# OpenRail Designer Reviews
**Vendor:** Bentley Systems  
**Category:** [Civil Engineering Design Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/civil-engineering-design)
## About OpenRail Designer
OpenRail Designer is an all-in-one application that handles a wide variety of complex tasks such as yard/station design, tunnels, corridor modeling, turnout and switch placement, overhead line electrification, site development, sanitary and stormwater network design, subsurface utilities, and production of construction staking reports. You can configure the application to support a wide range of international standards providing you the flexibility and control necessary to deal with real-life design scenarios on global rail infrastructure projects. The application adapts to virtually any rail design and maintenance workflow and is suitable for light rail, metros (transit) heavy rail, high-speed rail, and MAG\_LEV projects.






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## OpenRail Designer Features
**Plan**
- Documentation 
- Sequence
- Annotate
- Collaborate 

**Design**
- 3D Modeling
- 3D Rendering 
- Drawing
- Editing 

**Construction**
- Fabrication
- Reinforcement
- Clash Detection
- Grading
- Earthwork

**Engineering**
- Hydraulic engineering
- Hydrologic engineering
- Transportation engineering
- Structural engineering

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