PowerCivil Brings Power and Common Sense to CAD Design
by Greg Yoko, Land Development Today
PowerCivil fills the need for a comprehensive design tool compatible with leading transportation engineering software system – in an industry that has tended to be divided into parochial discipline-specific segments. Today, with total acceptance of computer aided design tools and far better technology for data exchange, design and workflow efficiencies are the next great time and money savers for engineering professionals in the land development industry. PowerCivil is poised to make its mark.
Did the Earth Move for You?
from CAD User, May/June 2005
Bentley PowerCivil handles everything on the construction site, apart from the actual buildings themselves, as a single parametric model in one software package. There is one major difference that PowerCivil has and Autodesk's Civil 3D does not: All of the various disciplines involved use the same software, have access to the same data, and at the same time - no imports, no exports.
Low Cost, Easy Entry with Bentley PowerCivil
by Susan Smith, AEC Weekly
In development for eight years, PowerCivil is a robust 2D/3D solution that offers intelligent modeling that allows users to maintain a natural workflow. Now land designers are able to manipulate model components on the fly. The software's intelligent, relationship modeling capability accurately updates the model automatically as changes are made. This enables rapid, dynamic exploration of design scenarios, particularly valuable as the process of making changes to the site design has historically been very time-consuming.
User Quotes
Michael C. Gallant P.E., PA Surf City, North Carolina:
Unlike other tools that try to meld the science of corridor design with the art of land design into one clumsy package, PowerCivil appears to have been created specifically for the residential and commercial subdivision design that is the bulk of my work. The program offers a number of helpful tools and wizards that help me develop my roads and grading objects much more efficiently. The more I dive into PowerCivil, the more impressed I become."
Paul DiGiacobbe, PE, Principal, Director of Engineering Automation Nave Newell, Inc., King of Prussia, PA:
"Prior to our use of Bentley's Land Development software, we were not able to design complex grading models – we were limited to roadway type modeling. Now, any land development project can be designed in its entirety using the site design software. Our conceptual designs provide for mass grading analysis (including sub-strata), our grading plans are prepared as a bi-product of the modeling process, and we can provide our models to the excavation contractors that are using GPS-based machine control technology. Another true benefit to the modeling process is that all aspects of the design are "3D Aware" – meaning that a potential conflict in utility layout can be caught in the office rather than in the field – where the cost to redesign/reconstruct can be prohibitive."
Michael C. Gallant P.E., PA Surf City, North Carolina:
"With PowerCivil, we are now able to create a more complete and accurate model of our projects. Using the many analysis tools available, we are able to investigate surfaces more comprehensively and see what is truly happening in the model. Never before have we had such a comprehensive and complete picture of our projects. With the aid of PowerCivil and some training, we can now create very complex models in a fraction of the time it took last year."