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I have attached a LandXML file created by Leica Design to Field/Road Runner. This file contains Alignments, Profiles and Typical X-Sections. My basic question is: Can SS3 (Open Roads?) interpret this file to create a Design Surface file that we could pass on via LandXML or some other format to our dirt work guys for machine grading? Is there any other intelligence that can be gathered from this file? ie Can Open Roads translate this file to graphic alignments, profiles and cross sections like Leica Design to Field does?
Thanks in advance
t.
Not directly. You would need to go through the process of creating your terrain and run templates, create corridors, and so on. I am not familiar with Leica Design to Field.
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Nico-
Check out the LandXML file I attached, it contains, Alignment, Profile and Typical sections. It seems like Openroads should be able to readily import something like this and if it can't now it should be a priority for the next build. It turns out that our dirt guys can bring this file directly into their "budget" software and generate a surface.
Ok trying to brainstorm here.
First off does anybody know how to convert the attached LandXML file into International Feet?
Does anybody have any ideas on how to get GeoPak or Openroads to read the typicals that are in the LandXML file and apply them to the alignments and profiles?
Is there other LandXML software that might be able to read this file and write it out to some sort of report form.
Thanks
You know what would be even better is if GeoPak/OpenRoads could write this kind of LandXML file directly out of Road/Site/Modeller or what ever we are calling it these days.
Follow up. Is anybody running the latest and greatest Civil 3D? If so would you mind testing the import of the attached XML file? What i am trying to do is get a report in International feet of the typical templates that exist within the XML file. Even if we could get CAD to draw the typicals it would save a lot of time. We have over a 100 different transition typicals that we have to present to the DOT in some legible form for their review.
thanks again