• [GPK Ss2] Users Getting Errors in ProjectWise

    We are not a GEOPAK shop any more, but we allow our consultants to use it. Yesterday, they reported an error message during any attempts to open a DGN document. The error comes in the geopak.cfg file, where the file is trying to use a %include to read…
  • [ORD 2019 R2] Workspace on a Network

    Has anyone found a way to have a workspace on a network, but have the delivered workspace still located at its default location? Generally, we want users to access our workspace for its settings, but if they need to do a self paced training, we would…
  • [V8i Ss4/10] Open a Custom Task

    I have created a task named Structures Main. What key-ins would allow me to open this as a task and as a toolbox?
  • [VBA - Multiple Platforms] VBA Project Stopped Working - Possibly Due to Windows Update

    We have a number of VBA Projects (and at least one compiled add-on for InRoads) that were tested for Ss10 and some even migrated to ORD CONNECT. Recently, our users reported that these were failing to work as before. The tools perform some of their functions…
  • Best practice for documenting design changes in ORD

    Hi all, I'm reaching out to the community at large to please share some inisght or practical experience with documenting design changes in ORD. We're having some issues on a current major project where the design isn't behaving as it should between…
  • Can anyone share the Open Roads Designer Onboarding Guide Document?

    Hi, Can anyone share the onboarding guide of Open Roads Designer.
  • CONNECT Edition - Configuration Tips : Switch to local configuration (for home working)

    Previous articles have described how to use ConfigurationSetup.cfg to redirect your applications to a networked configuration. [Note that another option for sharing configurations is to store them in a ProjectWise 365 /ProjectWise Drive project. This…
  • CONNECT Edition - Configuration Tips: ProjectWise Integration

    Once the ProjectWise Explorer client application is installed on a PC, integration between it and most other Bentley applications will be enabled by default. Obviously in many situations ProjectWise is used all of the time and integration is essential…
  • CONNECT Edition - Configuration Tips: What does _USTN_USER_CONFIGURATION do?

    Updated version of this article, which was originally posted on 18 Aug 2017 In CONNECT Edition - Custom Configuration - Part 1 : Initial Creation Steps I described how the installer can be used to specify the location of your Custom Configuration by…
  • Finding Activevbproject.filename

    I read the post between Caddcop andJohn, and followed the link, but it failed ? Not sure of how old the link is but I did want to read the information. I checked to see if I could just message Caddcop, but name did not show up. I was hoping someone…
  • How to stop annotation text from updating?

    I am using OpenRoads Designer Connect edition and am attempting to create some plan-profile sheets. I used the named boundary tool to create plan and profile drawing models and then utilized "model annotation" to annotate the alignment and profile, however…
  • How to stop references in drawing models from shifting?

    We have noticed if named boundaries are moved or adjusted the drawing model references shift. Is this new version 10.09 considered a beta version? If so, we should all be nervous. I noticed in the first versions of ORD the drawing model references weren…
  • Multiple profiles on one sheet model

    Hello, This question has already been posted but I wanted to see if there was an easier way. . Can I create multiple profile views (different alignments) in one sheet model? One of the project I am working on has a lot of small side streets and I am…
  • Named Boundaries and Plan Production

    We are having some issues with understanding the ORD Plan Production tool set and controlling level overrides in the drawing or sheet models. When we create a series of plan and profile sheets, we start with a fresh 2D seed file, reference in the necessary…
  • OpenRoads Level Display Batch Processor

    Let's say one has created plan and profile sheets or cross sections with OpenRoads Designer . There are dozens or, perhaps, hundreds of them. Now one needs to turn on or off a level or two in each model. OpenRoads Level Display Batch Processor to the…
  • ORD LAS file to State Plane Coordinates (Oklahoma)

    Folks: I am having a serious issue with importing USGS Lidar (*.LAS) data. By changing the units of type to Meter in the import dialog (the file is in meters) I get what seems to be relatively accurate elevation data (in US Survey Feet in an Oklahoma…
  • ORD R4U6: How do I show flow arrows in the plan view on our roadway ditches?

    Does anyone have an idea how we can show flow arrows on our roadway ditches in Open Roads?
  • Overlay on a divided highway

    How do you create an overlay template for a divided highway with a single centerline in Openroads Designer?
  • Tips/Tricks For Exporting Civil 3D Corridor with Super Elevation and Recreating in ORD

    Just like the title suggests, I have a bunch of Civil 3D Corridors in which a design firm created. Unfortunately they did not create the entire roadway section or apply any end conditions to their corridors. I have been tasked with modeling these corridors…
  • Video: How-To Deploy a Dynamic ProjectWise Managed WorkSpace

    Product(s): OpenRoads Designer Version(s): 10.03.00.43+ Area: WorkSpace Development Original Author: Holly Herring, Bentley Technical Support Group This video series follows this document: https://communities.bentley…