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Key features of OpenBuildings Designer
Analysis of the performance of a construction system
Optimize your design choices by simulating the performance of your model BIM in real conditions. Quickly identify the best solutions through accurate performance evaluation of the construction system. From the first steps, guide your decisions with conceptual energy analyses that provide key data: maximum loads, annual energy consumption, CO emissions2 and fuel costs.
Design MEP systems (mechanical, electrical, plumbing)
Design complex MEP systems to ensure high performance buildings. Model complete parametric systems, including air treatment, piping and piping. Also plan lighting, power supply, fire detection and other electrical subsystems accurately.
Collaboration of multidisciplinary teams
Benefit from an all-in-one solution of architectural, electrical, mechanical and structural design tools. Thanks to a unified design environment and optimized processes, your projects gain coordination. Integrated conflict detection facilitates resolution, while sharing annotations and documents between teams reduces the risk of errors.
Generate building documentation and reports
Generate reliable and high quality documents directly from your smart BIM models. Make sure your drawings are always up-to-date and accurately reflect your design by publishing views of the model. Connect specifications, engineering calculations and equipment documentation to models and designs to simplify construction operations.
Design buildings
Design and plan buildings or installations of all sizes, even the most complex, using advanced architecture tools. Produce consistent documentation directly from your BIM model. Easily generate floor plans, cuts, elevations and schedules for all architectural elements
Refine design alternatives
Design Building Structures
Model steel, concrete and wood structures, including walls, foundations, columns and other structural elements. Automatically generate plans, structural diagrams, cuts and elevations. Also integrate retail tools, such as application Prostructures Bentley Systems, for even more precise designs.
View building designs
OpenBuildings is the most flexible BIM application for large multidisciplinary infrastructure projects.
The OpenBuildings (MicroStation) CAD kernel is shared by most Bentley applications, making it highly versatile for geometry-intensive projects such as large infrastructure. It is easy to create a generic 3D CAD geometry like tunnel or road geometry, and to add data at a later stage to transform geometric models into real BIM models. The federated model system based on referenced DGNs is also very flexible and makes it easy to structure the work with OpenBuildings – like all other Bentley tools – for large teams. It can be used without problems not only on an EDMS system like that offered by Bentley (ProjectWise) but even on local systems like a server-based business network.
— Pedro M., OpenBuildings CONNECT Trainer – Master in BIM Metodology & Management
Licensing Options
Annual rental
The simple and efficient way to use software over a fixed period of 12 months. The license is associated with the user and can be used on several posts (but not simultaneously).
The annual subscription includes a number of "keys" that can be exchanged for training or accompaniment (mentoring).
Perpetual licence
A perpetual license is a unique purchase, it can be accompanied by an annual maintenance contract called SELECT. The latter assures you that your software is always up to date, 7 days a week and 24 hours a day support and allows for the buoyancy of licenses among other services.
The SELECT contract offers maintenance for your perpetual licenses including various benefits:
- Floating licences
- Software updates
- Balancing the licensing portfolio
- Technical assistance 24/7, 365j/365
- CONNECT services
