--- title: "MicroStation Reviews, Pros and Cons - 2026 Software Advice" description: "Reviews of MicroStation. Learn how real users rate this software's ease-of-use, functionality, overall quality and customer support. Talk to our advisors to see if MicroStation is a good fit for you!" source_url: "https://www.softwareadvice.com/3d-architecture/microstation-profile/reviews/" page_type: "reviews" language: "en" --- 1 million+ businesses helped. Get advice Get Free Advice [Home](https://www.softwareadvice.com/) / [Engineering CAD Software](https://www.softwareadvice.com/engineering-cad/) / [MicroStation](https://www.softwareadvice.com/architectural-cad/microstation-profile/) / MicroStation Reviews Software Advice offers objective insights based on verified user reviews and independent product and market research. When our advisors match you to a software provider, we may earn a referral fee. [Overview](https://www.softwareadvice.com/architectural-cad/microstation-profile/) Reviews [Alternatives](https://www.softwareadvice.com/architectural-cad/microstation-profile/alternatives/) # MicroStation User Reviews ## Reviews summary - Overall rating: 4.3/5 - Total reviews: 176 ### Secondary ratings - Ease of use: 4.0/5 - Customer support: 4.0/5 - Value for money: 4.1/5 - Functionality: 4.2/5 ### Rating distribution - 5 stars: 83 reviews (47%) - 4 stars: 73 reviews (41%) - 3 stars: 17 reviews (10%) - 2 stars: 3 reviews (2%) - 1 star: 0 reviews (0%) ### Most mentioned pros - I would say the biggest thing I like about MicroStation is how its final prints look, they come out looking crisp and precise that I have had trouble duplicating in other programs. - I like the software environment of Microstation and the straightforward input of commands without the hassle of being confused with some of its interface. - MicroStation, a powerful CAD software, provides effective solutions to design and modelling challenges in architecture, engineering, and construction. ### Most mentioned cons - There are no prompts that make sense of what you are fouling up, rather the program simply crashes, passing on the client to think about how he needs to make the program work. - There are also bugs such as printing transparency and live reference that prevent users from easy workout like in the discarded V8i version. - Way, way too expensive for a small company ## MicroStation customer reviews Showing reviews 1-25 of 176 (page 1). ### Enhancing Design Efficiency: A Review of MicroStation's Versatile Tools - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Arturo S. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Civil Engineering - Company size: 10000+ employees - Product usage: Used daily for more than 2 years - Reviewed: June 2023 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered MicroStation, a powerful CAD software, provides effective solutions to design and modelling challenges in architecture, engineering, and construction. With its versatile suite of tools, users can streamline infrastructure planning, create accurate designs for roads and bridges, and efficiently annotate drawings. The software's interoperability facilitates seamless data exchange and collaboration. Parametric modelling enables quick design modifications while preserving intent, increasing productivity. MicroStation's visualisation tools offer realistic representations for effective communication and decision-making. These benefits, including increased productivity, enhanced accuracy, improved collaboration, and immersive visualisation, make MicroStation a valuable asset in achieving successful project outcomes. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros MicroStation's CAD tools, such as drawing, editing, and modelling features, have a significant impact on design workflows, ensuring precision and productivity. For example, civil engineers can leverage MicroStation's road design tools to create accurate alignments, profiles, and cross-sections, optimising road infrastructure planning. While the software may have a learning curve, users often find it intuitive and easy to use once they become familiar with its interface. Integration with existing business processes is made easier due to MicroStation's compatibility with various file formats, facilitating seamless collaboration and data exchange. #### Cons MicroStation, like any software, has areas that users find challenging or would like to see improved. Some users have encountered a learning curve when initially navigating the interface, but many find it intuitive and user-friendly once they become familiar with it. While MicroStation offers a wide range of features, some users have expressed a desire for additional advanced functionalities and enhancements to tools like rendering and parametric modelling. Integrating MicroStation with existing business processes can sometimes be complex, especially when dealing with intricate workflows or specific software requirements. However, with proper planning and support, effective integration can be achieved. It's important to note that these challenges are not universal, and MicroStation continues to evolve with updates and support, addressing user concerns and enhancing the overall user experience. --- ### MicroStation, good but could use some programing improvements - Overall rating: 4/5 - Reviewer: Verified Reviewer - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Mechanical or Industrial Engineering - Company size: 51-200 employees - Product usage: Used monthly for more than 2 years - Reviewed: January 2025 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. After working with MicroStation for many years for client required projects, I have become efficient at using the platform, although there are many things I would change in the software to make it flow much easier. Some processes take too many steps that could be programed into one button. Overall, I can generate a great set of 2D documents. