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MicroStation Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Reviews & Insights

Score6 out of 10

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Pros

Wide range of design alternatives: Users have praised MicroStation for offering a wide range of design alternatives, allowing for a diverse set of options throughout the entire design process. Multiple reviewers have noted this aspect positively.

Comprehensive parametric mesh and surface modeling: Reviewers have commended MicroStation for its detailed approach towards parametric mesh and surface modeling. This comprehensive toolset provided by the software has been appreciated by multiple users.

Streamlined design workflows: The well-integrated modeling workflows in MicroStation have been highly appreciated by reviewers, as they streamline the design process and enhance productivity. Several users have highlighted this aspect as one of the strengths of the software.

MicroStation Reviews

2 Reviews
Professional, Scientific, and Technical ServicesArchitecture & Planning1Design1

A solid competitor to other CAD software on the market

Rating: 7 out of 10
Incentivized

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

I have used MicroStation for many years at various levels. In my current office, it isn't the key CAD application. Still, we do have a copy of MicroStation for enabling us to open any transmitted drawings to us truly. Convert them to our current main CAD product easily, as well as check over drawings we're sending out, to ensure that they are fully readable and usable for our other team members.

Pros

  • Simple user interface
  • Easy to pick up from using any other CAD tool

Cons

  • 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.

Likelihood to Recommend

MicroStation has been a great tool to use when it was the core application in a previous practice - we found it easy to train users on, and exchange drawings without much fuss. In recent years, and the explosion of BIM, it's keeping up with competitors, and cost-wise / feature set wise seems on-par.
VU
Verified User
Manager (Architecture & Planning company, 51-200 employees)
Vetted Review
MicroStation
10 years of experience

A look at MicroStation

Rating: 7 out of 10
Incentivized

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Well, MicroStation doesn't solve any real business problems, we don't have any issues like that per se. But only our department in at least this office uses MicroStation. We mostly use it for DOT work because our local DOT only uses MicroStation. We use it as our drafting platform, sometimes alongside AutoCAD.

Pros

  • Xrefs work extremely well
  • Some of the snap commands and element selection are great
  • Editing references are extremely easy also

Cons

  • User Inteface
  • Input commands, key board shortcut keys hard with just numbers
  • Layers could use a better interface

Likelihood to Recommend

There isn't really a time when it is not suited; it is a great drafting program. It is used because some industries use that program, so we utilize it when working with those specific disciplines. When working with solely MicroStation formatted files it is great. When the need arises to use AutoCAD files within MicroStation or vice versa it is equally troublesome.
VU
Verified User
Engineer in Engineering (Design company, 10,001+ employees)
Vetted Review
MicroStation
3 years of experience