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    COMPRESS

    Score9.5 out of 10
    N/ACodeware, headquartered in Sarasota, offers COMPRESS, a pressure vessel design application.N/A

    OpenRoads Designer

    Score8.8 out of 10
    N/ABentley Systems offers OpenRoads Designer, their civil engineering and design platform which replaces the former GEOPAK Civil Engineering Suite, InRoads, MX, and PowerCivil.N/A
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    COMPRESSOpenRoads Designer
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    COMPRESSOpenRoads Designer
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    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    COMPRESSOpenRoads Designer
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    COMPRESSOpenRoads Designer
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    10.0
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    User Testimonials
    COMPRESSOpenRoads Designer
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    Codeware
    Codeware Compress is a very powerful ASME design tool. It is very intuitive and easy to learn. Anyone engaged in ASME related design projects will greatly benefit from investing in this software. It has tools for all types of ASME code products (pressure vessels, heat exchangers & boilers). Codeware is always improving the software. New features are included in almost all new releases. Their customer support is also great. They are quick to respond to questions. The web portal has great support tools. The ability to export the ASME design into 3D CAD formats is a huge time saver. The software can also be very handy for other types of non-ASME tank design work as well. For instance, you can use it to explore leg support structures for elevated tank designs.
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    Bentley Systems
    ORD is really focused on modeling of roads infrastructure projects, but includes a few design workflows that are in other disciplines such as stormwater and drainage design and site modeling tools for developments. This is really handy because you don't need a third-party application that you have to transfer your design files over to to carry on with the project. Including LumenRT for free with ORD is by far the most helpful feature because of the visualisation capabilities which most software does not include. ORD is well-suited for what the name of the product says - designing roads. I wouldn't say there are any scenarios in road design that it is less appropriate for.
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    Pros
    Codeware
    • Codeware Compress has a great user interface and is a very robust ASME design tool.
    • Compress has a very well built 3D CAD export interface module that works well with SolidWorks and Autodesk Inventor.
    • Codeware has a great user support network.
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    Bentley Systems
    • Creating linear models, since the app is based on alignment models and templates to extrude along the alignment.
    • Precise long section/profile along horizontal alignment. The app practically flatten the horizontal alignment for profile generation.
    • Template control. Though the template creation takes a bit of effort to create due to the point rulings. However when done right allows the model to be specifically modified with use of functions like super-elevation, point control, widening, parametric etc.
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    Cons
    Codeware
    • Add more CAD functionality to create custom support structures and support brackets (clips, ect..)
    • Partner with a major CAD platform (such as Autodesk, SolidWorks) for an "In CAD" solution. Which would allow quick customization of the ASME design model without leaving the native CAD environment.
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    Bentley Systems
    • Buggy at times and crashes
    • Requires a lot of training to use the tools effectively
    • Model management requires some work
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Codeware
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    Bentley Systems
    We would not use ORD if is was not for clients' contract requirement to use ORD.
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    Codeware
    I have only tried a brief tutorial on PV Elite so I can't provide a worthwhile comparison on features.
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    Bentley Systems
    ORD is a lot faster and a lot more modern than Civil 3D even though they're essentially the same product under different names (in terms of workflows). I find that the DGN file format used by ORD is far better than the DWG file format used by C3D because DGNs can contain much more information and multiple models per file. C3D is very heavy on memorizing keyboard inputs while ORD is a much more modern interface that relies mostly on using the mouse for inputs.
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    Return on Investment
    Codeware
    • Codeware Compress is a huge part of our ability to design and release pressure vessels quickly. It has greatly reduced our engineering design cycle. We have built standards that allow us to release designs to fabrication in hours instead of days.
    • The ability to export the 3D CAD files makes quick work of developing quotes and proposals.
    • Codeware Compress greatly reduces the chances of errors related to meeting ASME code compliance. The software developers keep the software in sync with the current editions of the ASME code. That allows users to focus more time on the design aspects of the project and less time worrying about the actual nuts and bolts of the extensive ASME code rules.
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    Bentley Systems
    • Drawing creation from model have speed up drawing delivery by 80%
    • Model creation for linear project based on simple design speed up model delivery by 80%
    • Capturing model change due to alignment change have help speed up change capture by 80%
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