• Create Pier Functional Components - for Angle variable

    Hello everyone, I have problem with the create Functional Componets in OpenBridge Modeler (OBM). I use Angle variable to create template Pier, but when I use tool "Place custom Pier" in OBM for this template, i see my Angle and Slope Variables was changed…

  • How do I copy a pier to multiple locations in LEAP Concrete?

    I have a multi-span structure with 3 very similar piers with variable pier caps. In the ABC bridge wizard I defined a generic rectangular cap pier since it did not have the variable depth option in the wizard. I have now redefined one of the piers with…

  • Straddle Bent, Concrete Cap

    For the purpose of visualization, here is a quick workaround for modeling a straddle bent/pier. This pier is actually a second bridge with only a deck and with single column piers placed on either end. The cap is modeled with very minor dimensions and…
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  • Inverted Tee Pier Cap - Elevation Constraints

    New options coming for the inverted tee caps, ability to crown both the top and bottom of the ledge portion of the cap.

  • Partial Twin Leaf Pier

    In RM Bridge , at Modeler , to model a Partial Twin Leaf Pier users need to create two Rigid Connections at the respective Segment Point . Click at New Spring ; Select New Rigid Connection ; Assign the Spring/Rigid Connection Begin and End to…

  • RM Bridge: FAQ Modeling inclined V, Y, or Arc shaped pylons

    The FAQ Modeling inclined V, Y, or Arc-shaped pylons demonstrate how Variables can be applied to create various shapes for RM Bridge models. The example files Y-Shape Inclined Pier.tcl can be used as a reference also for partial twin leaf piles and inclined…

  • Modeler: Substructure wizard

    In RM Bridge CONNECT Edition at Modeler inside the Piers definition there is a new option for inserting all substructure with meso-structure and infrastructure at once: the Substructure wizard . Right click on the Piers to have access to Substructure…

  • ProConcrete Modeling tools in OBM

    Example of Pier Reinforced using the ProConcrete Modeling tools in OpenBridge Modeler

  • RCPIER deletes strut-and-tie model for hammer head piers upon return to main LEAP Bridge Concrete screen.

    When using RCPIER and the strut-and-tie model for hammer head piers my strut-and-tie model deletes after I exit RCPIER to the main LEAP Bridge Concrete screen even after saving and generating reports. How can I preserve my model upon exiting RCPIER? …

  • LEAP Concrete Connect Pier Length Error and possible solutions?

    I am trying to model a 2-span 9-girder Prestressed Girder bridge in LEAP Concrete CONNECT v16.02.00.11 and am running into a geometry error. My two abutments are 103.77ft wide (to match the roadway) but the center pier is only ~95' wide (only extends…
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