• The ORD COM API is a programming interface. Any work flow to use it please let me know?

    ORD COM API is a programming interface provided by OpenRoads Designer (ORD) software. It allows developers to write custom programs and scripts to automate various tasks and operations within the software. The API provides access to various functions…
  • The OpenRoads Designer (ORD) Configuration API is a programming interface.

    OpenRoads Designer (ORD) Configuration API is a programming interface that provides access to the configuration of the OpenRoads Designer software. It allows you to create, modify, and manage configuration resources such as settings, workspaces, and preferences…
  • Import annotation xml file option missing - Openroads Designer CE 2022 Release 3

    Where is the option to import an annotation xml file under the Manage Annotation dialogue box in the newest release of openroads. It appears to be missing. See photos: Openroads CE 2021 Release 2: Lastest release: Where is the import option…
  • OpenRoads 2021 Release 2 Cross section Navigator

    The Cross Section Navigator is not working. Cross section drawing models were created in the file. I click on the Cross Section Navigator Tool. Then on the alignment and then I select a view to view the cross sections and nothing happens. Am I missing…
  • Cross Section Name Boundaries

    Hello Team, I have laid down some Name Boundaries for Cross Section sheets but I was wondering, could you add a name boundary to a name boundary group that has already been created for us to show areas of importance? Some of these areas don't land on…
  • Annotation Groups - Cross Sections

    Hello Team, We are creating XS from our corridor but we ran to an annotation problem, the annotation group was not adding the name of the Alignment. What I did to fix this was editing the Text Favorite that the Annotation Group was using to annotate…
  • How to Tell OPENROADS to only Place the dich in the cutting Zone ?

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  • Problems when exporting road geometry to LandXML format

    Desde la anterior versión de openroads (2022 Release 1) tengo problemas al exportar la geometría de carretera a formato LandXML. Alguien tuvo o tiene el mismo problema? Como lo podemos solucionar? ___ EN: Since the previous version of OpenRoads…
  • "Label Terrain Contours" up the slope seems to be broken?

    Hello, I am using OpenRoads Designer CE 2022 Release 1 . The tool " Label Terrain Contours ", when choosing " Up Slope " the results are buggy, see screenshot below. I would expect that the text annotations are placed aligned with the contour and…
  • Where are Temp files stored?

    Hello, I did a big fucking oopsie and new files have been overwritten by older files (thanks autodesk docs). The old files were apparently not saved on BIM but somewhere locally. I'm hoping i can get those back, I know ORD autosaves files. So…
  • How to change the format for Text Favorite

    Hi, I am trying to change my format for slope to Slope Format. Currently it shows doubleformat, due to which I am not able to perform certain edits. For some reason in my dgn, it shows doubleformat. Whereas on my teammates dgn (separate file), it shows…
  • how to use the Circle Diameter control code.

    Hello, I am having trouble understanding how to use the CircleDiameter control code. When importing my survey fieldwork into ORD I am needing to show the dripline of the trees shot in the field. Previously in GeoPak I am able to import tree diameters…
  • Templates

    Does any of you have problems with templates going flat losing all it's features like slopes and so on?
  • End COndition Exception Parent Component Relationship

    Hi, I have a corridor which has a berm and end condition arises from the berm. I had made the end conditions as child component of the Berm. When I apply end condition exception, the end conditions do not respect the parent child relationship. The end…
  • Drape from terrain (only vertices)

    Hello community. I have created a terrain and I need to know how to extract the elevation of points at the intersections of a grid drawn on it. In Inroads there was the option "drape surface / Drape vertices only". Finally, the information is needed not…
  • Cross Section Annotation - 3D Linear Elements

    Hi everyone, I am trying to find a way to annotate 3D linear features in cross-sections, currently the annotation definitions / Groups for points and segment rely on the template points only, as I understand it. However I am not sure if there is way…
  • Unable to load design file error in sheet index/print organizer

    I submitted an SR to Bentley on 4/14/2022. I still do not have a resolution. During plot to PDF using Sheet Index and Print Organizer, I get the following errors for any sheet files that contain a reference ("simple" sheets such as notes or details…
  • InRoads DGNs to OpenRoads via Merge to Master: WHY?!

    We have a procedure that everyone uses but no one really knows why and what the effects are. From your new ORD Seed. dgn, reference in your old InRoads DGN. And then Merge to Master. Why? I absolutely understand that for OpenRoads Projects we want…
  • Assistance with a Crashing Key-In File

    Hello, I am using Excel to write a series of key-ins. The idea is to unclip, shift, and reclip a couple of references, then save a copy of the file with a given name, and repeat. It also attaches, moves, and scales a couple raster images, detaching…
  • How to model a Crown point that doesn't match alignment.

    Good Morning we are modeling a corridor, in one section we want to shift the crown point from the alignment. Currently we have the alignment as the controlling point for our template. We want the crown point modelled in our corridor, but we want to…
  • Can I install OpenRoads 2021 release 1 side-by-side 2021 release 2?

    Can I install OpenRoads 2021 release 1 side-by-side 2021 release 2? if this is not doable, can I use release 2 to open dgn files created with release 1, without upgrading the dgn file so it is still accessible to team mates who still use release 1?
  • Reattach or redefine Civil Rules

    Hello, I have a big problem with civil rules. I have some Feature Definition Points added with civil accudraw tool and they are attached to the reference alignment. Unfortunately my referenced file must to be replaced coulpe of times (I get a road alignment…
  • Cross Section Width Annotation

    Hello, Typically, we use the points from the template for slope, so i was thinking to use the points for the width annotation. However, our workspace does not have an existing "width" annotation group so I am unsure how to add the expression to annotate…
  • Openroad Cross Section sheet exports to DWG model space

    Is it possible to export Openroads Cross Section sheets to the DWG model space instead of as sheets in the DWG as seen below?
  • Creating a terrain from a point cloud without point classification

    I have a large point cloud attached to my file that has point shots for everything on the same classification. Therefore, I cannot turn off everything besides the ground shots to create a terrain surface for the existing ground of my project area. When…