01
Create a project
Open a workspace, name the area, and set the design template: drop length, hub spacing, cable sizes, and duct.
Fiber route designer
Design the fiber before you open CAD.
Drop in candidate sites and the roads. FiberDesigner traces one contiguous route, places hubs and OLTs, and writes the bill of materials a feasibility review and a permit packet both need.
The homepage is public. The designer and the sample project require an account.
Oak Hollow, a sample design. Sign in to open the designer.
02
Upload the ground
Bring in service locations and the road network as GeoJSON. Add On The Way homes only if you want a second design.
03
Design the network
One run builds the fiber route, hubs, drops, and OLTs. The splice plan is optional and off until you ask for it.
04
Take the packet
Export the design GeoJSON and the bill of materials, including construction miles, bedrock depth, and railroad crossings.
What comes back from a design
A route that stays put
The standard design chooses the fiber and the OLTs. On The Way homes are added later without moving either.
Hubs next to the homes
Drops land on the fiber, not on the nearest vertex. A new hub is spaced from the homes it serves.
A bill you can price
Cable, conduit, construction miles, overlapping duct, handholes, slack, and OLT ports are separate lines.
Permitting counts
Railroad crossings are grouped by operator. Bedrock depth is binned so you can see how much conduit is in shallow rock.
Two designs. One route.
Run the served locations first. Then, if you want them, add On The Way homes on the same fiber and the same OLTs. Switch between the two bills of materials without designing the network twice.