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The Essential OpenBuildings Designer Guide: Everything You Need to Know
Building projects rarely move forward on a single track. Architects, structural engineers, and mechanical and electrical teams are all working on the same building at the same time, and their decisions constantly affect one another. A structural change shifts ceiling heights, a mechanical routing decision affects the architectural layout, and so-on. Without a shared, information-rich […]
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Four Years of CAD Journey
A note from our CEO Earlier this month, on July 17, CAD Journey marked four years in business. Four years, three offices, and more than 800 clients later, it has gone fast and it has been quite the ride. CAD Journey started in 2022 with a simple idea: engineering teams get the most out of […]
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What is ProjectWise? A Guide to the My ProjectWise Bundle
If you work in engineering, you’ve probably heard the name ProjectWise, most likely because a Prime consultant or Department of Transportation asked your team to use it. For many smaller firms, though, the question of what it does, whether they need to host their own environment, and what it takes to get one running, remains […]
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A Seat at the Table: How One Live Model is Changing Who Builds Infrastructure
Ask anyone who has spent a career in infrastructure design where projects go wrong, and the answer is rarely the engineering itself. It is the handoffs. The roadway team passes files to the bridge team. The bridge team passes files to drainage. Reviewers receive plan sets weeks later. Every transfer is a chance for versions […]
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Speed Wins: Why Formal OpenRoads Designer Training Improves Productivity
Everyone believes on-the-job training is faster: skipping the classroom, getting people doing real work, and they’re productive immediately. The reality is much messier. OJT gets new hires contributing quickly, but “contributing” and “competence” are very different things. There’s a ramp-up period that can stretch on indefinitely, where people are busy doing work but doing it […]
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Bentley Usage Reports Explained & How they Affect Your Business
Most Bentley users with an active SELECT subscription have access to Bentley usage reports, but the majority have never looked at one. That’s understandable and it’s not always obvious what you’re supposed to do with the data. If your organization recently received an unexpected term license charge, your usage data is one of the most […]
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SYNCHRO 4D: A Guide to Bentley’s Digital Construction Platform
The construction industry is undergoing a fundamental shift, from fragmented, document-heavy workflows to model-centric, data-driven delivery. At the forefront of this transformation is SYNCHRO 4D, Bentley Systems’ digital construction platform, purpose-built to help construction teams plan, visualize, execute, and track projects with greater certainty. Among the SYNCHRO portfolio, SYNCHRO 4D stands out as the industry-leading […]
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MicroStation V8i and Windows 11: Why the Upgrade to OpenRoads Designer Can’t Wait
If your firm is running MicroStation V8i with InRoads or Geopak, the Windows 10 end-of-life deadline isn’t just an IT problem, it’s a design software problem. Upgrading the OS and upgrading your road design platform aren’t two separate decisions. They’re one and the same. Microsoft ended support for Windows 10 on October 14, 2025. No […]
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Bentley Licensing Options Explained: How to Choose the Right Model for Your Business
Bentley Licensing offers flexible, but often confused, options for the AEC and infrastructure market. With multiple licensing models designed to support everything from short-term project work to long-term enterprise environments, choosing the right option can have a major impact on cost control, software accessibility, and operational efficiency. Building on Bentleys licensing overview and documentation, we’re […]
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MicroStation 2026: A Smarter CAD Foundation
Infrastructure teams are being asked to do more than ever, design faster, manage growing complexity, and deliver projects that are more resilient and cost effective. At the same time, talent shortages and aging workflows continue to put pressure on already stretched teams. The reality is this: traditional CAD workflows were not built for today’s infrastructure […]
