Bentley View vs. SolidView
A side-by-side comparison based on G2 review data.
| Metric | Bentley View | SolidView |
|---|---|---|
| Overall rating | 4.1 | 4.0 |
| Review count | 18 | 14 |
| Ease of use | 8.5 | 9.2 |
| Ease of setup | 9.3 | 10.0 |
| Quality of support | 8.2 | 9.3 |
| Meets requirements | 8.8 | 8.8 |
| NPS | 35.294118 | 35.714286 |
| Small Business | 38.9% | 71.4% |
| Mid-Market | 44.4% | 28.6% |
| Enterprise | 16.7% | 0.0% |
| Total page views | 192 | 19 |
| Total LLM citations | 2,086 | 5 |
Bentley View
Bentley View is the industry’s most powerful free viewer. In addition to being the most popular AutoCAD reader, you can view over 50 file formats, including CAD and raster images as well as Bentley’s uniquely powerful iModels. Newly Added Format Support: SRealDWG 2018 Point-cloud streaming Bentley civil terrain models JT format Rhino V5 IFC viewer 3SM scalable meshes created with ContextCapture Advanced Viewing Features: Navigate drawings and models using a new streamlined CONNECT Edition user interface Dynamically explore models with Clip Volume to slice through models Leverage display
SolidView
SolidView/Pro is the centerpiece product and is offered at $495. The greatest benefit of SolidView/Pro is the ability to open native CAD files without having to own expensive CAD software. Simply purchase the specific interface(s) you need for popular CAD programs. In addition, SolidView/Pro can translate, scale, rotate, mirror, copy and combine 3D data, as well as perform complex measurements. It can publish SVD files to be opened with SolidView and SolidView/Lite. It also includes a mold analysis feature. Network licenses are available.