Inroads v8i Preferences:

Question

Can someone upload some good preferences and template files for me please. I would tealy apritiate it. For Inroads V8i. Thank you!

caddcop · Accepted Answer

Check on the many State DOT CAD Support web pages. some will be GEOPAK but others will be InRoads. With SS2, even GEOPAK sites may have some preferences and template libraries since the Roadway designer is in both and requires both.

Chris Key · Answer

I am going to keep this pretty short but I can give some generic response. We could spend days talking about the differences in the products. 
 
InRoads, GEOPAK, and MX are 3 different civil design softwares/programs. Each of them are used by different agencies and companies to provide civil designs but with different processes and functionality. This is mainly because they were developed by companies and acquired by Bentley through acquisitions. 
 
Now as we move forward, it is important to get everyone on the same page and so OpenRoads is a toolset which is shared by the different products to produce a single set of deliverable with the same tools and workflows. As we move forward, we will soon have a single design software and there will not be these 3 different products.

Chris Key · Answer

We deliver an extensive set of standards as a sample workspace with the V8i products. If you are using any of the SS3+ products for civil design, there is an Examples Workspace which can be loaded when opening the product. When opening a DGN, set the User=Examples, Project=Bentley-Civil-Imperial, and Interface=Bentley-Civil which will load up a good preference file with linked feature definitions and we provide some sample templates as well. This is a great starting point to build your specific standards and templates for your company and projects.