Professional Software for Road Design and Road Reconstruction
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Plateia 2015 Road Design Software
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Plateia is a professional software for road and road reconstruction design. It is a comprehensive, full featured, yet easy to use roadway design solution. With its original design workflow, Plateia provides the user with commands and tools to support the entire design process; from the initial input of survey data to complex 3D road models with analysis tools to documentation and publishing features. Using its flexible data model, Plateia can be easily integrated into BIM processes.
Road Design and Road Reconstruction design AutoCAD, AutoCAD Civil 3D, AutoCAD Map 3D from versions 2015 to 2010; BricsCAD from versions V14 to V12
Supported languages
English, German, Portuguese, Russian, Polish, Czech, Hungarian, Croatian, Macedonian, Serbian, Slovenian
Supported standards
German, Austrian, Brazilian, Russian, Polish, Czech, Hungarian, Romanian, Turkish, Croatian, Macedonian, Serbian, Slovenian
Product Internet page
www.plateia-software.com www.cgsplus.com
Plateia includes functionality for DTM, grading, alignments, profiles, cross-sections, intersections, traffic circles/roundabouts, 3D modeling, traffic signs and markings. It can easily handle large projects with alignment lengths of several hundred kilometers. Plateia assists the user in the preparation of professional drawings including the technical documentation such as volume calculations with comprehensive mass-haul diagrams according to several roadway design standards. The 3D model environment enables the user to apply various analyses to the design such as swept path, visibility, road water runoff, and more. Plateia has been used in several countries for projects ranging from urban roads and intersections to countless reconstructions and large scale highway projects: • • •
Road Design of all categories from freeways (motorways) with complex interchanges to local roads. Road reconstruction and rehabilitation. Earthworks and volumetrics.
CGS Infrastructure Suite “CGS Infrastructure Suite” integrates our software solutions for the design of roads, railways, river engineering works and power lines, enabling users to design different infrastructure objects within one project, with a single software solution.
Important new features •
Improved design workflow with new ribbon concept.
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You can now integrate road design data with rail (Ferrovia) and river design (Aquaterra).
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Export of Roadway geometry to Google Earth.
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Insert AutoCAD Civil 3D pipes into Plateia cross-sections.
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New Superelevation editor enables the user to view the terrain line while editing the superelevations.
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Read Point elevation from surface or roadway.
Plateia Advantages Intuitive workflow The Plateia workflow consistently follows the standard civil engineering roadway design process used in Europe, which intuitively leads the designer from the start to the successful finish of the project. Easy to learn and use
Layout
Axes
This module is comprised of commands for processing input data, and drafting in plan view:
This module provides the user with powerful commands for manipulating horizontal alignments:
• Digital terrain model capable of handling several million points. • Manipulation of survey points and connections. • Insert and edit topographic and other symbols.
• Design and edit horizontal alignments with three different methods and the option to combine all three into one single alignment.
• 2D-to-3D conversions.
• Create horizontal alignments based on surveyed points with best-fit method that automatically produces tangents, arcs and spirals.
• Calculations and interpolations.
• Create cross axes in multiple ways.
• Utilities for dimensioning and processing of plan view.
• Automatic labeling.
• Raster image manager. • Hatch/color embankments.
• Layout plan production tools.
• Transfer points/lines from sections into plan view or 3D.
Well-structured ribbons, menus and simple dialogues enable fast learning for the first time user while the toolbox and command line options are provided for the convenience of experienced users. Handling of large data sets Plateia is capable of handling large projects with very long alignments and thousands of cross-sections within seconds. You can easily work on alignment changes without the need to cut it into smaller pieces. Support for local design standards Plateia is available in several languages and supports country specific road design standards, drawing layouts, traffic signs and other symbols, vehicles, etc. Plateia customers are entitled to use any country specific version of the software in case of designing projects for the foreign countries. Team-work Support Road projects can be very efficiently divided among multiple team members who can then work simultaneously. Projects can be split into layout & horizontal alignment drawings, longitudinal-section drawings and cross-section drawings. Alignments design tools “par excellence” Plateia contains powerful alignment design and editing methods and tools. They allow you to design
any combination of tangent/spiral or compound spiral/arc elements. With intelligent Best Fit algorithms you can design alignments automatically based on surveyed points. Unique cross-section design concept The “Design in one, draw in several cross-sections” concept allows efficient processing and editing of cross-sections. Different levels of automation allow for the fast design of segments with similar cross-sections as well as handling the cross-sections where the conditions change frequently. Each cross-section can be treated individually with interactive drafting and editing commands. Native CAD application Plateia is fully integrated into the CAD environment. All the data are stored in one or more DWG files. The drawings can be modified with CAD commands at any design stage giving you complete flexibility in the design process. Modular structure Plateia has a modular structure. Modules can be installed separately or in any combination. In conjunction with network licensing options (floating modules and floating packages) Plateia corporate installation can be specifically tailored for each customer. CAD platform choice Plateia can be installed on top of AutoCAD, AutoCAD Civil 3D, AutoCAD Map 3D or BricsCAD, where the functionality always remains the same. In the future additional CAD platforms will be supported. This CAD platform choice gives Plateia customers the possibility to optimize their “Cost of ownership” without sacrificing function abilities.
• Horizontal alignment-related utilities. • Horizontal visibility analysis. • Grading functionality.
Longitudinal Sections
• Customizable profile bands.
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• Several tools for drawing and inserting of geometric elements, dimensions lines, etc.
• Autopath – horizontal and vertical swept path analysis.
• Editing, labeling, dimensioning of cross-sections.
• Draw, edit and create reports from traffic signs.
• Longitudinal section plan production tools.
• Tools for defining, editing and applying typical cross-sections. • Calculate takeoff quantities.
• Design pavement markings (crosswalks/zebra crossings, longitudinal markings, ghost islands, etc.).
• Several tools for processing (add blocks, dimensions, zoom sections…).
• Present traffic signs and pavement marking in 3D view to create effective visualizations.
• Cross-sections plan production tools.
• Splitter island design (teardrop, triangular).
Cross-sections
This module contains the commands needed to process and analyze alignment profiles:
This module contains the commands needed to process and analyze cross-sections:
• Design the vertical geometry of the road.
• Plot existing ground and roadway sections.
• Calculate and edit superelevations.
• Simple design of cross-sections with various cross section elements (embankment shoulder, ditch, drainage, substructure,
• Vertical visibility analysis. • Road water runoff analysis. • Mass-haul diagrams.
pavement/sidewalk, element ...).
Traffic This module expands the designer's ability to create and analyze by providing tools for Traffic Signalization, Intersection Design and Swept Path Analysis:
• Complete traffic bout design.
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• Curb return fillets. • Bus bays.
About CGS plus CGS plus d.o.o. Brnčičeva ulica 13 SI-1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia Phone: +386 1 530 11 00 Fax: +386 1 530 11 32 Internet: www.cgsplus.com e-mail: info@cgsplus.si
CGS plus is an established European developer in the field of transportation, infrastructure and AEC. Since 1990, CGS plus has been developing and providing a family of professional high-end civil engineering applications as well as Civil 3D and Revit software tools for civil engineers and architects. CGS plus software solutions are used every day by more than 3.000 customers in 30 countries all over the globe.
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