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How does one export a .shp file using OpenRoads Designer Connect?

Aaron Dent — Wed, 17 Mar 2021 14:24:24 GMT

I have searched and searched the net looking for a solution and have found none. Is this not possible? I have even tried exporting the 2D linework to a V8i version drawing and export the shp file, but no luck.

Alt Element match - what controls it?

RBrown — Wed, 07 Sep 2022 21:54:44 GMT

i'm working in a client controlled workspace and the "Alt key data point" to match element symbology does not work.
Can someone tell me what controls that and what needs to change to get that feature functioning again.

gINT civil tools data symbology

RBrown — Sun, 19 Dec 2021 18:23:55 GMT

I can set up my gINT library file to use the desired colors that are displayed on the Log reports.
But when I import that same data into my ORD Cad file, using that same .glb library, the colors for the lithology are not the same as those defined in the library.
Where is it pulling the color definitions from? and where/how do I make edits?

How to import cpt data?

Tom DeSimone — Tue, 30 Jun 2020 21:19:15 GMT

Up until now, my company has only used gINT for boring and well logs. I would like to import CPT data to include on fence diagrams, but I have no CPT tabs, and I'm not sure how to go about importing the data. I was unable to find a tutorial, so far.

is there an accepted standard working unit for ORD?

RBrown — Mon, 19 Apr 2021 22:31:35 GMT

Is there an accepted standard working unit for ORD? If i set the units to 10,000/FT annotation seems to work correctly. if i use a different unit, such as our company standard or a client standard, the annotation does not come in at the correct size. This seems odd, as historically this has never been an issue. But it is now.
Rebuilding the workset for every unique working unit request does not seem like a rational answer.

Along that same line, is there an accepted standard for Solids area? Because ORD does not work with a global origin shift, that results in pushing my project further away from the sweet center of the design cube.
The Bentley seed files i have seen contain a 10,000/foot unit resolution and a Solids area of only 1 mile. which seems very limiting if i need to place a solid structure at a geographically correct coordinate.
What solids accuracy is sufficient to get good resolution beyond 1 mile from the center of the design cube?

Bentley Map Export dgn to shapefile - removes curves in alignment

Stephanie Simpko — Thu, 14 Apr 2016 13:54:19 GMT

Good morning,

Wondering if anyone else has come across this issue with the export tool built into Bentley Map?

I use the tool to create shapefiles to submit to our Environmental section, and also sometimes to create exhibits in ArcMap, but if the CAD alignment has curves in it, somewhere in the process of creating the shapefile, the curves are removed, leaving a straight line in between the begin and end of the curved alignment, edge of pavement, ROW, and any other lines that are curved within the CAD dgn.

I'm using this tool from Power GEOPAK. I first go to the GEOPAK menu and select "Activate Map". Then the File menu-->Export-->GIS Data Types...

From there, I create a new Export as a shapefile and select the file location. I select the layer that I am interested in exporting to a shapefile, and then Export. Before bringing it into an ArcMap map, I have to first view the file in ArcCatalog to set the appropriate coordinate system, as ArcGIS needs a coordinate system set in order to bring it into the map.

This is a snip of just the alignment and station tics. Any help given would be greatly appreciated!!

Thanks!

Stephanie

What is the correct protocol for ORD Global Origin Settings?

RBrown — Tue, 28 Jul 2020 01:01:40 GMT

There does not seem to be a consistent answer on this Global Origin Issue. If I don't adjust the global origin, and my project has large numbers for northing/easting the resolution falls apart on the 3d models and they look awful. If I do adjust the global origin, so my project falls within the sweet spot for modeling, then other tools do not work. gINT does not like a shifted global origin, and ignores it, placing data in space at the location it would be at if the global origin were set at 0,0,0. I just found that ORD Annotation labels do the same thing. I place a data point where I want the label to be placed, and it zings out in to the far off location that coincides exactly the distance and direction of the global origin shift. What's the answer? Is there any way to get all the pieces to work in a multi-discipline setting?

How do I get ORD to recognize a prefix on a station equation?

RBrown — Fri, 10 Jan 2020 22:10:00 GMT

How do I get ORD to recognize a prefix on a station equation? your examples suggest that it should work, but I'm not seeing it. If I include a prefix it ignores both the prefix and the requested ahead station, and sets the ahead station to zero. Analyze point describes it with an R1, R2, R3 etc as a suffix, which is not what I asked for. I want a back station of 2+00 and an ahead station of A 2+00. How do I make this happen. (inroads did it quite nicely)
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