What is it?
Pro/Bridge-Geometry is a versatile bridge modeling system that enables engineers to use the basic geometric parameters of road surface and bridge components to capture the the complete 3-D geometry of a simple or very complex bridge site.
The system provides solutions to complex geometric problems that are difficult to do by hand, time consuming and tedious in nature. Such problems are often prone to errors that could lead to serious cost overrun and legal liability issues. It removes the geometric limitations in the design process and allows exploring better solutions to complex bridges.
Starting from the digital terrain data, basic alignment and road data, the user can dynamically manipulate the basic parameters that control the layout and proportioning of bridge elements. The effect of any parameter change is propagated into the complete 3-D model and instantly updates screen views as well as all tabular and graphic reports. The system accounts for the variety of bridge types and component shapes.
The system generates tabular reports such as screed elevation table and graphic reports as well as drawings such as abutment, piers, footing layout, girder layout, etc. Output can be viewed, printed and/or exported to packages such as AutoCad or Excel to finalize the generation of contract documents.
The system is not a bridge analysis or design program nor is it intended as a replacement of CAD packages such as AutoCAD.
Reduce Cost of DraftingTime is money; Pro/Bridge-Geometry system produces the majority of computations and line work for complex bridge geometry in less than 5% of the time if done by other means. |
Quickly Approve Your designGenerate, view and approve GA drawing and line work of contract drawings with all geometric information before you start the costly process of finalizing your contract documents. |
Reliability & ConsistencyObtain consistent answers to the same geometric problem irrespective of who is in charge of preparing or checking bridge geometry. Have all bridge geometry in one project file and avoid costly errors in manually manipulating data between various spreadsheets |
FlexibilityBe ready to provide accurate and fast response to design or construction modifications. With parametrically modeled bridge prototype, get instant response due to design or construction modifications and view its impact on the tabular and graphic results. |
Perfect Your DesignBe free to explore design and planning options without worrying about the time or effort to compute geometric data. With Pro / Bridge Geometry you can handle complex bridge with multi-road , variable width and super elevation, skew support with the same ease as bridges with simple geometry. |
Avoid the Strain of Manual ComputingCompute effortlessly screed elevations tables as well as many geometric parameters such as working point coordinates, bearing elevation. Generate instant display of drawing and export the line work of most contract drawings to AutoCAD “dxf” format. |
