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Today a quick example of few technics you can use to model simple tunnel head.

https://youtu.be/dHBNFzaVxT0

Would you like this command without the offset ?

Remember that you can customize commands so that it will open with your own setting. I didn't find yet how to Save As to create a new command.
it is easy and fast. Just a right click on the dialog.

Your…

OpenRail Designer at least until 2022R2

We know that cant editor must improve: performance, usability, ...

Meanwhile we can find best way to use:

• row navigator is quicker than scrolling and you can type the line you were editing after the cant has refreshed…

A command that could help and that you may have missed: the Profile Offset Transition

The advantage compared to Profile by Vertical Offset From Element is that you keep a geometry and not only linestring.
Simple usage is to offset a profile (complex or element…

I think we must discuss this subject in detail.

Rail Track or OpenRail users well know the 2 bending methods:

• Swiss
• German

What's the difference? The formula for branch radius.

• Swiss: R= (Rmain x Rturnout) / (Rmain +/- Rturnout)
• German: R= (Rmain…

There are many questions about Geometry Connector, so maybe good to give some few examples of use.

Here is a "simple" case with 2 things not that obvious:

- it is not finding a solution if there are an infinity of solutions. Geometry Connector…

We are catching ideas from our users here: Bentley OpenCivil Product Ideas (aha.io)

And votes are useful to set priorities.

In the regression from points workflow we do a lot of selection to select points to include in regression line.

It is not always that selecting all and use tolerances give good result.

Sometimes it is easier to manually select the points, at least give…

Maybe something that could be useful for some of you:

How to speed up detailed cross section drawing production - OpenRoads | OpenSite Forum - OpenRoads | OpenSite - Bentley Communities

In 2021 R1 there is an issue with slope annotation when annotating the vertical changes in plan.

The slope has a factor 0.10, so 1% is displayed as 0.1%

It is fixed in the upcoming version that should be released by the end of this year.

Please find some few useful (I believe they are) regression reports posted in the Files section:

Horizontal Regression Reports - Negative Slew means Track shifted to the left - OpenRail Files - OpenRail - Bentley Communities

Horizontal Regression Report…

How to fix a Linear Template that appears to overlap on itself - OpenRoads | OpenSite Wiki - OpenRoads | OpenSite - Bentley Communities

Until current release 2021 R1 (10.10.00.81) slew information in the regression point properties is the offset measured from the geometry to the point.

It means that if you move the track to the right of the point, the slew value is negative.

In many countries…

You may forget this tool, as I often do, because a bit hidden in Geometry>Design Elements.

Usually quicker to access using the search ribbon field (top right, F4).

As an example you can set one for volumes and include all feature definitions you are…

https://softwaredownloads.bentley.com/en/ProductDetails/2515?packageid=24871

Un Special Interest Group ici, en anglais, qui montre les nouveautés:

https://learn.bentley.com/app/VideoPlayer/LinkToIndividualCourse?LearningPathID=111750&CourseId…

Les données de l'IGN sont maintenant accessibles gratuitement pour tous.

La BD topo est constituée de fichiers SHP (et associés) que l'on référence directement dans OpenRoads Designer.

La BD alti est constituée…

https://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki/51604/running-inroads-selectseries-2-after-selectserver-deprecation

Just as an exercise I created a civil cell for turnout that creates the vertical as well.
French bending method is applied. Main purpose is to give idea not to replace turnout functionality.

I also added Features/Features Definition to allow quick annotation…

We all know that regression tools are still better in Rail Track (ALG) than in OpenRail and we are looking forward 2020-R3 for new capabilities.

However, Rail Track SS10, preferred to any other v8i because it includes new licensing system, can do the…

In 2020-R2 (10.08.01.33) you may find an issue with validate data dialog that looks empty.

It is probably due to incorrect or missing setting file under %localappdata%\Bentley\OpenRailDesigner\10.0.0\prefs\civil

I attach files to this post.

In the french…

Sometime you get this message and don't understand why because the alignment you place the turnout onto is long enough.

https://youtu.be/4OvqN9_McDI

I often want to get some planar elements when I want to use them to create regions. It is one example from many.

A new command has been introduced with MicroStation Connect Edition. It is MicroStation, no need for other software.

Search the ribbon for…

You may have found issue accessing the local help. It should be possible using File>Settings>User>Preferences: Help Settings but it doesn't work well and it does always open Online Help.

You could change MS_HELP_LOAD_USEBROWSER to 0, to force…

https://youtu.be/gQvu3icoRbE

The best workflow is to create a reality mesh (3SM).

Scalable Terrain Model still exists but 3SM offers greater capabilities.

The good thing is that the workflow is almost the same than using STM.

1. Open Reality Modelling workflow
2. Open Attach ribbon
3. Cr…