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 3/5 - Value for money: 2/5 - Customer support: 4/5 - Functionality: 3/5 #### Pros I would say the biggest thing I like about MicroStation is how its final prints look, they come out looking crisp and precise that I have had trouble duplicating in other programs. The fact that it constantly autosaves is great. I also like the way it handles levels and the way seed files work. There are some great things about MicroStation. #### Cons I least like things like some commands in MicroStation seems more like programing than just hitting a button that should do what you want it to do. Alot of the sequence of things seems backwards in MicroStation as well. #### Reasons for choosing MicroStation Mostly because clients of certain projects require it. It is a good program, but not enough people use it to force us to make it our standard program. --- ### v8i - An archaic drafting software - Overall rating: 3/5 - Reviewer: Audrey T. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Civil Engineering - Company size: 5001-10000 employees - Product usage: Used daily for more than 2 years - Reviewed: December 2021 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. MicroStation is one of the most frustrating drafting softwares I have had to work with. If you plan on implementing it and have many new users, be sure to provide adequate training and budget for time wasted on the steep learning curve. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 2/5 - Value for money: 3/5 - Functionality: 3/5 #### Pros The geographic projects settings are very useful in comparison to competitor software. Microstation v8i has a feature that lets you project coordinate systems. This is extremely useful when dealing with different client coordinate systems. #### Cons The layout and commands of this software are very old fashioned and not intuitive at all. Commands consist of number and letter, although there is an option for allowing key-ins. Remembering the corresponding numbers and letters for commands can be challenging when in a rush and working at fast pace. If you can't remember the commands, then you can use the toolbars. By end of one hour, your right hand and shoulder using the mouse has undergone an intense workout. Your fingers will become very powerful. Using key-ins instead requires long commands. There is a separate save button for saving settings like display and view options. If you forget to press save AND save settings, you'll have to redo your setup when you reopen the drawing. Obvious settings are hidden. Simple commands like the selection tools are random letters like yuihjkl;. If you then try to work with Microstation Connect edition, commands are completely different. This is not a beginner friendly software. There is a lack of training resources and it's only learnable if someone holds your hand and walks you through. --- ### Functionality and User frieindly - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Verified Reviewer - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Recreational Facilities and Services - Company size: 2-10 employees - Product usage: Used other for less than 2 years - Reviewed: October 2019 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by the software vendor to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. visualizing and modeling point cloud data and reality meshes. microstation have separete module for each and lots or fundtion that can extract data. also reads several formats of point cloud which means i dont have to use another application and allow point cloud classifications with alot of features and specs #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 4/5 - Customer support: 3/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros what i like most about microstation it have alot of operations can be done through microstation drawing, 3d modeling, making charts and work sheets. without haaving to close and open another appliation. also i can visualize my work, hide, display or clip my design without deleting or removing any item. also microstation dynamic reference makes it easy to update all my drawings and sheets (3D&2D) with only updating design model. most of all it is Auto-save CAD application. and i can record each change i do on me my design and recall this changes. #### Cons workspace, worksets configurations and design file settings needs to be more easy to understand #### Reasons for switching to MicroStation for 3d modeling and autocad read specific formats of point cloud so i have to use recap before importing point cloud on any other autodesk app. --- ### Must have software if you work with DOT - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Aditya M. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Civil Engineering - Company size: 10000+ employees - Product usage: Used daily for less than 6 months - Reviewed: April 2021 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. MicroStation has been a lifesaver for me for Road Projects. I had used AutoCAD for Raod Design and it was very tedious work. MicroStation is easy with Complex Road Alignment, Vertical and Horizontal alignment, cross-section development, Profile Design, and quantity survey. Your single model design can all of it. It reduces the use of other software and programs. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 3/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros Integration of MicroStation with State Departments' rules and regulations is one of the best features that it has. I have been using MicroStation for Road design for different state DOTs. MicroStation provides you the ability for Parametric modeling of infrastructure projects. It helps to reduce repetitive work and make it efficient for designers and engineers. Microstation has helped me to design and deliver projects according to DOT's requirements. #### Cons MicroStation is expensive software to have for a single person to design infrastructure projects. It is difficult to get training in the software as you can get it only if you are going to use it for state projects. The ability to understand and make it work the way you want is very limited. #### Reasons for choosing MicroStation Cost, Parametric Design ability, Quantity Survey, Earthwork calculations ease, Integrated State Laws parameters #### Reasons for switching to MicroStation Parametric Design ability, Quantity Survey, Earthwork calculations ease, Integrated State Laws parameters --- ### Good to use . Printing quality is good. Software system is quite good. - Overall rating: 4/5 - Reviewer: Lwin Hnin T. