• InRoads Horz. Annotation of Cardinal Points

    Good Morning, See attached illustration (orange circled area). How can we place the "PC" text on the same line as the Station Text, or is it not possible? Thank you for your time,
  • How to stop annotation text from updating?

    I am using OpenRoads Designer Connect edition and am attempting to create some plan-profile sheets. I used the named boundary tool to create plan and profile drawing models and then utilized "model annotation" to annotate the alignment and profile, however…
  • Alignment Stations annotate as Feature Name in OpenRoads

    I am having an issue with alignment stations annotating with the feature name (C-ALG) instead of the stationing (0+00). I made a copy of an existing DGNLIB from another environment to make it specific to a client that doesn't have an ORD config. I edited…
  • Label Slope with whole Numbers

    Please add a formatting option to Label slopes such as 2:3 or 3:2 as that instead of 1:1.5.
  • Dimension Styles Prefix - Terrain Spot Elevation - ORD

    Two questions regarding Terrain Spot Elevations: First - I am trying to add the prefix "EL: " in my dimension style, but you are restricted to one character. Is there any way to have the prefix "EL: " in this label? Second - How do you remove the…
  • OVERRIDE SYMBOLOGY FOR HORIZONTAL GEOMETRY

    In the same way you can override terrain model symbology when it has been attached from other model to active one. I think very interesting this functionality for alignments because usually the annotations are different for different plan types or scale…
  • Profile Annotate

    I would like to edit the band depth of a Profile Annotation. Could you please help me where do I find it in Power Rail Track V8 SS4. I want to keep the band depth from 20m to 16m for each band. I have attached an image for your reference.
  • Annotate Subsurface Utilities in Plan

    Product(s): OpenRoads Designer Version(s): 10.00.00+ Area: Subsurface Utilities Original Author: Sanders Thomas, Bentley Technical Support Group This video demonstrates how annotate subsurface utilities in plan. Click…
  • Video: Creating Expression to Annotate Cross Sections Model

    Product(s): OpenRoads Designer Version(s): 10.08.00+ Area: Drawing Production Original Author: Purva Lakde. Product Advantage Group This video demonstrates about Creating Expression to Annotate Cross Sections Model…
  • How to use multiple annotation groups for horizontal and vertical annotations?

    From what I can tell, plan and profile annotation groups are set in the base geometry file's feature symbology settings. My problem is, I have other exhibits that use the same alignment but I want to use a different annotation group for the plan and profile…
  • [OR 2020 R1] Aliases not detecting offset profiles

    Hi all Has anyone been able to use aliases in annotation groups since the release of 2020 R1? When annotating profile sheets, the list of alias targets is now blank and does not detect any profiles to annotate: For one of our users, the alias…
  • ORD Profile Annotation Update Issues

    I've got multiple issues currently with profile views in ORD 2019 R2 (10.07.03.18) Profile views randomly break such that linear element is lost, annotation broken and view is unrecoverable. We cannot determine a specific cause for the behavior…
  • OpenRoads Profile Annotation

    I have set up a profile annotation group and all of the supporting Element Templates in a dgnlib. I have used the Element Templates to set the level for each annotation entity however, when I apply the annotation group to another file, all of the annotation…
  • OpenRoads Profile Annotation

    I would like to insert a text break into the title box annotation for each row of my profile grid. How do I do this without doing it manually after the profile is annotated?
  • ORD Contour Text Orientation.

    I originally posted this question 2 years ago under "ORD Contour Text Orientation and how to remove the m in the Contour Text" In InRoads SS2, it is possible for the top contour text to be always on the uphill side of the contour line. How do this…
  • Quantity Manager for ORD?

    We as a DOT are in process of switching from SS4 to ORD. I am very comfortable calculating quantities so far in ORD but there seems to be no equivalent of Quantity Manager. This was a great feature for recording all of our pay items and quickly harvesting…
  • How to change the precision of annotation from a Text Favorite

    Product(s): OpenRoads Designer Version(s): 10.07.01.32+ Area: Drawing Production Original Author: Holly Herring, Bentley Technical Support Group Question: How do I change the accuracy on my annotation (ex: stationing…
  • Annotation filter X-sect

    I wonder if there is a handout or manual explaining the annotation filter options. Currently on Openroads R1 update 7. Need help on creating a filter that excludes all features except the edge off pavement feature. So the segment between eop's can…
  • ORD - Annotating points in plan view

    I can't get any text fields to work with civil points that I create using the horizontal geometry tools. I'm using ORD 10.06.00.38. My end goal is to create a text favorite then an annotation group for a particular point feature definition. I want the…
  • [ORD 2018R4] Enhancement Request - Annotation Group Management Utility

    Good Morning, I'm working on doing some fine tuning on our workspace and realized that there is not currently a utility to convert Annotation Group XML files to Excel, similar to the other migration utilities. It would be helpful to have such a converter…
  • ORD Annotation Labels Error

    I'm trying to create a 200' scale alignment label. I've set the text dimensions to 0.06 such that when the annotation scale is 1:200', the labels would be 12'. In one dgn, this worked and produced desirable results. However, when I tried to replicate…
  • ORD - Annotate superelevation in plan?

    Hi, is ther a way to annotate the superelevation in plan? mainly superelevation cross slope variation. We have the colored band but I would like to show the crossslope more preciseley. I know the superelevation section can have a linear feature definition…
  • ORD - Annotation of intersecting point in profile

    Is there a way to annotate automaticaly the intersecting point (crossing feature) in the profile? Idealy station, feature name, description. I know how to display a cell, I know the use of place label to do it manualy but I would like to do it through…
  • MX Tip File Blank

    Hi, I am using MX SS4. I have the Tip file modified for SS4. Very often when i load a tip file from draw -> Annotation, the Tip file does not load. I have tried loading different files plan, Profile and CS tip files, It does not take. I have created…
  • Annotating Horizontal Alignment

    I have change my Text Styles for "Station Labels Major" to have the text mask applied. When placing text the masking works perfectly, however when using the "Annotate Element" command it places "Annotation Cells" and the text mask does not work at all…