What’s new in OpenBridge Designer 2025?

• 16 December 2025
• Construction Focus
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The world of bridge engineering is set to be transformed with the general availability of OpenBridge Designer 2025, the latest software release promising to tackle increasing project complexity, enhance modeling accuracy, and streamline design workflows.

Designed to eliminate disconnected design-to-analysis processes, the new release introduces several powerful features focused on flexibility, detail, and analytical precision for bridge professionals.

OpenBridge Designer 2025 focuses on delivering a more comprehensive and efficient solution for engineers, drafters, and multidisciplinary teams. Key enhancements include:

Advanced Steel Tub Bridge Modeling: The software now allows for the direct modeling of complex steel components, such as cross frames and stiffeners, within the application. This eliminates the need for manual workarounds, reducing errors and saving significant design time for intricate steel structures.

Flexible and Intuitive Workflows: To accommodate diverse design teams, the 2025 version introduces a new standalone OpenBridge Modeler option, allowing users to work outside the full integrated workflow when necessary. Additionally, a new 2D/3D workflow provides a more familiar experience for users accustomed to traditional 2D environments, making the design process smoother and more adaptable.

Enhanced Analytical Interoperability: The connection between the physical model and analytical model has been significantly strengthened. OpenBridge 2025 features improved interoperability with the LEAP analytical engines, ensuring the robust transfer of complex components like decks with end offsets, concrete diaphragms, and pile bents with steel H-piles. This guarantees that analysis results accurately reflect the design intent.

A Unified Platform for Better Designs

OpenBridge Designer consolidates multiple powerful tools—including OpenBridge Modeler, LEAP Bridge Concrete, LEAP Bridge Steel, and all RM Bridge versions—into a single application for comprehensive modeling, design, and analysis.

The company states that these updates are designed to boost efficiency, improve decision-making, and help teams deliver better, safer bridges faster than ever. Bridge professionals are encouraged to explore the new features in action via the official OpenBridge 2025 YouTube playlist.

• Bentley Systems
• OpenBridge