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Construction - Company size: 501-1000 employees - Product usage: Used daily for more than 2 years - Reviewed: October 2019 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by the software vendor to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. Especially for utilities drawing , level overwrite , line weight can easily work with microstation. After print out , can see very clearly. Coordinate system i like. Mostly for government project , we need to work with so many reference file. Microstation only can solve for reference file problem #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 3/5 - Customer support: 3/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros Model View( Model view, Design View, Sheet View) Coordinate system, Easy to use and easy to understand , can attach so many references file, Level Overwrite #### Cons Software can work well with so many references files. #### Reasons for switching to MicroStation AutoCad can work with references file and can't see clearly for government project . Because government project is area is big and included many objects. Autocad is not suitable for that --- ### User friendly - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Narayan k. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Design - Company size: 5001-10000 employees - Product usage: Used daily for more than 2 years - Reviewed: October 2019 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by the software vendor to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. I have been using microstation for more than 11 years and I find it very easy to use plus it can be customised for industry specific needs. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 4/5 - Customer support: 4/5 - Functionality: 4/5 #### Pros The shortcut features, it is flexible to multiple sectors of designs, it can allow user to create batch process script for automation. #### Cons User guide with frequently asked question in bentley communities to be linked with the software help menu. #### Reasons for choosing MicroStation More features. Allows users to in maitaining consistency in drawing preparation. --- ### Best CAD software - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Verified Reviewer - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Civil Engineering - Company size: 51-200 employees - Product usage: Used weekly for more than 2 years - Reviewed: November 2022 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. I have loved it. The customer support is also very easy. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros It's very easy to use. I came from AutoCAD and don't want to go back again. #### Cons Nothing that I can think of, sometimes it will hang. #### Reasons for switching to MicroStation Due to client requirement and compatibility with client submittals --- ### MicroStation usage - Overall rating: 4/5 - Reviewer: david g. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Utilities - Company size: 501-1000 employees - Product usage: Used monthly for more than 2 years - Reviewed: December 2023 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by the software vendor to submit an honest review. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 4/5 - Value for money: 3/5 - Customer support: 4/5 - Functionality: 4/5 #### Pros I loved the ease of use and setup\deployment to our end users #### Cons Didn't really see anything specifically not to like. #### Reasons for choosing MicroStation price was a big reason but also Autocad we always had trouble with licensing issues. --- ### Useful but requires a lot of training - Overall rating: 4/5 - Reviewer: Hunter S. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Transportation/ Trucking/ Railroad - Company size: 1001-5000 employees - Product usage: Used weekly for less than 2 years - Reviewed: August 2019 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 4/5 - Functionality: 4/5 #### Pros I've been using MicroStation as my primary CADD software for my job for the past year and a half. The functions and features are numerous and extremely helpful. #### Cons While it is extremely useful and I have gained a pretty good command over its functions and features, it is difficult and time consuming to learn. I had to sit through hours of tutorials just to learn how to use the interface. Any time I have to learn something new, I often have to search for instructions online or in the help manual. It just isn't extremely intuitive. #### Reasons for switching to MicroStation MicroStation was the default program that my employer uses. --- ### Microstation Exceeds Expectations - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Julius R. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Construction - Company size: 51-200 employees - Product usage: Used daily for more than 2 years - Reviewed: November 2024 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered I have used Microstation for 5 years and it has delivered what you expect from it when it comes to 2D drafting and documentation. I would recommend Microstation to anyone who would like to experience a different kind of working environment that provides a more flexible software. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 4/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros I like the software environment of Microstation and the straightforward input of commands without the hassle of being confused with some of its interface. Pull down menus, ribbons and command palettes are easy to use and they are helpful in speeding up drafting works and coordination of drawings are not that difficult. #### Cons Microstation lacks some of the updates that would makes drafting more dynamic when it comes to command generation to provide a quick turnaround. Nowadays, drawing production is critical and I hope Bentley could come up with some innovations that can compete with other drawing softwares. --- ### The best design tool for Architects - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Verified Reviewer - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Accounting - Company size: 1001-5000 employees - Product usage: Used daily for less than 12 months - Reviewed: November 2022 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered I will continue to test this cool and amazing application that suit me for my project. