Dilip Matange [Bentley]

Below are the steps to create a Substructure or Superstructure model: Open OBD and open your OBDX file As shown in the screenshot below: Choose the Standalone workflow; by selecting Standalone, not the Default BIM Workflow, at the top right of…

Users can access the OpenBridge Modeler online product documentation by hitting F1 at any time. As detailed in the first figure below, the same link can be accessed in the top ribbon menu option at the Help in the Help Contents button. This will direct…

FAQ: How to model Cross Frames with a back-to-back channel section? First, on the Utilities ribbon tab, select the Cross Frames tool in the Libraries group, as shown in the screenshot below and in the Help/F1 link: To create a cross frame template…

OBM and ORD Compatibility Matrix updated to the latest release versions: # OBM Version Release Date OBM version # Compatible with OpenRoads Designer Version 1 OBM CE 2022 Release 2 March 2023 …

Review the material for accreditation by visiting the LEARNserver Advance your Skills and Career The Bentley Accredited Bridge Modeler Program is an official credential from Bentley Systems, Inc. that verifies you have the essential OpenBridge modeling…

Users can create different sections along a beam length or path. The checking of the option "Different end template" allows to turn on the transition between the positions of the specified sections. Users should have some special attention to detail:…

Bending Reinforcement with Schedule Actions: UltSup or UltLc. A selection of elements for performing the ultimate capacity check can be done Structure > Elements > Checks. The following requirements already exist for performing these schedule actions…

Depending on the Reinforcement Type , the reinforcement area input and results are slightly different, as listed below: Bending : one value for the total reinforcement area; Longitudinal : one value for the total reinforcement area; Shear long…

Main Girder is the segment type that is the principal for bridges, i.e., the longitudinal segments concomitant to the main Axis or Alignment and subdivided by a specified segmentation that will create a series of points or nodes. It usually has a cross…

The new Rail Structure Interaction Wizard in RM Bridge is a tool to facilitate the input of the additional elements necessary to model an RSI. It aims to ease the creation of tracks and spring elements to simulate the link of the rails and the bridge…

TIS - Track Interaction Springs are complex spring elements where the constitutive relation of the shear terms is variable and bi-linear. It depends on the limit force F that separates the unloaded from the loaded case. Then spring contacts for the shear…