• Microstation Problem Daily!

    We are using Microstation Version SS10 and InRoads Version SS2. Cogo Points and alignments/figures are created daily on a huge project. Below is the process and problem. Process for the day is as follows: Open Microstation>open file 2. Open…
  • Inroad additional lane work issue

    Hi everyone, I am new to Microstation and Inroads area. Using V8i SS3 8.11.09.459. I am still on the job training and got a new project where two lane two way road will need to add a bus lane turning left on one side. I need to make design surface and…
  • I need help with adding pipes to a profile.

    Heya, I'm trying to create a profile showing a pipeline versus terrain. Both of them are lines. I also have a fake surface at elevation '0', just to get things started. I've managed to create a profile over my surface, and I've added the terrain-line…
  • InRoads Vertical Alignmnet Work Flow

    New to InRoads, but I am trying to create profile views based the center lines of levees and floodwalls. I have been following some online tutorials, but I believe might have missed a step in the work flow. The follwing is a list of steps I took to get…
  • [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…
  • In SS3 what is the best way to maintain the station difference between the Horizontal and Vertical alignments?

    I have a few horizontal alignments (HAs) with accompanying vertical alignments (VAs) that were created using SS3 and they need to be extended. I'm trying to use the Append Element tool under Horizontal Geometry to add another 50 - 300 ft to the beginning…
  • Station range of linear quantities

    Hi, I am working on an 8 mile corridor project. We have layed out perimeter controls and it is time for quantities. For shorter jobs, we use the horizontal alignment tracking tool to get the station range and then manually measure the length of the…
  • ALG Read Only

    On one of my machines, I open a dgn, load inroads, then open the alg file etc, and it works fine. Move to PC 2, exact same setups and it shows the alg etc are read only and I cant change it. It's like the workstation is set to read only somehow. Anyone…
  • Sewer Plan and Profile from GIS data - ArcMap .shp shape file

    I have the following data in ESRI shap file (.shp, .dbf) pipe data with up node, down node, up invert, down invert, diameter, shape man hole data with lid elevation, bottom invert and shaft diameter Can anyone help me with the steps to…
  • InRoads Profile reports

    In earlier versions of InRoads (8.04) you could create the station, elevation, offset report file from the create profile dialog. Now in later versions this I assume is done though the XML reporting, since it is no longer part of the create profile command…
  • Tracking alignments and coordinate/geometry location shifts

    Sometimes in Inroads XM we have noticed an error that occurs with tracking horizontal alignments. After a horizontal alignment has been established and has been used for months, there have been times when you open a drawing in Microstation V8 (a drawing…
  • Re: Gaps in Alignments

    Michael, The Create Complex Chain command is a MicroStation command. In the MicroStation Key-In field (Utilities> Key-In), enter Create Chain and hit Enter. Complex the graphics and follow the steps that Thomas provided (File> Import> Geometry…
  • Edit multiple Cogo point elevations by specific distance

    I am using MicroStation V8i (SS2) InRoads (SS2) and need to adjust some cogo points elevations by a specific distance. For example, if I have a group of points with different elevations that I would like to raise or lower by 3" is there an easy way to…
  • Dynamic display of vertical alignments

    I'm running MS 08.11.07.443 and IR 08.11.07.536 on a number of Windows 7 machines. When developing or editing vertical alignmens in a profile set I've seen mixed results. Sometimes the dynamic graphics update as expected, sometimes they do not refresh…
  • Inroads Drainage Structure Offset Report

    Hi all, I am fairly new to MicroStation/InRoads, I have used AutoCAD Civil 3D for the past 2 1/2 years. I am trying to generate a Drainage Network Report indicating the structure ID, offset distance and station of each drainage structure (Inlets…
  • Import .ALG into Geopak SS3

    Is there any way to import a .ALG file (created with InRoads SS2) into Geopak SS3? I see all sorts of data file types that can be loaded into the Survey Book, but oddly no .ALG file type. Is there some other way that I supposed to add the horizontal geometry…
  • Alignment Conversion - Geopak to InRoads

    What is the best way to convert alignments back and forth between Geopak and InRoads? I am working with alignments that include spirals and have not had success automating the process. The best way that I have found currently is to convert using graphics…
  • Showing Features in cross sections (edge of road)

    Hello, I have an existing alignment that I am using as a center line to cut my cross sections, and I have a second alignment (edge of road) that I need to show as a point on the cross section. I need to show the distance and elevation of the second…
  • "A smoothed alignment must be created before using this command" error message with Overlay Tools

    (Posted on behalf of Be Communities User) InRoads V08.11.07.566 I am using the overlay tools in the roadway modeler and after I use the ‘vertical adjustment settings’ command and then ‘process all’ I try to use the ‘smooth adjusted vertical alignment…
  • InRoads Cogo to Alignment or feature

    Using InRoads XM (other versions available) I've got a text file with points data in it and have used the Text Import Wizard to get cogo points and features (multiple center of roads). Now I'm looking to create alignments, thought the easiest was…
  • Re: Alignment From COGO-InRoads

    Mike, Have you tried the Geometry> Utilities> Create\Edit Alignment By Cogo Points command? See the corresponding help file for syntax. Thanks, Jason Smithey
  • Re: Alignment From COGO-InRoads

    Mike, For the syntax in the MicroStation key-in, go to Help> Contents on the InRoads Group explorer. Click on the Index tab and enter keyins. Then click the Geometry Points (PN=) link. This should provide you with the information that you are…