Bentley PowerCivil
Mar 28, 2015
Bentley PowerCivilBentley PowerCivil
PowerCivil
High-level site design solution at
an entry-level price
• Runs standalone – no extra CAD required
• Industry-standard formats– DGN– DWG– PDF
One Complete Solution
• Full survey package• Digital terrain modeling• Site modeling/design• Street layout and design• Drainage design• Water/sewer layout and profiling• Geotechnical• Integrated 2D and 3D CAD environment
Unlimited Project Types
• Subdivision development
• Residential/ commercial sites • Municipal works• Roadways• Urban intersections• Highway intersections• Parking lots• Airports• Golf courses
PowerCivil
Subdivisions, commercial sites, and campuses
Roadwork and intersections complementing a highway interchange
More Project Types
• Landfills• Mining design and site restoration• Ponds• Pads• Drainage schemes• Canals• Channels and ditches • Channel and river design/restoration• Bridge abutments
Open Area Amphitheatre Site Restoration
Designed by H J Banks, Newcastle, England
Bridge Abutment WorksDesigned by HNTB
Clearwater Golf Resort in New Zealand
Developed by Boffa Miskel
Who Uses PowerCivil?
• Civil/site designers (and civil design companies)
• Surveying professionalsProvides low-cost standalone survey tools compatible with all major CAD and survey data formats
• Designers of storm drainage and water/sewer reticulation systems
• Civil consultants needing compatibility with leading transportation engineering software systems
Who Uses PowerCivil?
Landscape ArchitectsGolf Course Designers
ArchitectsIndustrial Site Designers
Mine DesignersMunicipal Engineers
Environmental EngineersAnyone who moves dirt!
Why Use PowerCivil?
Handles dynamic changes to easily meet client requirements
• Easy to learn and use– Intuitive menu system– Logical access to all tools– Integrated environment– Consistent graphical user interface
Why Use PowerCivil?
Why Use PowerCivil?
• Wizards• Online resources and lectures• Virtual Training Classes
ETS Resource Center
Why Use PowerCivil?
• Addresses the field-to-finish needs of land development projects
• Flexibility – Design in 2D or 3D• Allows work in multiple views
– Plan/Profile/XS/3D available separately or interactively
• Integrated solution– Modifications to surface modeling
reverberate through drainage and water/sewer designs
Why Use PowerCivil?
• Natively supports the major CAD platforms– DGN– DWG
• Work in multiple formats • Site team works in a single environment
PowerCivil Tools
• Survey data management• Digital terrain modeling• Site modeling/design• Drainage systems• Water and sewer systems
Survey
• Topographical survey reduction, mapping & DTM creation
• Comprehensive cadastral/lot design and annotation capabilities
• Full geodetic transformation
Digital Terrain Modeling
• Creation of DTMs from multiple sources
• Extensive array of dynamic DTM editing tools
• Comprehensive set of analysis tool
Site Design/Modeling
• Established and stable object-orientated technology• Dynamic relationship modeling functionality• Interactive and comprehensive street design capabilities
Drainage
• Comprehensive hydraulic design capabilities
• Interactive, dynamic component-based editing
• Comprehensive reporting, stakeout, and plans production tools
Water/Sewer• Alignment and layout design functionality• Thorough utility conflict-checking capabilities• Dynamic profile creation and manipulation