ImPLANT-I 1 or ImPLANT-I 2?
- Last UpdatedJan 06, 2026
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This release of ImPLANT-I improves the new technology for translating dgn8 format files. Not all the facilities of previous versions of ImPLANT-I are currently available with this technology and so the previous ImPLANT-I 1 technology is also included in the release. This section describes which facilities are supported by which technology, and in some case work-rounds or suggestions.
Future releases of ImPLANT-I may change some of this behaviour.
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Facility |
ImPLANT-I 2 technology |
ImPLANT-I 1 technology |
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Read dgn version 7 format files |
Yes |
Yes |
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Read dgn version 8 format files |
Yes |
No (it is possible in MicroStation to save as MicroStation V7 DGN files) |
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Create Design macros |
Yes |
Yes |
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Create Review model Files |
No (it is possible to import the model to a Design database, and export a Review model |
Yes |
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Recognize Steel sections |
No |
Yes (with the same limitations as previous releases) |
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Translate B-Spline Surfaces |
Yes |
No |
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Translate Smart Solids |
Yes |
No |
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Translate Feature Solids |
No (in some cases a partial translation will be made, and MicroStation has a "Convert to Solid" option which can convert a Feature Solid to a Smart Solid).) |
No |
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Translate Shared Cells |
Yes |
No |
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Make use of the MicroStation "Global Origin" |
No (a 3D shift may be applied during the translation to achieve the same effect) |
Yes |
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Exclude certain elements by type, colour or level |
No |
Yes |
There are some cases where the translation of MicroStation geometry differs between ImPLANT-I 1 and ImPLANT-I 2. ImPLANT-I 2 does a more complete job but can translate somewhat fewer types of geometry into standard primitives. For example, some elements recognized as extrusions by ImPLANT-I 1 may be translated as a faceted polyhedron in ImPLANT-I 2. However, it does translate others to a more compact and faster representation.
AVEVA welcomes examples where users feel the translation could be improved. These will be considered when planning future releases and are best submitted through the usual support channels. (Small and simple dgn files are best, for example a single pipe or structural element copied out of a larger model).
Refer to Limitations, Warnings and Errors.