Problems showing existing storm drain pipes on the sections. - Geopak SS3

May I ask if you tried the SUE tools.  I might suggest trying these as well.

No I have not tried the SUE tools.

I am new to using SS3. I would like to avoid the additional learning curve with the additional software.

Do you happen to know if there is an additional charge for activating the license?

I do not believe there is an additional charge for SUE.

Which of the files has the element templates for the utilities?

Beebe,

mTO-S000_MD197_JMT.dgn is a file containing storm drain pipes and sanitary pipes.

Sanitary pipes are on level UTIL-SSWR-UNDR

And storm drain pipes are on level STRM-PIPE

Element templates are define for the various sizes of pipes in the file.

Thanks,

Phil

One thing I notice with your element template is that you have a Cell Settings defined and not Point Settings.  The Cross section tool is looking at the element template for the point settings.

So you will need to make that change for each pipe as shown above.  You can delete the cell settings portion.  Or just leave it if it is too much trouble.

I think you may also want to create a new dgn file and reference one at a time the corridor model, existing terrain, and the control dgn.  don't turn nesting on.  Then see if the cross sections plot correctly.

Beebe,

No luck.

I tried your suggested answer but it did not work.

Thanks,

Phil

Beebe,

No luck.

I tried your suggested answer but it did not work.

Thanks,

Phil

are you going to produce geopak xs? if so, just use the ancillary data tool in legacy geopak.

No, He is using OpenRoads to do all of it.

Nico,

I hope that your suggestion still works because I am having no luck plotting utilities using features.

Thanks,

Phil

I was informed that there is a charge for SUE tools so I guess that option is out.

Philip:  Beebe and others can help you with the original workflow you started, although it seems that you have arrived at what I think is the expected result.  The utility feature lines will show as a point in the cross-sections which can then be labeled with a text notation.  If you want more than simply an X at the location on the cross-sections then you can define a cell in the element template, which can produce (for example) a circle. But, you probably already figured this out.

The SUE tools will produce 3D models of the utility lines and thus the cross-sections will show a LOT more detail since you will se a slice of the actual solids.  The learning curve is not steep.  You could be producing models of utility lines in an hour or less and I am happy to help you with this if you are interested.  If you need customized utility node structures then there is some additional setup required, but sounds like your main interest is the buried linear utilities.

However, there is an additional license fee for SUE.  I'm happy to discuss these costs along with your account manager if you wish.  I would suggest that a conversation about the cost versus efficiency gains in the workflow you are attempting would be worthwhile.  Keep in mind that you do not need to maintain a 1:1 ratio of SUE licnese compared to the number of geopak licenses you own.  A small percentage of SUE license shared among your staff staff of many geopak users is adequate in many organizations.