• RE: Combine DTMs to get lowest elevations of the two surfaces

    There is an easy workflow in OpenRoads using the Create terrain model from design meshes command. Terrain 1 and 2 displayed alone in a DGN. Both with a feature definition where volume option is set to design Create terrain model from Design Meshes using…

  • RE: [2021 R1] Utility Properties not available in drawing model for profiles

    You are not missing anything, although like you I swear this used to work. But maybe not. I have a thread here somewhere about the same problem. Here's what is happening: (NOTE in 2022 R1, one of the release announcements noted improvements in this…

  • RE: How to place 3D trees on an existing mesh

    Hi John, Try the following: In the 2D design file Select all of the 2d trees Key-in EXPORT ELEMENT then set Prefix : XY= and set Separator : Comma then click the Single button to export the coordinates of the selected elements to a text…

  • ORD Print with Transparency

    I am trying to print cross sections with some of my references as transparent and am having no luck. I went into my 3D model and made 2 of my corridor modeling files transparent. Initially I tried by making the reference transparent, but that didn't work…

  • Coffee Corner: OpenBridge - What’s New in OpenBridge Designer 2021 Release 2

    Title: Coffee Corner: OpenBridge - What’s New in OpenBridge Designer 2021 Release 2 Presenter : Alex Mabrich, Manager, Product Management, Bridge & Tunnel, Bentley Systems, Inc. Date: Thursday, January 27, 2022 Time: 02:00 PM Eastern Standard Time Register…

  • How to export item types to IFC from OpenBridge

    Our standard requires us to classify every object in the OpenBridge model according to an approved format. We are achieving this via Item Types which works well. However, when I upload the OpenBridge model to iTwin all of these item types are not visible…

  • Convert CAD elements (like survey data) to feature definitions

    The VBA macro Levels2ORD.mvba is a tool to convert elements to OpenRoads Designer feature definition. Based on the level, elements in the active model are converted to a feature definition. In a sheet of workbook (XLS) the mapping between levels and features…
    • Levels2ORD.zip

  • Side Slope Annotation -All Functionalities Guide

    Details step by step explanation of all functionalities of Side Slope Annotation tool functionalities in LastMileUtiltites v2.1

  • RE: [ORD] Place Label Tool Keyins

    Mark: I am using 2020R3. I believe that what you are attempting to do is what I have contained in the following script (which I have set up as a custom menu set for Rights-of-Way labeling). This one places a Station/ Offset label for Rights-of-Way…

  • ORD Sync All Template Drops Macro

    Hi all, Because I couldn't wait for an out-of-the-box "synchronise all templates" functionality in ORD, I have put together an mvba that crudely will synchronise all or just edited in-place Template Drops and Linear Templates. It seems to work quite…

  • Areas and volumes annotation in Cross Sections (ORD)

    Hi. I want annotate areas of cut and fill in cross sections, and the cumulated volumes, but I don't find this option. It is possible? Thank you

  • How to use the Generative Components for ORD?

    Hi , The latest Openroads Designer and OpenBridge Modeler have included the Generative Components(computational design) , But could you please tell us how to use , and what are the key features? Can I use the GC node to control the civil modeling…

  • How to remove breakline from terrain?

    I drew 2 lines and added them to a terrain as breaklines. I then deleted those 2 lines, but their effect on the terrain remains. Since they now don't exist, I can't remove them from the terrain, because I can't click on them. What should I do here…

  • MXROAD V8i (SELECTseries 4) - Discontinued Support and use of Input files

    We recently received an email with respect to an update to the Bentley Support Policy. Many people in the office took this as a discontinuation of MXRoad but it is unclear if this is the case. However, we do note that MXROAD V8i (SELECTseries 4) will…

  • Cached References Message is Not Helpful

    This is not a helpful message. Not only is it very cryptic it provides no help towards a solution nor any suggestion about what bad things are going to happen (or not) if I ignore the message. But there is a bigger issue. References are being updated…
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