OpenRoads Designer Readme

System Requirements

OpenRoads/OpenRail/OpenSite Designer products are a native 64-bit applications. .

Operating System
  • Windows 11 (64-bit)/ Windows 11 (21H2) - Home, Pro, Enterprise, and Education
  • Windows 10 (64-bit)/ Windows 10 (21H2) - Home, Pro, Enterprise, and Education
  • Windows Server 2019
  • Windows Server 2022*

Bentley does not support its software running on Microsoft operating systems versions that Microsoft has "retired". For more information see Microsoft's application retirement policy, click Here and the Bentley Application Support Lifecycle, click Here.

*LumenRT is not certified on Windows Server 2022.

Processor Intel® or AMD® processor 2.5 GHz or greater
Memory 16 GB minimum 32 GB recommended. More memory almost always improves performance, particularly when working with larger models.
Hard Disk Minimum 25 GB free disk space (Minimum 42 GB disk space if additional companion applications/products included)
Video See the graphics card manufacturer for latest information on DirectX drivers. 1024 MB of video RAM or higher is recommended. If insufficient video RAM or no graphics card supported by DirectX can be found, OpenRoads Designer attempts to use software emulation. For optimal performance, graphics display color depth should be set to 24-bit or higher. When using a color depth setting of 16-bit, some inconsistencies will be noted.
Screen Resolution 1920 x 1080 or higher
MSAccess 64-bit engine To connect to an Access database, you must download and install the Microsoft Access Database Engine 2016 Redistributable. Use the following link to download and install the MS Access Database Engine 2016 Redistributable. This is required for access to gINT projects and for the ability to Import InRoads drainage files.