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros MicroStation is one of the modern software you need for architecture related projects, MicroStationoffers you features like 2D and 3D design, estimation and it is suitable for many professionals. #### Cons I think the software is a bit expensive for small businesses. --- ### Review from a seasoned college graduate. - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Verified Reviewer - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Civil Engineering - Company size: 5001-10000 employees - Product usage: Used daily for more than 2 years - Reviewed: October 2019 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by the software vendor to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 4/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros After a while it becomes second nature to use, and the grid hotkeys are the best setting there is #### Cons When making the transition from autocad to micro station, there is a lot of frustration because some college students come out with decent drafting skills. MA suggestion would be to approach more school and see if they can use micro station next to autocad in the drafting classes. #### Reasons for switching to MicroStation Mandatory --- ### Great product for infrastructure design - Overall rating: 4/5 - Reviewer: Verified Reviewer - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Civil Engineering - Company size: 1001-5000 employees - Product usage: Used daily for more than 2 years - Reviewed: December 2019 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. I have been using MicroStation for over 7 years. It is the best drafting software for engineers designing infrastructure. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 4/5 - Customer support: 3/5 - Functionality: 4/5 #### Pros MicroStation is the best product for highway and bridge design. It is a very easy software to use and has a minimal learning curve. Overall, I find MicroStation to be much easier to use than AutoCAD. Bentley is improving all of their MicroStation/OpenBridge products and advancing the future of BrIM. #### Cons I have no major criticisms of the software. There are some limitations with creating 3D models, but the product is coming along quickly. --- ### Answers for Open Roads and SS4 - poor performance and issues with new software bugs need work around - Overall rating: 2/5 - Reviewer: Dan S. - Industry: Civil Engineering - Company size: 201-500 employees - Product usage: Used daily for more than 2 years - Reviewed: January 2018 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. Working on 3D Model development and workflows #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 3/5 - Value for money: 2/5 - Customer support: 2/5 - Functionality: 2/5 #### Pros I like they are moving to doing design in 3D - software from what I seen the interface in Open Roads looks easier. #### Cons Help files are poor - difficult to set up standards and information on setting up standards is hard to find - using software seems tricky very picky on the prompts new users can not get a grasp - need to use heads up prompts than switch to key board - many bugs in SS4 difficult to move standards forward - trying to develop work flow is cumbersome - using Project Wise is another issue with their own Bentley software - difficult to snap to elements in SS4 tentative snap works funny - changed printing dialog so every time a user hits enter on the dialog it send a print - difficult to mange new setting like this when using multiple version of the software behaves one way in SS2 and another in SS4 - Support closes tickets without asking if issue is resolved - support page selection for area needing help on needs updating - Plan prep in open roads very lacking - --- ### The Backbone of our Company Draftsmen - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Verified Reviewer - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Civil Engineering - Company size: 201-500 employees - Product usage: Used daily for more than 2 years - Reviewed: September 2019 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. A cheaper and more lightweight AutoCAD. If you spend some time with it, you can do anything you need to do on AutoCAD with it. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 4/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros It uses way less resources than AutoCAD. Microstation has lots of capabilities of custom code and it runs way faster than AutoCAD. #### Cons They keep on trying to force you to update to the newest version however our custom macros will not be supported. They took away our large volume discount after we refused to upgrade. --- ### basic 2D / 3D advanced drawing program - Overall rating: 4/5 - Reviewer: Verified Reviewer - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Civil Engineering - Company size: 1001-5000 employees - Product usage: Used daily for more than 2 years - Reviewed: February 2021 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. It can be used as a common platform in all engineering areas such as Map, Infrastructure, Architecture, Construction, Mechanical, Installation, GIS. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 4/5 - Value for money: 4/5 - Customer support: 4/5 - Functionality: 3/5 #### Pros Engineering programs that cannot do 3d modeling but have other advantages connect two programs to each other with an interface developed for microstation. #### Cons There is a problem that the lines drawn in the latest v8 version, but in this version, cannot be opened in the previous versions. --- ### We Use PowerGEOPAK, and it crashes constantly - Overall rating: 2/5 - Reviewer: Verified Reviewer - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Civil Engineering - Company size: 11-50 employees - Product usage: Used daily for more than 2 years - Reviewed: January 2018 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. We are able to work with DOT #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 2/5 - Value for money: 1/5 - Customer support: 1/5 - Functionality: 4/5 #### Pros Flexibility with AutoCAD is a plus. The referencing capability is superior to other CAD products. The administration of MicroStation over other CAD products is great. #### Cons We Use PowerGEOPAK, and it crashes constantly. The user interface is old, and needs to be updated. I will say this, OpenRoads Designer finally looks like new software. --- ### An overall great program but crashes A LOT with what I am doing. - Overall rating: 3/5 - Reviewer: Verified Reviewer - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Transportation/ Trucking/ Railroad - Product usage: Used daily for more than 2 years - Reviewed: January 2018 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. Accurate. