• Creating Double Broken Pipes in ORD

    Is there an easy way to model double broken pipes into openroads? I'm looking to draw an underdrain below a ditch berm. It seems like a lot of the modeling of pipes is done with top down with station and elevation. But having to put bends in pipes…
  • ORD Drainage & Utilities - Questions and Observations (ORD v10.16.2.267)

    Our organization is just starting to use the ORD Drainage & Utilities package for storm sewer design. We have laid out a storm sewer system and performed an analysis on the system using the software. We also used calculations in our organization's design…
  • Hello What can be used to connect a conduit to a house?

    I am still learning how to work with drainage and utilities and have to put the current sewer pipes in OpenRoads. Now I noticed this also depends on the library we have too, since our library or feature definition is not up to date, late on i'll have…
  • Export components from PowerCivil to Navisworks

    We use PowerCivil V8i version 08.11.09.878. To design subsurface utilities we use "Components" commands. For clash detection we use Navisworks Manage 2019. Opening the DGN-file directley in Navisworks we miss the components. Is there any work around to…
  • Place a lateral command problem

    When I try to use the command "place a lateral" it does not work out for me. I use an existing stormwater pipe, adding a new pipe and node with the same type as the existing pipe. The only product of the command is a point on the correct level, but no…
  • Change direction on conduits that are linked to lines.

    Hello, When I use a command chain as follows, the conduits direction cannot be change. How can I solve this? I create a line going from point A to point B (direction from A to B). Then I use the command "Extract Utilities from Graphic" command creating…
  • Adding a node (structure) to an existing pipe network (conduits).

    Hi! I am modelling a sewage pipe system where I cannot place a node / lateral connection on an existing conduit. The placement of my pipe system is obtained using the "Extract utilities from graphics"-command whereas the end and start point of the graphic…
  • InRoads Storm & Sanitary: Display Crossing Pipes In A Roadway Profile?

    Greetings- I apologize if this question has been asked before. This question seems so simple as to be all but laughable, but I have seen no way to do this (or to cannot get it to work): I want to cut a roadway profile and have it display crossing…
  • Re: Annotate Storm and Sanitary in Cross Section

    Marc, Go to Drafting> Place Cross Section Note. In the bottom, right hand corner of the dialog, click the black arrow to expand the dialog. Under Inserts, you should see Storm and Sanitary Structures. Add the desired inserts to a new or existing…