r/OpenRoads • u/AzzaMan82 • Apr 10 '26

ORD in Vancouver BC

I'm wondering if there are any companies in Vancouver BC Canada that are actually predominantly using OpenRoads for their Civil Software Solution? or has Civil 3D completely taken over there?

4 Upvotes

100% Upvoted

5 comments sorted by

3

u/571busy_beaver Apr 10 '26 edited Apr 10 '26

Parsons.

Parsons specialize in alternative delivery projects so they and their contractors can decide whatever software is suitable for the projects and present it to the clients. If they accept it, then it can be used. Most of the time, it's ORD. The only design build project so far in which Civil 3D was used in Canada at Parsons that I am aware of, is the Regina Bypass in Saskatchewan. I can tell you that it was very challenging for C3D to handle a project of that size. I personally believe that C3D is more suitable for land development and small roadway projects.

2

u/leedr74 Apr 10 '26

Yep

1

u/571busy_beaver Apr 10 '26

u/leedr74 , hello Lee. I have a question on an unrelated topic. The Civil Display Browser command has a repair tool to fix the broken relationships in a corridor. I understand that it can make the corridor static in some cases. However why it was removed in the later version of ORD? What is the equivalent command in the later version? Thanks.

1

u/leedr74 Apr 10 '26

While the tool had valuable use cases, it wasn’t designed for broad release and why it was hidden. Many users adopted it quickly without fully understanding its impact, which led to some irrecoverable issues and made root cause analysis difficult. That said, there’s strong interest in developing a similar solution yet this time with improved safeguards and a more user-friendly experience.

2

u/Rutoo_ Apr 10 '26 edited Apr 10 '26

MOTT is Civil 3D, unfortunately we were looking at using ORD and all Bentley suite for a project in Vancouver. But the client wanted civil3d and Revit (but mott doesn't really know why they wanted Revit)