ProjectWise

Engineering project collaboration software

ProjectWise

Bentley ProjectWise CONNECT Edition

Developer(s)| Bentley Systems
Stable release|

10.00.03.298 / 12/22/2020

Operating system| Microsoft Windows
Platform|

* Windows 7
* Windows 8
* Windows 10

Available in| International
Website| http://www.bentley.com/

ProjectWise is a suite of engineering project collaboration software from Bentley Systems designed for the architecture, engineering, construction, and owners/operator (AECO) industries.[1] It helps project teams design, manage, review, share, and distribute engineering project content all within a single connected data environment (CDE). ProjectWise is a file and vendor agnostic solution capable of managing any type of CAD, BIM, geospatial, and project data. Direct CAD integration is also available for Bentley applications and other vendors and software titles including Autodesk & Microsoft Office.[2][3]

## History

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In August 1995, Bentley formalized a relationship with Opti inter-Consult, signed them as a strategic affiliate and took on a partial ownership in the company. Opti Inter-Consult was a small Finland-based company that was founded in 1990. It was the developer of TeamMate, which was a Document Management System exclusively distributed by Bentley. Opti Inter-Consult had a suite of products based on document management and facility management.

The following year, Bentley acquired the remaining shares of Opti Inter-Consult and split the two product lines in half. The facilities management products went to a newly formed joint venture with Primavera named WorkPlace Systems.[4] WorkPlace Systems developed several products including ActiveAsset Manager, ActiveAsset Planner, and ActiveAsset Inquirer.

TeamMate was merged with Bentley development and in 1996 MicroStation TeamMate 96 was released. This version was focused on MicroStation support, but also handled other formats and applications such as Microsoft Office and AutoCAD. TeamMate also had metadata, file history, versions, and Query By Example to locate files.

In 1998, TeamMate was rebranded to the name ‘ProjectWise’. ProjectWise 3.xx was released early 2000 and over the next two years added features that included the Web Explorer Lite, which was the first web client. Document level security, DWG redlining, and the document creation wizard were also added.

ProjectWise V8 started the modern era of ProjectWise. The January 2003 release included such innovations as the Preview Pane, Workspace Profiles, Components, Audit Trail, and the Distribution System. Over the next few years we saw 2004 and V8 XM Edition ProjectWise releases. These releases included Full Text Search, Thumbnails, DGN Indexing, Managed Workspaces, and SharePoint Web Parts. Late in 2008, the first V8i release of ProjectWise was introduced. It included Delta File Transfer, the Web View Server, Spatial Navigation, the Quick Search tool bar, and auto login to integrated applications. Over the next several years, SELECTseries releases (one through four) have included Revit[5] and Civil3D[6] integration, as well at Transmittals, Dynamic Composition Server,[7] Point Cloud Streaming, and Dynamic Plotting.

## Version History

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Official name  | version  | release  | date of release  | comments

