Power Inroads cross sections

Question

I am a long time InRoads user and am not real happy with Power InRoads at the moment. I have to get out some cross sections in a hurry but it appears taht I have to have a corridor first. I have a typical alignment via PI's and have created profiles. The help basically is useless for any direction to create multiple cross sections as in the past. I need the simple cross sections with crossing features annotated. This works perfectly the OLD want with a profile but I can't for the life of me figure out how to get some simple cross sections along my alignment. HELP Please the clock is ticking....I really don't want to use the profile command to create many cross sections.

caddcop · Answer

If you are using the Ss3 or Ss4 version, what you are seeing is that the cross sections tools have taken a step backwards, as the capabilities of Open Roads are ramped up. There are a number of posts on this forum where users have expressed similar "complaints" and the solution, good or bad, follows: 
 
 You can run both Ss2 and either Ss3 or Ss4 on the same PC. I'd recommend you get Ss2 installed so that you have access to the Cross Section tools you are used to. 
 Corridor models are not backwards compatible, but ALG and DTM files are. 
 There may be other incompatibilities - I have to leave that to others to address however. 
 
 BTW, I have been using Power InRoads Ss2 for a number of months now having come from the MicroStation with InRoads world and when using the same version (Ss2, Ss3, Ss4 or even XM) the capabilities are identical while some of the interface is not. I actually prefer the InRoads command fully integrated into the MicroStation menu vs having a separate, full InRoads menu in its own area under one top InRoads menu item.