• How to Correct Complex By Elements Message: "Element not valid for tool"

    Product(s): OpenRoads Designer Version(s): 10.00.00.120+ Area: Geometry Original Author: Holly Herring, Bentley Technical Support Group Problem: I am attempting to use the Complex By Elements tool to create horizontal…

  • How do I create a copy of OpenRoads Geometry?

    Product(s): OpenRoads Designer Version(s): 10.00.00.120+ Area: Geometry Original Author: Holly Herring, Bentley Technical Support Group Question: How do I create a copy of civil geometry? Answer: You will need…

  • How can you delete Geometry from OpenRoads Designer?

    Product(s): OpenRoads Designer Version(s): 10.00.00.120+ Area: Geometry Original Author: Holly Herring, Bentley Technical Support Group Question: What are different ways to delete Civil Alignments? Answer: 1…

  • ORD - Complex Redefine and performing complex geometry tasks

    Is there a reason the superseded sections of alignments stay in the active drawing and cannot be deleted when using complex redefine? They seem to remain as a complex element and when I delete it affects the new alignment. Also, for a Bentley representative…

  • Video: Import XML file in OpenRoads Designer

    Product(s): OpenRoads Designer Connect Edition Version(s): 10.00.00+ Area Geometry Original Author: Purva Lakde, Product Advantage Group This video demonstrates how to import XML file in Open Roads Designer Connect Edition…

  • SIG Virtual Workshop: OpenRoads for SEAPac – August

    Join Bentley's Dave Body and Paul Cusack on August 2, 2017 at 11 a.m. AEST for the next OpenRoads Special Interest Group (SIG) for SEAPac virtual workshop, Designing Parametric Geometry . Register today ! This complimentary workshop is designed with…

  • Any way to identify imported Geometry into OpenRoads?

    Hi all, Is there any way at all to identify geometry that has been imported into OR SS4 or ORD? There doesn't seem to be anything anywhere to let the user know it has been imported and has a relationship to an external source. It would be quite useful…

  • ORD Microstation Constraints with OpenRoads Geometry

    Hi all, I have been trying to use Microstation Connect Constraints with OpenRoads Designer geometry with no apparent issues except having to nudge the geometry (by slightly extending, moving, etc.) to sync the OpenRoads geometry (ie. 3d) with the…

  • ORD Microstation Constraints with OpenRoads Geometry

    Hi all, I have been trying to use Microstation Connect Constraints with OpenRoads Designer geometry with no apparent issues except having to nudge the geometry (by slightly extending, moving, etc.) to sync the OpenRoads geometry (ie. 3d) with the…

  • [ORD] Horizontal Geometry: Arc between any element and arc - can't get desired solution

    Hi, I'm trying to replicate the geometry created in native tools using OpenRoads Designer horizontal geometry tools. The task is to place an arc between straight and another arc. The arc I want to place has back and ahead spiral and must have the same…

  • SIG Virtual Workshop: OpenRoads – Purposeful Design and Why You Need Civil AccuDraw – Feb. 8

    Join Bentley's Joey LouAllen online Wednesday, February 8, for the next OpenRoads Special Interest Group (SIG) workshop, Purposeful Design and Why You Need Civil AccuDraw . Complimentary, one-hour sessions are set for 9 a.m. EST and 5 p.m. EST and share…

  • Video: How to Remove Civil Rule from Multiple Elements at One Time

    Product(s): InRoads, MX, GEOPAK Version(s): 08.11.09+ Area: Geometry Original Author: Sanders Thomas, Bentley Technical Support Group This video demonstrates how to remove civil rules from multiple elements at one time…

  • [PowerCivil SS4] Place civil geometry without saving snaps

    Hi. I am trying to place a Complex by PI geometry by snapping to existing elements, but I do not want my snaps or existing geometry included as dependencies. How can I use snap and still get a "dead" geometry? And is there any tool for editing existing…

  • Video: Export Alignment Points to Cogo

    Product(s): InRoads, MX, GEOPAK Version(s): 08.11.09+ Area: Geometry Original Author: Sanders Thomas, Bentley Technical Support Group This video demonstrates how to export Alignment points to the Cogo Buffer. Click…

  • reversing alignment text in inroads

    I currently have an alignment that goes from south to north 0+00 to 10+00 but when I display the stationing it reads from north to south.. how do u get to the style reverse the stationing to read right side up so its plan readable?

  • Insert PI command will not track to cursor

    Product(s): InRoads Version(s): 08.11.09+ Area: Horizontal Geometry Original Author: Chris Key, Bentley Technical Support Group Question: After creating an alignment using the Add PI command to inset to POB and POE…

  • Geometry Rules

    Product(s): InRoads, MX, GEOPAK Version(s): 08.11.09+ Area: General Geometry Original Author: Bentley Technical Support Group Click the video below to play it. To view in fullscreen mode, first click the YouTube link…

  • Video: Vertical Compound Curve

    Product(s): InRoads, MX, GEOPAK Version(s): 08.11.09+ Area: Vertical Geometry Original Author: Sanders Thomas, Bentley Technical Support Group This video demonstrates how to construct an entrance that uses chamfers…

  • Change direction on conduits that are linked to lines.

    Hello, When I use a command chain as follows, the conduits direction cannot be change. How can I solve this? I create a line going from point A to point B (direction from A to B). Then I use the command "Extract Utilities from Graphic" command creating…

  • G- string is not suitable for quick alignment

    Product(s): MXRoad Version(s): Environment: Native MX Area: Geometry Subarea: Original Author: Amita Shinde. Product Advantage Group Question : On importing an alignment…

  • XML Geometry Report Readout

    Hi, Despite having set my active angle readout in Settings -> Design File to be Degrees, Minutes, Seconds, and the direction mode to bearing my InRoads XML Geometry reports are still reporting the bearing in decimal degrees. I'm Using InRoads .845 how…

  • More InRoads/OpenRoads online classes scheduled in January

    Templates - Using and Editing Jan. 20, 2016 Dave Hoerner Defining Template Backbone Jan. 20, 2016 Dave Hoerner QuickStart for Roadway Modeling Using OpenRoads Technology Jan. 21, 2016 Sean Conway Using Civil Cells in OpenRoads Jan. 21, 2016 Dave…

  • New Classes for a New Year!

    The 2016 InRoads/OpenRoads virtual class schedule begins on Monday January 11, The classes listed here are scheduled through January 15. To see the full listing of InRoads classes offered in January, click here . InRoads: Terrain Modeling Jan. 11, 2016…

  • Terrain, Geometry, & Roadway Modeling virtual classes with Jeff Martin and Sean Conway through Sep 30.

    QuickStart for Terrain & Geometry Using OpenRoads Technology Sep. 16, 2015 Jeff Martin QuickStart for Roadway Modeling Using OpenRoads Technology Sep. 17, 2015 Jeff Martin Modeling a Superelevated Divided Highway Sep. 18, 2015 Jeff Martin Placing…

  • Alvie Franklin Griffith leads OpenRoads online workshops, August 3-6

    QuickStart for Terrain & Geometry Using OpenRoads Technology Aug. 03, 2015 Alvie Franklin Griffith QuickStart for Roadway Modeling Using OpenRoads Technology Aug. 04, 2015 Alvie Franklin Griffith Terrain Modeling Aug. 05, 2015 Alvie Franklin Griffith…
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