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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="https://communities.bentley.com/cfs-file/__key/system/syndication/rss.xsl" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"><channel><title>Best way to create utilities from many data points</title><link>https://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/f/geopak-inroads-mx-openroads-forum/242761/best-way-to-create-utilities-from-many-data-points</link><description>I have roughly 800 points with northing, easting, elevation, depth below grade, stationing, and offset from my alignment information. The depth below grade varies from point to point otherwise the solution would be quite simple. There are roughly 8-10</description><dc:language>en-US</dc:language><generator>Telligent Community 12</generator><item><title>RE: Best way to create utilities from many data points</title><link>https://communities.bentley.com/thread/757469?ContentTypeID=1</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Mar 2023 18:13:13 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">6dad98f5-dbc9-4c4d-a9ba-e9da8dc6aa8e:d5bc7549-923d-4da9-a369-75062c79c581</guid><dc:creator>Kait W</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;Thank you! This worked for the most part. Well enough to get the job done but I think I would recommend more for drainage than utilities. Still completed the task I needed to however just not in the manner I would&amp;#39;ve liked. Very difficult to set start and stop inverts with doing the utility method.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>RE: Best way to create utilities from many data points</title><link>https://communities.bentley.com/thread/757220?ContentTypeID=1</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Mar 2023 12:41:42 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">6dad98f5-dbc9-4c4d-a9ba-e9da8dc6aa8e:44dcbb86-f2b9-4461-8846-db1572c64783</guid><dc:creator>Karl Dauber</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;I do not think you need to create nodes for your points.&amp;nbsp; The main challenge is connecting the dots.&amp;nbsp; You are already in a 3D file, so is there an efficient way to connect the dots?&amp;nbsp; You only need Microstation lines at this point.&amp;nbsp; Once that is done, you can then use Extract From Graphic to create a 3D model of your utilities.&amp;nbsp; You have the option when doing this to use the elevations from your 3D lines.&amp;nbsp; How efficient that process goes depends on how well you segregate your data.&amp;nbsp; If you use level, line color, line weight, and linestyle to organize your utilities by utility type, shape, material, and size you can then use filters to make the process of using Extract From Graphic much faster.&amp;nbsp; Also, consider whether or not you want each line to be a separate utility conduit, or the entire linestring.&amp;nbsp; How it imports will depend on how you created the 3D lines - as separate lines or chained linestrings.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>RE: Best way to create utilities from many data points</title><link>https://communities.bentley.com/thread/757082?ContentTypeID=1</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Mar 2023 01:18:17 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">6dad98f5-dbc9-4c4d-a9ba-e9da8dc6aa8e:165bb19c-542c-42da-b54a-dfe988bf7096</guid><dc:creator>Jing Jing</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;  Do you think Model Builder under Drainage and Utilities help? If you can export the point information to csv and add the conduit sheet for connecting pipe.&lt;/p&gt;
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