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How to break complex elements created from a Corridor?

Garrett Zimmer — Thu, 20 Jul 2023 19:37:55 GMT

Working in PowerGEOPAK V8i. Using the AQCESSRAMP software from Transoft to place ADA Curb Ramps within my design.

All of the lines which make up my corridor (TBC, Flow Line, Back of Sidewalk, etc.) are all complex elements. If i select any one of them, say the TBC, it will select the TBC on that side of my corridor for the entire length. Even though visually the TBC line on my mainline corridor stops at intersections where i have Civil Cells. It will select ALL of the TBC line(s) on that side. What this means though is that the TBC line is 7000+ feet in length, made up of 5 or 6 elements. Unfortunately the AQCESSRAMP software will not let me place a ADA ramp if the geometry is longer than 6561 ft. So my thought was to "break" the complex element of the TBC between my intersections, but i dont know how to do that while keeping the intelligence of the corridor?

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Analyze Pond - No Results

Garrett Zimmer — Mon, 24 Oct 2022 15:07:13 GMT

I am working in MicroStation Power GEOPAK V8i. I have a terrain file, existing ground, corridors, etc. all working no problem. I am attempting to model in a detention pond for a storm sewer design. The current iteration for the "pond" will be a detention ditch along an existing ditch channel. I have modeled a fairly standard V-Ditch, with a 1' bottom, 2:1 slopes with the ditch being 3' in depth.

I have modeled ditch in the following method: Horizontal Line Between Points (for alignment) > Profile View > Profile Line Between Points > "Set Active Profile" > Offset ditch bottom 1' > Project Profile to Element (so each side of the 1' ditch bottom have the same profile) > Profile By Vertical Offset From Element (offsetting for ditch top) > Create Terrain Model From Elements.

I now have a successfully modeled ditch -->

THE PROBLEM:

When i try to "Analyze Pond" to determine the capacity, so i know whether or not i need to make it larger, etc. The command doesnt seem to work? I run the "Analyze Pond" command, select my Terrain Model and it shows the capacity line in Pink/Purple, which would be the top elevation of water, the next command it wants is "Locate Pond" i believe? If my cursor is within the pond it shows a small dialog box with all 0's. No volume, No Depth, No Elevation, No Area, and asks me to "Data Point To Save Pond" ... But when i do that, the Pink line disappears and it acts like it completed the command. And nothing is shown.