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Please note that the *bridge modeler* supplements [SAP2000|sap2000:home] releases through Version 14, and has since extended into [CSiBridge|csibridge:home]. Most material in this space applies to both of these products, therefore the term _bridge modeler_ will refer to SAP2000 and CSiBridge application.
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The *bridge modeler* enables users to parametrically define girder-type bridge systems. Users initiate high-level parametric modeling by defining span length, [layout lines|tutorials:Layout-line geometry], cross section, and other geometric and structural specifications. The bridge modeler then assembles [frame|kb:Frame], [shell|kb:Shell], and [solid|kb:Solid] objects, and connects them with [link|kb:Link] elements, to automatically create bridge objects. The bridge modeler expedites design by quickly creating a complex bridge model, then generating an optimal finite-element mesh used for analysis. Templates are also available for several superstructure and substructure design checks.


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