Bentley Rail Track (SS4)

It is one of the key difference with SS4. Roadway Designer doesn't exist anymore. It has been replaced by OpenRoads Technology. You will find all its capabilities in the Civil Tools taskbar and Corridor modelling. You need a civil geometry with a profile to start corridor modelling. You can import alignments from the ALG to the DGN as civil geometry.

It is strongly advised to start from a 2D DGN and let Rail Track manages the 3D model. The 3D model is created as soon as something in 3D is done. Set an active terrain model will create the 3D model.

Typical workflow:

1. create a DGN for the terrain model: 3D seed file, import DTM or use other terrain model creation method
2. create a DGN for alignment: 2D seed file, reference DGN with the terrain model and set terrain model active
3. design the alignment in the 2D model, deisgn the profile in the profile model, set profile active, it will create the 3D element in the 3D model
4. create a DGN for corridor: 2D seed file, reference alignment and terrain and set terrain active
5. design the corridor with almost the same tools you were used to in Roadway Designer but all available from the Corridor taskbar.

It is one of the key difference with SS4. Roadway Designer doesn't exist anymore. It has been replaced by OpenRoads Technology. You will find all its capabilities in the Civil Tools taskbar and Corridor modelling. You need a civil geometry with a profile to start corridor modelling. You can import alignments from the ALG to the DGN as civil geometry.

It is strongly advised to start from a 2D DGN and let Rail Track manages the 3D model. The 3D model is created as soon as something in 3D is done. Set an active terrain model will create the 3D model.

Typical workflow:

1. create a DGN for the terrain model: 3D seed file, import DTM or use other terrain model creation method
2. create a DGN for alignment: 2D seed file, reference DGN with the terrain model and set terrain model active
3. design the alignment in the 2D model, deisgn the profile in the profile model, set profile active, it will create the 3D element in the 3D model
4. create a DGN for corridor: 2D seed file, reference alignment and terrain and set terrain active
5. design the corridor with almost the same tools you were used to in Roadway Designer but all available from the Corridor taskbar.

Hi,

I have a problem with creating a corridor. I try to do everything according to your instructions but I fail to do it.

jpln said:

create a DGN for the terrain model: 3D seed file, import DTM or use other terrain model creation method

I did this, imported DTM and displayed as mesh of triangles.

jpln said:

create a DGN for alignment: 2D seed file, reference DGN with the terrain model and set terrain model active

jpln said:

design the alignment in the 2D model, deisgn the profile in the profile model, set profile active, it will create the 3D element in the 3D model

I created a new DGN, reference DGN with terrain model (Teren.dgn), imported my ALG file and displayed the alignment and the profile.

I set the profile active, but nothing happend. It didn't create the 3D element.

jpln said:

create a DGN for corridor: 2D seed file, reference alignment and terrain and set terrain active

I created a new DGN for a corridor, reference files with alignment (trasa) and terrain (teren)

jpln said:

design the corridor with almost the same tools you were used to in Roadway Designer but all available from the Corridor taskbar.

I choose "Create corridor" and point the base line of the corridor. Then I need to point the profile element but I can't - "Invalid component for tool" (nieprawidlowy element dla narzedzia).

Do you know what I am doing wrong?

First check that 3D model is not displayed (or locate turned OFF). It avoids selecting wrong elements.

Then, you can't select the profile on the plan view. You must select it on a profile view.

But, if you are in SS4 you can't access the profile view if the alignment is in a reference, so you must name the profile or set it as the active profile (in the alignment file). But anyway, name the profile.

Could you explain to me how I can name a profile or set a profile as active?

I thought that it was enough:

This is in the ALG, it looks like you know how to name :-)

If you imported as Civil Geometry from this alg, then you should have the profile 'civil' named the same and already active.

if it is a new civil element and you designed the profile, then you can access the properties of the vertical complex to set the name. if you don't have feature definition and name in the properties, you have to set feature definition (command from geometry tasks).