Infra Works 360 Adds Traffic Simulation – Autodesk’s Updated Roadway Design Software

In order to make effective Roadway design, some vital factors should be taken into consideration. These factros range from geographic and economic restraints, compliance with geometric guidelines, safety and vehicle capability. Autodesk's InfraWorks 360 deals with all these factors into a single 3D model.

The latest version of InfraWorks 360 contains various new features concerning road, rail and bridge design. There also exist additional features like improved sharing & collaboration which help designer better control over the design.

Simulation can be applied to both transportation planning and to transportation design and operations. The new update, traffic simulation completely changed the way of design. With the traffic simulation feature in Autodesk InfraWorks 360, the designers can get a superior ideas concerning the pros and cons of their design prior to deliver their design to the traffic engineer for final acceptance.

The InfraWorks 360 traffic simulator can help the designer to ascertain traffic makeup, flow and time of day (applicable for busy hour) as well as arrange turn lanes and intersections. It combines left- and right-handed roundabouts, staggered intersections and evident pavement turn signs. Visual indicators quickly demonstrate the over loaded roads which help the designer to make proper modifications instantly.

With superior model adaptability, the same model is submitted to various parties for acceptance. With improved rail design system, the users will be able to easily determine troughs at tunnel entrances, circular tunnels and viaducts, between other things. Numerous tracks are grouped and managed as a single unit, transforming the model more natural.

InfraWorks 360 is preliminary design software which helps to improve the project outcomes. It helps to combine and connect data to create, view, analyze, share and manage information to make better decisions in the circumstances. The software quickly generates and evaluates multiple design alternatives using data-rich models that more accurately present your design within the as-built environment. InfraWorks 360 application helps the professionals to access advanced design, simulation and analysis potential for roadway, bridge, and drainage projects. It helps both designer and traffic engineer to approve the project with minimal changes on the design and handed it back.

This release has other new features and improvements for design world.

Road Design: InfraWorks 360 helps highway engineering professionals create data-rich models and engineer roadways in context. Streamline roadway geometry layout, including intersection design, with powerful, rules-based toolsets and analysis capabilities to help uncover potential impacts in the preliminary design phase.

Bridge Design: Explore preliminary design options more effectively by creating data-rich models and visualizing realistic civil structures in the context of the surrounding proposed site. Bridge Design for InfraWorks 360 software helps simplify, accelerate, and focus the layout of girder bridge design concepts, and maintain consistent data and context.

Drainage Design: Drainage Design for InfraWorks 360 software helps civil engineers to accelerate roadway drainage design and analysis. Take advantage of the robust, data-rich model created in InfraWorks 360 software, built-in design standards, and cloud computing to automate processes, improve design accuracy, and better understand drainage impacts of road design in less time.

Rail Design: Architect can now create their detailed rail design allowing greater flexibility in defining the various structures along a rail track. This is especially useful for troughs at tunnel entrances, circular tunnels, etc. Rail features can also now be grouped together in InfraWorks 360.

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Learn the next practices for BIM advancement – an exclusive conference on BIM

The year in Infrastructure 2014, an exclusive conference on BIM that will be held on November 4-6, 2014 in Hilton London Metropole, London, UK.

Some leading players in infrastructure design, construction and operations from all over the world will meet together in this conference to provide a wide array of presentations and interactional classes which focus on the vertex of technology and business drivers and how they are fruitful for transforming the future of infrastructure delivery and investment returns.

This BIM conference will be ideal for a management-level executive in architecture or engineering firm, a construction company, or an owner-operator or government organization accountable for the design, delivery or operations of infrastructure, to be familiar with the greatest practices as well as interact with the worldwide infrastructure professionals.

The conference will analyze how the technology used in the design, construction and operations of infrastructure can lead to modernization, business advantages and best practices in these sectors.

