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Move onto the new age of software solution in the road construction industry. Road Estimator (RE),
User Friendly
a robust application will ease up the process of section creation and quantity calculations. Sit back
Windows based GUI program with simple and see for yourself how the application can do wonders for you. Road Estimator has been designed
and easy to use context based menus guide for automatic generation of cross sections from your survey data with detailed earthwork quantities
you in your work. Simple and self with utmost precision.
explanatory text boxes, tool tips, toolbars, CAD INTERFACE DATA INPUT
command line, etc. RE has inbuilt CAD Editor so you can use familiar CAD RE supports unlimited number of Chainage data.
commands and do much more. You can generate CAD Data entry of survey data in terms of Chainage,

Import data drawings from scratch using the designer and user interface Offset and Elevation from Excel/Clipboard.
or import DWG/DXF files into Road Estimator with ease. Spreadsheet interface for data editing, find &
Import survey data from field books or copy
Inbuilt CAD editor has preset and custom toolbars for replace, copy, paste, row insert, etc. Existing road
and paste from clipboard data. Route data increased productivity. Graphic objects include points, lines, edges with preset notation as LE & RE for Left and
in chainage, offset & elevation format polylines, circles, arcs, ellipses, rectangles, text, block Right road edges. Formation / proposed level at
with remarks.. insertions, dimensions etc. All objects use the 3D coordinate user defined offset. Separate definition for left
system. Edit operations include copy, move, rotate, scale, FRL and right FRL as per site conditions with offset
CAD Interface mirror, explode, erase, trim, extend, join, break, offset, etc for every chainage
Inbuilt CAD interface specifically tailored Single objects can be edited by moving their control points
for CAD professionals. Simple commands (grips). Supports Windows Truetype fonts and AutoCADTM

for entities such as Point, Line, PolyLine, Shape files.

Text, circle & much more.

TEMPLATE CREATION

Graphical Editor In RE, you can easily define template as per project
criteria with its time tested technology. Templates
In built graphical editor with command
can be used for various type of road construction
line interface, command line shortcuts,
such as EW, NH, SH, MDR, ODR, VR, UR, hilly terrain
page settings, layers, color editor, drafting etc. RE supports median, carriageway, shoulders,
options, etc & facility for dynamic side slopes and separators for both side of road with custom definition of multi-lanes. RE also support
zoom/pan unlimited lane definitions. You can save all the configuration settings of template which can be reused in
other projects/stretches saving time. Creation order of road construction is maintained in the software
User Configurable and can be modified at any point and the changes are reflected immediately.
Set colors, linestyles, linetypes, text styles RE can automatically interpolate widths & cambers & has facility for super-elevation checks at regular

& load back from the profiles dialog for all intervals. Berm width, berm slope and height condition along slopes at high embankment or deep cut

other projects. Create multiline styles, sections can be specified and generated.
SYMBOL
hatch patterns, blocks etc.
You can create any type of symbols and complex
shapes such as kerb, barrier, railing, pole, tree
Settings
etc. using the inbuilt graphical editor with ease.
Preset colors, linestyles and linetypes for Draw toolbar include line, polyline, circle, hatch
different items like OGL, Proposed Level, with outline and auto trim option. You can specify
tables, dimensions, Area table, caption, control point to link them to the cross section.
header, titles, toe points, text height
ROW LIMIT
RE has facility to specify the right of way width in
terms of offset for either side of proposed road
construction. Based on the ROW specification, RE
can automatically perform slope adjustment or
trimming of template to maintain ROW. RE can
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DESIGN LAYER ASH LAYER
OGL & FRL
RE supports unlimited number of layers based on Keeping with the new trends of road construction
Notations to identify existing road BT thickness, offset projection, top and bottom camber. material & their implementation, RE has special
edges, frl at different offsets & distance. User can define different color, hatch styles, virtual definition for ash layer where field criteria can be
Scarification of OGL at specified depth for layer and start/end slopes. RE can automatically based on depth from center/toe. Ash layers can

