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Win bids, jump-start new projects, and produce site designs with confidence

OpenSite Designer is an application designed to address all aspects of site design, engineering, and land development. OpenSite Designer also includes OpenSite SITEOPS, so you can quickly identify constraints early, understand financial implications and project feasibility, and produce optimized solutions to meet your client’s needs.

Whether your land development project is commercial, residential, or industrial; easily work with other project stakeholders to meet demands from survey to plan production. And you can ensure data-rich BIM deliverables to help you advance BIM workflows in a digital twin authoring environment while also creating all traditional and digital design deliverables.

OpenSite Designer - Develop Site Designs

Develop site designs quickly

Create and optimize multiple design scenarios in days, not weeks, for commercial, industrial, residential, and campus projects. Using auto-drawing capabilities and dynamic 3D modeling, conceptualize and detail building pads, parking lots, sidewalks, streets, and other design features. Ensure high-quality design deliverables with automated production of drawings using design constraints, design-time visualization, dynamic annotation, and automated plan production based on the live model. As the design changes, the multidiscipline documentation sets are automatically updated. And ensure data-rich BIM deliverables to help advance BIM workflows in a digital twin authoring environment while also creating all traditional and digital design deliverables.

Design in context

Understand existing conditions, accelerate modeling workflows, and make better design decisions by easily integrating point clouds, reality meshes, photogrammetry, total station surveys, and terrain into design and construction models.

Optimize earthwork and site layout

Investigate site layout options quickly with parametric drawing capabilities of parking lots, buildings, drives, and walkways. Design changes are easy due to dynamic interaction of elements. Next, optimize earthwork using a grading solver that runs thousands of iterations based on designer-defined constraints to find the best cost of construction. Evaluate results and respond to project stakeholder feedback quickly.

OpenSite Designer - Automate Drawing Production

Analyze feasibility of parcel layout and grading

Use automated parcel layout and grading tools to identify project risks associated with earthworks, zoning, and client requirements.

“[Our clients] became increasingly confident in the software, and they didn’t want to look at a site unless it was done through OpenSite.”

Technical Capabilities

Integrated CAD Capabilities Reality Modeling Terrain Modeling Modeling Dynamic Geometric Design Template Libraries Site Layout Modeling

Integrated CAD Capabilities

Integrate data with MicroStation, ProjectWise, OpenBuildings, OpenFlows, LumenRT, and other Bentley applications
Support for managed workspaces
Works across references files
Include other engineering data (e.g. drainage) as referencing it to the DGN model
Utilize an unlimited number of federated reference files
Create and edit CAD elements
Read and write to DGN and DWG files
Supports design history
Apply digital signatures using industry-standard encryption
Secure digital rights definition for reviewing, printing, and editing
Supports multiple raster formats
Supports PostScript and HPGL2/RTL printing
Use AccuDraw and AccuSnap navigation tools
Track annotation

Reality Modeling

Read/write standard data formats for:
- 2D/3D CAD graphics
- ASCII/text data
- LandXML
- LiDAR data: ASCII and LAS
- USGS digital elevation models
- Photogrammetric data
- Raster files
- Contour maps
Import and analyze point-cloud data
Merge surfaces automatically
Update surface data dynamically

