Our areas of expertise are listed below. More often than not, a project requires us to work in two or more of these areas …

• MicroStation Development
• Relational Database Design & Development
• XML (Extensible Markup Language) Development
• Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Implementation & Development
• Computer Aided Design (CAD) Implementation & Development

MicroStation Development

We develop software for Bentley MicroStation® and other platforms, typically using languages such as …

• Python
  • MicroStation 2024 Python
  • MDL
• C++
  • MicroStation API
  • MDL
• C#
  • DgnPlatformNet
• VBA
  • MicroStation VBA
  • Excel VBA

Extensible Markup Language (XML)

We use XML as a database or data exchange mechanism for many of our products. XSLT transforms convert XML data into elegant reports, Tooltips, and Help documents.

Relational Database Design & Development

Database experience includes Oracle Enterprise Server™, Microsoft SQL Server™ and Microsoft Access™. We design and implement database schemas. For example, this can be a geographic information system (GIS) that integrates database design with maps. We also create our own products, such as MultiPlanner and JobTracker, that combine MicroStation graphics with relational data.

Computer Aided Design (CAD)

We have substantial experience of Bentley Systems' Power Platform products including MicroStation^® and PowerDraft™. We work with various APIs from Bentley …

• Python, introduced with MicroStation 2024
• DgnPlatformNet (C#)
• MicroStationAPI (C++)
• MDL™ (C++)
• MicroStation VBA

Our preferred development tools combine the MicroStationAPI or MDL with Microsoft Visual C++, yielding fast, compact applications.

We have substantial experience of Bentley Systems' products including MicroStation™, Bentley Map™. Customers have used our services to extend Bentley Map to create, for example, a planning enquiry system and a mobile map manager.

I know the OS MasterMap™ translator for MicroStation inside-out (I wrote it). That knowledge makes us unbeatable if you want advice about Ordnance Survey MasterMap Topographic, Address and Integrated Transport Network layers.

An example is MapWorks™, which takes advantage of address information stored in a GIS database to provide a simple, low-cost, map-manager and street gazetteer.