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TeamMate  | 95  | 1  | 1995, June  |
TeamMate 96  | 96  | 2  | 1996, December  |
ProjectWise  | 02.01.xx.xx  | 3  | 1998, December  |
ProjectWise  | 03.01.xx.xx  | 4  | 2000, May  | Document Level Security
ProjectWise  | 03.02.xx.xx  | 5  | 2001, May  | DWG Redlining, Windows Extensions, Document Creation Wizards, Web Explorer Lite
ProjectWise V8  | 08.01.xx.xx  | 6  | 2003, January  | Audit Trail, updated Web Explorer Lite, Preview Pane, Workspace Profiles, Components, Distribution System
ProjectWise 2004  | 08.05.xx.xx  | 7  | 2004, May  | New WEL, Full Text Search, Thumbnails, DGN Indexing
ProjectWise V8 XM  | 08.09.xx.xx  | 8  | 2006, June  | SharePoint Web Parts, Projects, Managed Workspaces
ProjectWise V8i  | 08.11.xx.xx  | 9  | 2008, November  | Delta File Transfer, Web View Server, Spatial Navigation, Quick Search Bar, Auto-login to integrated Apps
ProjectWise V8i (SELECTseries 1)  | 08.11.07.xx (08.11.07.107+)  | 10  | 2009, November  | Windows 7, AutoCAD 2010, ProjectWise i-model Composer, Navigator Markups
ProjectWise V8i (SELECTseries 2)  | 08.11.07.xx (08.11.07.443+)  | 11  | 2010, July  | SharePoint 2010, Dependency Services, PDx Dynamic Review, Revit Integration
ProjectWise V8i (SELECTseries 3)  | 08.11.09.xx (08.11.09.91)  | 12  | 2011, February  | Navigator WebPart, AutoCAD & Revit 32/64-bit support, Granular Administration, Performance enhancements for high latency networks
ProjectWise V8i (SELECTseries 4)  | 08.11.11.xx (08.11.11.111)  | 13  | 2012, May  | Native 64-bit server, Transmittals, Dynamic Composition Server, Citrix, ProjectWise Web Services, Point Cloud Streaming
ProjectWise V8i (SELECTseries 4 Update)  | 08.11.11.xx (08.11.11.559)  | 14  | 2013, April  | Windows Server 2012, Windows 8, DGN & i-model view in client, Rules Engine, Dynamic Rights Management, i-Model viewer for SP3D
ProjectWise V8i (SELECTseries 4 Update 2)  | 08.11.11.xx (08.11.11.590[dead link])  | 15  | 2014, July  | Integration On/Off buttons for Office and AutoCAD, Ability to view DGNs and i-models within ProjectWise Explorer's Preview Pane
ProjectWise CONNECT Edition (PWCE)  | 10.00.00.xx (10.00.00.15)  | 16  | 2015, September  | PowerShell, Deliverables Management, Project Performance Dashboards, Project Sharing Services
ProjectWise CONNECT Edition (Update 1 Repost)  | 10.00.01.xx (10.00.01.67)  | 17  | 2016, August  | Supports Oracle 12c and SQL Server 2014
ProjectWise CONNECT Edition (Update 2)  | 10.00.02.xx (10.00.02.96)  | 18  | 2017, March  | Soft Delete, SSO for Cloud Hosting, Admin Audit Trail, MicroStation CE Managed Workspaces
ProjectWise CONNECT Edition (Update 2.2)  | 10.00.02.xx (10.00.02.265)  | 19  | 2017, June  | Microstation/OpenRoads Designer/AECOsim Building Designer CE managed workspaces, Revit Advanced Integration features
ProjectWise CONNECT Edition (Update 2.3)  | 10.00.02.xx (10.00.02.320)  | 20  | 2017, September  | ProjectWise Explorer Client update ONLY. MicroStation CONNECT Edition Update 6 (includes managed configurations support), AutoCAD 2018, AutoCAD Architecture 2018, AutoCAD Civil 3D 2018 (includes Civil 3D advanced integration), AutoCAD Map 3D 2018, AutoCAD MEP 2018
ProjectWise CONNECT Edition (Update 3.0)  | 10.00.03.xx (10.00.03.49)  | 21  | 2018, February  | Support for Windows Server 2016, SQL Server 2016, Azure SQL, MicroStation CONNECT Edition Update 7, Revit Issues Resolutions and integration for ProjectWise Share, Server side Workflow Rules Engine (WRE),
ProjectWise CONNECT Edition (Update 3.1)  | 10.00.03.1xx (10.00.03.140)  | 22  | 2018, July  | Network Configuration for Secure/Insecure login, Client local time zone display, iCS for PDF Job History
ProjectWise CONNECT Edition (Update 3.1 Refresh)  | 10.00.03.1xx (10.00.03.167)  | 23  | 2019, January  | MicroStation and Powerplatform Integration Improvements, Revit Integration Improvements, AutoCAD Integration Improvements and PW Network Configuration Settings Enhancements
ProjectWise CONNECT Edition (Update 3.2)  | 10.00.03.2xx (10.00.03.262)  | 24  | 2019, June  | Server-Side Processing for Work Rules Engine, Revit Integration Update, Deleted Items
ProjectWise CONNECT Edition (Update 3.2 Refresh)  | 10.00.03.2xx (10.00.03.271)  | 25  | 2019, November  | Minor updates and bug fixes
ProjectWise CONNECT Edition (Update 3.2 Refresh)  | 10.00.03.2xx (10.00.03.280)  | 26  | 2020, March  | Bug fixes
ProjectWise CONNECT Edition (Update 3.2 Refresh)  | 10.00.03.2xx (10.00.03.298)  | 27  | 2020, December  | SQL 2019, Oracle 19c, WRE Server Side update, SQL Whitelist
ProjectWise CONNECT Edition (Update 3.2 Refresh 2)  | 10.00.03.2xx (10.00.03.299)
ProjectWise CONNECT Edition (Update 3.3)  | 10.00.03.3xx (10.00.03.329)
ProjectWise CONNECT Edition (Update 3.3 R2)  | 10.00.03.3xx (10.00.03.334)
ProjectWise CONNECT Edition (Update 3.3 R2 Refresh)  | 10.00.03.3xx (10.00.03.336)
ProjectWise CONNECT Edition (Update 3.4)  | 10.00.03.4xx (10.00.03.434)
ProjectWise CONNECT Edition (Update 3.4 R2)  | 10.00.03.4xx (10.00.03.453)
ProjectWise 2023  | 23.01.xx.xx

