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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    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

    Studio 5000

    Score10 out of 10
    N/ARockwell Automation offers the Studio 5000 suite of design and engineering applications, including Studio 5000 Architect engineering environment, Studio 5000 Logix Designer for management of Allen-Bradley Logix controllers, Studio 500 View Designer for graphic terminals and alarms, the Studio 5000 Application Code Manager libraries of re-usable code, and Studio 5000 Logix Emulate experiment and debugging environment.N/A
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    OpenRoads DesignerStudio 5000
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    OpenRoads DesignerStudio 5000
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    OpenRoads DesignerStudio 5000
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    User Ratings
    OpenRoads DesignerStudio 5000
    Likelihood to Recommend
    1.0
    (4 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    1.0
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    User Testimonials
    OpenRoads DesignerStudio 5000
    Likelihood to Recommend
    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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    Rockwell Automation
    As I said before, it's the only tool known to man capable of programming Rockwell PLC's, so if any colleague needed to program one I 100% would recommend it. So, this software is appropiate only when using Rockwell PLC's. As far as I know it would program any other brand.
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    Pros
    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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    Rockwell Automation
    • The tag system it uses for programming makes it easier than other softwares
    • Programming Rockwell PLC's
    • The management of the ladder code is easier
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    Cons
    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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    Rockwell Automation
    • Price, it's realy expensive
    • Sometimes configuring communication with other devices can be hard
    • I'd like the ability to programm with languages such as C or Python
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Bentley Systems
    We would not use ORD if is was not for clients' contract requirement to use ORD.
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    Rockwell Automation
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    Alternatives Considered
    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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    Rockwell Automation
    Studio 5000 is a good product. Compared to Omrom's CX-Programmer feels more advanced and with more functions, altough that depends on the PLC being programmed. I choose Studio 5000 because there are no other options when programming Rockwell PLC's
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    Return on Investment
    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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    Rockwell Automation
    • Well, there is one customer that only uses Rockwells PLC's, so I could say that Studio 5000 is a must have and a good percent of the bussiness depends on it.
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