Bentley Sources
Digital Twins - its the future
Reality Modeling
This used to be "surveying," but it's much more than that now.
3D Mapping - OrbitGT
ContextCapture
Bentley Context Capture Training: Reality Modeling
Bentley Survey Training: OpenRoads Designer - Survey
OpenSite/OpenRoads/OpenRail Designer "core" Training
FAQ:
Getting Started: Where do I Start?
I am brand new to Bentley. I will be working in OpenRoads. Should I start with MicroStation? No. Start Here
I'm learning on my own. Is there an easy place to start? Baby steps, success guaranteed? Yes: OpenRoads Review and Evaluation
Wait: I'm not a roadway engineer; I just need to review the data. What do you recommend? OpenRoads Review and Evaluation
Bentley Learning Path for Roadway Designers
OpenRoads Designer - Roadway Design & Modeling - Fundamentals - a series of introductory classes designed for highway designers. Includes Terrain Display, Horizontal And Vertical Centerline Geometry, Smart Pavement Edges, Earthwork and Sheeting
Terrain
OpenRoads Designer - Terrain Modeling: includes Terrain Display and "Using and Editing Terrain Models" (which includes how to merge terrains (Creating Complex Terrains)
Geometry - Roadway
OpenRoads Designer - Geometry Learning Path includes the Creating and Editing Centerline Geometry course, which extends beyond the capabilities shown in the OpenRoads Geometry course. In particular, major editing capablities are shown for when you have veritcal geometry already defined but need to make horizontal changes.
Right of Way Fundamentals showcases the Geometry Builder tool.
Geometry - Subdivision, Site
Beyond Centerline Geometry course is where you learn to create "smart" pavement edges and driveways. Very useful for site layout.
Cross Sectional Geometry
Cross Sectional Geometry = Templates. Template courses are in the OpenRoads Designer - Corridors learning path. If you know templates from old InRoads or GEOPAK: Good News! The technology is identical (plus some Superelevaton Flags).
Corridors
OpenRoads Designer - Corridors. Includes how to create and manipulate corridors, how to create templates, as well as som cool Modeling Techniques (Ramps and Gores, Retaining Walls, etc.)
Site Layout
Disambiguation: OpenSite Designer is a massive, monster application that does everything that OpenRoads Designer does, except Corridors. SiteOps is a Site Layout and Grading Automation Program. Its technology is being ported to and enhanced in OpenSite Designer (and OpenRoads and OpenRail).
Most of the OpenRoads Training is perfectly applicable for "OpenSite Designer users".
The OpenSite Designer - Site Design and Modeling - Fundamentals Learning Path is the equivlent of the OpenRoads Fundamentals learning path: terrain, geometry, sheets.
The Introduction to OpenSite Designer learning path contains the Site Layout-specific workflows: Commercial Site Layout and Residential Site Layout.
The OpenSite Special Interest Group is a list of demonstration video on the Site Layout tools.
Grading - Site and Drainage
Drainage Grading - this covers techniques for site and drainage grading. Note, the Most Appropriate Pre-requisite is Non-Corridor and Site Modeling course, available at Learn.Bentley.com Note also that the Site Layout tools automate a big portion of layout and grading, but fine detailing control is still in the province of the "traditional" Civil Geometry toolage (described herein).
Sheets
OpenRoads Designer - Roadway Design & Modeling - Fundamentals
Drainage and Utilities
(formerly SU, formerly SUDA) OpenRoads Designer - Drainage and Utilities. Most of the available training for Drainage and Utilities are in this learning path.
