Civil Geometry and Design Intent

Civil geometry tools remember and honor the relationships between geometric elements, changes to the baseline automatically update all dependent geometry. We call this honoring the Design Intent. There is no waste and, therefore, no reason to defer creation of independent geometry. Because the civil geometry tools remember and honor relationships, re-work is minimized when the project undergoes its inevitable reengineering. 

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Beyond Centerline Geometry

       VIDEO #1

 The video below will show the user:

• The Difference Between Civil Geometry Features vs. Plain Graphics
• Rules and Relationships with Civil Geometry Features
• How OpenRoads Understands Geometry   

       VIDEO #2

 The video below will show the user:

• The Feature Definition Tool Bar
• Offsets and Tapers

      VIDEO #3

The video below will show the user:

• How to draw a simple Arc Between Elements

       VIDEO #4

 The video below will show the user:

• How to place a Single Offset Partial
• How to place a Variable Offset Taper
• How to place a Ratio Offset Taper
• How to place a Turn Lane at an Intersection                  

       VIDEO #5 

 The video below will show the user:

• How to place a Single Offset Partial without external reference
• How to place a Variable Offset Taper without external reference
• How to place a Ratio Offset Taper without external reference
• How to place a Turn Lane at an Intersection without external reference 

        VIDEO #6

  The video below will show the user:

• How to place a Simple Arc
• How to place a Complex Arc
• How to add a Spiral Transitions to a Simple Arc

        VIDEO #7

  The video below will show the user:

• How to place a Circle
• How to place a Simple Arc Between Elements

        VIDEO #8

  The video below will show the user:

• How to place a line by Angle from Element to create a line perpendicular to another element
• How to place a line with a Single Offset Entire Element
• How to place a Simple Arc
• Reinforcing using snap and geometry construction tools to define design intent.

        VIDEO #9

  The video below will show the user:

• How to place a line with Single Offset Entire Element
• How to place a line with Single Offset Partial Element
• How to Create a line perpendicular to another element using Snaps
• How to place an Element with Intersection Snap
• How to place an Element with Perpendicular Snap
• How to Trim to an Intersection
• How to place a Simple Arc
• Reinforcing using snap and geometry construction tools to define design intent.

        VIDEO #10

  The video below will show the user:

• How to place a line with Single Offset Entire Element
• How to place a line with Single Offset Partial Element
• How to use a Zero Offset as a copy/match tool
• How to Trim to an Intersection
• How to place a Simple Arc
• Reinforcing using snap and geometry construction tools to define design intent.

        VIDEO #11

  The video below will show the user:

• How to place a line with Single Offset Entire Element
• How to place a line with Single Offset Partial Element
• How to use a Zero Offset as a copy/match tool
• How to Trim to an Intersection
• How to place a Simple Arc
• Reinforcing using snap and geometry construction tools to define design intent.