• Transition to OpenRoadsDesigner from PowerSurvey (InRoads) SS2

    The company is currently beginning the process of transitioning from PowerSurvey SS2 to OpenRoadsDesigner. Apparently it's not as easy as just installing the software, pointing to your User/Project folder, and off you go. The setting up (as I understand…
  • Superelevation on Ramp

    Running InRoads V8i - When running the PGL along either edge of a single lane ramp, what is the best method for creating superelevation? The wizard requires three points and to specify two or four lanes. If I simply create control lines for the left and…
  • Horizontal Tracking Issue

    Hello there, When I use the horizontal tracking option, the message center record every movement along the selected horizontal alignment, is there any way that i can make the message center record the points that I select only, because i want to copy…
  • Inroads Suite V8i "No triangle side found"

    Inroads Suite V8i "No triangle side found" encountered during the triangulation process and halts. What type of error is this or common causes in the breaklines that would result in this problem? I have a 3D breakline file that I load into an empty surface…
  • Re: How to get Sta-Offset report to include superelevation events

    Do you have the ROW Style set to show points in the cross section? If this doesn't resolve your problem then call Bentley Support and they can assist the last bit. Regards, Mike
  • SKD Sample Project for InRoad V8i with AutoCad in VB.Net

    Hi Dear Friends, I am Trying to Develope an Application for Customarization/ Integration of InRoad V8i with AutoCad in VB.Net with Visual Studio 2008 as programing environment according to Project Specific Task automation. But I did not…
  • Rules - Import Surface Advanced - Get a report of rules for a rule set

    Is there a way to get an XML Report or List of Rules for Rule Sets from Import Surface Advanced? I am using InRoads version 08.11.07.428
  • Mid Continent MicroStation Community Summer Conference

    The Mid Continent MicroStation Community summer conference is August 10 and 11 in Overland Park, Kansas. This year we have a great Civil tract with sessions covering Roadway Designer, ProjectWise Navigator for Engineering Data, Site Modeler as well as…
  • S&S as Crossing Feature on Profile

    Is there a way to display only the crossing segments of S&S items on an existing profile similar to displaying crossing features on a profile?
  • Direction of Depressions

    Hi, I don't fully understand the option 'Draw Depressions Couterclockwise' under the Advanced tab in the View Contours box. Why and when should this be used? Jean Castro
  • Points in templates to features in surfaces

    I have some points in a template that aren't becoming features in the surface even though their components are being constructed. I didn't think it was possible for a constructed point to not become a feature in the new surface. Is this a glitch or is…
  • InRoads - Relative Elevation Difference

    I'm trying to have inroads add in relative elevation differences between grade changes (highway lanes/feature lines). I am able to have inroads produce relative elevations (first picture), but I cannot figure out how to produce elevation differences …
  • Inroads Storm and Sanitary FAA Regional Constants

    I am looking at calculating time of concentration in InRoads Storm & Sanitary. Using the FAA method, you are asked to give K1, which is stated as a "regional constant". Where can I find the relevant regional constants? Thanks, Jenna
  • Corridor/Roadway designer/Cross section help

    Hello, can anyone help? I Use BRT, but this is more geared towards the actual roadway. I copied and pasted what I had sent out in the other forum. I created a corridor, I then used the roadway designer and processed. In the roadway designer, it shows…
  • end condition with a display rule doesn't show up

    hi. all: I need help. I got a problem with my template. I made some display rules for the components. I gived a display rule to end condition when I test it, the end condition doesn't show up.If I take off the display rule, it will show up. but…
  • Project Defaults

    Is there a way to pre-populate an InRoads project defaults entry? We are working on our Windows 7 implementation, coupled with our V8i SS2 deployment. Our agency locks down some of the key folders, such as C:\Program Files (x86). We update our stylesheets…
  • Import Surface from Graphics

    InRoads V8i (SS2) v.08.11.07.428 with MicroStation V8i (SS2) v.08.11.07.443 The Import from Graphics using Elevations mode set to "Use Text" is not working correctly. The spot elavations import as if Elevation mode is set to "Use Element Elevations…
  • Inroads preferences problem

  • Overlay/Stripping Feature in Roadway Designer/Create Template

    Hi guys, I have currently moved across from XM to V8i SS1, and I remember seeing this Overlay/Stripping feature in a Seminar early this year. But, I am a little unsure of its possibilities and how to actually utilise it? Any help would be vastly appreciated…
  • existing surface grade filtering slopes? Any ideas?

    I am trying to find existing slope conditions along a 280 mile corridor. I need locations where a 5% and 3% slope exist within 100ft of the track CL (rail). Is there anyway that I can set up some type of filter that will highlight the area where these…
  • InRoads SS3 - Civil commands not available after install

    After installing MicroStation SS3 v08.11.09.397 and InRoads SS3 v08.11.09.493 I am not seeing any of the Civil commands in my task menu. The machine I am installing on as a VMWare virtual machine (whilst we evaluate it) running Windows 7. I have tried…
  • InRoads V8i SDK

    IR V8i SS2, MSV8i I’m struggling with getting the InRoads SDK to work as an ‘in-process’ VBE macro. I’m troubleshooting a macro that ran in Excel using the InRoads XM SDK. I’ve changed the name of the scadSDK in all of the modules and class modules…
  • Re: Inverse Direction Tool (InRoads V8i)

    I'm referring to 08.11.07.428 in this post. Yes, turn off Display and Annotate on the Annotate tab. Regards, Mike
  • Dynamic Update of Design Graphics - Contour update not working after flipping triangles?

    I have loaded and set the appropriate plugins but cannot get the contours to dynamically update after flipping triangles. Any help is much appreciated, Dale
  • Land XML Import

    I received a Land XML file from a Civil 3d project and I tried to import the Land XML into Geopak (8.11.07427). When I imported the file, the surface appeared similar to the DWG survey file provided with the project but the surface was shifted 1.55' north…