Geopak equivalent to InRoads DTM

If you want you can forward me your DTM to look at.

It many cases the Features added  or set with Inroads within the surface are not relevant to the design process. TIN files can be converted to DTM and vice versa. the resulting surface is identical. However as stated in earlier posts the Featurization aspect would allow differing symbolization depending on the triangulated feature (IE: In a road DTM triangles created from a curb feature could symbolize differently than the pavement).

 

Mike Barkasi

Bentley Civil Professional Services

I'm trying to export our proposed Geopak information (via tin file, 3D file, breaklines, something...) to create a proposed InRoads DTM that have those feature identifiers.

Are you trying to create a existing or proposed DTM?

An InRoads DTM is comprised of features which are a group of points with a name, style and point type. The name is the unique identifier for the surface feature. The style controls where the feature can display (Plan, Profile, Cross Section) and is also linked to a named symbology which controls the element attributes when displayed in MicroStation-styles and symbologies are stored in the .xin. The feature points are connected with triangles to form a complete DTM. Every feature also has a point type ie. Breakline, Interior, Exterior, Random. When a Surface is created from a corridor in the Roadway Designer, then the proposed DTM will also contain components, which can be displayed as shapes in cross section from which volumes are computed and/or displayed as 3D elements in plan view (i.e. curbing, sidewalks and pavement)

HTH

-V

If you could please elaborate on it. Is there anyway to duplicate the InRoads DTM in Geopak...or export Geopak information with the feature intelligence to InRoads? We use Geopak, but need to supply an InRoads DTM file and do not InRoads.