Bentley OpenRail Designer

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MicroStation-based rail network design application for conceptual and detailed railway corridor design -- yard/station layout, track geometry, turnout/switch placement, overhead line electrification, signaling, and tunnel design, serving light rail, metro, heavy rail, high-speed rail, and MAGLEV projects across international standards.

Made by Bentley Systems, public (BSY, $10.1B)

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2.8 /5 composite score
C2 4/5 reflects iTwin REST and OAuth APIs plus MicroStation SDK scripting, and C4 3/5 reflects DGN, LandXML, IFC, DWG, DXF, SKP, STL, and PDF/U3D interchange. C1 2/5 reflects published USD 9,383/year pricing, and C3 2/5 reflects the MicroStation-based rail workflow.
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Rubric Scorecard

How we grade →

Criterion Score Evidence
Value for the price 2/5 Subscription, from $9383 Source →
Agent Friendliness 4/5 API: iTwin Platform REST API (iModels API, schedules API) + iTwin.js SDK; MicroStation MDL + .NET desktop SDK
Ease of adoption 2/5 --
Portability & lock-in 3/5 9 file formats
Interoperability 3/5 5 integrations

Pricing

ModelSubscription
Entry price$9383
Free tierno
Free viewerno
Trialyes
Billing unitper-seat
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Evidence

File formats

FormatDirectionSupport
DGN unknown unknown
LandXML unknown unknown
IFC unknown unknown
DWG unknown unknown
DXF unknown unknown
PDF/U3D unknown unknown
Rhino 3DM unknown unknown
STL unknown unknown
SketchUp SKP unknown unknown

Integrations

ProjectWise iTwin Platform SYNCHRO LumenRT OpenBridge Designer

Sources

Pricing

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