RDS 2021

Road Design Software (RDS 2021)

Low-cost road design software for contractors and design offices: from the topographic survey to the 3D view, including earthwork volumes and planning.

Coming soon

RDS 2027 will be launched soon

Developed by Dr. Bakhti Rachid (École Nationale Supérieure des Travaux Publics — ENSTP, Algeria), RDS 2027 brings together in a single project all the stages of a road study, from the topographic survey to earthwork volumes and the 3D model.

Free for students and learning

RDS 2027 will be free for teaching and learning: students, teachers, researchers, training institutions and self-learning, with no time limit and no limit on the number of computers. Professional use (company, design office, administration, real project) will require a professional licence.

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RDS 2027 start screen — BAKHTI Software

What RDS 2027 brings

Nourin, design assistant
Checks of the horizontal alignment, long profile and typical cross-sections against the project standard: B40 (Algeria), ARP 2022, ARP 1994 and ICTAAL, with the clause reference for each finding.
Sight distances
Stopping distance and actual visibility at each cross-section, in both directions, limited by the long profile, the slopes and the ground; lateral clearance in curves.
Intersections and interchanges
Roundabouts (Sétra ACI guide), ramp checks and drawing of exit and entry layouts (ICTAAL).
Cross-sections and earthworks
Typical sections checked against the standard, superelevation table, complete title block, cut, fill and stripping volumes.
Drainage
Sewers and manholes, sewer long profiles, complete hydraulic calculation and calculation report.
Topography
TXT, DXF and DWG import, Google points, DTM by triangulation, contour lines, comparison of two surveys.
Interface
AutoCAD-style ribbon, command line and object snap; interface in English, French, Spanish and Italian.

First images of RDS 2027

DTM, horizontal alignment and cross-section numbers (French interface) — RDS 2027, BAKHTI Software
DTM, horizontal alignment and cross-section numbers (French interface)
Cross-section: earthworks and B40 sight distances in the title block — RDS 2027, BAKHTI Software
Cross-section: earthworks and B40 sight distances in the title block
Long profile: natural ground and design line — RDS 2027, BAKHTI Software
Long profile: natural ground and design line
Nourin: sight distances per cross-section (B40) — RDS 2027, BAKHTI Software
Nourin: sight distances per cross-section (B40)

A linear project from start to finish

RDS is road design software for contractors and design offices. It lets you study a linear project (road project, sewerage) from its initial phase, importing the topographic survey, to its final phase: earthwork volume calculation, planning and 3D view.

RDS is available in English and French.

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RDS 2021: 3D modeling of a road project
3D visualization of a road project designed with RDS 2021.

What RDS does

•Create 3D presentation videos of your road project (MP4 format).
•Import topographic points from several formats (TXT, XYZ and DXF).
•Import topographic points from Google Maps.
•Design road projects with full flexibility.
•Design sewerage projects with full flexibility.
•Clean display mode for the longitudinal profile.
•Horizontal alignment displayed in a mini-window (longitudinal profile mode).
•Real-time calculation of cross sections.
•Export project data in DXF format.
•Horizontal alignment, longitudinal profiles, cross sections and project earthwork volume calculation.

The six RDS modules

Topography

Survey import and processing, digital terrain model and contour lines.

Horizontal alignment

Axis definition, tangents, curves and transitions.

Longitudinal profile

Grade line, key points and clean display mode.

Cross section

Real-time calculation of sections and earthwork volumes.

Sewerage

Pipeline networks and sewer networks.

3D visualization

3D demonstration of the project and video export in MP4 format.

Video demonstration