SierraSoft Rails Design Studio
BIM software for railway and road design
Characteristics
Product:
- SierraSoft Rails Design Studio
- BIM software for railway and road design
- Version 3.0
- Perpetual license or time limited license
System requirements:
- Microsoft® Windows 11 64 bit (up to version 23H2), Windows 10 64 bit (up to version 22H2).
- 2.5 GHz or faster processor.
- 4 GB minimum RAM (8 GB recommended).
- 2 GB hard disk space.
- 1680x1050 graphics card with 16.8 million colors (1920x1080 or higher recommended).
- Microsoft® Edge Windows Browser.
General features
- M3 Framework platform.
- Ergonomic Interface.
- Customized sliding toolbar.
- Management of multiple windows, multi pages and multi monitors.
- Standard windows and full screen working method.
- Intelligent Command line.
- SmartSave system for the secure saving of data.
- International unit of measure management (Metrics and Imperials).
- SmartHelp system for learning by doing.
Available languages
- Software: English, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, German, French, Greek, Russian.
- Video tutorial: English, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, German, French, Greek, Russian.
- Sample files: Italian.
- User Manual: English, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, German, French, Greek, Russian.
- Online Help: English, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, German, French, Greek, Russian.
- SmartHelp: English, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, German, French, Greek, Russian.
BIM
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Coordinate systems
Support for coordinate systems based on EPSG standards, configurable according to: Geodetic area, Geodetic system, Plane projection, Elevation origin, Horizontal datum, Vertical datum, Grids and Geoids.
Managed grid formats: GR1, GR2, GK1, GK2 (Verto) , NTv2 (National Transformation version 2), NADCON (North American Datum Conversion).
Managed geoid formats: GK1, GK2 (Verto), NTv2 (National Transformation version 2), NGS (National Geodetic Survey), GGF (Trimble Grid and Geoid File), GTG (Geodetic TIFF grids).
GIS and geospatial data
ESRI Shapefile (SHP): Import with conversion of GIS data to BIM data and export with conversion of BIM data to GIS data.
Google Maps Platform: Acquisition of static maps / images via the Google Static Maps service and acquisition of elevation data via the Google Maps Elevation service. Google Key credentials are required to access the services.
KML and KMZ: Export data and models in KML, KMZ format to manage geospatial data in three dimensions in Google Earth software and Google Maps service.
CAD
- High-performance 3D graphic engine.
- Full 3D CAD.
- Insertion of drawing elements (lines, arches, texts, blocks etc.).
- Tools for editing drawing elements (drag, cut, etc.).
- Tools for drawing analysis (distance, angles, etc.).
- Advanced drawing and editing functions.
- Subprojects management.
WBS management.
- View mode: drawing and realistic.
- Management of drawing styles.
- 3D visualization and perspective with shading.
Images and photos
- Management of raster images: upload and visualization.
- Management of georeferenced images.
Maps download from Google Maps (BIM Exchange is required).
- Images insertion on the model.
Survey and models
- Management of file from land surveying instruments (BIM Exchange is required).
- Insertion and editing of survey points.
- Management of breakline and boundary constraints.
- Automatic constrained triangulation.
DTM download from Google Maps (BIM Exchange is required).
- Creation of contour lines
- Merge of model triangles with axis models.
- Visualization according to the color scale of elevation of model triangles.
Point clouds
- Visualization of point clouds.
- Direct drawing on point clouds.
- Simultaneous management of multiple clouds.
- Real time extraction of profiles and sections from the clouds.
Management of point clouds originating from the laser scanner systems, lidar, Mobile Mapping and drones (UAV/APR).
Conversion from various formats (LAS, XYZ, PTS, XCF, E57, GeoTIFF DEM, etc.) with “SierraSoft Mass Data Converter” software.
Railway axis
- Definition of horizontal alignment: straights, circular curves, clothoids, cubic parabolas.
- Integrated policy control of horizontal alignment elements.
- Management of planimetry polylines.
- Tools to extract the planimetry polylines.
- Management of geometry annotation through customized styles.
Road axis
- Definition of horizontal alignment: straights, circular curves, clothoids.
- Integrated policy control of horizontal alignment elements.
- Management of planimetry polylines.
- Tools to extract the planimetry polylines.
- Speed diagram.
- Policy control of speed diagram.
- Management of geometry annotation through customized styles.
Railway profile
- Definition of vertical alignment: grade lines, circular vertical curves, parabolic vertical curves.
- Integrated policy control of vertical alignment elements.
- Management of profile dimensioning through customized styles.
- Management of profile polylines.
- Extraction of profile polylines from customizable styles.
Road profile
- Definition of vertical alignment: grade lines, circular vertical curves, parabolic vertical curves.
- Integrated policy control of vertical alignment elements.
- Management of profile dimensioning through customized styles.
- Management of profile polylines.
- Extraction of profile polylines from customizable styles.
Road intersections
- Automatic management of at-grade intersections (crossroads, roundabouts, etc.).
