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Aerial transparency

Matt LeRette — Wed, 31 Aug 2022 13:13:55 GMT

FDOT Connect/ORD User here. I am trying to do plan over plan sheets, and on of my aerial raster references is printing at the set transparency, and the other is not. It appears as it should in CADD, but not in PDF. Any ideas why or how to fix??? Thanks!

ContextCapture: Scale is not correct after running a Production

Benjamin Smith — Tue, 23 Nov 2021 22:13:48 GMT

On my project I have processed the aerotriangulation of Block 1. An arbitrary measurement taken between parking stalls in the 3D view following the aerotriangulation is approximately 9', which is about what it should be.

However, after submitting and processing a production, the same measurement is now 28.5'. This measurement is about 3x what it should be.

Any idea on what is causing this scaling issue? I have tried processing this with and without ground control points, and cannot get a correctly scaled production in either case.

Cannot set storm sewer invert elevations

Benjamin Smith — Tue, 02 Nov 2021 22:15:35 GMT

Using Drainage and Utilities in ORD CONNECT Release 3 Update 9

Cannot adjust invert elevations on conduit placed between nodes.

In the dialog accessed by clicking "Open Utility Properties" I can change the invert elevations but neither the model nor the inverts listed in Properties seem to be impacted. Open Utilities Properties dialog:

Unresolved References

Keith Kennon — Fri, 18 Aug 2017 17:27:51 GMT

What are unresolved references and how do I keep them from corrupting my corridors?

Having issues with materials in CONNECT Edition

Benjamin Smith — Wed, 11 Sep 2019 15:21:58 GMT

I am a new user to CONNECT Edition, and am struggling to have materials generate properly. First of all, many of the support files for materials from SS4 were not included in my CONNECT Edition install. I went ahead and copied them over from my SS4 Program Files to the folder for CONNECT Edition. (The highlighted files/folders in the picture represents what I had to copy over.) After copying those files/folders, the materials appear to be available in my CONNECT drawing and the previews are displaying correctly, as indicated in my second attached photo. However, when attached to an element the material is not displayed. FWIW, level overrides are toggled off in the View Attributes and the Display Style is set to "Smooth".

Model Quality in LumenRT

Benjamin Smith — Fri, 13 Sep 2019 13:57:36 GMT

I am experiencing an issue with my model appearing to lose quality when exporting to LumenRT. What I have done is take a terrain supplied by the designer and apply surface templates, both for pavement and grass. The first picture represents what it looks like in LumenRT when completing this workflow in CONNECT Edition Update 4. As you can see, the median nose is not well defined. I tried replicating this workflow using PowerGEOPAK SS4, and things looks remarkably better when exported to LumenRT. I am using the exact same terrain and materials, so why does the LumenRT visualization look much different when exporting from SS4/CONNECT? (I prefer to use CONNECT in this case, so I can incorporate a 3mx file, which I have not been able to do in SS4.)

LumenRT + HTC Vive

Benjamin Smith — Mon, 19 Nov 2018 15:40:23 GMT

Can someone explain the workflow to be able to view a design I've created in LumenRT with and HTC Vive VR headset? I've got the Vive software installed and the headset seems to be working with the controllers, but I am clueless as to how I can navigate the environment I've created in LumenRT.

LumenRT to Google Cardboard

Benjamin Smith — Wed, 03 Oct 2018 15:38:50 GMT

Long time MicroStation user here, but new to the virtual reality world. I have a project in LumenRT and am interested in viewing it in virtual reality. However, I have no experience with VR. My understanding is that LumenRT is compatible with Google Cardboard plus fully immersive VR systems such as the Oculus Rift and HTC Vibe. Because of the significant cost difference, I want to try it out in Google Cardboard first before investing in a pricier system. Can anyone explain the workflow to take what I have produced in LumenRT and view that in Google Cardboard?

Thanks, in advance.

Civil Report Browser does not display the report correctly

Benjamin Smith — Fri, 15 Jun 2018 19:10:29 GMT

When running a horizontal geometry report, the information does not display correctly. See screenshot below. Does anyone know how to fix this?

Cannot Insert Curve into a Complex Profile

Benjamin Smith — Mon, 07 May 2018 18:18:21 GMT

I am needing to insert a vertical curve in a tangent section of a complex profile. My first attempt to accomplish this is by using the "Profile Insert Curve" tool. I am able to add a PVI within a tangent section of the profile, but it does not allow me to specify a curve length or K value. Upon finishing the command, I am left with a PVI with no curve. An attempt to use the "Parabola Between Elements" tool and insert a curve after the fact is also ineffective, as it creates the curve, but that curve is a separate element from the complex profile I started with.

An attempt to use the "Insert Vertex" tool followed by the "Parabola Between Elements" tool leaves me with the same result.

The complex profile was originally created using the "Profile Complex by PVI" tool. The "Profile Insert Curve" tool works to insert curves on certain tangent sections of the complex profile, but not others. Any guidance as to why the tool only works on certain tangent sections would be helpful. When I have previously encountered this problem, my workaround has been to create a brand new profile using "Profile Complex by PVI" with the extra PVI I need to include. Unfortunately, the profile I am working with now is almost 6 miles long and recreating it would be a very tedious process.

Subsurface Utilities - Applying slope to a Flared End Section node

Benjamin Smith — Wed, 24 Jan 2018 22:29:06 GMT

Can this be accomplished? When I place a node and apply one of the Flared End Section feature definitions, the flared end section is displayed as flat in the horizontal plane. This is a problem if I have a shorter culvert at a significant slope.

Thanks.

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