About the Author

Frank Conforti is a former Bentley Systems program manager with 40+ years of CADD experience.

Frank has been involved in computer-aided design and drafting (CADD) since the mid-1970s. He's written books and magazine articles about CADD since the mid-1980s, including INSIDE MicroStation, a user guide for first-time users of the program. First published in 1990, the book has gone on to sell 50,000 copies across seven editions. Frank—who is now retired—started with Bentley Systems in the mid-1990s as the lead member of the team that initially launched and sustained the MicroStation Institute (now the Bentley Institute), the company's professional training organization.