Promis.e CONNECT Edition Update 11

The Bentley Electrical and Control System Design Software development team is pleased to announce the availability of Promis.e CONNECT Edition Update 11 is an intelligent 2D/3D electrical system design application that delivers projects faster and with fewer errors than traditional CAD.

New and Changed in Promis.e CONNECT Edition Update 11
The following items summarize the new features and enhancements in the Promis.e CONNECT Edition Update 11 release:

Add a new Copy Balloon Callouts option to allow users to maintain Balloon Callout drawing annotations.
Users are able to enable the toggle “Copy Balloon Callouts” when user has enabled “Maintain Device ID – Complete” and Source and Target projects are different.
- Copy Balloon Callouts is enabled, if no conflict, the software will copy Balloon Callouts from source project to target project. If target project contains one or more some complete device IDs, then the software will display Engineering Design Consideration dialog.
- Copy Balloon Callouts is disabled, Balloon callouts will be removed from copied pages.

Add checking of Microsoft Access Database Engine version.
The software will check if Microsoft Access Database Engine is with a bad version. If yes, the software prompts the warning dialog. User is ability to check the problem in the file “Registry_File_Check.txt” under installation folder “ProgramDataBentleyOpenUtilities Substation CONNECT EditionConfigurationDatasetsSubstationConfig”.

Add the warning message when SQL server is down or not available.
If user executes some commands such as Copy, Move, Scale, Rotate, Mirror, Delete and Stretch, and SQL server is suddenly down or not available, then the software will pop up the warning message.

In ProjectWise integration, support Read-only permission for ProjectsOptions.xml.
User is able to create new page in Substation Project with Read-Only access to the ProjectOptions.xml.

Shared cell symbol is placed on active level.
A symbol is saved with “Use Shared Cell” option in Symbol Create Wizard. When the symbol is placed, it will be placed on active level.

Promis.e is an intelligent 2D/3D electrical system design application that delivers projects faster and with fewer errors than traditional CAD. Promis.e automates tedious drafting and employs an intelligent model that cross-references schematics, 2D layouts, 3D equipment models, and reports.

The primary focus of Promis.e is as a tool for drawing electrical schematics. This includes schematics for control, power, single lines, wire diagrams, terminal plans and even pneumatic and hydraulic control. It also has functionality for layout and physical design of the control enclosures. BUT It is not a simple drafting tool. Every wire, every connection, every component, and every piece of information about those items, and the different ways you may need to combine that information is maintained in a database. Connection information, cross referencing, technical specifications, ordering and pricing information, mounting layouts, and component labels and nameplates – all of this is encompassed by the software and provided in the form of drawings, lists, reports and databases. And all of this output, because it is computer-based, can be provided with greater speed, efficiency, and accuracy than was possible previously.

With Promis.e, the software is intelligent enough to take over some of these formerly-manual tasks. For example, when creating a schematic, the software can prompt a unique ID tag for each symbol so that user doesn't have to keep track of these assignments. The software also automatically cross references the location of related symbols in real time so that the user instantly knows where each ID is used. Wire numbers can be assigned automatically, again freeing the user from having to remember which numbers have been used. Should the user attempt to re-use an existing ID or wire number, error-checking functions immediately flag the situation.
The Promis.e software is able to provide this intelligence by grouping work into projects.

The application is used around the world to design industrial machine controls as well as electrical systems for process plants, mines, and rail signaling.

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