Terrain Modeling

Create intelligent, data-rich and lightweight terrain models
No need for secondary terrain analysis to represent the terrain display. Includes context sensitive re-symbolization for triangles, contours, linear features, slope vectors, color code for slopes, elevation banding, and aspect
Create terrain models from a variety of import sources
- Reality models
- 3D graphical data automatically using graphical filters
- ASCII/text data
- Legacy data formats of InRoads, GEOPAK, and MX
- Point clouds
- LandXML
- LiDAR data: ASCII and LAS
- USGS digital elevation model data
- Aerial data
- Raster files
Ensure live, federated, and intelligent terrain models when stored as a DGN element
Maintain terrain models through the preservation of relationships to source data
Ensure correct entry with undo/redo capabilities
Standardize displays via element templates
Use across multiple disciplines via reference files in an open modeling environment
Re-symbolization of display across multiple disciplines using an open modeling environment
Control maximum length of triangles
Control boundary conditions
Create complex and clipped terrain models
Interrogate the intelligent data-rich 3D models
Support for different feature types including but not limited to boundaries, holes, voids, breaklines, inferred breaklines, and random points
Model intelligent 3D real-world civil features (ditches, curbs, trees, and culverts)
Context-sensitive intelligent editing of features
Dynamic editing for
- Extend, trim, and intersect features
- Insert, move, and delete vertices
- Delete, partially delete, break, or join features
Manage large LiDAR datasets
Exclude non-DTM features from triangulation
Control density of points on linear features for optimal surface presentation
Display cut and fill delineation
View and edit feature properties
Contour smoothing
Major, minor, and depression contours
Automatic and manual contour labeling

Modeling

Model multiple design scenarios
Edit designs dynamically
Automatic model updates driven by design intent
Design time visualization with automatic material assignments
Undo/redo capabilities
Interactively interrogate federated 3D models with dynamic cross sections
Manage 2D/3D models and display representation
Use enhanced clipping and point controls
Integrate and utilize CAD graphical elements in the model
Create model reports dynamically
Generate plan ready cross sections
Adheres to regional design standards

Dynamic Geometric Design

Interactive geometry capabilities
Enhanced integration with AccuDraw and AccuSnap through CivilAccudraw
Multiple vertical geometries supported per alignment
Design time standards input and feedback with errors and warnings in Civil Message Center
Store rules and relationships between geometric elements
Create horizontal/vertical by PI method or by elements
Offset capabilities to easily create complex yard layouts
Create circular and parabolic vertical curves
Create arc and chord horizontal curves
Support tangential and non-tangential curves
Edit elements associatively and dynamically
Define curves by radius, degree of curvature, and pass-through points
Edit, delete, and join elements
Support delta angles greater than 180°
Annotate alignments and points with object attribution, geometric properties, stationing, dynamically and automatically
Additional annotation capabilities for one-off object labeling
Review and report geometry in a variety of customizable formats
Perform design checks dynamically or in batch processes
Display 3D geometry

Template Libraries

Support for surface and linear templates
Include components, end conditions, and features
Create components for real-world objects such as lanes, curbs, walls, ditches, and barriers
Define parametric components graphically
Apply constraints to components
Place component points as free, partially constrained, or fully constrained
Set constraints as horizontal, vertical, sloped, projected, vectors, offsets, and elevations
Constrain end conditions partially or fully
Set end conditions to trace existing surfaces such as rock
Drag-and-drop assembly of templates from components and end conditions
Perform graphical tests to verify design

Site Layout Modeling

Create custom parametric parking lots
Modify parking limits by simple line and point manipulation
Modify parking limits to remove parking spaces
User controlled design standards
Revise parking orientation with customized direction path
Control size requirements for parking spaces, islands, bays, and aisles
Parametric revision of island locations and quantities
Integrate building(s) from OpenBuildings and other building design software
Parametric interaction between parking and building for optimal site configuration

Integrated CAD Capabilities

Integrate data with MicroStation, ProjectWise, OpenBuildings, OpenFlows, LumenRT, and other Bentley applications
Support for managed workspaces
Works across references files
Include other engineering data (e.g. drainage) as referencing it to the DGN model
Utilize an unlimited number of federated reference files
Create and edit CAD elements
Read and write to DGN and DWG files
Supports design history
Apply digital signatures using industry-standard encryption
Secure digital rights definition for reviewing, printing, and editing
Supports multiple raster formats
Supports PostScript and HPGL2/RTL printing
Use AccuDraw and AccuSnap navigation tools
Track annotation

Reality Modeling

Read/write standard data formats for:
- 2D/3D CAD graphics
- ASCII/text data
- LandXML
- LiDAR data: ASCII and LAS
- USGS digital elevation models
- Photogrammetric data
- Raster files
- Contour maps
Import and analyze point-cloud data
Merge surfaces automatically
Update surface data dynamically