preset anchor offset points. Offset distance trim at proposed line with extensions on either be adjusted according to the distance gap within
edges. Layers with variable thickness can be defined the side slopes. Ash and strengthening layers can
specification for service road from PCL.
for strengthening of overlays. You can define layers have hatch & color. Layer can be defined with
having automatic intrusion of OGL. Layer definition conditional slope & auto-trim. Ash layers can be
Template
can be separately saved to file and loaded. applied to different parts of road separately.
Common template for Main CW in both SECTION DATA, FIELD DATA,
sides with unlimited multiple service road PROPOSED DATA, TEMPLATE
ROW LIMITS, SCARIFICATION
definition. You can load saved templates
without working from scratch.

ROW Limit
Facility for right of way limits with CROSS SECTION, ROAD AREA & VOLUME
PROFILE DISPLAY ABSTRACT/ DETAIL
automatic slope and width adjustment
CAD DWG/DXF ESTIMATOR DYNAMIC TABLE
along shoulder slopes. Fix limits using MULTI/BATCH PRINT TRANSFER TO MS
offsets for left and right road extensions. FAST PROCESS WORD / EXCEL

Symbol
Inbuilt graphical editor for symbol creation
DESIGN LAYER, FIELD LAYER
with graphical & command interface using
ASH LAYER, EMBANKMENT LAYER
Cad Draw toolbar. Save, load, attach KERB, RETAINING WALL, DRAIN
symbols at user defined locations of the CS. SYMBOLS, PCC MATERIALS
EMBANKMENT LINE
RE can calculate embankment line’s coordinates automatically, based on crust thickness, proposed
Base Line
camber and width. Embankment line is displayed throughout the project for level table, area & volume
Automatic generation of
calculations. Automatic cutoff option is available for proposed section in hard soil condition.
baseline/embankment top line. You can 2% 2.5% 2.5% 2%
2.5% 0% 2.5%
1/1 2.5% 2.5% 2.5% 2.5% 1/1
restrict OGL cutting at slope projection 3%
3% 3%
3%
1/1
1/1
into ground with automatic Toe reduction.

Carriageway with Service Road, footpath & box drain

Anchor Points
3% 3%
3.5% 2.5% 2.5% 2.5% 2.5% 3.5%
Anchor points are assigned for reference
and calculation adding flexibility for
CS/Area report generation automatically. 3% 2.5% 2.5% 2.5% 3%
1/1
Anchor points can be used for insertion/
control point for any element. Notation BC
DBM
BM
DBM
WMM Embankment Fill with Retaining Wall WMM
GSB GSB
reference for anchor point in abbreviated SG SG

format is available at any point of time.

3% 2.5% 2.5% 3%
3% 2.5% 2.5% 2.5% 2.5% 3%
1/1
1/1 1/1 1/1 1/1
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FIELD LAYER EMBANKMENT LAYER
Layer
Using RE, you can create design & as-built layers RE can automatically generate embankment filled
Create layer with color & hatch. Use
with overlap and error calculation. You can define with individual layers based on thickness with
conditional trimming, variable thickness,
unlimited number of as-built layers which can automatic camber correction for adjustment of
multiple slope conditions etc. Provide ASH include soil strata conditions with color, line style layers. Embankment layers can auto-projected to
layer and side slope strengthening layer. and thickness. You have option to display levels & existing side slopes on either sides. Report is
Change layer conditions based on chainage. offsets in CS. Using tools, you can automatically generated with offset and RL values along with
calculate toe based on slope projection with individual layer area for site execution purpose.

