster Manager• New proprietary format “ITIFF64”• GeoRaster support (Oracle 10g)• Support of WMS• New display engine• CS projection can be done without DC• Draping can be done without DC• Better design history integration• New Memory Manager



• Descartes• Many new filters• A new tool Clone Brush• Super Resolution

• Descartes• Many new filters• A new tool Clone Brush• Super Resolution



• New proprietary format “ITIFF64”• File can be bigger than 4 GB• Can save the 3D orientation

• New proprietary format “ITIFF64”• File can be bigger than 4 GB• Can save the 3D orientation


Support of WMSSupport of WMS

• Web Map Service (WMS)• Standard from the Open Geospatial Consortium

(OGC)• Manual connection in 8.9.x• New interface in Athens

• Web Map Service (WMS)• Standard from the Open Geospatial Consortium

(OGC)• Manual connection in 8.9.x• New interface in Athens


New Display EngineNew Display Engine

• Dynamic display • Display doesn’t interrupt MS• Display stopped by a new display request• Actual data used for immediate feedback

• Dynamic display • Display doesn’t interrupt MS• Display stopped by a new display request• Actual data used for immediate feedback


WMS and the New Display EngineWMS and the New Display Engine


New Memory ManagerNew Memory Manager

• Select how much memory will be reserved to keep raster in memory

• Select how the memory will be used• Automatic: Rasters are loaded in memory until the

memory limit is reached afterward it will use Standard Mode.

• Standard: Cache files will be created if required. • RAM: Rasters are always loaded in memory.

• Select how much memory will be reserved to keep raster in memory

• Select how the memory will be used• Automatic: Rasters are loaded in memory until the

memory limit is reached afterward it will use Standard Mode.

• Standard: Cache files will be created if required. • RAM: Rasters are always loaded in memory.


Super ResolutionSuper Resolution


THANK YOU. THANK YOU. • SEE YOU NEXT YEAR!• SEE YOU NEXT YEAR!

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