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Corridor Mesh and Corridor Processing Performance

Richard Tarntino — Mon, 15 May 2023 17:40:57 GMT

This question relates to corridor meshes and how they relate to corridor processing (performance).

I understand that a corridor mesh - being displayed - is a function of the design stage (as set within the DGNLIB). Such as when the design stage is changed from "design" (no corridor mesh is displayed) to "final" (corridor mesh is displayed).

NOT displaying a corridor mesh, within the current corridor modeling file, increases (or at least) helps with performance. My question has to do with changing the design stage BACK from "final" to "design". The mesh 'display' does, in fact, go away (it is not displayed in the Default-3D model/view). However, the level, used by the mesh element, is still populated and showing usage (Level Manager).

So, is the corridor performance tied to the DISPLAY of the corridor mesh or the fact that it exists (or existed) at some point?

It does not seem possible that selection of the mesh element, for deletion, works. Basically, it does not delete. I guess it is tied to the corridor model itself in some way. Maybe I am missing something(?).

Create a Shape 'Area' & 'Length' Item Type

Richard Tarntino — Tue, 21 Mar 2023 14:46:53 GMT

This is my first time in trying to create an Item Type. It is simple in its complexity. I want to assign a 'name', a 'area', and a 'length' to a shape. All in MicroStation CONNECT Update 17.

I created the Item Type, as shown in the image (below).

For The Area...
Type=Number
Units=acres [acres]
Expression=this.GetElement().Area

For The Length...
Type=Number
Units=ft (US Survey) [foot (US Survey)]
Expression=this.GetElement().length

I then assigned ('Attach Item' tool) the Item Type to the sample shape element.

However, the "Label_DA" information does not reflect the values of the sample shape, as shown further up in the Properties dialog.

I'm not sure what I am doing wrong.

Profile Sheet - OFFSET - Strip Grade Elevations

Richard Tarntino — Fri, 20 Jan 2023 17:55:05 GMT

I want to create profile sheet strip grade elevations, of which the existing elevation is targeted "offset from the horizontal geometry by 12 feet".

The situation is for a divided highway. We have a mainline geometry (down the middle median), with stationing. This will control the stationing (as displayed on the profile sheet(s)).

The proposed strip grade elevation (on the profile sheet) will come from the created proposed vertical geometry element(s). So that is no problem.

In our geometry files we built...

[1] A northbound {proposed} vertical geometry representing the 12' right offset. This hits the inside edge of pavement for the northbound lanes.

[2] A southbound {proposed} vertical geometry representing the 12' left offset. This hits the inside edge of pavement for the southbound lanes.

These two vertical geometry elements control the proposed strip grade elevation (on the profile sheet). We have two sets of profile sheets - one for northbound and the other for southbound.

However, I do not want to use the existing (terrain surface) elevation - directly under the horizontal geometry element as an existing strip grade elevation (on the profile sheet). I want the existing (terrain surface) strip grade elevations to reflect a horizontal perpendicular offset of 12' RT {Northbound} and 12' LT {Southbound}.

I have been studying Annotation Group creating and editing, in hopes of find a way through those settings to create the "offset" existing (terrain surface) strip grade elevation. Have not seen a way through that means yet.

The following BE Communities Wiki was helpful in understanding that the two elevations [existing strip grade elevation and proposed strip grade elevation] come from two different sources (files) - existing terrain and geometry (respectively).

Video: Profile Annotation - Controlling Existing Grade and Proposed Grade Elevation

It seems to me that it would have to be done through an Annotation Group, as it is this that guides the creation of the strip grade elevations, in the profile drawing model.

Any suggestions?

Node Limit Within ORD Drainage & Utilities

Richard Tarntino — Tue, 03 Jan 2023 20:18:48 GMT

Is there a Node limit when using ORD Drainage & Utilities... by itself. What I mean is in order to model a larger site/corridor, with over 100 drainage nodes, can this be done just using ORD Drainage and Utilities? Or do we have to use one of the other H&H applications from Bentley Systems?

I am saying 100 nodes, as that is what I have heard in previous, unrelated troubleshooting conversations and efforts.

If this is, in fact true, where would I find information about that kind of restraint / limitation.

View Display Area Shrunk in ORD

Richard Tarntino — Mon, 05 Dec 2022 15:38:58 GMT

This is odd... I have a user whose ORD application is limiting his 'area' to display his views.

Have deleted the user preferences.

ORD Preferences Location
From <communities.bentley.com/.../ord-preferences-location>

It is only this user. Any file he opens, using ORD, falls into this problem.

I have ever seen this happen before. Not sure what else to check or troubleshoot. Any ideas.

Richard Tarntino

Digital Design Lead

[CONNECT] Applying an Element Template to a SHP Reference File

Richard Tarntino — Thu, 06 Oct 2022 16:46:32 GMT

I have done this task, "Applying an Element Template to a SHP Reference File", in the older V8i edition. However, I cannot get it to work in CONNECT.

