Joe Muni

- Defining a custom coordinate system (V8i)

Inga Morozoff

NOTE: This article is specific to V8i.

MicroStation includes the ability to define a geographic coordinate system, and Bentley Map provides the tools to create and edit a new geographic coordinate system (GCS), ellipsoid or datum in a user defined library…
- over 9 years ago
- OpenCities Map
- OpenCities Map Wiki
Alternative approach to Corridor/Template Design - 3D Linear Method

Alex Badaoui

Fellow Engineers, Modelers, Bentley Operators, etc.

Last year in July 2017 at the 9th International Visualization In Transportation Symposium I presented an abstract detailed an alternative approach to working with Corridor/template design.

This approach…
- over 3 years ago
- OpenRoads | OpenSite
- OpenRoads | OpenSite Forum
Drawing Production

Jacob Dean
The following resources are provided as a reference by Bentley's Technical Support Group.

OpenRoads Designer - Drawing Production Learning Path

Video Clips

General
- Video: How to create a Sheet Definition that contains multiple Plan and Profile v…
- OpenRoads | OpenSite
- OpenRoads | OpenSite Wiki
Drawing Seed Model listed in Red in Plan and Profile Sheet Creation

Steves

ORD Connect 2020 Release 2 Update 8 - Version 10.08.01.33

I have been following the Bentley Learn link for "Under the Hood - Setting up Sheets - Part 1 and 2" to set-up our sheets for the first time.

Iv'e created my Drawing Seed, Sheet Seed…
- over 2 years ago
- OpenRoads | OpenSite
- OpenRoads | OpenSite Forum
How do I create a copy of OpenRoads Geometry?

Holly Herring

Product(s): OpenRoads Designer

Version(s): 10.00.00.120+

Area: Geometry

Original Author: Holly Herring, Bentley Technical Support Group

Question:

How do I create a copy of civil geometry?

Answer:

You will need to use the command Copy Element…
- over 4 years ago
- OpenRoads | OpenSite
- OpenRoads | OpenSite Wiki
How to add the View Control short-cut on long right click to your workspace?

Garry Spivey

I tried the following and I still do not see the menu.

I am on version 10.03.00.43 OpenRoads Designer CONNECT Edition.

Answer:

The View Control uses a custom macro that must be part of your active workspace. In the
default installation, the macro is…
- over 3 years ago
- OpenRoads | OpenSite
- OpenRoads | OpenSite Forum
InRoads SS2 Migration to ORD

Kevin McDonald

Product(s): OpenRoads Designer

Version(s): 10.00.00.120+

Area: Drawing Production

Original Author: Bentley Technical Support Group

NOTE: A new "XIN Extractor" tools has been created to greatly streamline the process shown below.…
- over 4 years ago
- OpenRoads | OpenSite
- OpenRoads | OpenSite Wiki
Is there a way to REFERENCE the Title block into the drawing Sheet Definition?

Marianne Rask

Hello there.

I am setting up drawings and have created the various sheets I will need in 3 Sheet Definition DGNLibs (plan, profile, Cross Section).

It would be neat if, when changing project, I only had to edit the title block once and not in every single…
- Answered
- over 2 years ago
- OpenRoads | OpenSite
- OpenRoads | OpenSite Forum
New On-Demand Installer

Holly Herring

Product(s): OpenRoads Designer CONNECT Edition

Version(s): 10.02.00.60+

Area: Installation

Question:

When downloading OpenRoads Designer, the latest release (10.02.00.60) only shows Size = 1MB, where previous builds were greater than 1000MB…
- over 4 years ago
- OpenRoads | OpenSite
- OpenRoads | OpenSite Wiki
OpenRoads Designer

Chris Key
The following WIKI articles and Support Video clips are provided as a reference by Bentley's Technical Support Group. They focus on the OpenRoads Designer CONNECT Edition product.
- OpenRoads Designer CONNECT Edition Training Links
- OpenRoads Designer…
- OpenRoads | OpenSite
- OpenRoads | OpenSite Wiki
OpenRoads Level Display Batch Processor

Tim Grimm

Let's say one has created plan and profile sheets or cross sections with OpenRoads Designer. There are dozens or, perhaps, hundreds of them. Now one needs to turn on or off a level or two in each model. OpenRoads Level Display Batch Processor to the…
- over 2 years ago
- OpenRoads | OpenSite
- OpenRoads | OpenSite Blog
ORD Create P-P sheets - Plan Portion is blank

Robert Garrett

Creating plan/profile sheets in OpenRoads designer. Named Boundaries process goes OK, although this is a massively frustrating tool in the way that it restricts inputs to the dialog.

