Potentially a simple question but I'm not so familiar with the way labels and styles work in MicroStation/ORD.I have the following problem. I set the drawing scale to say, 1:500, then use Label Terrain Spots the text is HUGE, maybe 20 times too big…

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…

Hello, I have a 3-mile corridor that was modelled in ORD, there were 4 models. I created a combined terrain with all the proposed models and added it to my existing ground to create a final surface. I want to display contours only in a 2D plan veiw…

Hello I am having trouble with the hydro contours ORD creates when using shapefiles of CSVs that were created in a different software such as QGIS. Some of the hydro contours contain 'loops' as shown in the screenshot below: Does anyone know what causes…

I have a terrain model I am trying to plot as my existing terrain that will not plot grayscale. I am referencing in the terrain model with the logical set to "Screen 1". I have my feature definition set to "Existing Ground" which is pulling from the CTDOT…

Help! I am taking over for a PM who just left our organization and am working on the drainage design for a project. I have an existing terrain model and just received aerial imagery. I have been able to reference the aerial imagery and align it with the…

Hey all, I have been trying to get contours to display properly in my terrain model and the labels are not showing up correctly. Can anyone tell me the best way to go about doing this? I have tried to go the Template route, and selecting "Existing Contours…

I have 2ft contour lines from a DWG file that I brought into microstation (V8 2004/Geopak Roads). When I use extract graphics (contours), in some areas the TIN doesn't follow the contours very well. Is there something that I could do to make this look…

Hi I am looking to display the existing terrain contours as grey and the proposed terrain contours as black in a drawing sheet. Is there any way to do this with a complex terrain composed of the proposed and existing terrains? If not, what is recommended…

Hi I am looking to display the existing terrain contours as grey and the proposed terrain contours as black in a drawing sheet. Is there any way to do this with a complex terrain composed of the proposed and existing terrains? If not, what is recommended…

Hi We have faced some issues with contours in OpenRoads Designer. We do not think it has something to do with how the surface is created because we have both tried to import a surface as LandXML and also created it by points directly in OpenRoads Designer…

When labeling contours - can you set different levels to Minor and Major contour labels. For example, create two dimension styles that would get applied to the entire terrain model - each dim style will correspond to the proper major and minor contour…

I have three profiles in a profile model except existing profile but I'm unable to add third profile elevations in profile frame (long-section box) . Please give me a solution.

Hi, I want to create 3D terrain file from available data in TNRIS. There are some available file types: LIDAR cloud points (LAZ), Disc Image File (IMG) and corresponding XML Documents. I tried "Import terrain model from file" command in OenRoad. The…

I tried to create a terrain model from an ascii file, but my contours look very strange (see slanted lines). Was wondering if anyone can tell me what the issue is/ what I can do to fix it? I can go more in-depth of exactly what I did, but here is a…

I am working in ORD CE. I have developed a site using site layout tab. The design elements are in the concept stage. After running the grading solver, contours and tringles are displayed as a graphical element. Can you turn of the triangles off so the…

Hi! How can I set the elevation ("Z" value) of contour lines that are sitting at the 0 zvale in 3D file (attached in the end of this question) using the OpenRoads Design CONNECT Edition tools . In the PowerInroads SS4 there was a tool called " Set elevation…

Hi guys, I am doing some training for some of my overseas colleagues, they are used to work in Civil3D, and I am telling them all how fantastic Powercivil is. Everything is going well until one of the students asks "how can I see the contours of my…

I'm pretty sure I've done this before and I simply cannot remember the sequence of doing so. I have a base topo and am overlaying a final fill plan. Wanting to calculate the remaining fill, normally I'll calculate the area of each 5' contour in sq.ft…

Hi When I plott a terrain model with contours labels (in a 3D model), the text doesn´t shown up in the plot-file. Why? And when I zoom in and out i MS the labels moving around along the contours. Why? I want the contours label to be shown up the slope…

I am trying to find existing slope conditions along a 280 mile corridor. I need locations where a 5% and 3% slope exist within 100ft of the track CL (rail). Is there anyway that I can set up some type of filter that will highlight the area where these…

Hi, I don't fully understand the option 'Draw Depressions Couterclockwise' under the Advanced tab in the View Contours box. Why and when should this be used? Jean Castro