Alliance expands its remit
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Open Design Alliance product story
Edited by the Engineeringtalk editorial team
May 26, 2003
The OpenDWG Alliance is expanding its remit to support the Bentley Systems V8 DGN file format.
OpenDWG Alliance and Bentley Systems have announced that the alliance will support V8 DGN.
Simultaneously, the alliance has expanded its mission, welcoming Bentley at a higher level of membership and commitment.
A commensurately broadened name for the alliance is pending.
The Alliance, a driving force for the open availability of de-facto CAD file formats since 1988, previously concentrated on DWG interoperability.
The alliance is expanding its mission by bringing a wider focus and increased file format support.
Bentley is increasing its membership level to become the alliance's first supporting member.
Bentley is the only member providing full documentation and technical support to the alliance for its implementation, delivery, and maintenance of software libraries to read and write Bentley's format, V8 DGN.
"It goes without saying that the authors of AEC content own the intellectual property rights to their data.
What must also be clear is that, in addition to the right, they have the ability to access and reuse their content, indefinitely", said Keith Bentley, co-founder and co-CTO.
"That ability can only be truly unambiguous if content is stored in a format that is stable, open, and documented versus a format that is merely 'cracked' and subject to uncertainty due to vendor self-interest.
The fact that Bentley is the only vendor to provide full documentation and support to the alliance on its file format underscores our forthright commitment to openness and interoperability".
"Bentley is a major presence in the AEC industry, and its vision, drive, and knowledge will be invaluable as the alliance grows", stated Evan Yares, President of OpenDWG Alliance.
"Autodesk's DWG and Bentley's DGN have been de facto standards for many years.
By broadening our focus to support DGN, we are taking a significant step toward promoting true CAD data interoperability throughout the industry".
Bentley views its unprecedented involvement in the alliance as contributing to the interoperability of the digital information upon which architects, engineers, contractors, and owner-operators rely to be successful in their businesses.
The alliance's work serves to enable managed environments for AEC projects and operations - where tools leverage unifying platforms; where AEC information is securely shared and synchronised; and where people, regardless of location or discipline, have the right information to make the best decision for their task.
Bentley's breakthrough supporting membership in the Alliance fulfils an aspect of the company's OpenDGN initiative, first articulated in January.
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