Elements separate fill and cut condition. With Auto-trim Embankment layers can be displayed along with
facility, you can trim layers based on side slope or levels on CS.
Define any shape of elements like drain,
layer intersection. PCC
kerb, retaining walls with facility for
During overlay condition, RE can create profile
custom symbol shapes like metal barrier,
corrective course automatically. You can provide
trees, electric pole, etc. conditional material usage patterns for PCC.
Design layers are automatically trimmed at BT
Asbuilt Drawing edges to provide for the PCC layer creation. PCC
Support for field level data, soil strata layers created, are supplemented by in-depth area

layers, key trench levels, soft soil removal, & volume report along with material reports.
ROAD ELEMENTS
etc with color. Auto slope correction for all
RE has built in elements like kerb, retaining wall,
defined layers with trimming in fill and
gabion wall and drain. RE supports drains of
cut.
different type such as lined, unlined earthen, box

Embankment Fill etc. with strengthening & outer walls specification.

Drain conditions are auto-detected by RE based on
Automatic layer generation in high
position and invert level. Concrete & rubble
embankments in color and camber. Display
retaining walls of any shape can be created with
of individual fill layer with offset and auto-detection of height conditions. Elements can
elevation. LONGITUDINAL PROFILE automatically modify layers and CS. Gabion with
RE has interactive editor based display with multiple +/- b
values can be defined with pre-configured
Processsing section selection. Profile is auto-updated based on step details. All entries are chainage based for
revised formation level. You can generate section at flexibility. Additional elements such as crash
Faster processing algorithm to support
multiple offset to determine optimum depth of cut & barrier, bank, divider, tree or any other type of
long stretch of road in least amount of time.
fill. You can design vertical alignment with summit element encountered in road cross section can be
Post processing at any stage during
and valley curves as per design speed. easily created with the help of inbuilt symbol editor.
execution, updates cross section & LONGITUDINAL SECTION FROM CH: 189410 m TO 189620 m
174.0

quantity instantly. 173.0

172.0
171.0
170.0
VALLEY CURVE DESIGN

169.0
168.0
167.0
166.0
189420.0

189430.0

189440.0

189450.0

189460.0

189470.0

189480.0

189490.0

189500.0

189510.0

189520.0

189530.0

189540.0

189550.0

189560.0

189570.0

189580.0

189590.0

189600.0

189610.0

189620.0
189410.0

Display Settings
CHAIN

OGL
172.133

172.007

172.138

172.157

171.245

171.121

171.045

170.990

170.958

170.490

171.554

171.626

171.828

171.973

171.821

171.922

171.485

167.434

168.550

171.450

171.812
172.130

Apply color, text height, line style with a EMB LINE

173.145

173.085

173.026

172.966

172.906

172.846

172.786

172.730

172.683

172.647

172.620

172.603

172.596

172.596

172.596

172.596

172.596

172.596

172.596

172.590

172.571
173.205

click of a button. Display tables, grid lines, FRL

174.325

174.265

174.206

174.146

173.886

173.826

173.766

173.710

173.663

173.627

173.703

173.783

173.776

173.776

173.776

173.776

173.776

173.776

173.776

173.770

173.751
174.385

dimension header, toe markers for FRL &

VIEW SETTINGS
OGL, legends, camber instantly. Set
RE generates sections with individual item such as OGL, FRL etc. in separate layers, which has property
section scale, datum, custom layer with
for color, linetype, line width, visibility & print option. So, you can control all these with ease & changes
ease.
made are instantly reflected in CS & LS. You can display multi-tiered dimension & depth in cross section.
Grid marker can be displayed for graph like appearance to evaluate area. Toe marker can be added at
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TABLE REPORTS
Reports
RE can display multiple user configurable tables RE can auto-create pre-formatted report for
Area and Volume reports are generated along with cross section. Tables can consist of area, length, area, volume, PCC etc. Area & volume
automatically based on section definition. length, offset, RL, caption or any other road reports for earthwork cutting, filling, scarification,

Spreadsheet look for report generation and information. Preview mode is available for report dismantling etc. are generated instantly as per user

print facility. Formatting made easy with generation with direct print and transfer facility. specification. You can transfer report to
Tables support configurable cell alignment, border spreadsheet with a click. RE supports formula
user defined Header Caption.
display & numeric format precision. User defined definition & user defined field reports. Reports can
formulas is supported. be viewed in detailed or abstract mode.
Table Creation 3.13 3.3 1.5 1 7.25 2 7 1 1.5 3.37 4.31

