News & Events

Sep 4, 2015
Softree Agrees to Five Year Research Collaboration
Softree Technical Systems Inc. of Vancouver B.C. and U.B.C. Okanagan, have agreed to collaborate on research in the area of road and corridor optimization. The work will be carried out over the next 5 years and will include both theoretical and applied mathematical research. This area of optimization uses mathematics, computer science, engineering and related areas to find the optimal solution to a problem. In current practice, engineers usually…

Aug 7, 2014
Softree Announces Academic Licensing
Softree Technical Systems of Vancouver B.C. announced today their civil engineering and optimization software will now be free of charge to educational institutions. Low cost student pricing is also available.

Jun 12, 2014
Softree Joins Autodesk Developer Network
Softree Technical Systems Inc. of Vancouver B.C. has recently announced their acceptance into the Autodesk Developer Network. According to Softree principal, Dave Mills, P.Eng, the company plans to make Softree Optimal (http://www.softreeoptimal.com), their new vertical alignment optimization technology, directly available to Civil 3D users. In addition to Softree Optimal, compatibility improvements between the company's other Civil products are…

May 30, 2013
Softree Optimal Beta Released
Softree Technical Systems Inc. of Vancouver British Columbia, today announced the first beta release of Softree Optimal, a new technology for reducing construction costs for corridor based infrastructure projects (roads, railways, pipelines, channels, etc.).

Dec 18, 2012
In the News - Revolutionizing Road Design
The University of British Columbia has recently published an article entitled Revolutionizing Road Design. Where it used to take engineers dozens of hours to create a single approximate solution, RoadEng-Optimal will determine the mathematically proved best solution in a matter of minutes. http://news.ubc.ca/2012/12/18/revolutionizing-road-design/