can we use stecil command in openroads designer to drape multiple 2D surfaces onto terrain (or any 3d surface) simultaneously? Right now i have to use this commande for ONE 2D SURFACE at a time. I have multiple such 2D surfaces in my model hence it is…

I am modeling a bike trail with switchbacks and would like to create a point control that ties into the edge of trail that is part of the same corridor. When creating the point control the corridor is not listed as an option in the dropdown. What is the…

Hello, I have had some 3-D models recently with a good amount of corridors and template drops. We put our horizontal and vertical alignments in one file and then create the 3-D model in a separate file. In the past, if a change was made to the horizontal…

Hello, I'd like to know how to find a station in Openroads. Where can a locate an alignment put in a station number and let the program show me where it is exactly? thanks!

When I first had Openroads installed on my work PC, it was great! There were no features or setting up and running, but everything was fast, the program was much more efficient with my processor, I was happy. That was a few months ago, now, after a few…

Hello, Can someone please tell me how to change the direction of the brown arrow. I tried right click and left click already. Thanks!

Hello all, I am using OpenRoads Designer Connect Edition and I have a couple of questions regarding corridors. I am fairly new to this program, so I will try my best to describe my issue. There are templates that keep getting updated by someone. I…

Good Morning, Does anyone have a pdf or summary of all the different indicator colors within OpenRoads with their meaning? I have searched all over and cannot find a list and would like to compile one for new Openroads users. By color indicators I mean…

Dear All, Please let me know the procedure of How to import the KMZ alignement (line) into Mx road. Also i want to import the Nearest terrain levels of the alignemt into Mx road to create the contours and trailgulation. Iam using Mx road SS2, for…

I am tying to take profile but it shows like this . is it problem with DTM or because of curves with small radius. please help me to in this matter. Regards, Sreenivasulu Bachu

I am trying to build a template for a retaining wall in Open Roads. How do I get the depth of the retaining wall to vary with the terrain? Also, how do I add a fill end condition at the bottom of the retaining (this also needs to vary with the terrain…

Hello, I am designing a template that involves a standard two directional curbed road-way (split between two templates (one for left and one for right)) with sidewalks (shown as a vertical line with no horizontal dimension) adjacent to the curbside, and…

If you have multiple Pipes coming into one location, like Multiple Catch basin's draining to one Manhole, can you combine Multiple nodes created from extract utility into one node that represents the Manhole? then when I add my cell that represents my…

I want to optimize my design process, and part of that is being able to see the contours change as i make adjustments to the corridor. A specific need would be to make sure that low points for drainage inlets do not interfere with pedestrian crossings…

I am attempting to place some civil cells in a design file and am running into errors. In the plan view (top down) everything looks correct, but in isometric views, the civil cell is always attached to the surrounding terrain or template drops. the civil…

While working with 2 separate field books, one being data created from microstation graphics, and the other being all new raw survey data, the shot markers from the field book created from graphics keep disappearing from the drawing after i began editing…

Hi, I have added a raised median in my roadway by way of linear templates for the curbs and a terrain+surface template for the grassed area in the middle. I am able to clip out the portion of roadway along the curbs by setting clipping references. However…

Long time reader of this forum, first time poster! I have an issue with Surface Templates in Bentley Power GEOPAK SS4 The issue is this: when you create a surface template with a template that contains open components, these open components do not…

I am attempting to utilize the "ignore" classification in the End-Area Volumes tool so that the subgrade in my pavement section will not be included in the overall cut/fill volume. My model has 8 corridors in it, all with the same pavement structure.…

Hi, I am creating a 3D model for a proposed Highway and I need to trim the limits of the mesh for breaks in the road at bridges. I have found a couple different ways to trim the mash to match the correct limits, however, each method creates a bunch…

How can construction staging be modeled in GEOPAK SS4? Before OpenRoads, we typically had plan sheets and typical sections to show staging for lane shifts, temporary pavement, crossovers, etc. Quantity calculations were quite cumbersome for each phase…