• Are ORD vertical curve length annotations still incorrect?

    The screenshot below shows a vertical curve that was annotated using one of my DOT's default profile annotation settings. The stationing is correct, but the VC length is wrong. The VC length should be a clean 800.00', but displays as 800.14'. About…
  • Drawing Production

    The following resources are provided as a reference by Bentley's Technical Support Group. OpenRoads Designer - Drawing Production Learning Path Video Clips General Video: How to create a Sheet Definition that contains multiple Plan and Profile…
  • I have a horizontal alignment using only simple curves. I want to add spirals to some curves. Is there an easy to do this in SS4?

    I have a horizontal alignment using only simple curves. I want to add spirals to some curves. Is there an easy to do this in SS4?
  • OpenRoads corridors and template drops not updating correctly.

    Hi all, Firstly, I'd like to point out I am fairly new to using Bentley products (as are most of my team) so when issues occur we are often pretty stuck when it comes to working out the correct fix. We are working on a large infrastructure project…
  • ORD - Show existing pavement in XS

    This seems like this should be simple, but I can't figure it out. In GEOPAK SS2 is use Roadway Designer to model the proposed design, and I actually used an old criteria file that used the Draw Trace command to show existing pavement 3" below the existing…
  • ORD Bug? I Mean- Opportunity For Improvement

    Whenever I am using the OpenRoads Geometry Offset tools, no matter the tool (Single Offset Entire, Single Offset Partial, Single Offset Variable, etc.) It never fails that all of these tools will inevitably stop working and the below error will pop up…
  • Reprojecting to a new Geographic Coordinate System

    Product: MicroStation Version: 08.11.09.459 Environment: N\A Area: Coordinate Systems Subarea: Geographic Background Reproject data from an existing Geographic Coordinate System (GCS) to another…
  • Video: Topsoil Stripping using Overlay/Stripping Components

    Product(s): OpenRoads Designer Version(s): 10.00.00.120+ Area: Corridor Modeling Original Author: Alan Benger, Bentley Senior Application Engineer This video gives an example using an Overlay/Stripping component to…