The prospective audience will be the following:-

• Manager- and executive-level professionals from organizations who apply Bentley solutions or want to learn more concerning Bentley’s offerings.
• Members of the media and industry analysts who have a keen flair in knowing how innovations are utilized in the delivery and operation of all sorts of infrastructure.
• Representatives of international industry organizations who have a desire in progressing information mobility/interoperability, sustainability, and/or the performance of infrastructure assets.
• Government representatives associated with establishing standards to get better performance of and returns on investment in infrastructure assets.

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How BIM facilitates modeling of infrastructure projects

BIM was frequently applied with commercial and residential buildings. But  in recent years BIM (Building Information Modeling) process and technology is utilized in major infrastructure projects ranging from roads & highway, bridges, dams, water treatment facilities, power plants, transportation facilities, transit, airport projects,   utilities (such as gas, electric, water and wastewater) etc. As for example , the design and construction of the Harbour Way Port Talbot project in Wales, that contains rail and roadwork to join the M4 into Port Talbot and the docks.

Within 2014 the application of BIM for infrastructure projects is going to increase more than 50% as BIM with its digitally-based internal and external collaborative processes offers greater productivity as well as improve efficiency and costs. 

67% of current users of BIM for infrastructure experience a positive ROI on their BIM investments whereas over 40% of the users identified as experts in BIM application for infrastructure experience an ROI of 50% or greater.

BIM contains an intelligent, model-based process in which all the data or information is integrated in a workable model.  City planners, GIS professionals, and civil engineers get the project insights instantly  and create cost effective infrastructure projects. Besides, the users can generate 3D model of entire infrastructure including urban environment, ground infrastructure from accessible BIM data &  import detailed models and create 3D thematic maps.

Data within a BIM model can provide information on utility lines, direction of waterflow, pipe materials, elevations and slopes, connectivity. The model can also contain the date of pipe installation and inspection. This will facilitate to find out the possible trouble areas and improvement areas in a more convenient ways.

3D modeling plays an important role for infrastructure project from planning through lifecycle management. A variety types of data is accumulated and incorporated in layers as well as X,Y, and Z coordinates, geographic information system (GIS) data, parcel boundaries, and aerial photographs. Obtainable roads and buildings and utilities are placed into the model. Detailed analysis is achieved with the formation of the model. Analysis happens simultaneously with design, not post-design.  Additionally, data and relationships are predictable for the future.

BIM is also being utilized to examine geometry, spatial relationships and geographic information, quantities and properties of construction components. Besides, the project team employs sensor measurement and control signals to further evaluate the operation and maintenance of infrastructure.

BIM also provide great benefits for infrastructure projects toward prefabrication and modularization by improving productivity factors ranging from schedule, cost, quality, sustainability and safety. 

BIM also assist to minimize inconsistencies and changes, enhance project quality, reduce project risk, better predictability of project outcomes for infrastructure projects.

Latest innovation in Laser scanning technology with aerial Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) can capture data, geometry, and characteristics precisely and rapidly from infrastructure assets. This data can be incorporated with a BIM model or workflow to produce rich data sources producing an as-built model of existing infrastructure to be useful for designers to visualize & simulate the performance, appearance and cost of renovations. Project stake holders can formulate informed decision to walk around design alternatives, associated structural performance analyses, seismic audits, and cost and schedule visualizations.  

BIM based digital model comprises of data components symbolizing infrastructure elements like materials, weight, loading resistance, and other physical properties that lead to seismic performance and cost or schedule parameters. Utilizing BIM in infrastructure projects the users get the ability to evaluate and study the performance of individual components and assess, compare, and grade the environmental and financial impact of anticipated renovations for an total system. 

BIM features 3D visualization, simulation and analysis to examine numerous design alternatives in advance in the process and deliver more durable infrastructure in future.

BIM empower all the project team members to watch the model of the project from different angle enhancing the communication among the entire project team. 

Some useful software for infrastructure modeling :-

• Autodesk Infrastructure Modeler 2012 
• AutoCAD Utility Design 2012
• Autodesk Civil 3D  

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