AutoDesk®

SYSTRA Canada uses the AutoDesk design platform which harnesses AutoCAD, AutoCAD Raster Design and AutoDesk Civil3D. Data used to generate surfaces which create railway profiles and cross sections, is sourced from field or aerial surveys, satellites or map images converted to 3D digitized topography. Topography, images and GIS data are overlaid to visually identify design constraints imposed from inhabitants, civil infrastructure, watersheds, geography, and environmentally sensitive sites. Real-time alignment design iterations consider construction costs, cut and fill volumes, rolling stock operational constraints and overall environmental impact.