ProjectWise Explorer Readme

What's Delivered

Important: ProjectWise 2023 is a full release, and includes downloads for Server Setups, Admin Setups, and Client Setups.

The core ProjectWise applications are delivered in the following three download packages:

  • ProjectWise Server Setups - contains ProjectWise Integration Server and other servers
  • ProjectWise Admin Setups - contains ProjectWise Administrator and other admin clients
  • ProjectWise Client Setups - contains ProjectWise Explorer and delivered integration modules

These download packages are available from the Software Downloads page under the following product groupings:

  • ProjectWise Design Integration Server (https://softwaredownloads.bentley.com/en/ProductDetails/2547)

    Includes downloads for ProjectWise Server Setups, ProjectWise Admin Setups, ProjectWise Client Setups.

    For example:

    • ProjectWise Design Integration 2023 x64 - Server Setups (English) - Released
    • ProjectWise Design Integration 2023 x64 - Admin Setups (English) - Released
    • ProjectWise Design Integration 2023 x64 - Client Setups (English) - Released
  • ProjectWise Explorer Client (https://softwaredownloads.bentley.com/en/ProductDetails/2546)

    Includes downloads for ProjectWise Client Setups, and integration modules get installed on top of ProjectWise Explorer.

You can filter the product group page by version number and language.

ProjectWise Client Setups

ProjectWise Client Setups includes a single installer file that installs the following:

  • ProjectWise Explorer
  • Integration for supported applications
  • Bentley DGN Navigator Control
  • ProjectWise Deliverables Management connector for ProjectWise Explorer

These items are also installed:

  • ProjectWise Prerequisite Runtimes - installed automatically
  • CONNECTION Client - installed automatically, required for product activation and SES licensing
ProjectWise Explorer ProjectWise Explorer is the main client interface for ProjectWise, from which users can search for, check out, open, modify, and otherwise manage their ProjectWise documents. ProjectWise Explorer requires a connection to a ProjectWise Integration Server for operation, and should be uninstalled and reinstalled anytime integrated applications are added or removed from the desktop.
Bentley DGN Navigator Control Bentley DGN Navigator Control is used to display a full-sized preview of the selected DGN or i-model in the Navigator tab of the Preview Pane in ProjectWise Explorer.
ProjectWise Deliverables Management connector for ProjectWise Explorer ProjectWise Deliverables Management connector for ProjectWise Explorer is the on-premise component for ProjectWise Deliverables Management, which is one of the ProjectWise 365 services. This on-premise component is also available as a separate download.