How much is Microstation to buy and where can I get a trial version?
You can call 1-800-BENTLEY and ask those questions. Regards, Mike Cavanaugh Bentley Civil Engineering
Find a reseller in your area. Goto: http://www.bentley.com//products/howtobuy/default.cfm Prices likely vary, but I think the last quote I received was near $3700 -Tim
And if you are moving to Microstation from another competitive product, there may also be some pricing incentives. If you are a student, there is academic pricing also. Dennis Barker
Tim Good afternoon. If you are not into rendering, model, GIS, etc. and plan to use it only for drafting (2D/3D) then I would suggest that you try IntelliCAD. I think Cad Manufacturing Solutions sells a license copy for less than $100. Try it first. Our company has been using Microstation for the past 10~ years and as of last year we tried IntelliCAD due to the price mainly and what do you know, it was OK. I sometimes cringe at the wasted money that we had to pay to Bentley when for the price of $100 we could have gotten a CAD software without the "HYPE" from the Bentley brothers. Open Source is the way to go. HTH
Open Source is the way to go. In many areas of computing it is (of course), but in what way this relates to IntelliCAD? Just curious, /Chris Z.
GOOD ADVICE! For mundane drafting tasks, Microstation or AutoCAD (including the 'Lite' versions) are "Sledgehammer-to-crack-a-nut" IMO. Worse, compared to more modern systems they are sadly lacking in capabilities- yet still cost outrageous $$$. Rabid fans will back their choice no matter the evidence; what psychologists term 'Denial'?? )
You may download an extended evaluation copy of IntelliCAD valid till December 30th from www.cadopia.com .
Intellicad is based on source codes that are available to different CAD developers. It is not being hidden in the archives of AutoDESK or Bentley. Chris Z., have you noticed how the price of CAD softwares specifically Microstation & AutoCAD are steady at around $2,000~ + Select + Maintenance Fee + Upgrade Options + Engineering Configurations + B@3n##ERW!!!W + Viecon (whatever happened to that service??!) Most of the products of Bentley are the same!!!, For example, they added Topology Editing + Database Connection and they call it Geoengineering EC for the GIS field. They added 10+ mdls and they sell it as a different product. The same function I can get with Intellicad and use a free LSP function to create topology!... that's $100+ and some internet time to download the free LSPs. It is time to use your money wisely guys!!!
