V8 vs J

Kind People,

In a nutshell, what is the main difference between Microstation V8 and
Microstation J?
Thanks for your time..

 

In a nutshell:

File Preview
Windows dialogs
File Protection
Digital Rights
Digital Signatures
File Icons
File Properties
Save As enhancements
Bring to Front
Text Styles
Dimension Styles
MultiLine Styles
AccuSnap
RPC support
MultiSnaps
AccuDraw enhancements
Integrated Feature Modeling
Clip Volume and Clip Mask tools
Models
Drawing Composition and Layout tools
Reference enhancements
Visualization enhancements
DWG Interoperability
DWG Audit
Dimension Audit
MrSid support
Standards Checker
Data Cleanup
Batch Converter
Batch Processor
Saved View enhancements
View Groups
Message Center
Fence enhancements
Pattering/Hatching enhancements
Dimensioning enhancements
Packager
DWG Recover
Named Groups
Display Sets
Level enhancements
Raster Manager enhancements
PDF support
3D PDF support
DWG interoperability
Popset
Unlimited design plane
Unlimited levels
Direct editing of cells
Text enhancements
Measuring enhancements
Element manipulation tool enhancements
Design History
PowerSelector enhancements
TTF (True Type Font) support
SHX font support
VBA
Level Filters
Design Libraries
Annotation Scale
Live Nesting

 

Oops, forgot one.

And...

True Scale

 

If you haven't yet, you might want to check out the Bentley discussion groups to get some input from those taking advantage of
MicroStation V8. See http://discussion.bentley.com/help/ for more information regarding the Bentley discussion groups.

Phil Chouinard [www.Bentley.com]

 

what is the main difference between MicroStation V8 and MicroStation J?

Great list Inga. I thought I'd add a purely subjective (and possibly divisive) appraisal of each item in your list

BAD| | |X| | |GOOD - File Preview
BAD| |X| | | |GOOD - Windows dialogs
BAD| | |X| | |GOOD - File Protection
BAD| | |X| | |GOOD - Digital Rights
BAD| | |X| | |GOOD - Digital Signatures
BAD| |X| | | |GOOD - File Icons
BAD| | |X| | |GOOD - File Properties
BAD| |X|X| | |GOOD - Save As enhancements
BAD| | |X| | |GOOD - Bring to Front
BAD| |X| | | |GOOD - Text Styles
BAD| |X| | | |GOOD - Dimension Styles
BAD| |X| | | |GOOD - MultiLine Styles
BAD| | | |X| |GOOD - AccuSnap
BAD| | |X| | |GOOD - RPC support
BAD| |X| | | |GOOD - MultiSnaps
BAD| | |X| | |GOOD - AccuDraw enhancements
BAD| | |X| | |GOOD - Integrated Feature Modeling
BAD| | | |X| |GOOD - Clip Volume and Clip Mask tools
BAD| | | | |X|GOOD - Models
BAD| | |X| | |GOOD - Drawing Composition and Layout tools
BAD| | | |X| |GOOD - Reference enhancements
BAD| | | | |X|GOOD - Visualization enhancements
BAD| | | |X| |GOOD - DWG Interoperability
BAD| | |X| | |GOOD - DWG Audit
BAD| | |X| | |GOOD - Dimension Audit
BAD| | |X| | |GOOD - MrSid support
BAD| | |X| | |GOOD - Standards Checker
BAD| | |X| | |GOOD - Data Cleanup
BAD| | | |X| |GOOD - Batch Converter
BAD| | | |X| |GOOD - Batch Processor
BAD| | | |X| |GOOD - Saved View enhancements
BAD|X| | | | |GOOD - View Groups
BAD| | | |X| |GOOD - Message Center
BAD| | |X| | |GOOD - Fence enhancements
BAD| | | |X| |GOOD - Pattering/Hatching enhancements
BAD| | |X| | |GOOD - Dimensioning enhancements
BAD| | |X| | |GOOD - Packager
BAD| | |X| | |GOOD - DWG Recover
BAD| | |X| | |GOOD - Named Groups
BAD| | |X| | |GOOD - Display Sets
BAD|X| | | | |GOOD - Level enhancements
BAD| | | |X| |GOOD - Raster Manager enhancements
BAD| | | |X| |GOOD - PDF support
BAD| | | | |X|GOOD - 3D PDF support
BAD| | | |X| |GOOD - DWG interoperability
BAD|X| | | | |GOOD - Popset
BAD| | |X| | |GOOD - Unlimited design plane
BAD|X| | | | |GOOD - Unlimited levels
BAD| | | | |X|GOOD - Direct editing of cells
BAD| |X| | | |GOOD - Text enhancements
BAD| | |X| | |GOOD - Measuring enhancements
BAD| | |X| | |GOOD - Element manipulation tool enhancements
BAD| |X| | | |GOOD - Design History
BAD| | |X| | |GOOD - PowerSelector enhancements
BAD| | | |X| |GOOD - TTF (True Type Font) support
BAD| | |X| | |GOOD - SHX font support
BAD| | |X| | |GOOD - VBA
BAD|X| | | | |GOOD - Level Filters
BAD| |X| | | |GOOD - Design Libraries
BAD| | |X| | |GOOD - Annotation Scale
BAD| | | |X| |GOOD - Live Nesting
BAD| | |X| | |GOOD - True Scale

There's no qualification assigned to each rating so that's a bit unfair but for me it comes down to how well something is implemented, what if anything it is the solution to, and was the previous solution actually better.


Cheers,
Andrew Novinc.