MicroStation CONNECT Edition version Add-ins has two frameworks, one is the inheritance of the CE version before the Add-ins development framework. Add-ins are based on .NET Framework thus, you can use C#, C++/CLI, or VB.NET language to develop the Add-ins application. Compared to MVBA (MicroStation Visual Basic for Application), Add-ins can support the command table and can be compiled into DLL. Compared to MDL (MicroStation Development Language/Library), you can use WinForms to design a user interface in Add-ins and you can never touch the. r resource which is tough for a novice. 

No matter what platform is used for secondary development, first, we must have a certain understanding of the platform we are on to grasp related development technologies more quickly. Therefore, it is strongly recommended that you must first learn the use of MicroStation before learning to program. Add-ins development needs the help of Microsoft Visual Studio (hereinafter referred to VS) to implement, so it requires you to use VS. At the same time, you must have a certain foundation for the C#. 

Prerequisites

1.Install Visual Studio
   During the installation process, you must choose to install VC ++ (the default installation may not have this option selected), and you must also choose to install the Windows 10 SDK components.
2. Install MicroStation CONNECT 
3. Install MicroStation CONNECT SDK 

     

If you do not already have the MicroStation software and its development kit (SDK), you need to join the Bentley Developer Network (BDN) to obtain them. For more information about joining BDN, please contact Bentley's BDN team (bdn@bentley.com).

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