POWERING THE FUTURE OF RAIL DESIGNOpenRail™ Overhead Line DesignerBIM FOR RAIL

ELECTRIFICATION

You need an application that makes your job easier. That’s why

we built OpenRail Overhead Line Designer – all aspects of overhead

line electrification design, in ONE application so you can easily meet

project requirements on time, every time, regardless of complexity.

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Your ability to deliver projects on time and stay on

budget hinges on connecting teams, processes and data

across the rail asset lifecycle. Traditional 2D workflows

and generic civil design software makes your job harder.

AS DESIGNERS AND ENGINEERS, WE GET IT!

> Why does drafting have to be so manual and tedious?

> How can I ensure accuracy across thousands of components every time there is a design change?

> How do I know my design integrates with other disciplines working on the project?

> Why do I need multiple applications and data conversions for one project?

THERE IS A BETTER WAY…

RAIL ELECTRIFICATIONIS COMPLEXYOUR SOFTWARE DOESN’T HAVE TO BE

Image courtesy of Sweco Nederland B.V..

> DATA & DESIGN INTEGRATION You don’t work in a silo and neither

should your software. From integrating existing track geometry to working with other project partners, OpenRail Overhead Line Designer makes it easy to work with different data types, disciplines, and distributed teams.

> DESIGN STANDARDIZATION Reduce design time, cost and risk

while adhering to contract requirements on time every time with user definable design rules that allow engineers to focus on the design process.

> DESIGN AUTOMATION Work smarter, reduce risk, and avoid

rework with user-friendly design automation tools, and digital workflows that ensure changes to masts, wires, structures, and assemblies are all updated in real time.

> 2D, 3D, & BEYOND Whether you need to produce

traditional 2D plans and reports, advance to 3D modeling or support wider digital transformation within your project or organization, OpenRail Overhead Line Designer does it all.

MEET YOUR COMPLETE OVERHEAD LINE DESIGN AND ENGINEERING SOLUTION

> OPEN MODELING ENVIRONMENT Project Project team members can incorporate

data types from an array of disciplines

including existing track geometry which

means less manual work and errors. Users,

benefit from full data/design transparency.

> PROCESS DATA WITH EASE Don’t let software limit your ambition!

OpenRail Overhead Line Designer has

the flexibility to scale with your project,

giving team members the ability to access,

process, and organize project files and

data as needed.

> MAINTAIN DESIGN INTENT Unify civil, track, mechanical, electrical,

and signaling engineering tasks from the start

of your project with end-to-end BIM-enabled

workflows that help maintain design rules,

relationships and decisions, with every update

reflected in the most recent and accurate

representation of your project.

DATA & DESIGN INTEGRATIONOften the hardest part of a rail electrification project is how to gather accurate

information on existing conditions. Acquiring this information can sometimes

take longer than creating the design itself.

OpenRail Overhead Line Designer’s open modeling environment makes this

process quicker and more efficient than ever. You can easily access contextual

information to help optimize your design, and with direct access to track and

turnout geometry including horizontal, vertical, and cant information, the need

to import or export data is gone, saving valuable design time and accelerating

project delivery.

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> RAIL CONFIGURED WORKSPACE Jumpstart projects with configurable rail

workspaces that set design standards to

meet local and contract requirements.

Reuse across projects to save valuable

design time.

> BUILT- IN DESIGN CHECKS Reduce the risk of error with rule-based

association of design elements that

assure model consistency. Relationships

between components are checked and

required updates take place automatically,

reducing manual drafting effort without

sacrificing quality.

> SIMPILFIED PROJECT COMPILANCE OpenRail Overhead Line Designer gives

you the flexibility to manage your project

compliance. Access user-definable

components, create your own standards,

or leverage Siemens Sicat libraries,

with easy-to-use editing functions to

take the worry out of compliance on your

next project.

DESIGNSTANDARDIZATION

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When designing safety critical infrastructure using traditional 2D design

workflows, the time taken to ensure designs conform to contract requirements

is significant and easily subject to human error.

OpenRail Overhead Line Designer’s user defined design rules ensure

projects follow the local requirements leaving you free to focus on

the design process. As every project is different standards are user

customizable and not specific to any one system or country.

> CREATE, REUSE, AND SAVE TIME Jumpstart Increase productivity by creating

and grouping commonly used design

elements, including catenary block

capabilities. Create your detailed designs,

save as a design block for easy repeatability

across projects and teams.

> DYNAMICALLY MANAGE CHANGE Automate change management with intelli-

gent design workflows that ensure changes

made to any element relationships, including

mast, wires, structures, or assemblies are

updated in real time.

> AUTOMATE DELIVERABLE PRODUCTION Automate the production of a variety of

standard and customizable reports, including

horizontal and vertical alignments, assembly

quantities, wire specific reports, manufac-

turing cross sections (structural erection

diagrams), and more.

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DESIGNAUTOMATIONTo meet the growing industry need to do more with less, engineers and

designers need to work smarter. Don’t spend your valuable time on manual,

repetitive tasks. Increase productivity with OpenRail Overhead Line

Designer’s user-friendly design automation tools. Create a detailed

overhead line design for one section as a catenary block and apply it to

different segments of the track. This process saves time while providing

easy repeatability even for complex designs.

