Archived Communities Documentation - 3 - Opening the i-model

Bentley Navigator CONNECT Edition can open i-models that have been published from Bentley or non-Bentley applications. Some older i-models will have to be republished so that Bentley Navigator CONNECT Edition can open these files without first converting them to the newer i-model format.

Note: You can republish i-models using the newer version of MicroStation CONNECT Edition, Bentley Automation Service, or Navigator Mobile Publisher.

Navigator CONNECT Edition can open i-models published from ConstructSim Planner with full functionality, including User Defined Groups, Saved Views, and the Component Tree.

The Open screen makes it easy to find an i-model or to quickly access commonly used i-models. The first step in organizing files is to select the appropriate CONNECT project. Do this by selecting your project from the Projects dropdown in the upper-left corner. Each project maintains its own list of recent or favorite i-models.

There are three options for opening an i-model:

Select the Browse button to find i-models on your computer or in a ProjectWise repository. To connect to the ProjectWise repository, your project administrator needs to install and configure Web Services Gateway.
Open an i-model from outside of Navigator; only one session of Navigator can be open at a time.
Open an i-model shared to the project. If your project administrator has set up Project Sharing Services, you can view i-models shared to your active project by selecting the project name under the Browse button.

An i-model is a package that contains a model as well as related documentation. The i-model Index screen makes it easy to either enter into the model using a saved view or view the embedded documents in the i-model. On this screen, you can set an i-model as a favorite, which adds it to your Favorites list and stores it on your device for offline use.

Note: If you would like to bypass this screen and go directly into the model, change the Open File Directly option in the settings screen.

For more information go to the File Open topic.