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V8i SS2 End condition exceptions issue

Joseph Rusiewicz — Wed, 22 Jul 2015 12:44:27 GMT

The template I am using in InRoads has four end conditions. A variety of fill slopes, and a cut that inserts a channel. I have created another end condition for a modified embankment that creates a channel like the cut, but then puts a mound behind it. This is mainly being used to waste excess material. We have also been using it to continue the cut channel through an area where we want to keep the roadway runoff in a channel to take it to a stormwater management facility. I have been successful in using the end condition exceptions in several places to accomplish this. The latest area I tried this in though has been having issues. The modified embankment only appears in a portion of the end condition exception. What could be causing this? I saw some other posts on this issue stating that the point must be a constant offset. The point that the end condition connects to is a constant 66' from centerline.

Thanks,
Joe

V8i SS2 - Interchange infield modeling

Joseph Rusiewicz — Fri, 17 Jul 2015 14:19:36 GMT

I am working on a new 4-lane roadway with a diamond interchange. I am working on cleaning up the infield areas. What I want to do is have a constant sized roadside ditch off of the ramp alignment, and then have the fill slope from the mainline find the edge of that ditch. I put the ditch in my ramp template and tried to use a point control to adjust the fill end condition to find the edge of the ditch, but I can't find the ramp corridors in the point controls. Am I doing this right?

Thanks,
Joe

V8i SS2 - Excavation with two slopes

Joseph Rusiewicz — Mon, 13 Jul 2015 14:34:43 GMT

I think I may have a case of the Monday's here. I am looking to make an excavation template with two different slopes in InRoads. I want to start from an excavation bottom shape and have the template find the existing surface. The point at which the slope changes in the template is at a set distance below the existing surface. What would be the easiest way to set up this template?

Thanks,
Joe

Roadway Designer - What you see vs. what you get

Joseph Rusiewicz — Tue, 25 Nov 2014 13:30:02 GMT

I have a question on what is showing up in the roadway designer versus what I'm getting when my surface actually generates. The first picture is from the roadway designer. It is 2 lanes of a 4-way highway on the left and the on-ramp on the right. Both are in a fill condition in the infield in this area.

So there should be some existing ground between them with no proposed surface, but when I create the combined surface, I get the following triangles.

This highlighted triangles are those that are just appearing when the surface is made where there should not be any. I have other areas where one side is in cut and the other fill and in some areas it connects the two while in others it doesn't. Any idea why it would connect some of these end conditions to each other, but not others?

I am working with InRoads SS2 V08.11.07.566

End Condition Exceptions - Component Templates

Joseph Rusiewicz — Thu, 26 Mar 2015 14:37:53 GMT

If you watch the Modeling Multiple Corridors in Roadway Designer video located here: www.bentley.com/.../

It shows how to place end condition exceptions and to place new end conditions from a template. I created one with components and an end condition, like I thought was in the video, but it was not available to use. I had to create the template as just an end condition and then it worked. I read in another post to restart and the component template should work, but I am having no luck. I think I understand that you have to add an end condition, but how did he use components in the video? Am I missing something?

Microstation v 08.11.09.357
InRoads v 08.11.07.566

Thanks!
Joe

[V8i] Text Editor dialog box default

Joseph Rusiewicz — Wed, 27 May 2015 18:52:22 GMT

Version 08.11.09.357

I have the text editor style set to Dialog Box, but when I select certain text to edit, it comes up in the word processor. Is there a reason for this? Can you change it anyway to come up in the dialog box?

Thanks,

Joe

Inroads Modeling/Target Aliasing issue

Joseph Rusiewicz — Tue, 28 Apr 2015 13:45:13 GMT

I’m having some issues with my combined surface on a project. I have a 4 lane mainline with 4 ramps. I have target aliasing on the ramps so that the infield side end condition of the ramp finds the mainline model’s fill slope. This is fine until I flatten the slope of the mainline fill which then extends further than the ramp outside fill slope does.

I went back into the template and changed the end condition on the outside of the ramp to find existing ground instead of the active surface. It now does, at the slope I want, but it then connects from there to where the mainline slope would hit the existing ground.

Is there some way to have the surface stop where the ramp slope hits the ground?

I’m using Selectseries2 V08.11.07.566

Thanks,

Joe

InRoads SS2 Surface Creation Anomalies

Joseph Rusiewicz — Wed, 04 Mar 2015 16:48:29 GMT

I have a 4 lane interstate with 4 ramps and some structures. I'm trying to perform the End Area Volume so that I can create the Mass Haul Diagram that the client wants. Towards the end of our section of the job is a large structure that I am trying to model the fill for the abutment. I followed another post on here with a video to come up with a model for this. Since my proposed mainline goes over this new corridor, I copied the mainline corridor and ended it at the beginning of this new abutment surface. When I tried to create a surface out of the mainline, ramp and abutment corridors, I am getting a some surface anomalies away from the abutment area. Does anyone know what could be causing this? I'm pretty sure the anomalies are happening with the copied corridor with just the ramps and not including the abutment corridor.

Cross Section - Proposed Surface Wider than Cross Section

Joseph Rusiewicz — Tue, 24 Feb 2015 16:44:31 GMT

I am working on cutting cross sections for a new 4 lane roadway. The standard cross section borders go from 150' left of baseline to 150' right. Being that this is a new roadway, the proposed surface sometimes goes beyond these limits, so we'll need a matchline above to show the rest of the section. Is there some way to do this when cutting them? Or at least a way to tell the cross section command that if the proposed surface is wider than 150' left or right to only put one section on that sheet so we can add the matchline above it?

MicroStation SS3 V 08.11.09.357 and Inroads SS2 V 08.11.07.566

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InRoads V8i Interchange Modeling

Joseph Rusiewicz — Fri, 27 Feb 2015 14:14:00 GMT

Just a quick question out to everyone. I just hope I'm not going crazy. I swear I found a video out there a few months ago showing some modeling techniques at an interchange. More specifically, it showed some vertical gore tool usage where the ramp connects to the mainline/interstate, some techniques for adding the radii at the intersection of the ramp and minor road perpendicular to the interstate, and then cutting through the mainline/interstate embankment with the minor road beneath. They then created one proposed surface with all of the corridors. If anyone else has seen this and can point me in the right direction, I would appreciate it.

Thanks,
Joe

Cut Slope Rounding

Joseph Rusiewicz — Fri, 14 Nov 2014 19:47:05 GMT

I think that several state DOTs recommend using cut slope rounding. I know that there is a setting in the template for adding rounding length to a component of an end condition. However, this does not give you any variability. According to the below diagram, it is constant for 10' and above, but variable for below 10'. What would be the best way to model this? This is for a new 4-lane highway with frequently heights of cut and fill.

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