Does anyone have any luck on using ORD corridor to target geometry generated from GC?

I have tried several methods within GC that to output to the geometry to Openroads so that i can target that with my corridor. But so far no luck.....

It can be read by the program as BSpline curve but just can't target it. I tried polylines as well, still no working.

Appreciate if any1 have any suggestions.

Thanks,

-Wayne 

  • Hi Wayne, 

    you can try as the following way:

    1. export a 3D alignment to a new dgn file.

    2. open it in OpenRailDesigner, I believe it's same if you opem it in OpenRoads.

    3. use the Plan By 3D Element functoin to project your 3D alignment on XY Plane, shown as the picture:

    4. use the Complex By Element function to get  the horizontal alignment, shown as the picture: 

    5. 

    6. use the Profile By 3D Element to get the horizontal ali's profile,

    7. after the previous steps, you have got a alignment with profile in OpenRail or Open Roads.

    8. try to create a corridor on that alignment,   the result seems good.

  • Thanks for the reply Paddy!

    What I am trying to test is to streamline the process of having the corridor created in OpenRoads / OpenRail, then use GC to funnel and transpose bulk of the data and then output them as polyline / BSpline curve as simple Microstation element that the corridor can target with point controls. By going through the process, it works, but requires lots of extra effort still. Would be nice that we can have a node to export geometry as Features. Because at the end of the day, I still want to use the corridors to produce the deliverables to the clients.

    Thanks,

    -Wayne