The Generate Grade Contour command computes and displays a path that traverses a triangulated Digital Terrain Model (DTM), ascending as steeply as possible without exceeding a specified maximum slope. The input for the command is an initial point, an…

This issue occurs when regenerating the surface with the Create Surface command with “Empty Design Surface” toggled on. This empties the design surface and recreates the components, features, etc of the surface with new GUID numbers. When this occurs…

Historically, elevation data from the USGS has been distributed via DEM files. More recently, the primary elevation data product of the USGS has been The National Elevation Dataset (NED). The NED is a seamless dataset with the best available raster elevation…

In using the Annotate Cross Section command to display the elevation of a ditch, the feature for the ditch bottom must be displayed in the cross section set and then apply the Annotate Cross Section command. Select Evaluation>Cross Section>Update…

Why don't my end conditions intersect my surfaces in cross-sections exactly? They are either slightly too short in places or slightly overlap. As a rule of thumb, templates should be dropped at the same interval used to cut cross-sections. If two different…

On the Annotate Cross Section leaf, go to Segments>Points - toggle OFF slope and toggle ON Alternate Slope. Check "Display Absolute Slopes" and set the "Use Alternate Slope if Slope Exceeds" to something very small such as 0.01%.

InRoads on a Windows 7 64bit Operating System Error Message: “Unable to track file c:\progra~1\bentley\inroad~1.11\data\civil.xin through Access Manager. The file resides on a Read-Only share or directory and will be opened Read-Only." To Resolve…

Rename surface command will not resolve this situation. The Copy Portion of Surface command must be ran so that the GUID number changes for the surface.

When importing contours, it should be remembered that InRoads is not a triangle or contour based product. It is a feature based product. The contours are imported as contour features. They will then become triangulated and new contours will be formed…

Pay Items can be imported with an Excel file. The Excel file can be created from a text file through an import process. Please see the wiki article

If the surface in question has no breaklines, only random points, one possible solution is that on the Advanced tab of the Surface Properties dialog, the "Use Features Only" option is toggled on. This option alters the display characteristics of surfaces…

I f you cannot find your crown and range points as described in your template in the pull down menus. If you made changes to your template , especially point names, don’t forget to synchronize your templates with your library ( Roadway Designer…

Yes, as long as the Pay Items are defined on an element, they will be computed in quantities. (regardless if they are in a reference file or the working DGN file)

Point Annotation will annotate all vertices in a selected surface of your cross section, whereas Feature Annotation will only annotate the feature(s) selected for a particular surface of your cross section.

The top two reasons for End Conditions extending past the existing ground when creating Cross Sections: not including an Exterior Boundary when creating the surface with the Roadway Designer or cutting the Cross Sections at a different interval than template…

In the Roadway Designer go to Corridor > Corridor Management and choose the Copy From button, browse to the other IRD file and select the corridors to copy, then hit the OK button.

When opening a design file in Microstation alone, circumstances may arise where temporary survey graphics that have been previously displayed remain in the file. For more information on how to correct this issue and “clean” the graphics from the design…

The InRoads entire product must be uninstalled to uninstall the update. (The update cannot be uninstalled separately.)

The simplest way to convert a curve set back to normal crown is to manually edit the superelevation control lines in the superelevation diagram. Simply right click in the superelevation diagram and select “Delete Points”. Drag the cursor to select the…

It is not necessary to manually edit each named symbology. The Global Name Symbology edit command which will allow you to change all occurrences of a particular value in the XIN file was added to InRoads V08.07 and above. This command is an Application…

When receiving the following message: User Account Control - "Do you want to allow the following program to make changes to this computer?" perform the following workflow: Go to the Control Panel > User Accounts > Change User Account Control Settings…

Question: How do you assign a function key to open InRoads from within Microstation? Answer: To assign a Function Key to open InRoads, please follow these steps: In the microstation menu, go to Workspace>Function Keys Highlight the key you wish…

Go to C:\Program Files\Bentley\MicroStation V8i (SELECTseries)\MicroStation\config\appl and edit the WaterCAD.cfg file. The last line of the file says, “MS_LIBRARY_PATH < $(MS_WATERCAD_ROOTDIR)”. Change the < sign to a > sign and the issue will be resolved…

Problem Description: When right-clicking on a horizontal alignment, the "check integrity" command is grayed out and unavailable. Solution: Horizontal and Vertical Elements Add-In must be toggled on in Tools > Application Add-Ins for this command to be…

I would like to ask a question about InRoads. I have an Alignment in which I have to put a station equation. I managed to put equation and my horizontal Alignment stationing showing correct, but my vertical profile still showing the station gap. Could…