Terrain Modeling

Create intelligent, data-rich and lightweight terrain models
No need for secondary terrain analysis to represent the terrain display. Includes context sensitive re-symbolization for triangles, contours, linear features, slope vectors, color code for slopes, elevation banding, and aspect
Create terrain models from a variety of import sources
- Reality models
- 3D graphical data automatically using graphical filters
- ASCII/text data
- Legacy data formats of InRoads, GEOPAK, and MX
- Point clouds
- LandXML
- LiDAR data: ASCII and LAS
- USGS digital elevation model data
- Aerial data
- Raster files
Ensure live, federated, and intelligent terrain models when stored as a DGN element
Maintain terrain models through the preservation of relationships to source data
Ensure correct entry with undo/redo capabilities
Standardize displays via element templates
Use across multiple disciplines via reference files in an open modeling environment
Re-symbolization of display across multiple disciplines using an open modeling environment
Control maximum length of triangles
Control boundary conditions
Create complex and clipped terrain models
Interrogate the intelligent data-rich 3D models
Support for different feature types including but not limited to boundaries, holes, voids, breaklines, inferred breaklines, and random points
Model intelligent 3D real-world civil features (ditches, curbs, trees, and culverts)
Context-sensitive intelligent editing of features
Dynamic editing for
- Extend, trim, and intersect features
- Insert, move, and delete vertices
- Delete, partially delete, break, or join features
Manage large LiDAR datasets
Exclude non-DTM features from triangulation
Control density of points on linear features for optimal surface presentation
Display cut and fill delineation
View and edit feature properties
Contour smoothing
Major, minor, and depression contours
Automatic and manual contour labeling

Modeling

Model multiple design scenarios
Edit designs dynamically
Automatic model updates driven by design intent
Design time visualization with automatic material assignments
Undo/redo capabilities
Interactively interrogate federated 3D models with dynamic cross sections
Manage 2D/3D models and display representation
Use enhanced clipping and point controls
Integrate and utilize CAD graphical elements in the model
Create model reports dynamically
Generate plan ready cross sections
Adheres to regional design standards

Dynamic Geometric Design

Interactive geometry capabilities
Enhanced integration with AccuDraw and AccuSnap through CivilAccudraw
Multiple vertical geometries supported per alignment
Design time standards input and feedback with errors and warnings in Civil Message Center
Store rules and relationships between geometric elements
Create horizontal/vertical by PI method or by elements
Offset capabilities to easily create complex yard layouts
Create circular and parabolic vertical curves
Create arc and chord horizontal curves
Support tangential and non-tangential curves
Edit elements associatively and dynamically
Define curves by radius, degree of curvature, and pass-through points
Edit, delete, and join elements
Support delta angles greater than 180°
Annotate alignments and points with object attribution, geometric properties, stationing, dynamically and automatically
Additional annotation capabilities for one-off object labeling
Review and report geometry in a variety of customizable formats
Perform design checks dynamically or in batch processes
Display 3D geometry

Template Libraries

Support for surface and linear templates
Include components, end conditions, and features
Create components for real-world objects such as lanes, curbs, walls, ditches, and barriers
Define parametric components graphically
Apply constraints to components
Place component points as free, partially constrained, or fully constrained
Set constraints as horizontal, vertical, sloped, projected, vectors, offsets, and elevations
Constrain end conditions partially or fully
Set end conditions to trace existing surfaces such as rock
Drag-and-drop assembly of templates from components and end conditions
Perform graphical tests to verify design

Site Layout Modeling

Create custom parametric parking lots
Modify parking limits by simple line and point manipulation
Modify parking limits to remove parking spaces
User controlled design standards
Revise parking orientation with customized direction path
Control size requirements for parking spaces, islands, bays, and aisles
Parametric revision of island locations and quantities
Integrate building(s) from OpenBuildings and other building design software
Parametric interaction between parking and building for optimal site configuration

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What is OpenSite Designer?