> PLANS AND CROSS SECTIONS Create detailed layout plans and cross

sections with quantities ready for

manufacturing and design changes reflected

automatically in project deliverables.

> DIGITAL DELIVERABLES Export digital deliverables to support

industry BIM standards and workflows.

Include component attribution for a more

efficient, data-rich design, while retaining

the ability to create traditional 2D and 3D

design deliverables. Leverage your design

model within 4D scheduling and 5D cost

estimation, to bring your design to

constructed fruition.

> DIGITAL TWINS OpenRail Overhead Line Designer is a

digital twin authoring environment. Your

federated 3D models serve as the foundation

for digital twins, and with the iModelHub,

assets will have an ever-evolving audit trail.

Every contract is different, and you need the flexibility to efficiently

produce a range of accurate deliverables. Whether it is traditional

2D plans and reports, 3D models, digital twins, or all of the above,

OpenRail Overhead Line Designer does it all.

Build on BIM enabled 3D models with 4D scheduling and 5D cost

estimation for a holistic view of your design ensuring projects remain

on schedule and within budget.

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2D, 3D, & BEYOND

OPENRAIL OVERHEAD LINE DESIGNER CAPABILITIES AT A GLANCE

SURVEY

> Read/write standard raw survey formats

> Survey data reduction

> Feature coding for custom survey feature connectivity, display, and annotation

> Adjustments: least squares, compass, crandall, and transit

> Dynamic graphical and tabular editing of survey field book data

> Terrain modeling

> Export common data formats

SITE

> Reality data integration (point clouds, reality mesh, terrain data, imagery, geospatial information)

> Surface creation, design, and analysis

> Parcel layout

> Grading

> Horizontal and vertical alignments

> Profiles and cross sections

> Terrain modeling and analysis

TRACK

> Horizontal and vertical geometry

> Profiles and cross sections

> Yard/station design

> Corridor modeling

> Turnout and switch placement

> Regression analysis

> Cant design

> Earthwork and quantities

> Civil cells for standard compliance, templates, and automation

> Real-time design visualization

ELECTRIFICATION

> Process data module for material, environmental and operating conditions

> Track layout-based copy-and-paste function of complex groups of over-head contact line objects

> Advanced calculation tools for the wire geometry and pantograph limits

> Rule-based automatic and manual determination of material quantities

PLAN PRODUCTION AND DOCUMENTATION

> Plan, profile, and cross section sheet generation

> Quantity and earthwork calculations

> Construction documentation

> BIM deliverables

INFRASTRUCTURE INDUSTRY TRENDSWHY SWITCH NOW?

Engineering firms and contractors are seeing that over half of new business requests require digital project delivery.

Most users report that they are experiencing value from the application of 3D modeling techniques.

Users see a very high influence from BIM on their ability to offer services and increase their win rates for new work.

Bentley applications support multiple data exchanges, providing benefit across the project lifecycle.

OPENRAIL SOLUTION OF CHOICE FOR RAIL DESIGN

30+ 21YEARS OF

EXPERIENCERAIL OWNER OPERATORS

EUROPEAN COUNTRIES

3 THE WORLD’S FASTEST, LONGEST,OLDEST, & FIRST

RAILWAYS

NETWORK RAIL, TFL, CROSSRAIL,

AND HS2 SOUTHEAST ASIAN COUNTRIES

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Using intelligent 3D models on Europe’s largest railway project enabled accurate quantity takeoffs in half the time and with 75% less resources compared to traditional methods.

Bentley’s rail solutions enabled Sweco NL to engineer the extension of Bergen’s Light Rail system ‘right first time,’ and as a result make significant time and cost savings on this complex project.

Italferr implemented a digital 3D BIM approach to coordinate civil engineering and technology disciplines, integrating more than 40 models to establish a comprehensive 3D federated model of the Irpinia-Orsara railway line.

SEE WHAT LEADING DESIGN FIRMS HAVE ACCOMPLISHED WITH BENTLEY’S OPENRAIL SOLUTION

HS2 EUROPE’S LARGEST RAILWAY PROJECTSkanska Costain STRABAG (SCS) JV

BERGEN LIGHT RAIL NORWAYSweco Nederland B.V.

NAPLES-BARI ROUTE, IRPINIA-ORSARA RAILWAY LINEITALFERR S.P.A

ADDITIONAL PRODUCTS FOR RAIL DESIGN PROJECT DELIVERY

You no longer need native desktop applications to share and review design files. iTwin Design Review is cloud based and always current:

> Run reports any time and view historical changes> View civil quantities from within the tool> One less deliverable to print> Accessible to all team members

Design, analyze, visualize, and simulate the performance of rail and transit stations of any size, form, and complexity:

> Optimize functional space layout and pedestrian travel paths

> Create pedestrian simulation scenarios to improve quality and performance of station design and operations

A cloud-based connected data environment that allows you to easily manage, store, and share trusted project information:

> Leverages Microsoft 365 technology> Makes collaborative BIM more accessible

and affordable> Eliminates paper-based workflows> Includes third-party PDF review capabilities

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FOR CONSTRUCTIONSYNCHRO

Your success goes beyond software. It is also dependent on doing business the way that best serves your organization. That is why we have a variety of subscription and license options as well as 24/7/365 support to ensure you are up and running on your software quickly and continuously.

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