I might be doing this wrong. You can see in the first point I have my name and description. After creating the point the dialog comes back as the next point to create. Why has the point number been reset, how about automatically filling this in with next point number. And why has the description changed? How about leaving that the same too? I might have the same description for a "2' O/S SW" for 20 points.
So I have to retype both every time?! In Civil 3D it will step the number and leave the description. All I have to do is type the elevation, click, repeat. That seems almost to easy. Plus it will keep a list in the background of the descriptions and you can up and down arrow to scroll through the ones used in that session, very convenient.
I hope someone can show me a better workflow because this is ludicrous.
For Cogo Classic, it can create an ALG which can be imported as alignments and cogo points. I do not know if they support GEOPAK Cogo outside of MicroStation. The ALG file is basically the InRoads version of the GPJ file.
Cogo Classic was basically a port of their Mainframe Cogo program - ICS. And much of it was built into InRoads, but they always supplied Cogo Classic until Ss4 or Ss10.
Charles (Chuck) Rheault CADD Manager
MDOT State Highway Administration
I wonder if they have one for Geopak, that's what I'm familiar with. Do these work in the new ORD file formats?
And, if you have a support contract, you can request an installation file for a stand-alone copy of Cogo Classic, which is the ICS Cogo of InRoads.
We are continuing to deploy it for people who need traditional COGO capabilities.
I know, but InRoads was also a DOT-centric application and it had pretty strong COGO capabilities.
That would be great. But as you know, most of the ORD users are for DOT's and have to stay within the limitations of the file format.