Then comes to generate drawings. All the drawing models get created…
- over 2 years ago
- OpenRoads | OpenSite
- OpenRoads | OpenSite Forum
Running OpenRoads on 4K High Resolution or High DPI Monitors

Kevin McDonald

Product(s): OpenRoads Designer

Version(s): 10.08+

Area: General

Questions:

How can we configure our display settings to run OpenRoads Design on a 4K monitor/high resolution/high DPI monitor?

Sometimes when opening OpenRoads on a high resolution…
- over 2 years ago
- OpenRoads | OpenSite
- OpenRoads | OpenSite Wiki
Video: Annotate WorkSet Properties in the Title Block

Holly Herring

Product(s): OpenRoads Designer

Version(s): All

Area: Drawing Production

This video demonstrates how to create Custom WorkSet Properties and populate them into the dgnlib Title Block for Drawing Production.

Click the video below to play it.…
- over 2 years ago
- OpenRoads | OpenSite
- OpenRoads | OpenSite Wiki
Video: Batch Update of WorkSet Property Annotation within the Title Block of Multiple Models/DGNs

Holly Herring

Product(s): OpenRoads Designer

Version(s): 10.08.+

Area: Drawing Production

This video demonstrates how to update Title Block Annotation that was pulled from WorkSet properties using a key-in.

You've created your Drawings, but then you have…
- over 2 years ago
- OpenRoads | OpenSite
- OpenRoads | OpenSite Wiki
Video: Demonstration of T-Intersection Civil Cells

Holly Herring

Product(s): OpenRoads Designer

Version(s): 10.06.00.38+

Area: Drawing Production

Original Author: Keith Boteler, Bentley Systems - Senior Consultant

This video demonstrates the use of the T-Intersections civil cells which is delivered with…
- over 3 years ago
- OpenRoads | OpenSite
- OpenRoads | OpenSite Wiki
Video: How to add Sheet Index number annotation to a title block

Holly Herring

Product(s): OpenRoads Designer

Version(s): 10.00.00.120+

Area: Drawing Production

This video demonstrates how to add the Sheet Index page number to the dgnlib's Title Block, so that when Sheets are create with this dgnlib their page numbers…
- over 4 years ago
- OpenRoads | OpenSite
- OpenRoads | OpenSite Wiki
Video: Template Library ITL Feature Remapper

Kevin McDonald

Product(s): OpenRoads Designer

Version(s): 10.10.20+

Area: Workspace Setup

Original Author: Dan Ahern/Derricke Gray

This video shows how to use the Feature Remapper tool

Other languages:

German
- over 2 years ago
- OpenRoads | OpenSite
- OpenRoads | OpenSite Wiki
Video: Upgrading Text Favorites DGNLIB to 2018 Release 2 (Update 4) From Previous Version

Holly Herring

Product(s): OpenRoads Designer

Version(s): 10.04.00.48+

Area: Drawing Production

Original Author: Chuck Lawson, Bentley Systems - Senior Application Engineer

With the introduction of the Text Favorites Manager in OpenRoads Designer 2018 Release…
- over 3 years ago
- OpenRoads | OpenSite
- OpenRoads | OpenSite Wiki
Which model within the dgn am I supposed to design, annotate, or print?

Holly Herring

Product(s): OpenRoads Designer

Version(s): 10.00.00.120+

Area: Drawing Production

Original Author: Bentley Technical Support Group

Question:

Which model within the dgn am I supposed to design, annotate, or print?

Answer:

DESIGN: All design…
- over 4 years ago
- OpenRoads | OpenSite
- OpenRoads | OpenSite Wiki

Product(s):	OpenRoads Designer
Version(s):	10.00.00.120+
Area:	Geometry
Original Author:	Holly Herring, Bentley Technical Support Group

Product(s):	OpenRoads Designer CONNECT Edition
Version(s):	10.02.00.60+
Area:	Installation

Product(s):	OpenRoads Designer
Version(s):	10.06.00.38+
Area:	Drawing Production
Original Author:	Keith Boteler, Bentley Systems - Senior Consultant

Product(s):	OpenRoads Designer
Version(s):	10.04.00.48+
Area:	Drawing Production
Original Author:	Chuck Lawson, Bentley Systems - Senior Application Engineer

Question:

Answer: