• Re: InRoads Survey XM w/ AutoCAD & bylayer linestyles

    Please log the problem through the following link and provide your dataset: http://appsnet.bentley.com/srmanager/addcall.aspx Thanks, Jason Smithey
  • horizontal alignment tracking

    Sometimes in Inroads XM we have noticed an error that occurs with tracking horizontal alignments. After an 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…
  • End Conditions in XM (from cut to fill)

    How do I transition slopes from cut to fill in InRoad XM? I can not connect all the "+"' since I have more "+"'s in the cut template than the fill template
  • Re: .alg to be read-only

    Joe, Go to the Tools> Options> Geometry tab and toggle on Read-Only for the Horizontal Alignment and Cogo Buffer, Apply, and save the preferred preference. The next time that you open the XIN and ALG files, the geometry should be read-only. …
  • CR - Cross-Sections, Surfaces, Components and Crossing Features to refresh correctly.

    Unlike version 8.5, this XM editon has trouble "refreshing" all components, features and surfaces. Even though the sections are loaded thru the .rwk file to fix any GUID problems. I have tried combinations within the designer of running the modeler with…
  • Re: MX XM Users

    [Cross posting] Original message as posted on discussions.bentley.com advice on how do you deal with customizing Microstation's Workspaces etc would be appreciated The background of the problem: MS uses Workspaces as a main customization…
  • Re: Inroads Update Cross Section Notes

    Ryan, Which specific notes are you updating in which this problem appears? I get the same behavior with both Single From Graphic and All. Thanks, Jason Smithey
  • Re: Inroads XM - Set roadway designer zoom level

    Tim, Try right clicking in the Cross Section view, selecting Display Properties, and playing with these settings until you find what you are looking for. Thanks, Jason Smithey
  • Taverse adjustments

    Just a small "glitch" in the programming if you happen upon a perfect close traverse and try to store it using the traverse commands (i.e. Compass rule). You get an error stating that the desired accuracy is not achieved where in actual case it's infinitely…
  • Re: MicroStation Civil Extension V8i

    Ben, Please see the following posting: http://communities.bentley.com/Products/Road___Site_Design/f/5922/t/21182.aspx . Thanks, Jason Smithey
  • Re: InRoads windows

    Keri and Brian, Do the log-ins that you use to log into your computers have write access to HKEY_CURRENT_USER in the registry? If not, then you should see the behavior that you are currently seeing. Thanks, Jason Smithey
  • Re: InRoads. X-sections anotation problem

    Corey, The problems that I noted should only be in V8i. If you are having problems then you may want to contact support with your dataset. Also, it may not fix your collision free text problem but you should upgrade to version 08.09.03…
  • Re: MXRoad and Cad Engine

    Hi Ram, First of all uninstall the AutoCAD 2006 first, then uninstall the MX (if installed). Restart the computer, install the AutoCAD 2006 first and then restart again. install the prerequisities installer first. and the install the MX…
  • Re: GEOPAK - Unable to save profile - Chain not found

    I also had this problem but deleteing resources didn't work. I had a profile cell that had a reference station set to 6+00 and the actual chain it was defined with started at 9+60. When I trying to save a profile as.... I got the Chain XX not found…
  • XM Geopak slow over VPN

    Hey all, Has anyone else had an unpleasant experience using Microstation XM and Geopak over a VPN? Well through trial and error we have determined that the main problem lies with the GPK file. If two indivduals working remotely off of…
  • ADA Sidewalk Ramp Design Using InRoads?

    Is anyone using InRoads (XM or V8i) to do ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) sidewalk ramp design or drafting of details for plans? What procedure and tools do you use? Thanks - Lennie Torgerson, Oregon DOT
  • Re: Inroadsd V8.9 at Microstation V8i

    Anders, InRoads Group XM Edition (V8.9) is not supported in MicroStation V8i (V8.11). If you want to run MicroStation V8i, then you will need to upgrade to InRoads Group V8i (V8.11). Thanks, Jason Smithey
  • Re: Version dumbdown for *.dtm files

    Click the Options button on the File> Save As dialog with Surfaces (*.dtm) selected as the Save As Type. On the Surface Options dialog, select Version 8.5 Compatible and click OK. Enter a new surface name on the Save As dialog and click the Save button…
  • Re: Precision of Legal Descriptions in InRoads XM

    Jamey, From the Report Browser, select Tools> Format Options. Change the precision for Direction and the Legal Description report should automatically update with the new precision. Thanks, Jason Smithey
  • Auto placement of coordinate points as notes

    Has anyone had the need to place leaderline notes with coordinates in batch? How do you do this? We recently switched to InRoads and our surveyors are complaining that it takes too long to annotate their drawings. Both Civil 3D and Terramodel have this…
  • MX Road Tutorials

    Hi, I'm relatively new to MX Road and have been searching for a while to try and find some tutorials on the use of MX Road, and how to undertake basic designs within this software. I know the help files are present but i'd ideally like a document I…
  • Re: Inroads - Volumes from Custom X-sections

    End area volumes are not computed on skewed cross sections. Thanks, Jason Smithey
  • Re: Cogo Point Symbology and Display

    Joe, The symbology for cogo points is controlled through Tools> Style Manager> Edit Style> Geometry Feature> Points. Thanks, Jason Smithey
  • MXRenew (redesign and rehabilitation) in V8i

    Hi all, I am using MXRenew (redesign and rehabilitation) in V8i When i try to get a report for bulk earthwork (existing to sub-base) the calculation (see attachment for extract of output file) is done but there is no spreadsheet. …
  • Re: Multiple InRoads XM versions on 1 PC

    You should not be able to install multiple versions of InRoads Group XM Edition on the same machine. If there is an existing build of XM on the machine when you try to install another build of XM, the installation should remove the previous build of XM…