• Mesh surface from detailed LiDAR data of the face of a cliff instead of a DTM?

    Hello, I have situation where I don't think I can accurately model the existing conditions with a DTM. DTM definition meaning 1 Z value for a pair of XY coordinates. Well, picture the face of a cliff, there may be several Z values for one XY coordinate…
  • Site design for the factory

    Hi My English may be wrong because my English is not good. We are preparing a project for the leveling of a large land at different elevations. We will prepare excavation and filling calculations. Can we do this with the "GEOPAK…
  • Geographic Coordinate system

    Is it possible in PoweCivil for Denmark to copy a Geographic coordinate system and then rotate around the origin? And if yes, then how should it be done?
  • Corridor move/rotation

    Hi, I have a corridor, but the alignment was drawn in the wrong coordinate system. Is there a way to move and rotate the whole corridor to a new position? Something like you would move a simple geometry element. Best regards, Andrei
  • Corridor trimming

    Hi, I have some corridors that intersect with each other. I would like to trim or cut one of them with the other where they intersect. I tried with corridor clipping but that does not work for me. I am looking for something similar to Boolean Operation…
  • Template drop split

    Hi, I have a question in regards to template drops. For visualization purposes the client wants to split the template drop into segments of 2m (for example). I know I can do this manually and calculate the stations for each segment, but the corridor…
  • Chainage creep

    Hi, I am using PowerCivil for Denmark to model some alignment. The drawings I received from the client do not offer a lot of information for some parts of the alignment and I am trying to find a way to determine certain stations on alignments placed…
  • User Defined Attributes

    Hi, I am using PowerCivil for Denamrk and I want to know if it is possible to add User Defined Attributes to different elements of my model, let's say a road. The client wants some specific information for different components of the template. Also…
  • Show intersection on vertical profile

    Hi guys, Creating my vertical profile i'm trying to show the intersections where the secondary intersects with the primary road. How should i do this? The vertical profile for the primary road is shown below. Kind regards
  • Inroads SS4 - Longitudinal section including references

    Hello, In Inroads SS4 it is possible to make cross section that include geometry from files that are referenced in. Is it possible to also do this in the longitudinal direction? It does not seem to work on my computer. Seems kind of silly if it is…
  • Cut color visualization

    Hi, I have a drench and I am trying to make a color code drawing for the cut. Basically I am trying to represent the change of the cut depth in stepts of 0.5m as a specific surface that is colored. Anyone know if this is possible or do you have any…
  • Unable to Masscalculate with Corridor Modeling

    Hi I have problem to solve mass calculation when I construct a ramp with corridor modeling. There are some of the masses that are not calculated. I think there is something with the Template that I not see the solution of. Any other that have this…
  • Incomplete transition

    Hi, I've been trying to do a transition between to templates, but is seems that it does not work. Are there any limitations or requirements when you do a transition? The length for the transition I am trying to model is 7.5m. If I use a longer one…
  • ContextCapture 3MX mesh file into terrain modeler

    Hello, I'm currently working with contextCapture and 3mx files directly into the PowerCivil SS4. At this moment we have a mining project that require some work with surfaces for model platforms and roads into PowerCivil, and also for design a complete…
  • [PowerCivil .789] Alignments are locked for other users even if alg file is closed

    Hi. We noticed a change in the write lock behavior when we switched to from InRoads SS2 to Powercivil SS4. We usually have read-write access as default, but when another user tries to access the alignments, the access is restricted. The only solution…
  • RE: [v8i VBA] PowerCivil for Country SS3 access from microStation VBA?

    Here is what I got so far.. The help files and examples call for a library called SCadSDKAT . I had no such file anywhere in my PowerCivil installation. Added two paths to the MS_LIBRARY_PATH variable in microStation; C:\Program Files (x86)\Bentley…
  • Czech Cubic Parabola in PowerCivil for Spain

    Hello, I'm working with PowerCivil for Spain V8i (Select series 2)V8.11.07.566. At the moment I'm using the command "Define Horizontal Curve Set", in this command appears the "Czech Cubic Parabola". I would like to obtain more information about this cubic…
  • Re: I need suggestions for increasing productivity

    Hello Veronica, Bently has a number of Civil software packages that "will bring you into the 21st century". The most appropriate of these will depend heavily on the answer to one question. 1) Do you do any Highway work? If the answer…
  • Bentley Civil Platforms

    Hi, my company is about to make the leap and buy one of the Bentley Civil packages. I'm the only one in the office familiar with Bentley, and I have never used anything other than plain old MicroStation. I've requested information from and had come contact…
  • Roundabouts 2D >> 3D

    Hi, The 'new' roundabout tool creates a 2D model/drawing in Microstation, then converts the data to the requested program like MX or Power Civil or GeoPack or Inroads. During working with it I found it more than difficult to convert…
  • Re: InRoads V8i SS1 - Import Surface DEM (tif?)

    Hi again, the other Data Aquisition workflow is this: 1) Open Data Aquisition 2) Drag and drop the TIF file (from Windows explorer) into the Data Aquisition data tree panel. 3) The surface will be created. Note -…
  • Re: How to create a profile

    What product do you have? Do you wish to create an existing surface profile or a proposed (design) profile?
  • Re: Power Civil v8i: Create LandXML from Land Desktop

    Hi Cadcop, I'm working on verifying this. Will get back to you once I can track down that data. Thanks,
  • Re: Geopak Site Drape Error

    Hello Junil, this message simply states that the element/elements you tried to Drape did not fall onto the Object/Surface that was the destination. Please check the plan view extent of the selected elements VS the plan view extent…
  • Re: PowerCivil Geopak Site Volume by FIFO

    Hi Neil, Verified! ... And a fine explanation. Thanks,