503.0 4% 2.5% -4.35%

Simple & easy tool buttons to create tables 502.0 1/2
3% 3% 2.5% 2.5% 4%

1/2

with font style and border. Interactive 501.0

500.0
1/1 1/1
1/1 1/1

spreadsheet creation with simple to use 499.0

498.0
LEVEL - OFFSET DATA
tools. ITEM TOE LHS RHS TOE
OFFSET FROM KERB FACE (m) OFFSET FROM KERB FACE (m)
OFFSET RL -10.15 -8.75 -7.25 -3.75 -0.25 0.25 3.75 7.25 8.75 9.75 OFFSET RL
TOE -14.05 501.183 13.87 502.248

FRL Report EMB

SG1 TOP
-14.05
-14.05
501.08
501.08
501.052
501.302
501.038
501.288
501.023
501.273
501.144
501.238
501.27
501.27
502.294
501.379
502.206
501.69
502.119
501.019 500.97 500.93
13.87
13.326
500.555
500.827
SG2 TOP -13.033 501.589 501.664 501.72 501.765 501.613 501.461 501.444 501.69 501.269 501.22 501.18 12.783 501.099

Complete level sheet of formation levels GSB1 TOP

GSB2 TOP
-10.05
-9.95
502.008
502.162
502.02
502.17
502.065
502.215
501.913
502.063
501.761
501.911
501.744
501.894
501.69
501.806
501.569
501.719
501.52 9.8
9.7
501.518
501.672
WMM1 TOP -9.8 502.368 502.37 502.415 502.263 502.111 502.094 502.006 501.919 9.55 501.878

calculated automatically with WMM2 TOP -9.6 502.576 502.615 502.463 502.311 502.294 502.206 502.119 9.35 502.086
DBM -9.3 502.738 502.765 502.613 502.461 502.444 502.356 502.269 9.05 502.248
BC -9.25 502.79 502.815 502.663 502.511 502.494 502.406 502.319 9.0 502.3
carraigeway, shoulder, toe and FRL -9.6 502.576 502.53 502.77 502.815 502.663 502.511 502.294 502.206 502.119 9.35 502.086

AREA REPORT
embankment details ITEMS EMB CUT EMB FILL BC BM WMM GSB2 GSB1 SG2 SG1 SHOULDER PCC COMBINED DRAIN
LHS 1.166 0.000 0.415 1.275 1.820 1.447 2.925 4.641 2.378 1.933 1.632 3.548 0.750
RHS 3.834 0.000 0.415 1.275 1.820 0.654 2.925 2.645 1.530 1.933 1.756 3.789 0.750

Profile SPECIAL REPORT PRINTING

RE has reports for turfing area & volume with details RE has auto printing facility for the entire project
Profile creation from cross section
of layer levels and offsets. Area & volume report can length or range of specified chainages with facility
information. Generate profile at multiple
be created as per user selection for field layers, for automatic sheet numbering. You can print
offset to determine depth of cut or height of
design layers, kerb, drain, retaining walls etc. FRL multiple sections in larger sheet with layout
fill. Option to display in Graph or table. and embankment report is created for site definition. You can use the inbuilt ISO template
execution. PCC report with material usage details & styles in Road Estimator or create own template.
Field tables Clearing & grubbing report is also provided. Plot and layout settings are automatically saved for

Field tables include area table, formula future use. You can preview & print and also add
title stamp. You can also create plot styles to save
creation, variable text, custom title text
time in future. You can export sections to different
field, level table, offset list, automatic grid
drawing formats like APD, DWG etc.
creation etc.

Print
Preset/custom sheet selection, drawing
scaling, title template settings with section
chainage marking, Batch print cross
section using Auto-print facility
HELP
Context-sensitive help guides you at the click of a
button to generate hassle free sections and reports.
Additional facility for search, index, favourite topics
is available. Help is complemented with self learning

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