- Automatic management of lane intersections (Interchanges, ramps, etc.).
- Definition of customized at-grade intersections schemes.
- Customized definition of superelevations in at-grade intersections.
- Graphic modification of intersection areas.
Railway typical sections
- Management by station of the typical sections.
- Management by station of the zones of creation of the project planimetry.
- Complete and partial creation of the project planimetry.
- Management by station of default and customized features of typical sections.
- Automatic calculation of superelevations according to policy.
- Customized management by curve and by station of superelevations.
- Definition of customized typical sections.
- Wide archive of parametric objects for the definition of the typical sections.
Road typical sections
- Management by station of the typical sections.
- Management by station of the zones of creation of the project planimetry.
- Complete and partial creation of the project planimetry.
- Management by station of default and customized features of typical sections (width of roadways, shoulders, sideslope, slope, etc.).
- Automatic calculation of superelevations according to policy.
- Customized management by curve and by station of superelevations.
- Automatic calculation of widenings according to law.
- Customized management by curve and by station of widenings.
- Definition of customized typical sections.
- Wide archive of parametric objects for the definition of the typical sections.
Railway sections
- Manual entry of cross-sections.
- Dynamic cross-section visualization.
- Management by station of the automatic entry of cross-sections.
- Management by station of the zones of creation of cross-sections.
- Management by station of extraction parameters of cross-sections.
- Management by station of calculation parameters of areas and volumes.
- Management of cross-section annotations box through customized styles.
- Management of polylines cross-sections.
- Extraction of cross-section polylines from customizable styles.
- Calculation of terrain cross-sections from: triangle digital model, break lines and point clouds.
- Calculation of areas and volumes from customizable styles.
Road sections
- Manual entry of cross-sections.
- Dynamic cross-section visualization.
- Management by station of the automatic entry of cross-sections.
- Management by station of the zones of creation of cross-sections.
- Management by station of extraction parameters of cross-sections.
- Management by station of calculation parameters of areas and volumes.
- Management of cross-section annotations box through customized styles.
- Management of polylines cross-sections.
- Extraction of cross-section polylines from customizable styles.
- Calculation of terrain cross-sections from: triangle digital model, break lines and point clouds.
- Calculation of areas and volumes from customizable styles.
Railway policy
- Specific environment for the definition of the standards.
- Customization of the standards.
- Check of standard controls.
Library of railway design standards reference.
Present regulations:
- ITA - RFI - Tracciati ferroviari AV/AC
- ITA - RFI - Tracciati ferroviari fino a 200 km/h
- ITA - RFI - Tracciati ferroviari da 200 km/h a 250 km/h
- ITA - RFI - Tracciati ferroviari AV/AC 2023
- ITA - RFI - Tracciati ferroviari fino a 200 km/h 2023
- ITA - RFI - Tracciati ferroviari da 200 km/h a 250 km/h 2023
Road policy
- Specific environment for the definition of the standards.
- Customization of the standards.
- Check of standard controls.
- Integration of standard controls through horizontal alignment elements and vertical alignment elements.
Library of road standards reference.
Present regulations:
- BR - Manual de Projeto Geométrico de Rodovias Rurais 1999
- BR - Manual de Projeto Geométrico de Travessias Urbanas 2010
- DEU - Richtlinien für die Anlage von Straßen, RAS 1995
- ESP - Instrucción de Carreteras, Norma 3.1-IC 2000
- ESP - Instrucción de Carreteras, Norma 3.1-IC 2016
- FRA - ICTAAL, Instruction sur les Conditions Techniques d'Aménagement des Autoroutes de Liaison, Octobre 1985
- FRA - Aménagement des Routes Principal, Ministére de l'Equipement Direction des Routes, 1994
- FRA - ICTAAL, Instruction sur les Conditions Techniques d'Aménagement des Autoroutes de Liaison, Circulaire du 12 Décembre 2000
- FRA - ICTAVRU, Instruction sur les Conditions Techniques d'Aménagement des Voies Rapides Urbaines, 2009
- ITA - Normativa intersezioni 2006 - Italia
- ITA - Normativa stradale 2002 - Italia
- OMN - Oman Highway Design Standards 2010 - Sultanate of Oman
- PRT - Norma de traçado 1994 - Portugal
- USA - Geometric Design of Highways and Streets 2004 - Imperial
- USA - Geometric Design of Highways and Streets 2004 - Metric
- USA - Geometric Design of Highways and Streets 2011 - Imperial
- USA - Geometric Design of Highways and Streets 2011 - Metric
- GRC - Οδηγίες Μελετών Οδικών Έργων, ΟΜΟΕ 2001
Stakeout
- Management of the stakeout of the axis and the section elements.
Export for stakeout and machine control.
Quantity and costs
- Management of quantity for quantity takeoff and estimating from cross-sections and from entities.
Management of quantity for quantity takeoff and estimating by WBS.
Compatibility
- Import and export of SierraSoft Geomatics Suite files (.PST).
Import and export of Autodesk® AutoCAD files (.DXF,.DWG).
