Zero Rework: The STAAD.Pro Series for Industrial Structural Design, Now On-Demand
Structural teams that transfer data between the analysis model, design, and detailing through manual processes know exactly what happens: every time something changes in the analysis, someone has to update the design model, and someone else has to update the drawings. That manual transfer cycle generates up to 40-50% of project resources in rework, coordination […]
Bentley vs Autodesk: The BIM that infrastructure needs
In building construction, many BIM platforms perform well. A building has clearly defined disciplines, a defined perimeter, and a lifecycle that, in most cases, ends with the handover of the project. But infrastructure—roads, bridges, water and sanitation networks, treatment plants, transmission lines—has a different level of complexity: multiple disciplines that must be coordinated across kilometers […]
MicroStation vs. Generic CAD: Why Infrastructure Teams Are Making the Switch
There is a problem that infrastructure engineering teams know well but rarely name directly: the tool they use every day was designed to draw, not to understand what is being designed. A generic CAD can produce drawings. It can draw lines, curves, and solids with precision. But it does not know those lines represent a […]
Bentley OpenRoads and OpenBridge: BIM Road Infrastructure Design for Civil Engineers
There is a situation every road infrastructure engineer knows well, and one that Bentley OpenRoads is built to solve: the designer adjusts the horizontal alignment, and that triggers a cascade of manual updates. The longitudinal profile. Cross sections. Earthwork calculations. Drainage documentation. Construction drawings. With traditional design software, each of those elements lives in a […]
Bentley Systems in architecture and engineering: when the project is too large for a single tool
There is a scale of project at which conventional tools start showing their limits. Not because they’re poor tools, but because they were designed for a different kind of work. A ten-story residential building and a high-complexity hospital are not the same problem at different sizes: they are qualitatively different problems that demand different capabilities […]
What’s New on Microstation 2026
Automated and efficient Transform your 2D and 3D design workflows with next-generation automation, real-world context, and performance enhancements. Boost productivity with AI-powered tools like Bentley Copilot and Python Assistant, access global datasets for immersive visualization, and streamline complex projects with a modern fluent UI and advanced features. Explore the new MicroStation 2026 Python Assistant (tech […]
How Hawai‘i Is Modernizing Road Maintenance With AI: Inside The AI Effort Helping Hawai‘i Stay on the Move
A new AI-powered program analyzes anonymized dashcam footage from Hawai’i residents’ cars to spot road hazards early across the state’s islands. Hawai‘i is so rich in natural beauty that in parts of the world its name is shorthand for paradise. But exploring that paradise depends on something far more prosaic: roads. Maintaining them is anything […]
What Our Latest Acquisitions Mean for Infrastructure Analytics
Often called the world’s largest machine, the power grid is an engineering marvel that helped supercharge modernity and bring electricity to homes and businesses. Cellular networks come close to the grid in size and importance. They revolutionized communications, banking, transportation, and other critical industries. Both systems now serve as the foundation for the era of […]
Revolutionize Infrastructure Engineering: The Power of Bentley Systems and the Support of Aufiero Informática
In the era of digital transformation, the construction and engineering industry faces unprecedented challenges. The need to create more resilient, sustainable, and efficient infrastructures has led organizations to seek tools that not only facilitate design but also optimize the entire lifecycle of an asset. In this scenario, Bentley Systems stands as the leading infrastructure engineering […]
Best of 2025: 6 Stories that Showcase How Digital Twins and AI are Transforming Infrastructure
Protecting sub-sea level New Orleans from flooding. Building atop the shifting, salt-rich soil in Saudi Arabia. Reviving gold mines mothballed decades ago. These are just some of the challenges that engineers are successfully taking on around the world with help from Bentley Systems software. Learn more in the stories below about how engineers are integrating […]
