I've been slowly trying to learn how to use Inroads SS10 after having used Inroads SS2 for several years. I'm struggling with getting some things to work in practice. Most of the time I feel like what I need to do is on the tip of my finger so to speak. But I'm bouncing between the Bentley LearnServer and various Youtube videos and I feel like I'm not finding the information efficiently.
I'm primarily doing basic road grading (basic as in not major highways but the roads do have some grading variations) and site grading (sloped "pads", stockpiles, misc).
My question (bit of a discussion too I suppose), is what others have used to learn and what they can recommend. I think the two main parts I need help on are setting up the styles/settings and then actually using the newer SS10 tools.
Thank you for any assistance you can provide.
Hi Joe,
My suggestion here would be to follow the Bentley LEARNServer videos, as they come with the dataset for you to practice. For YouTube videos you can also follow link below that gives Wiki videos:
https://communities.bentley.com/products/rail_design/w/rail_design__wiki
For training purpose, which organization you are working in?
If you are having to migrate your Ss2 workspace and XIN to Ss10, you will need as a minimum, certain XIN settings as Element Templates. Others can remain as XIN settings but need to be linked to the native style. There are videos on migrating settings from SS2 to ORD, which can actually help, since you need to migrate them to Ss4/10 before ORD can upgrade them to ORD. Watching any of those up to the point where they start using ORD will prove useful.
The Wiki Pages can be very helpful: https://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki/7021/ss10-ss4-ss3-openroads
I even use the ORD Migration utilities - in particular, there is an Element Template tool that can create an Element Template XML file from an XIN and the intermediate format is an Excel file where you can look for rogue level or cell names or other settings that are buried in an XIN that is not according to your standards. The one thing it does not do, is deal with text settings, but there are probably way more text symbologies in an XIN than you will need as Element Templates once the XIN file is out of the picture.
Charles (Chuck) Rheault CADD Manager
MDOT State Highway Administration Maryland DOT - State Highway Administration User Communities Page
Here is a Wiki link to some of the changes between SS2 & SS4/10:
https://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki/7038/basic-settings-ss4
Some of this information might be helpful.
Be aware that SS4/10 is more of a "technology preview" of OpenRoads technology. While some of the design concept and workflow are important, there is a great deal of the production that will need to happen in native format. It's a hybrid preview as opposed to a fully fleshed out upgrade (that's where ORD comes in next).
MaryB
Power GeoPak 08.11.09.918Power InRoads 08.11.09.918OpenRoads Designer 2021 R2