Corridor Modeling Template Developement for Divided Sections

Re: Corridor Modeling Template Developement for Divided Sections

caddcop — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 18:29:27 GMT

Not to add anything to the current discussion, but to solicit ideas on this topic...

I am curious to hear what others are doing to create corridors that contain a mixture of divided and un-divided roads. Frequently, it is necessary to setup a corridor with sections having no medians with other sections containing medians between those areas.

I have tried a number of approaches to address these designs, but none seem to stand out as the optimum, or ideal solution.

Please feel free to offer any comments as to solutions that you have tried.

Re: Corridor Modeling Template Developement for Divided Sections

Thomas Taylor [Bentley Civil] — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 02:21:18 GMT

this is correct. if you experiment with the affixes on and off in combination with the mirror option, you will get the desired results for naming all points.

In general I create the Paving buildup portions as individual templates (or grouping of components and then assemble into a paevment section. Then I D&D the section into the divided highway template with affixes and mirror on.

I use naming conventions like the following (left side of divided highway)

LOS (Lt Outside Shldr.), LOEP (Lt Ouside Edge of Pavement), LCP (Lt Centerline Pavement), LIEP (Lt Inside edge of Pavement), LIS (Lt Inside Shldr).

The master template contains the name except the L prefix.

HTH

Thomas

Re: Corridor Modeling Template Developement for Divided Sections

caddcop — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 22:36:01 GMT

It is frequently easier to build a symetrical template by using the mirror technique. Watch the point name and prefix/suffix settings for Left and Right sides - if you mirror a side already populated with left or right affixes, the mirrored side can end up with a double set.

To avoid this, build one side with apply affixes toggled off and then drag it into a new template with them turned on and with mirror turned on and both sides get proper affixes at one time.