Any way to identify imported Geometry into OpenRoads?

RE: Any way to identify imported Geometry into OpenRoads?

Mark Shamoun — Mon, 25 Apr 2022 13:53:39 GMT

Happy to - i've been doing quite a bit of work around getting more Civil data on elements using Item Type Expressions (a lot of trial and error using little bits of info) - this might also be useful (something we need for BIM delivery):

Item Type Expression to get Mesh Corridor Name? - Civil Programming Forum - Civil Programming - Bentley Communities

RE: Any way to identify imported Geometry into OpenRoads?

Adam Wieczorek — Mon, 25 Apr 2022 13:27:33 GMT

WOW. Thanks for sharing!!!

RE: Any way to identify imported Geometry into OpenRoads?

Mark Shamoun — Mon, 25 Apr 2022 09:29:11 GMT

Hi Kevin,

Almost 5 years later and i've finally been able to use Item Type Expressions to get this data. Although it doesn't have the actual file name it was imported from, I was more concerned with knowing whether it was imported data, what the import source model/name and whether it was GENIO or LandXML/Geometry file to be able to dynamically reimport and update the data (the blank model name is enough to tell me this). Naturally, if it was not imported data, the expression result would be blank or failure value.

Alignments:

this.GetElement().GetRelatedInstance("OnSameElement:0:LinearEntity2dInPlan").GetRelatedInstance("ImportedEntity__Entity:1:ImportedEntity").ApplicationName

3d Linear Features:

this.GetElement().GetRelatedInstance("OnSameElement:0:LinearEntity3d").GetRelatedInstance("ImportedEntity__Entity:1:ImportedEntity").ApplicationName

Points:

this.GetElement().GetRelatedInstance("OnSameElement:0:PointEntity2dInPlan").GetRelatedInstance("ImportedEntity__Entity:1:ImportedEntity").ApplicationName

eg.

GENIO:

LandXML:

RE: Any way to identify imported Geometry into OpenRoads?

Kevin McDonald — Fri, 30 Jun 2017 15:58:01 GMT

In OpenRoads Designer, you could create an Item Type and associate it to the Feature Definition, then the user can add the information about where the data came from after they import (image below shows an Item Type called "Source" that I added to my feature definition, then added the file name after it was imported).