Hi
The What's New section states that there is an enhancement for drawing production to draw slope indicators/tad poles?
I am digging for that tool in the Ribbon, Toll Boxes and can not find it. How to access this tools? Is it a feature definitione/symbology setting?
Must say that I was waiting for this tool for a while.
thanks in advance
The video is here - https://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki/37274/video-side-slope-annotation
But I do not see how to draw slope hatchures as lines between. I agree it is outdated way how to annotate slopes but it is still a vital part of workflows.
Dream on, best what you can get with standard tools in any Bentley software is something like this. Nice isn't it?:
And now in CONNECT you can't even get that:
It would make more sense if you could define the need for tadpoles/slope signatures within the template end condition, rather than the feature definition.
we submitted change request to define slope patterns at the level of template in 2013/4. It look development chose different way.
Actually if you have developed template point naming conventon and assign proper feature definitions you will have your job done.
I agree it would be easier to set it at the itl template level, especially when you have slopes with benches or berms. I have tested that for just a simple cut/fill and it works as it works - my longer lines are not extended for the full slope width - what is required.
I need to test that a little more, I have this strange filling that this tool will get confused when you have more complex slopes setup (foreslopes, ditch backslopes, berms, benches or even slopes on the right and left side of you road when yousn the same feature definition for both sides...) will see.
Adam - change the length of the 'Line' in the Slope annotation which should get your longer lines reaching the full slope width.
The problem with defining the slope signatures by feature definition, is that the software doesn't know what feature to target. There are multiple instances of a verge or earthworks feature within the model. And this is the end result:
I think the programmers really need to go back to the drawing board on this one. I'm surprised at the lack of understanding on how important these are. How else are we supposed to show areas of cut/fill on drawings?
How did you achieve this by feature definition? It is in Openroads or Inroads?
I can see your slope lines on left side match these on the right side. So I think these were drawn with Inroads Slope Direction Pattern tools.
In SS2 we could select pair of Styles to draw lines between - these lines were perpendicular to the CL, all slope lines matched each other regardless of the road side, back/fores slope of the ditches, etc.
In ORD this tool seems to ignore CL, slopes are aware of the CL, so there might be a mismatch on slopes indicator on each side, or even on the same side of the road, eg. for ditch/ berm/ bench.
Mark, can such pattern can be achieved: lines on one side of CL mach station of these on the other side. Long lines reaches the outter feature but not crossing it?