Bentley OpenRail Overhead Line Designer 2026

OpenRail Overhead Line Designer 2026 is Bentley's specialized software for BIM-enabled railway electrification design, combining proven technology from OpenRail Designer with Siemens Sicat Master for designing overhead catenary systems (OCS) .

Key Features

Overhead Line Design

• Siemens Sicat Libraries: Built-in libraries for compliance management; create custom standards and user-defined libraries

• Span Length Optimization: Sophisticated algorithms calculate optimal longitudinal span length based on wire geometry and pantograph interaction

• Component Selection: Precision component selection using static load calculations on poles and built-on parts

• Reusable Installation Blocks: Productivity-enhancing catenary installation blocks for efficient project planning and engineering

Complete Rail Design Solution

• Includes all OpenRail Designer capabilities: track alignment, corridor modeling, turnouts, cross-sections, drainage, earthworks

• Supports light rail, metros, heavy rail, and high-speed rail projects

Reality Context Integration

• Data Acquisition: Consumes photogrammetry, total station surveys, GPS LiDAR, point clouds, and reality meshes

• ContextCapture Integration: Rapidly generate 3D models from photographs for as-built conditions