OpenSite Designer is an application made for site design and engineering. You can create and optimize multiple design scenarios in days, not weeks. Using auto-drawing capabilities and dynamic 3D modeling, conceptualize and detail building pads, parking lots, sidewalks, streets, and other design features. OpenSite Designer includes OpenSite SITEOPS.

How much does OpenSite Designer cost?

A practitioner license of OpenSite Designer costs $2,546 USD. Prices vary per region. While there are various types of licensing available, a common choice is the 12-month practitioner license offered through Virtuosity, Bentley’s eCommerce store. When you purchase through Virtuosity, you get a Virtuoso Subscription. This means you get the software and “Keys” (tokens) to redeem for customizable training, mentoring, and consulting services.

Do I need a 3rd party visualization software to create animations or real-time renderings?

No, OpenSite Designer is a 3D modeling application that helps you experience designs in real-time and enables you to move through the 3D site model and visually inspect the design for any deficiencies or physical conflicts. You can fully view site features in 3D QA to check grading issues, utility conflicts, and site performance. The software fully integrates with Bentley LumenRT to create models and high-impact visuals and animations to easily communicate the design to stakeholders and clients for project approval.

Can I create both a conceptual design and detailed design with OpenSite Designer?

Yes, OpenSite Designer provides 3D modeling features that let you create conceptual to preliminary to detailed design in one application. The site layout tools are based on civil engineering principles and standards to ensure project feasibility. The software is an all-in-one solution and handles tasks such as parking lot layout, building interaction, earthwork grading, general site design, ponds, sanitary and stormwater network design, subsurface utilities, construction documentation creation, and construction staking reports to ensure you have the tools needed for all design needs.

Does OpenSite Designer produce both 3D models and 2D PDF or paper drawings to support project deliverables?

You can produce a complete array of 2D and 3D design deliverables with automated drawing production tools to produce high-quality documentation. Since all deliverables adhere to project standards and are created from the same model, you can be confident of your deliverables. OpenSite Designer provides design, volume, and analysis in industry-standard formats for data exchange and reporting. The application also outputs standard formats for Trimble, Topcon, and Leica for machine-controlled grading and machine guidance.

Can I integrate data from other projects into my site design?

OpenSite Designer provides an open modeling environment allowing you to easily integrate data from different disciplines to improve collaboration and ensure all users are working from the latest model in all phases of the design. Working in the live model using the data interactively reduces risk, and working with site, rail, road, bridge, drainage, subsurface utilities, geotechnical, and other design teams helps identify conflicts earlier in the process and eliminate construction errors and delays.

Does OpenSite Designer support residential design?

Yes, OpenSite Designer is a built-for-purpose site design application and provides 3D modeling for site designers to elevate single-family residential design and layout to ensure an integrated multidiscipline workflow and increased return on investment. The software’s auto parcel creation technology helps designers create detailed designs while identifying project risk points.

Can OpenSite Designer model, analyze, and design, complete stormwater and sanitary sewer networks?

Yes, you can design and analyze stormwater and sanitary networks that are fully integrated with your site design project. Easily manipulate networks in plan or profile views, displaying the drainage model and other utilities. OpenSite Designer provides visibility into project performance with design-time analytics for drainage, terrain, grading, site visibility, safety, and more to achieve optimal project outcomes.

System Requirements

Processor

Intel Pentium-based or AMD Athlon-based processor 2.0 GHz or greater.

Operating System

Microsoft Windows 10, Windows10 x64, Windows 8, Windows 8 x 64, Windows 7, Windows 7 x64, Note: Windows 7 operating system is supported only with its service pack (SPI) installed.

Memory

8 GB minimum, 16 GB recommended, (more memory typically results in better performance)

Hard Disk

9 GB minimum free disk space (which includes the 5.6 GB install footprint for a complete installation)

Video Graphics Card

Mouse or digitizing tablet (Digitizing tablet requires vendor-supplied WINTAB driver or Bentley’s Digitizer Tablet Interface, the latter included with OpenRoads Designer installation.)

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