I am modeling a conceptual design for a cable stayed bridge. I have modeled other bridges in Open Bridge Modeler however I dont think it allows for cable stayed bridges. I know RM Bridge does. Should i Just try and do everything in RM? the main goal of this task is to render our conceptual design for our proposal.
One of our engineers has already created a roughdraft of the model in rm. I am at a crossroads as whether to try and do everything in rm or model the bridge in OBM and manually model the cables.
any guidance on this would be great! thanks
Yes, you can do all the Cable Stayed Bridge project with RM Bridge. There is no cable elements in OBM and we are still working on it.
Ana Carla Peres
Senior Technical Support Engineer
Bentley BrIM
im aware of that i am mostly looking for guidance as to whether try and do it all in rm bridge. (i know rm is more on the analytical side than modeling side so was not sure how well the modeling capabilities were in rm) or should i just try and create the deck and substructure in open bridge modeler and manually create the towers and cables using 3d microstation tools) does rm have the same modeling capabilities as OBM? can you assign materials , drape an aerial over terrain, and create a rendering?
RM Bridge is not a CAD software. It is an Analytical Software for performing Bridge Analysis and Design. So, for drawings production it is always better to use OpenBridge Modeler and/or MicroStation tools. If you have the bridge model already done in RM Bridge, it is possible to create one *.dgn file with the wireframe structure and after open it in OpenBridge Modeler and continue the drawings production work and create renderings.
Please see the link below:
communities.bentley.com/.../rm-bridge-export-wireframe-model-to-dgn-file