## References

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1. ^ "ProjectWise Project Team Collaboration Software Products". Retrieved 2011-11-30.
2. ^ "ProjectWise Integration Server Overview". Retrieved 2011-11-30.
3. ^ "Software: Toronto seminar reviews Bentley Systems' ProjectWise tool". November 2011.
4. ^ "Bentley and Primavera Launch Joint Venture Company. - Free Online Library". www.thefreelibrary.com. Retrieved 2017-04-05.
5. ^ Admin (2 December 2016). "NEWS: AECOsim Building Designer to read native Revit RVT files". www.aecmag.com. Retrieved 2017-04-05.
6. ^ "Bentley takes project management to the cloud". GraphicSpeak. 26 September 2014. Retrieved 2017-04-05.
7. ^ "'Cloud' Access to ProjectWise Managed, Synchronized, Secure Content Extended to iPad and More". www.businesswire.com (Press release). 24 May 2011. Retrieved 2017-04-05.

## Further reading

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* Williams, T. (2007). Information Technology for Construction Managers, Architects and Engineers. Thomson Delmar Learning. pp. 6–17\. ISBN 978-1-4180-3958-5. (subscription required)
* Asian Architect and Contractor. Thompson Press Hong Kong. 2003. pp. 146–147.
* Eynon, J. (2016). Construction Manager's BIM Handbook. Wiley. pp. 216–. ISBN 978-1-118-89646-4. (subscription required)
* Eastman, C.; Teicholz, P.; Sacks, R.; Liston, K. (2011). BIM Handbook: A Guide to Building Information Modeling for Owners, Managers, Designers, Engineers and Contractors. Wiley. pp. 144–. ISBN 978-1-118-02169-9. (subscription required)

## External links

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* Official website
* ProjectWise Forums at BE Communities by Bentley
* Microsoft Customer Solution Manufacturing Industry Case Study at Microsoft.com
* ENR Top Firms Choose Bentley’s ProjectWise for Project Work Sharing and Substantive Collaboration at Bentley
* Offshore Top 5 Projects 2015 at Offshore Magazine
* Connect Project Teams with AutoCAD and ProjectWise at Cadalyst.com
* ProjectWise Collaboration and Work Sharing Advantages at Benzinga.com
* Bentley’s New ProjectWise Essentials[dead link] at Reuters.com
* Bentley Conference at ArchitectureWeek.com