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Inroads Suite - snaps not working with horizontal and vertical alignments

Marc Freshley — Tue, 23 Jun 2015 17:29:30 GMT

We have been using inroads for years and we've noticed in the latest version of inroads (ss2) something is broke when snapping. You can't snap to elements when doing vertical or horizontal alignments. It snaps quickly and then goes back. I've tried element lock and snap lock on and off and it doesn't change this behavior. Every once and a while it will work correctly but only if you go out of MS and go back in.

MS08.11.07.443 Inroads08.11.07.428

Anyone else see this?

Problem with Storm and Sanitary Reading Structure File

Stephen Rutkey — Tue, 07 Oct 2014 14:27:23 GMT

Hello,

I'm hoping someone with experience editing structures.dat files will be able to spot my problem. I have customized an agency-provided .DAT file by getting rid of most unused items and providing a relatively concise list of the pipes, manholes, inlets applicable to a current project. I am aware that .DAT files can be edited within InRoads but also via text edit, and I have edited these types of files by text edit many times in the past (usually adding a structure or modifying an attribute) - and have had no issues.

But in this case, even after editing very carefully....with the attached file, I'm getting a message "Error Reading structure file. Error right after line string = 'STEVE ST EX Generic,F,8in' in Inlets Section. Being pointed in the right direction by the error message hasn't helped me spot anything amiss. I tried deleting this entry, removing the next entry, changing spacing in the name, etc. - no luck. Any ideas?

Using V08.11.07.494.

Thank you!

Steve

How do I merge Storm & Sanitary SDB files or content?

Stephen Rutkey — Sat, 20 Sep 2014 18:17:33 GMT

I posted this recently under a question that had been marked "answered"...so I'm not sure if people see my post...and therefore I'm posting anew. I apologize if this is being seen twice.

The thread I had tried to respond to discussed when to use more than one SDB file, which to me implies that using separate SDB files might be a common workflow. But since two can't be opened at once, how does one then combine the SDBs later so that all info can be displayed. For example, we are using one SDB to house existing utilities on a densely-utilitied urban project...and another to house our proposed storm drainage, sanitary sewer, and relocated utilities (gas, water, etc.). But how then do we display both existing and proposed utilities in the same (drainage) profile?

Thanks for any guidance,

Steve