ProjectWise

Infrastructure engineering teams use ProjectWise, a project delivery product from Bentley Systems, to hold drawings, models and documents in a single controlled data environment. The product suits owners of infrastructure, design practices and engineers delivering capital projects, and it is meant to keep everyone working from the same material across an asset's life. Bentley says the product is used by many infrastructure owners and by a large share of the top design firms in the sector.

Engineering work in progress

ProjectWise manages engineering work in progress, meaning drawings and models that are not yet final. It integrates with design applications, handles reference file management, creates controlled workspaces and produces PDF renditions automatically. Teams can keep project standards in managed workspaces, and a change log and audit trail show how each file has been altered, which Bentley says helps meet BIM requirements during design.

Digital twins and design review

The product can create and manage digital twins for projects of any scale, from small civil works to large programmes. Design reviews are supported through clash detection, two-dimensional and three-dimensional markups, four-dimensional model collaboration that adds construction schedules, and geographic context from GIS data. Bentley says these tools let teams find conflicts before construction starts.

Portfolio intelligence and reuse of components

For owners with many projects, the portfolio side of the product makes it possible to search across an estate using flexible hierarchies, and to reuse standard design components from a cloud-based library. Bentley says this can cut design time from days to hours, and that templates and workflows carry a firm's accumulated practice into new work.

Data governance and standards

Access is controlled through federated login tied to user identity, and roles decide which information each team member can see or change. Supply chain partners work from defined access and task lists. The product can enforce standards such as ISO 19650 through automated workflows, and it files updates so that information lands in the right place. Microsoft Azure hosts the platform, and Microsoft 365 documents can be co-authored inside it.

Bentley Infrastructure Cloud options

The product is sold within Bentley Infrastructure Cloud. A connected tier gives people access to project and asset data across design, construction and operations, with document and correspondence tracking. The ProjectWise tier adds engineering work in progress management, civil model validation and advanced clash detection. A preconfigured cloud environment is also offered as a bundle, with licences for power users and project collaborators.