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Slow OpenRoads Text Files

Cory McKibben — Fri, 18 Aug 2023 22:28:57 GMT

One of my sheets for a plan set is where we place all of our project notes, so the whole sheet is basically text. When trying to do anything in this file, it freezes up or acts ridiculously slow. For example when editing the text, I can type a sentence and then watch each character show up on screen at about one character a second. This makes editing the sentences and organizing the text very difficult. Another example is trying to move the text to align everything and it will freeze the whole file for every button I press. I copied these notes from a old V8i file so I am not sure if that is the issue or not.

Cross Section Sheets not Labeling Certain Points

Cory McKibben — Thu, 13 Jul 2023 15:54:39 GMT

I ran cross sections on a project that has 10+ templates and multiple points and feature definitions. I have a annotation group I have built to label specific feature definitions and usually works well. All of my templates seem to annotate correctly except on a template where I used the Overlay Component for a partial section of mill and overlay. On every cross section for this template, only one point labels. After changing feature definitions and refreshing templates on corridor, then going back to cross sections to reannotate, still nothing. I then tried to go through the explorer and used my annotation group to manually select points and it still will not label. Any thoughts on this? Currently using 2022 R3 (10.12).

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OpenRoads Sheet Index missing tools

Cory McKibben — Fri, 13 Jan 2023 22:02:07 GMT

We are currently setting up preference files for our company and we have adopted the ALDOT configuration files and are using them as a base. When trying the sheet index, no tools show up. Does the sheet index have anything to do with ProjectWise? We also have it set up where the work set is locked, could this be an issue?

Surface Modeling Obstructions

Cory McKibben — Fri, 07 Jul 2023 17:40:15 GMT

I have built an approach/departure surface for a helipad and I also have a drone survey of the area. What is the best way in OpenRoads to build an obstruction surface so I can see where trees are penetrating through my design surface?

I tried using the delta surface but it only gives me a huge area where both surfaces are present. What I am looking for is small clouds where I know a few trees are penetrating the surface.

Contour Label Orientation

Cory McKibben — Fri, 03 Mar 2023 16:21:53 GMT

I am labeling contour labels through the properties of the terrain. It is labeling them on an orientation from West to East. I have a project where my sheet views are in a South-North and half my contour labels are upside down. Is there a way to flip these labels based on sheet view?

Survey File using Text Import Wizard

Cory McKibben — Fri, 02 Dec 2022 23:12:36 GMT

Our surveyors take shots with the PNEZD (Point #, northing, easting, elevation, description). I import these into open roads via the survey tab in the explorer folder, field books, text import wizard. The description they list can be named almost anything they come up with in the field, so I add an extra column for the field code as a general point (PNT) so I could set up the element template, feature definition and feature symbologies within our dgnlib. Everything works correctly besides the description. Inside the text wizard, I have put it under "Note" and "Attribute Name" but neither show in the properties tab (Description inside of properties tab is blank). I am trying to set up a annotation group so I can see point number, elevation, and description through it. Since the description doesn't actually ever appear in the element properties description, it does not label it and I can not set it as a function to label through the dgnlib. Is there a way to add another column heading for description within the text wizard? Or is there something else I need to do so that my surveyors text file description shows up in ORD's properties description after I do a import?

ORD Survey Data Symbol

Cory McKibben — Wed, 30 Nov 2022 23:04:01 GMT

When bringing in survey data from a text file, how can I change the symbol related to it? Right now it is a blue circle with a X.

From my understanding, the survey has a Code for each point and the Code relates to what symbol is given to each point. Where would this info be hiding where I can edit the relation of code to point symbol?

For example, our surveyors take a ground shot and label it "GND". And when I import my data each point with GND Code would have a X symbol.

Open Roads Transition not working properly

Cory McKibben — Thu, 03 Nov 2022 21:50:15 GMT

I tried to use the transition tool on a pavement design where I have it going from 0.5% to 1.5%. I have the corridor with both templates and a gap between them. I added a transition between and made sure the points were connected correctly and then deleted the slope constraints on the edge of pavement. The slider bar looks correct, but the model shows this transition being a few inches above where it should be.

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