Hello all,
I am running into a bit of problems/frustration here. Maybe it stems from the fact that I am a new user, but anyways. Excuse me being super detailed, I am sure most users will understand a less detailed account but it helps me to be VERY literal
I am using OpenRoads for dredge modeling. Here is what I have done so far and I will try to explain my problem.
1. I have a bathymetry (terrain A) which I have imported as an .xyz easy peasy.
2. I then created a complex horizontal geometry to represent a navigation channel and used the "Geometry > Vertical > Element Profiles > Profile by Constant Elevation" tool to create a flat dredging surface at my desired elevation (below my bathymetry).
3. After this I created a "dredging" terrain "Terrain > Create >From Elements" (Terrain B which is below Terrain A and from which I must project up to bathymetry to create my Dredge Prism)
4. I then used "Model Detailing > 3D Tools > 3D Elements > Create 3D by Slope to Target" to create my side slopes.
5. I have also imported a channel alignment and built a profile out of it.
Up to this point everything seems to be going alright for me but here is where I am running into all sorts of problems. What I would like to do is the following:
1. Merge the sideslopes and my dredged flat surface into a single terrain that I can then compare with the bathymetry above it and obtain volumes from.
2. I would like to generate sections along the alignment illustrating the dredged channel bottom/side slopes/bathymetry. I tried the dynamic sections tools but nothing is showing up. I am guessing it may only work if I had dropped a template along my alignment. I cannot do this because I have an irregular channel with a turning basin at the end of it.
I hope I haven't bored you with the long post but I really do need help here. Any suggestions that come my way will be greatly appreciated!!!!
Thank you,
Daniel
You should be able to add your side slope lines directly to the dredging terrain as boundary or breakline elements (Your bottom surface edges used in step 3 should be set to breaklines.) Sections should be showing content that is in the 3D model. Without seeing the dataset, I don't know that I have much more to offer. I would ask two quick questions. What product are you using? What is the nature of the "irregular channel" and turning basin that makes a corridor nonviable? I am not familiar with dredging design and operations, so I don't have any context for that, but I have been pretty successful with creating corridors for "irregular" roadways.
Steve
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Thank you Steven. I was able to get it all sorted out.
Regarding cross sections, I am creating them via the Civil Cross Section module within the Named Boundary tool. I'm guessing my woes have to do with the fact that the Seed file I'm using is something out of a Bentley training session we attended. It is creating them (and locating them) well enough but when looking at the sheets at scales smaller than 1:500 the section runs out of the paper (by a lot) and at scales any bigger than 1:500 they appear tiny.
I will research a little more in the forums as I haven't done too much digging up on that.
Thanks again for your reply.