• Profile Table Editor - Incorrect Values for Back/Ahead Slopes

    The profile table editor shows an incorrect value for the ahead slope and back slope given the stations and elevations of the PIs. The slopes shown in the manipulators of the main view window are correct. What is causing this error? Open Roads…
  • adding additional info to the terrain file causes the profile to be moved

    I requested additional survey to be done for me project. The surveyor added the csv data into the field book for my terrain file. This caused my current vertical profile to be dramatically shifted from where it should have been. Is there a way to avoid…
  • How do you display a conduit in profile with a fill or hatch?

    We have a 200mm watermain in profile. It is represented with a top and bottom line. We need to show it filled / hatched solid. We only need it filled in profile, NOT plan, and cannot snap to it in profile to fill or flood it.
  • Editing in profile sheet

    Hi, I am creating profile sheet the value FRL is roundoff like 100.139 to 100.140 in profile sheet. How can I edit and precise FRL value in profile sheet. Thanks
  • Making drainage profiles with ORD from Civilstorm models

    Hello everyone, This is my first time making drainage profiles in OpenRoads Designer from a model that is imported from Civilstorm. My team and I seem to be experiencing quite a few issues with them and I'm wondering if anyone else has encountered glitches…
  • Combining multiple complex elements with active profiles while retaining all active profiles

    Hello, I'm using OpenRoads 2022 Release 1, and I'm wondering if it's possible to join existing complex elements with active profiles into a single complex element and maintaining all of the profiles? By creating a new complex element you tend to lose…
  • Profile view: terrain model breaking up when complex alignment exceeds a certain length

    Hey, I recently got my hands on OpenRoads Designer 2022. My issue is as follows: When I create a complex alignment and open a profile view with an active terrain model, the terrain model appears to be fragmented (see pic). This happens when the alignment…
  • Drawing Models and a copies of the Profile Model reference

    I have a Drawing Model of my road civil profile that I created with the Drawing Production Name Boundaries workflow. I want to make a copy of the civil profile reference model inside of my Drawing Model for the purpose of merging the cached graphics,…
  • ORD and Profile 3D Cut Level Settings

    Does anyone know if you can apply level overrides from the 3D model to the 3D cuts shown in profile models? From what I am observing, the 3D cuts always default to the Bylevel settings from the 3D model and cannot be changed. We are using ORD Update…
  • SU Node/Conduit Profile Cell

    A few questions regarding SU Profiling if anybody has any experience... 1. I attempted to create a profile run and set my Node Draw Type to Cell. When I open up the profile I only see a cell with a couple lines representing the node. does anybody…
  • OpenRoads Designer 10.08.01.33 - Profile Sheet Model's AttachedLongSection is no longer the one the sheets are referencing

    When trying to view the profile of an alignment to project a profile run so it can be shown on the drawing model and sheets, we came into an issue that the "attachedlongsection" model view is no longer the one the sheets are referencing. When we exchange…
  • Openroads

    When I am trying to create a Plan/Profile sheet, the annotations for my annotation group are not showing on my profile sheet. Such as my elevations and my curve data. How can I make my annotations appear? Would this be a problem in my seed file?
  • Actual length profile in box

    I'd like to add the actual length (cumulative) at the interval of the horizontal alignment. This is needed for drillings, where in top view the distance is different than the actual length. I also like to add a box with the distance between the surface…
  • Openroads Profile Annotation

    I'm having some problems showing profile annotation on my profiles. I have a snip below showing that there is no feature definition nor feature name within the profile properties. I also have made the profile a complex line but now the annotation isn…
  • Projected Profile fidelity vs original profile

    Hi there, Can anyone tell me if this is normal behaviour for Projected Profiles (the same also applies to Profile by Slope etc)...my original crown profile is as you would expect, nice parabolas connected tangentially with straights, but when I project…
  • Bentley Learn - Element not Valid for Tool Error

    I am working through the Drainage Layout and Design course in the "09 - OpenRoads Designer - Drainage & Utilities - Fundamentals" module in the Learn Server. This is a PDF instruction course to walk through placing manholes, inlets, pipes, etc. All the…
  • Existing Profile Slopes are Annotated

    I had ORD generate some profile sheets from a Named Boundary, but it seems to have annotated all of the slopes for the existing terrain (along with the proposed slopes as expected). I've been trying to figure out how to disable the annotation for the…
  • K value in the profile view is multiplied by 100!!

    Any one knows why my K value is multiplied by 100 in the profile view? it should be 39.49 and it shows as 3949.73? Appreciated!
  • Plot Profile in Reverse

    Does anyone know how to plot a profile in reverse? The profile model displays left to right, and the client wants to see the profile as it will be constructed along the main alignment, so I need to plot this profile from right to left on the sheet.
  • Error export waterGEMS to OpenRoads

    Hello, I exported the file from waterGEMS to OpenRoads using shapefile, however, the water segment is still in 2D, with no elevation. But the water nodes were exported correctly. How can I solve this problem? The problem is in the image bellow. Regards…
  • Vertical Geometry: Replace Reference Functionality

    I may be missing something, but it doesn't appear there's a Replace Reference rule for vertical geometry like there is for horizontal geometry. I frequently use the Tangent Profile Line From Element tool and am unable to replace the parent/reference element…
  • ORD - Moved profile named boundary

    I moved the profile named boundary in my container model with the "Adjust profile named boundary" tool. When I go to my sheet drawing model and reannotate the profile the grid annotation doesn't update. Is there a trick to get the file to recognize…
  • OpenRoads - Profile Annotation

    Hello, I am still new to Openroads software , I was trying to find out what is the way to show the Profile Annotation such as (Curve,K Values,Grades..etc). From what I understood that I should use Place Named Boundary but everytime but the create…
  • ORD Profile Questions

    I’ve gone through the LEARN courses on this, but I’m still not sure how to accomplish in ORD many things I currently do in PGPK SS2. I’ll limit my questions for this post to profiles. I’m trying to understand the new profile workflow in ORD. In PGPK…
  • Assign new profile to Civil Cell

    Hi there, I am relatively new to OpenRoads Designer. However, I'm curious if there is a way to assign a new alignment/profile to a Civil Cell? I'm also curious if there is a way to run a civil cell from a non-active profile? We are doing a road design…