PLAXIS Designer
3D Geotechnical Conceptual Model Software
Reduce Design And Analysis Time
What Is PLAXIS Designer?
PLAXIS Designer is an easy-to-use application for creating 3D conceptual models with stunning visuals. It eliminates the pain of merging and analyzing data. With Bentley’s open modeling environment, PLAXIS Designer helps you visualize and adjust geotechnical site data including topology, boreholes, piezometers, and field instrumentation data, as well as engineering staged construction and design.
Design To Analysis
Conceptual models can be exported to PLAXIS 3D LE, PLAXIS 2D LE, and PLAXIS 2D, for slope stability, stress, deformation, consolidation, and groundwater analysis. You can also import boreholes from a gINT database or create them manually.
Construction Sequences And Volume Calculations
Generate construction sequences by building layers of material to create roads, embankments, earth dams, or user-defined shapes. Calculate volumes of material to aid in planning.
Integrate Field Data
Integrated field data, such as piezometer data, can be pulled from various cloud platforms to display piezometer locations and water levels as a function of time.
PLAXIS Designer
- Save modeling time
- Create construction sequences
- Produce visuals for clients
- Perform material volume calculations
- Represent complex 3D surfaces
*Prices vary per region. For more options, see licensing and subscriptions section.
User Quotes
FEATURED USER STORIES
Golder Associates
Strengthens One of the World’s Largest Subsea TBM Tunnels
Modeling with Bentley’s geotechnical applications ensured quality, safety, and a service life of 120 years.
SAIDEL Engineering
Residential Building above Subway Tunnels
PLAXIS provided the industry model, promoting future development over West Bucharest’s tunnels.
Arup Singapore
3D Soil Simulations to Design Tower Foundation
The project team saved resource hours and avoided having to use multiple software platforms.
FAQs
PLAXIS Designer is an easy-to-use application for building 3D conceptual models that can help you overcome the challenges of merging and analyzing data. With Bentley’s open modeling environment, PLAXIS Designer enables you to visualize and manipulate geotechnical site data such as topology, boreholes, piezometers, and other field instrumentation data, as well as engineering staged construction and design. Important changes to PLAXIS LE and PLAXIS Designer Support. Learn more about alternative and migration options.
PLAXIS Designer tutorials can be found on Bentley Communities. Additionally, here are some FREE PLAXIS learning resources available at on our eStore.
If you want to receive tailored training or attend PLAXIS Designer course, Bentley offers extra training and mentoring services. You can choose from tailor-made training, on-demand learning, consulting services, mentoring and more. Learn more about Expert Services here.
The cost of PLAXIS Designer varies per region. While there are various types of licensing available, a common choice is the 12-month practitioner license offered through Bentley’s eStore. When you purchase through the eStore, you get a Virtuoso Subscription which means you get both the software AND the training, expert services, and custom mentoring you need to get started quickly.
Seequent, The Bentley Subsurface Company | Seequent is the subsurface software company within Bentley Systems. Together, we’re helping build a more resilient future by connecting the built world above ground with the hidden world below it. It’s easy to purchase a Virtuoso Subscription, through Virtuosity, Bentley’s eStore, and still get the expert technical support from Seequent’s subsurface experts.
Windows 10, Windows 11
Processor
Intel Pentium-based or AMD Athlon-based PC or workstation
Memory
4 GB minimum, 8 GB recommended, (more memory typically results in better performance)
Display Resolution
1024 px by 768 px or better
Hard Disk
2 GB free disk space
Video
256 MB VRAM minimum, with full support for OpenGL 3.3
For the most up-to-date system requirements, visit Bentley Communities.