The workflow is posted here: "Applying an Element Template to a SHP Reference File" [Applying an Element Template to a SHP reference file - MicroStation Wiki - MicroStation - Bentley Communities]

Here is screen capture of my current MIcroStation session.

Element Templates are created. 'ZAI22SLP' is the blue line (drawing with the Place Line tool). 'YIA' is the green line (drawing with the Place Line tool). So, this proved the Element Templates are working as expected. However, when the same Element Templates are applied to the Reference Attachments, they do not apply the symbology settings. The dots (hard to see in the image as shown in this post) should be blue (ZAI22SLP) and the curved line should be green (YIA). Save Settings and restarting has no effect.

Any ideas?

Migration Utilities for 10.10

Chris Andrew — Sun, 22 Aug 2021 17:36:59 GMT

When will Migration Utilities be upgraded for 10.10 release. Specifically with the ability to define Item Types associated with Feature Definition.

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Thu, 06 Oct 2022 05:13:14 GMT

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Template (*.ITL) Component, Which Does NOT Effect the Active Terrain

Richard Tarntino — Tue, 12 Jul 2022 20:16:53 GMT

Not having a large background in creating corridor templates, we are trying to build a template, which has a "sound wall" in it, as a component. However, we do not want the sound wall to influence the proposed terrain model, coming out of the proposed corridor. Basically, we want the sound wall to be present "on top" of the proposed terrain. Actually, the sound wall will be both above and below ground, counting the footing of the wall. Basically, this would be like a retaining wall, which is "retaining nothing".

I'm sure this can be done. Is there a setting for the component, within the template? Or is it dependent on the feature assigned to the component?

Any help would be appreciated.

InRoads SS2 And MicroStation Ss10

Richard Tarntino — Fri, 13 May 2022 14:42:38 GMT

Will InRoads SS2 operate with MicroStation SS10?

RE: Placing table from Excel

Richard Tarntino — Wed, 17 Nov 2021 22:56:00 GMT

I have just spent the last 2 hours trying to insert a very very very standardly formatted excel table - just some text and bordered cells - not very big either.

Admittedly, this is the first time I have tried this, using CONNECT and its vaunted "Place Table" tool (using the 'From File' option). I guess when I started this I thought it would be pretty straight forward. My fault for making that assumption.

What I wanted was to just insert my relatively straight forward excel table on to my design plane and have it look like the one in my spreadsheet.

Placing table from Excel

Warren McLachlan — Fri, 17 Aug 2018 10:59:59 GMT

Good day

I'm trying to figure out how to use the Place Table tool in MicroStaion/ OpenRoads Designer CONNECT Edition. We have a very standard format for some of our data and would like tables to be created exactly as they are in Excel.

Below is how the data looks in Excel:

Below is what it looks like if MicroStation attempts to preserve the formatting:

You can see that most of the text does not come through and not all of the row heights are preserved. The column widths are preserved.

Below is what it looks like when not preserving the formatting:

Am I missing something?

Kind Regards

Warren

ORD enhancement - have the possibility to modify the named boundary by entering data

JeremieDL — Fri, 22 Feb 2019 19:22:11 GMT

We need the possibility to modify the named boundary by entering data.

We need to be able to change the plan boundary by station and offset.

We need to be able to modifiy the elevation AND lenght (station start and station end) of the profile named boundary.

We need to be able to change the cross-section named boundary station, left and right offset.

Those changes need to be easy.

Those tools need to work flawlessly.

And idealy we could apply those changes to many named boundary.

How do you copy horizontal and vertical geometry from one file to another?

Brandon Kidd — Tue, 20 Nov 2018 19:56:18 GMT

How do you copy horizontal and vertical geometry from one file to another in Open Roads Designer?

PDF's With Transparent Elements Creates Long Print Times

Richard Tarntino — Mon, 24 Feb 2020 19:57:51 GMT

We are using the Bentley PDF Print Driver to create PDF files of our project sheets. The driver is modified, some what; limited to form sizes, color settings, and PDF resolution to 300,300.

We set our cross section sheets with a transparency 30 and priority of -100 on the minor grid lines. This has an effect of diming them down and setting them behind the cross section road elements. The sheets look better.

However, each cross sheet (page) within the plan set PDF file, takes a long time to print. (Bluebeam to printer.)

To test this, the transparency (on all the minor grid lines) was changed back to 0 (zero). The same sheets printed rather quickly. [Certainly did not sit an watch a slow moving progress bar for each and every sheet.] So it is apparent that adding a extensive amount of transparent elements (minor grid lines on a cross section sheet, for example) adds a large amount of print time - each and every time the PDF is to be printed.

I guess I don't see why transparent elements adds so much print time.

My questions... Has this been true for anyone else? Do I have to look at some other method (pen tables, etc.) to get the desired effect.

This printing is being done from MicroStation V8i (SELECTseries 3) = 08.11.09.832.