OpenRoads and schedule simulation

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Hi 
 
 Please advice me a little bit on corridors and schedule simulations. Meshes produced with OpenRoads corridors are somehow contigous based on how model was prepared. That would not really fit to construction schedule. 
 What would be the best approach to prepare OpenRoads mesh models for simulation schedules. For now I think we need to "kill" all civil intelligence of the model and have some luck with splitting mesches with Microstation tools. Looks like very tidious work to be done. and any changes to corridors would requirem rework. 
 
 I will appreaciate nay tips from you, 
 
 thank you!

Mark Shamoun · Accepted Answer

Here you go Adam: 
 ClipModel_v2.mvba

Sanders Thomas · Answer

Hi Adam, 
 
You are correct in that meshes produced with OpenRoads corridors are contiguous. The ClipModel.mvba was developed to assist with Schedule Simulation. Please see the link below. 
 communities.bentley.com/.../models-for-schedule-simulation 
 
Thanks, 
Sanders

Mark Shamoun · Answer

Hi Adam, we are currently splitting our corridors up into 100m sections due to the digital engineering requirements for our current project.

Our current workflow involves creating a new 3D only dgn, referencing the Default-3D models only with no nesting and then merging into master to get meshes and strip all civil data.

We had a few issues using clip model - the biggest being that it warps the meshes occasionally if your split boundary cuts the mesh along is plane without an overlap. We have since also updated it to save the dgn on every clip as a crash would mean all clipping would have to be redone and functionality to skip the clip if the group exists (vs. quoting the macro).

I can post up a copy if the updated clip model mvba if you want.

OpenRoads and schedule simulation

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