• Section export to DWG

    Hello, I have created some sections in ORD and would like them exported to DWG (AutoCAD) A lot of the time I get an error saying that it cannot create a file. As i twek the export settings I can get it to produce a file. As shown in the image (below…
  • Alignment Elements change names when exported to land XML

    The naming convention of the linear elements of my Alignment changes when I export to XML. Normally this wouldn't matter nor would I have even noticed, but I'm importing the data to an excel file for design purposes and the macros do not like the renaming…
  • [ORD] Export Subsurface Model to IFC or SHP

    Hi all We're busy working on exporting OpenRoads designs to IFC. Half proof-of-concept and half because we need to. Corridors export okay (although definitely not perfect, InfraWorks can't handle the IFCs exported by ORD), but we can't get Subsurface…
  • Exporting a Vissim Simulation

    Hello, I am having trouble trying to export a Vissim file in the format ani.txt, in order to use it in Lumen. At the presentations that i found, the option should appear automatically, however it doesnt show up for me. Does anyone knows why? Thank…
  • Migration Utilities

    Product(s): OpenRoads Designer Version(s): See below: Area: Workspace Version: 10.08.xx.xx and 10.09.xx.xx Migration Utilities - 2020 R3 (10.09.00.xx) The following link contains the download for the Migration Utility…
  • Open Roads: export settings of corridor objects

    When I select the button (bucket) "corridor objects", I can see all the objects in the corridor. In some of the objects we can export/import the settings. Is it possible to export and import all the corridor settings? So I can use that file as a template…
  • 3D Markings from ORD to Navisworks

    In MX classic it was possible to export 3D markings to sketchup to get them visible in NavisWorks. What is the workflow to get the 3D markings from our ORD-model visible in Navisworks? Thanks!
  • Most efficient manner to rebuild corridors?

    Good Afternoon, Using OpenRoads Designer CONNECT 2018 Release 3 (v.10.05.00.30), I am trying to determine the most efficient manner in which to rebuild our corridor objects. We have had issues working in files from several releases previous, however…
  • ORD IFC Export

    Hi All We have recently tested the IFC Export functionality in ORD 2018 Release 3. We have an expert in IFC who has spotted the following error, highlighted below: " Just to note a couple of aspects of the sample openroads IFC file that isn't…
  • Write line numbers to points for ASCII export

    I have a client that insists that all his deliverables be in the form of an ASCII list file. This was not a problem when working with SS2 GeoPak, but we have moved forward to ss4 OpenRoads and are hitting a road block. The client wants to see a file…
  • ORD Connect Edition LandXML import/export error and problems to/from InRoads SS2

    I am trying to work with ORD CE (OpenRoads Designer v10.8.0.41) and InRoads SS2. Mainly to design and share alignments. I have no problems importing alg files from SS2 to ORD CE via import utility. There is however peculiar error with LandXML import…
  • Issue Export To DWG ORD Uptade 3

    Hello Everyone, I am trying to export a complex alignment to DWG, in the export options, in entity mapping, I select that the curves and the B-Splines curves are exported to polyline, but when I check the DWG they are Splines. Can anybody help me…
  • OpenRoads Designer U3 - Exporting Profile to DWG

    When exporting a profile created in ORD U3 to DWG, the VPI gradients drawn on the profile are changed from the percentage gradient shown in ORD to +0.00% in the DWG. If i omit the self attachment in the references tab of the dwg export options, they display…
  • Cant Export my file to VISSIM from Concept Station

    Hi When I try to export my file to vissim, concept station closes automatically without any warning or error message.
  • How to copy Feature Definitions from one DGNLIB to another in Explorer in OpenRoads Designer?

    Product(s): OpenRoads Designer Connect Edition Version(s): 10.00.00+ Area: Project Explorer Original Author Purva Lakde, Product Advantage Group Question: How to copy Feature Definitions from one DGNLIB to another…
  • OpenRoads ConceptStation .ird file fails to export

    Hi everybody I am desperately trying to export out my ConceptStation file to OpenRoads Designer to work on it further and with more tools. I followed the instructions on the wiki on exporting but I get an "export failed" error on just the .ird template…
  • Export to Native problem

    Hi all, I am exporting my OR elements to native and am losing my mx string label whenever I manipulate the element, ie. the string label field goes blank but model field is correct. If I manually reenter it's previous label it updates perfectly but…
  • [MX SS4] DWG export - model as layout

    Hello, I moved to MX SS4 and encountered a problem with export to DWG. While saving a cross section drawing to DWG a content is moved to AutoCAD layout instead of model. I suppose it is connected with some settings I don't know (I don't work on MS)…
  • Exporting selected strings to CAD drawing

    I am new to MX Road and trying export some data to CAD drawing using MXROAD v8i (Select Series 3). I have got many strings in a Level. Below is an example Description of a string under element information. The value for third (underlined) parameter…
  • OpenRoads ConceptStation - Export disabled

    Hi, I'm testing OpenRoads ConceptStation CONNECT Edition in trial mode, version 10.00.02.17. When I attempted to export the information to OpenRoads data (alg, itl, ird, rwk), the command "Export" was disabled. I've tried with other files with the…
  • Exporting 2D model to DWG no width - MX SS4

    Hello, When I export a MX model to DWG, I get 2 files. One is the 3D model. The other is a 2D model. The problem is that the 2D model contains 3D polylines with no elevation. A 3d polyline cannot contain a width. Therefore it should be converted to…
  • RE: MXV8i SS3 - How to EXPORT complete road design done in Openroads to model.fil?

    Ian, I'm playing with exporting 3D linear elements from openroads model to model.fil. I believe I'm following the process but can't get consistency in string naming. See the screenshot below. Any idea why string names are not consistent? I'm running…
  • [MX SS3] 3D dwg problem - strings as splines

    Hello, I've encountered a strange MX behavior while exporting from 3D dpw/dgn to 3D dwg. Most of strings/smartlines are correctly exported as 3D polylines but some are exported as splines. Does anyone knows which settings is responsible for this? …
  • Export Geopak cross sections in excel as elevation (y) vs offset (x)?

    Hello, I am trying to export multiple cross sections (drawn using Geopak) in tabular format as elev (y) - offset (x). I need to have the data in an excel spreadsheet. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks a lot...
  • Google Earth Mono-Chrome Image won't display.

    Hello, I'm trying to import a Google Earth Image into MX. My issue is that I can't get the mono-chrome GE image to display when I change the display style set from Wireframe to Smooth. MX captures the image and saves it in the project folder as drawTerrainCapture1…