MicroStation

MicroStation

23 Reviews and Ratings

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
MicroStation	Score 8.2 out of 10	Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)	Bentley Systems offers the MicroStation application and product family as a 3D and 2D modeling and computer-aided design (CAD) solution for engineers and designers.	$250 Per User Per Month

Pricing

MicroStation

Editions & Modules

Microstation: $250.00
Per User Per Month

Offerings

Pricing Offerings
MicroStation
Free Trial
Yes
Free/Freemium Version
No
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
Yes

Entry-level Setup Fee

No setup fee

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Community Pulse
	MicroStation
Considered Both Products	MicroStation Verified User Engineer Chose MicroStation Microstation is not intuitive. It is almost impossible for our newest employees to use effectively, and I strongly prefer to start them with Civil 3D, where possible. With MicroStation, you really need to be an intermediate to advanced user to use the program and know where the … Incentivized Helpful? HA Huma Ali Center Head Chose MicroStation MicroStation is best suited for large infrastructure projects, example: road design projects. Designing 2D and 3D can be done in other software too, but the context of real-life examples is an added advantage of MicroStation. Incentivized Helpful? Jackline Julias Proyecto Coordindor Chose MicroStation MicroStation offers great capabilities which enable quick Engineering design and document generation, the view comparison functions is the best among the above tools and the easy of customizing the features. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Manager Chose MicroStation It seems to be getting good investment with features, and information exchange is working between us and others still. Incentivized Helpful? Randall (Rande) Robinson Information Technology Specialist Chose MicroStation The only general purpose CAD program that you can compare MicroStation with would be AutoCAD. MicroStation, in my opinion, is a superior product in every way but one. That one issue is that there are just more people who have and know how to use AutoCAD than there are ones … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Engineer Chose MicroStation I prefer MicroStation personally. It is much less taxing on your computer's RAM. However, they all have their pros and cons. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Engineer Chose MicroStation I grew up working on AutoCAD and most recently was training on Microstation. To be honest I like MicroStation but Autodesk has a little bit more refined product. But we utilize MicroStation as mush as possible when needed. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Engineer Chose MicroStation In my opinion, I would recommend AutoCAD Civil 3D over Microstation V8i unless you/your company benefit from using MicroStation due to your contracts requiring you to submit a digital design in MicroStation file type (.dgn). Otherwise, I feel that AutoCAD Civil 3D is actually a … Incentivized Helpful?
Top Pros	Pro Bog down Pro Simple user interface Pro Open multiple
Top Cons	Minus Multiple versions Minus End up Minus Large organizations

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User Ratings
	MicroStation
Likelihood to Recommend	7.2 (8 ratings)
Usability	2.0 (1 ratings)
Support Rating	10.0 (1 ratings)

User Testimonials
	MicroStation
Likelihood to Recommend	Bentley Systems MicroStation is THE program to use for roadway and corridor modeling. Most departments of transportation and municipalities in my region require that the models be delivered in the dgn format, so it is MicroStation or bust. It is an absolute pain to use some of the add-in features though. Things that are easy in other programs like making smart tables that update with the latest information usually necessitate the use of Axiom or similar outside programs/add-ins. I design storm sewer systems, and it takes us 6 months to train up new hires on this software, because it is NOT intuitive. You need to know which buttons to press, since it is not designed to be easily command-based like AutoCAD Civil 3D. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Pros	Bentley Systems Plethora of design alternatives to choose from right from design to completed models Detailed approach towards parametric, mesh and surface modelling Well integrated modelling workflows Intelligent parametric components with 2D and 3D designs Incentivized HA Huma Ali Center Head Read full review
Cons	Bentley Systems Some of the more complex models have had a few issues exporting. We've struggled with external consultants using the custom Autocad engineering tools, and it plays nicely with MicroStation. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Usability	Bentley Systems MicroStation is very hard to use for our newest employees. It is not intuitive, and you need to know where to find the buttons to perform the commands you would like to perform instead of typing in the commands like other similar modeling programs. Also, it has no good traffic turning add-ins. We continue to run ALL our turning in Autoturn, since this is not a usable feature with MicroStation. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Support Rating	Bentley Systems We haven't had to use it for many years, so not able to comment. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Alternatives Considered	Bentley Systems The only general purpose CAD program that you can compare MicroStation with would be AutoCAD. MicroStation, in my opinion, is a superior product in every way but one. That one issue is that there are just more people who have and know how to use AutoCAD than there are ones who know MicroStation. This makes AutoCAD easier to get up and running for most firms. Incentivized Randall (Rande) Robinson Information Technology Specialist Read full review
Return on Investment	Bentley Systems MicroStation usage is primarily necessitated by our major client who also uses the program. Without using MicroStation there would be many times where we would not be able to provide our clients with what they need. Therefore, MicroStation has had an incredibly positive impact on the business I work for as its usage has continued to secure contracts. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
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