Can Openroad designer create similar drawings as MXroad ?

RE: Can Openroad designer create similar drawings as MXroad ?

Zhao Lun Ng — Mon, 01 Jun 2020 03:14:24 GMT

Thank you very much for the info and helping to file an enhancement request Mark.

RE: Can Openroad designer create similar drawings as MXroad ?

Mark Marnell — Fri, 29 May 2020 08:03:59 GMT

I know I can annotate start and end gradient - let me check on total change.

EDIT: At the moment, the answer is no.

Enhancement 1012027:[Annotation] Algebraic grade difference in profile

RE: Can Openroad designer create similar drawings as MXroad ?

Zhao Lun Ng — Fri, 29 May 2020 02:10:11 GMT

Hi Mark, may I know is Openroads designer able to annotate the delta gradient as per MXroad shown in the photo below? Thanks

RE: Can Openroad designer create similar drawings as MXroad ?

MaryB — Fri, 15 May 2020 13:10:26 GMT

And "no" if you are looking for a standalone design drawing.

OpenRoads no longer creates actual DGN files/models for profiles or cross sections; they cannot be viewed outside of ORD. They are only written to DGN elements when sheets are created, and then they are written to a drawing model that only includes the extent of the sheet.

For profiles, I suppose you could create a "sheet" that covers the entire length of your profile, which would create a drawing model of the whole profile. But that profile would be one-way only - changes to the design would update the profile drawing, but chages to the profile drawing would not change the design (if changes are even possible!).

ORD moves away from a drawing based design process to a more data driven approach. This means that (for better and worse) that actual design drawings of CAD elements is going away, and that all design work must be done in the design model. There are some interesting benefits to this, but it definitely upends a lot of the traditional workflow.

If you are able, I suggest going to the Bentley LEARN server and watching as much training as you can. ORD is a distinct departure from the legacy software, and trying to approach the process from the old mindset is going to make things even more complicated than they already are.

RE: Can Openroad designer create similar drawings as MXroad ?

Mark Marnell — Fri, 15 May 2020 07:28:26 GMT

The simple answer is yes - it you are talking about a profile drawing, here is an example.