Hallo,
we have the OpenRoads products since nearly 6 years now on the market, and until today I can't create designs with correct contours annotation to deliver to customers. I'm forced to switch with terrain models to PowerCivil to automatically annotate the contours of a whole terrain model. My customers and german authorities don't accept the OpenRoads output. I have a Service Request with Bentley Support since more then 2 years to solve this bug, but Bentley lists it only as enhancement.
Am I the only one user who wants contours annotated Up-Slope? I learned this long time ago as (worldwide) cartographic and geodetic standard, and OpenRoadsDesigner has this option also as standard in the manual contours annotation - but you can't annotate big models with the manual option (as the only civil software on the market).
What do you with contours annotation?
My actual update to Bentley is the following statement, now I'm waiting for the answer (after the last request for update nothing happened).
As of today, with the new version 10.01.20.78, the problem isn't corrected. This means the software is not fitted for production. With this update we are in year 6 of OpenRoads, and you're not able to deliver a n usable product. The change from "defect" to "Enhancement" shows yuo're not even understand your users and their work. OpenRoads is in the moment tho only civil design software to not deliver and support worldwide cartographic standards for annotation contours. This made the terrains in designs unreadable - and will not be tolerated and accepted by customers and authorities. So I ask again - when will we have a working software we pay since 6 years for? I need in short time a substantial answer and update for the request.
Best regards
Steffen Roemer
Hi Steffen you are not the only person with this issue.
Senior Highway Design
ZUTARI SOUTH AFRICA & AURECON
We need static contour annotation like InRoads. This dynamic approach just doesn't work. The contour lines are static, Why not the text? Just place them in a graphic group and we can remove them at will. Or have an update command or something. InRoads was awesome as far as contour line and elevation display.
Regards,
Zane Pratt
Civil Designer
https://learn.bentley.com/app/VideoPlayer/LinkToIndividualCourse?LearningPathID=113451&CourseId=124673&MediaID=5016150 This tool places contour labels via drag line... with an option for "Up slope".... I assume this doesn't quite solve the problem, but may prove helpful until the issue is resolved. (I'm on ORD CE 2021 R1) BentleyLearn link videos appear to be using 2018 R3 series.
Bentley Accredited Road Designer | Bentley Accredited Road Modeler
colliersengineering.com
Thanks Shawn, it is a tool that we use allot for smaller projects. If the alignment start getting long then its better to create the contours from InRoads.
Hallo Shawn, I know the tool since InRoads times, but if you use it, stay with version 21R1. In 21R2 it was part of a "bug exchange", now it has the same errors like the auto annotation. But some other problems are fixed. And it's not suitable for larger DTM's. So I*m waiting for the next major release, because Bentley Support announced the correction for this moment in my service request.
Kind regards