Jason Walsh

These are System Parameter (Minor Option 017) toggles which determines how offsets are measured in Major Option DESIGN.

VOFF - Horizontal offsets are applied horizontally from a subsidiary string, and vertical offsets are applied perpendicular to the…

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A quick update to let you know that MX V8i SELECTseries 3 has been officially released. MX V8i SELECTseries 3 is listed as version number 08.11.09.493 on the SELECTservices Download site as shown below.

MX V8i SELECTseries 3 incorporates OpenRoads…

Some of ye may be aware of the Add Slope Signature String tool (Modify>Edit String>Add Slope Signature String) that can be used to manually create slope signature strings between any two strings as shown below.

This does not match the tadpole…

If you have inadvertently disabled the "Release Notes" and "Tip of the Day" panels that appear on start-up of MXRoad there is a way to enable them again.

Shutdown MXRoad and browse to the install folder of MXRoad and browse to the…

This blog post will explain the process of selecting and changing the coordinate system for a design. Selecting and changing the coordinate system can be carried out on a dgn file containing cad elements. A coordinate system can be set for the dgn file…

MX has the functionality to convert a 2d survey with annotated spot levels into a 3d Survey. The function is called 2D to 3D Surface, it use the text for the spot level values to generate a triangulations surface and adds levels to the original model.

Hello and a Happy New Year to our MX Users from the MX support team. I'm going to kick off the new year with a few blog posts on various topics. 

Some users require changing the chainage annotation  to be on the other side of the road centreline. The…

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Some users ask us how to add a ditch at the bottom of an embankment without having to run another earthworks style from the toe of the embankment.

The process for doing this is to use a reverse earthworks style, this places a fixed style at bottom…

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Many users are moving to Windows 7 as the operating system on their machines. Some are using the Pin this Program to the Taskbar function of Windows 7 with MX v8i SS2.

A few users have reported the error below when starting MX v8i SS2 from…

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I've been neglecting the MX Users blog posts as of late but have a few posts lined up to make up for it.

This post relates to using MX line style as used in MX style sets in the Microstation CAD platform.

When MX is initially installed it…

One of the less known features of MX Drainage is the ability to add up to 3 pipes between notes. This update was added to MX Drainage in MX version 08.11.07.227. A run through of the process is detailed below.

Create a pipe run as standard as shown below…

Creating a void in a triangulation is something you may have a need to do from time to time, for example at locations where there are ponds in a survey.

This can be achieved by using a string called a PBRK string, the PBRK string is a point string that…

Many users have come across the issue below where values for items in the vertical or horizontal schematic diagrams for long sections are removed, this is normally seen where short elements are in the design.

The reason for this is due to an MX parameter…

One of the queries that crops up regarding earthworks creation in MX is the Cut/Fill strategy and how it affects the earthworks creation. The easiest way to show the difference in the strategies is to run through a quick example.

The example I'm and going…

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MX SELECTseries 2 Update 08.11.07.566 (listed as Bentley MX V8i United Kingdom Update 1) is available for MX version 08.11.07.536. The update can be downloaded from the Select Services downloads page.   

Here are a few details about the update that…

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Some of ye may be experiencing  issues with exporting SWS files from MX Drainage to WinDes W12. The two issues and recommendations are outlined below.

Issue 1. WinDes W12 not reading SWS files created by MX Drainage

At WinDes W12, MicroDrainage…

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Below are links to the recording for the recent MX Dynamic Analysis eSeminar.

Part1 – Surface Checker, Masking, Surface Analysis, and Create a String Dynamically.

Part 1-1 - http://communities.bentley.com/other/old_site_member_blogs/bentley_employees…

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Some information regarding system requirements and graphics stability for MX.

Below is a link to the system requirements for Microstation, which is what MX standalone is sitting on top of in the standalone option, (the Powerbase MX standalone…

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Recently some users have had problem importing Lidar xyz data into MX using either the MX Lidar import or the Lidar import in the Data Acquisition tool. The import issue seems to be related to the formatting in the file. Rather than having to r…

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A brief run through of the Objects tab in the Visibility Analysis tools. As an example I’ll use the junction visibility analysis tool.

The screen shots below show that there is a building to the left of the junction within the splay…

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Attached are videos and datasets for the different aspects covered in the Pavement Design eSeminar for those that couldn’t attend.

The topics covered are below.

1. Pavement Layer Design
2. Tabular Method
3. Template Method
4. Urban Method

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We have recently been getting queries into the help desk asking how to bring certain surveys into MX that aren't listed in MX>File>Import. The tool to use for this is the Data Acquisition tool.

Data Acquisition compiles information…

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First Post of the New Year.

This post will explain the process of applying hatching to cut and fill areas of a design for plans and longsections using input files. The images below show what will be achieved.

For this process I’ll be…