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 3/5 - Value for money: 3/5 - Customer support: 3/5 - Functionality: 4/5 #### Pros I like the ease on control with everything being mouse operated. The 3D part of it is great with the 3D window also. #### Cons It crashes a lot. And when it crashes you have to get into everything again, even the little things like the template you are using. Doesn't seem like much but takes a lot of time if you add it all up. --- ### Amazing CAD tool and easy to use for beginners - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: HAFIZ USMAN A. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Civil Engineering - Company size: 10000+ employees - Product usage: Used daily for more than 2 years - Reviewed: January 2024 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros Its easy to use as compare to other CAD software. #### Cons The software gets close and does not allow multiple files opening at the same time. --- ### Why use MicroStation - Overall rating: 4/5 - Reviewer: Miguel Z. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Entertainment - Company size: Self-Employed - Product usage: Used daily for free trial - Reviewed: June 2021 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered in general a well made application, easy to use and quite good for the price it has. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 4/5 - Value for money: 4/5 - Customer support: 3/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros MicroStation is a very practical application compared to others, it is also too easy to use and guides you to know how to use it better. #### Cons I saw very few cons, but one of them is that they should improve the interface a bit, it is already a bit outdated. --- ### interface not as good as autocad - Overall rating: 3/5 - Reviewer: Xinghua p. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Civil Engineering - Company size: 10000+ employees - Product usage: Used daily for less than 2 years - Reviewed: October 2019 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by the software vendor to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. it is ok, but it can be better. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 4/5 - Value for money: 4/5 - Customer support: 4/5 - Functionality: 3/5 #### Pros works fine. 1. option to have second widow 2. handy basic tools on the left box 3. google earth connection and locate point #### Cons 1. Can't open different file in views at the same time, you can only work on one file at one time, which is inconvenient. 2. the interface is not as good as autoCAD, and the font, functions sign is less beautiful than AutoCAD 3. for most of good functions, it seems like hiding and not easy to dig out, if it makes it more easy to look for and use would be great, 4, the help center would be much more helpful to have videos showing how to use a specific function. 5, the system has glitches from time to time. --- ### Adaptable and powerful software. - Overall rating: 4/5 - Reviewer: Neal S. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Civil Engineering - Company size: 201-500 employees - Product usage: Used daily for more than 2 years - Reviewed: January 2018 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. I am able to model and deliver plansets for roadway designs quickly and efficiently. More so than AutoDesk products at this point. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 4/5 - Customer support: 4/5 - Functionality: 4/5 #### Pros I like its adaptability and ability to work with other Bentley software packages. Additionally I like the ability to customize it and create macros that speed up the work process. #### Cons It can be buggy when working with 3D Modelling software and often crashes. Large files take a very long time to load as does switching between drawings with many references. --- ### It is a very helpful and an extremely easy CAD tool to use. Overall, my experience has been positive - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Verified Reviewer - Verified reviewer: Yes - Product usage: Used daily for less than 6 months - Reviewed: March 2018 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. I use this software to draw out circuits. This software enables me to draw complex circuits very easily and makes my circuits look neat and professional. Also, adding text to the drawings is very easy and the software offers a lot of options for adding text. This is extremely helpful because I can label my circuits exactly how I want to. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 4/5 - Functionality: 4/5 #### Pros 1. The software is really easy to use and easy to pick up 2. Short cut keys are very helpful, easy to remember and allow you to become more efficient 3. The software offers all the needed tool and they are pretty simple to use #### Cons 1. User Interface can be improved because the tool bars are layed out in a confussion manner. 2. In the version of Microstation I use, there is no panning and I have to zoom in and out if I want to move my drawing --- ### MicroStation - an user's review - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: James R. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Utilities - Company size: 1001-5000 employees - Product usage: Used daily for more than 2 years - Reviewed: October 2019 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by the software vendor to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. I have used MicroStaion for Highway Design, Bridge Design, Railway Design, sewage treatment plant etc. Now I am using for electricity distribution and transmission industry. It is a fantastic software for all the industries. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 4/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros Overall it is a fantastic software. All utilities in this software are powerful. To familiarize these applications we have to spend a little time. #### Cons I would like very much to use this software without any boring because of the powerful tools. ## More reviews [Next reviews](https://www.softwareadvice.com/architectural-cad/microstation-profile/reviews/?page=2) --- MicroStation Reviews, Pros and Cons - 2026 Software Advice