SierraSoft Infra Design Studio is a Building Information Modeling (BIM) software specifically engineered for professionals involved in land surveying, infrastructure design, and construction. It enables users to produce, modify, share, and analyze railway, road, and hydraulic information models. The software integrates design and information modeling processes simultaneously, leading to optimized activities and significant cost containment. It provides a complete suite of tools for design, policy control, information modeling, and quantities calculation, incorporating functionalities found in SierraSoft Rails, Roads, and Hydro. The platform supports parametric dynamic design, allowing for the creation of finished projects, drawings, and information models with high efficiency. It offers real-time modification and checking capabilities, drastically reducing design time through 3D real-time cross-section on planimetry and automatic updates when parameters are changed. All project data and information modeling details are stored in the M3 Framework Database, ensuring consistency across plans, profiles, sections, documents, and models. The software also facilitates the creation of digital reproductions of existing territories through its "As-Found" features, supporting the acquisition of data from various sources including topographic surveys, point clouds, and BIM models (IFC, LandXML). Beyond core design, SierraSoft Infra Design Studio supports a wide range of coordinate systems, simplifies hydraulic design for waterways, canals, ditches, pipes, and manholes, and offers intuitive alignment design for horizontal and longitudinal axes. It provides robust tools for designing complex road intersections, managing parametric typical sections and objects, and automatically generating cross sections with quantities. The software includes features for precise quantities calculation, policy compliance checks, non-linear 3D design for complex geometries, and hydrological analysis. Advanced information modeling capabilities, including integration with buildingSMART's IDS and bSDD standards, ensure detailed and consistent BIM model creation. It supports information exchange via IFC and LandXML, analysis and verification of BIM models, automatic generation of information documents, and creation of open-format information models. Furthermore, it assists in positioning and construction by generating reports and models for staking out and machine control systems, and supports the creation of As-Built models by integrating project data with construction phase information. The software also serves as a platform for multidisciplinary coordination and integration, allowing the import of various infrastructure models to create aggregate models for comprehensive design choices.

Features & Benefits

• Comprehensive Infrastructure Design
  • Provides a unified BIM software solution for railway, road, and hydraulic design, integrating all necessary tools for design, policy control, information modeling, and quantities calculation.
• Parametric Dynamic Design
  • Enables simultaneous design and information modeling, allowing for the rapid generation of projects, drawings, and information models with automatic updates based on parameter changes.
• Real-time Modification & Verification
  • Offers instant visual feedback and control over designs, significantly reducing design time through real-time 3D cross-section analysis and automatic updates.
• M3 Framework Database Integration
  • Stores all design and information modeling data in a central database, ensuring data consistency across all project elements, documents, and models.
• As-Found Capabilities
  • Facilitates the creation of digital reproductions of existing territories by acquiring and utilizing land information from various sources like topographic surveys, point clouds, and BIM models.
  • Easy handling of large point clouds with fast loading and real-time drawing/extraction.
  • Automatic generation of triangular slope models (DTM) and contour lines.
  • Creation of information models from acquired data with defined geometries and content.
• Specialized Design Modules
  • Includes dedicated functionalities for hydraulic design (waterways, pipes, manholes), precise alignment design (horizontal and longitudinal), and complex road intersection design.
• Quantities Calculation & Policy Compliance
  • Allows for the extraction and calculation of quantities from various sources and provides automated checks against design policies, generating detailed reports and suggesting optimal values.
• Advanced Information Modeling & Exchange
  • Supports detailed BIM model definition, integrating buildingSMART IDS and bSDD standards for consistent data, and enabling information exchange via open formats like IFC and LandXML for multidisciplinary collaboration.
  • Supports BIM Collaboration Format (BCF) for design integration.
  • Requires SierraSoft BIM Modeling, BIM Exchange, and BIM Checking extensions for full functionality.
• Automated Documentation & Construction Support
  • Automatically generates various information documents (drawings, reports) and provides data for topographic positioning (staking out) and machine control systems, as well as tools for creating As-Built models.