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EasyRoad, is a computer aided design software, developed for road
Road
A road is a thoroughfare, route, or way on land between two places, which typically has been paved or otherwise improved to allow travel by some conveyance, including a horse, cart, or motor vehicle. Roads consist of one, or sometimes two, roadways each with one or more lanes and also any...

 designers, created in 2004 by Cadwork Corp in Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....

.

This software (based on Swiss normalisation) is to be considered as an add-on to AutoCAD
AutoCAD
AutoCAD is a software application for computer-aided design and drafting in both 2D and 3D. It is developed and sold by Autodesk, Inc. First released in December 1982, AutoCAD was one of the first CAD programs to run on personal computers, notably the IBM PC...

 and works on Microsoft Windows NT. It helps the design of roads, Motorway, railways, junctions
Junction (traffic)
A junction, when discussed in the context of transport, is a location where traffic can change between different routes, directions, or sometimes modes, of travel.-Historical significance:...

 and roundabout
Roundabout
A roundabout is the name for a road junction in which traffic moves in one direction around a central island. The word dates from the early 20th century. Roundabouts are common in many countries around the world...

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Easyroad files are named with the extension .2dr and are compatible with cadwork
Cadwork
cadwork is a computer aided design software, created in 1980 by the CSEM, and followed in 1982 by the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne , before it came a Swiss society in 1988 ....

 road.

Technical Characteristics

EasyRoad takes care of the followings:
  • clothoid curves;
  • 3 radius curves for railway;
  • horizontal and vertical jointures;
  • truck
    Truck
    A truck or lorry is a motor vehicle designed to transport cargo. Trucks vary greatly in size, power, and configuration, with the smallest being mechanically similar to an automobile...

    s Trajectories;

These tasks are automatically done:
  • interface with majors theodolite
    Theodolite
    A theodolite is a precision instrument for measuring angles in the horizontal and vertical planes. Theodolites are mainly used for surveying applications, and have been adapted for specialized purposes in fields like metrology and rocket launch technology...

    ;
  • Earth triangulation
    Triangulation
    In trigonometry and geometry, triangulation is the process of determining the location of a point by measuring angles to it from known points at either end of a fixed baseline, rather than measuring distances to the point directly...

     with many options;
  • Earth movement computation;
  • length profiles and profiles automatic;
  • junctions
    Junction (traffic)
    A junction, when discussed in the context of transport, is a location where traffic can change between different routes, directions, or sometimes modes, of travel.-Historical significance:...

     and roundabout
    Roundabout
    A roundabout is the name for a road junction in which traffic moves in one direction around a central island. The word dates from the early 20th century. Roundabouts are common in many countries around the world...

     jointures;
  • complex road profiles with bordres, banquettes and devers;
  • automatic drawing colorized.

Interface with AutoCAD
AutoCAD
AutoCAD is a software application for computer-aided design and drafting in both 2D and 3D. It is developed and sold by Autodesk, Inc. First released in December 1982, AutoCAD was one of the first CAD programs to run on personal computers, notably the IBM PC...

 is guaranteed with DWG format.

Interface with Lexoview is guaranteed with Open Inventor
Open Inventor
Open Inventor, originally IRIS Inventor, is a C++ object oriented retained mode 3D graphics API designed by SGI to provide a higher layer of programming for OpenGL. Its main goals are better programmer convenience and efficiency.-Early history:...

 format.

Linked programs

  • AutoCAD
    AutoCAD
    AutoCAD is a software application for computer-aided design and drafting in both 2D and 3D. It is developed and sold by Autodesk, Inc. First released in December 1982, AutoCAD was one of the first CAD programs to run on personal computers, notably the IBM PC...

     http://www.autocad.com/
  • Cadwork
    Cadwork
    cadwork is a computer aided design software, created in 1980 by the CSEM, and followed in 1982 by the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne , before it came a Swiss society in 1988 ....

     Road http://www.cadwork.com/
  • Lexoview (automobile drive simulator)

Other products in the CAD/CAM market

  • GeoMacao or MX. Solution proposed by Bentley Systems
    Bentley Systems
    Bentley Systems, Incorporated is a software company that produces solutions for the design, construction and operation of infrastructure. The company’s software serves the building, plant, civil, and geospatial vertical markets in the areas of architecture, engineering, construction and operations...

    ;
  • MicroPiste Solution proposed by Setra France;
  • AutoPISTE Solution proposed by Geomedia France;
  • Mensura Solution proposed by GeoMensura France;
  • DK.mètre Solution proposed by CDI Technologies SA;
  • MOSS. Solution developed by MOSS System Ltd since 1980. then by Infrasoft Corporation in 1996, (now belongs to Bentley Systems
    Bentley Systems
    Bentley Systems, Incorporated is a software company that produces solutions for the design, construction and operation of infrastructure. The company’s software serves the building, plant, civil, and geospatial vertical markets in the areas of architecture, engineering, construction and operations...

    since 2003);
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