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8.11.07.03 (Full) Product Family: MicroStation CONNECT Edition, OpenRoads Designer, OpenBuildings Designer, AssetWise, etc. Release Era: 2020–2021 (CONNECT Edition Update 7–8 range)
Go to Control Panel > Programs and Features > Turn Windows features on or off . Check the box for .NET Framework 3.5 (includes .NET 2.0 and 3.0) , let Windows download the files via Windows Update, and then re-run the Bentley prerequisite installer. Error: "Command line option syntax error" : Microsoft Internet Explorer v6
For , the baseline is Windows 10/11 64-bit , 16 GB RAM , DirectX 11 GPU with 4 GB VRAM , .NET 4.8 , and WebView2 . The installer automatically manages most software dependencies, but system hardware and OS version must be manually validated prior to deployment.
Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, Windows Server 2012, and Windows Server 2012 R2 (configured for Standard or Datacenter editions running Citrix XenApp environments). Modern OS Caveat (Windows 11) Check the box for
| Component | Minimum | Recommended (for OpenRoads/OpenBuildings) | | :--- | :--- | :--- | | | 2.5 GHz+ (Intel Core i5 or AMD Ryzen 5) | 3.5 GHz+ Intel Xeon / Core i7 or AMD Ryzen 7/9 (8+ cores) | | RAM | 16 GB | 32 GB – 64 GB (for large point clouds or analyses) | | Storage | 30 GB free SSD space | 100 GB free NVMe M.2 SSD | | Display Resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) | 3840 x 2160 (4K) with 125% scaling fix applied | | GPU (Graphics Card) | DirectX 12 capable, 2 GB VRAM (e.g., NVIDIA Quadro P1000) | NVIDIA RTX A2000 / A4000 or GeForce RTX 3060+ (4–8 GB VRAM) |
At least 2.0 GB to 3.5 GB of free space is needed to accommodate temporary setup files and the prerequisite footprint. Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, Windows Server 2012,
of free space (this includes the prerequisite footprint and the product installation). Graphics card supported by DirectX 9.0c with at least of video RAM. Draft Post: Bentley Desktop Prerequisites v8.11.07.03