Working with Bridge Substructure

Create, analyze and review bridge piers, bearings, abutments and foundations.

Add, remove, or move bridge abutments, piers, and pier foundations in-canvas.
Use parametric component parts for your abutments, piers, and pier foundations.
Review and modify component attributes in the Stack.
Review and modify abutment, pier, foundation and bearing style settings using the Style Palette.

Tip: To make it easier to view and edit bridge substructure, you can modify component display, adjust terrain surface opacity, or even hide the terrain layer.

With a bridge selected, right-click and expand Component Display. Checkmarked bridge components are visible.
From the Views drop-down menu, click to adjust terrain surface opacity.
Click Manage, expand the Display drop down menu, then click to manage visibility for the terrain layer.

Visit the Have You Tried: Subsurface Terrain? article to learn how you can use subsurface terrain to build underground architecture and detail ground material information.