• What is the difference between an Error and a Warning in Civil Message Center?

    When applying DOT design standards, warnings and errors both tell the user that DOT design standards has been violated. I do not understand the need to differentiate them. Can someone please explain the difference between an Error and a Warning in ORD…

  • Design Cross Slope report values is not matching.

    I am trying to generate cross slope report @ 10 m interval by station base or station offset report but i am not getting appropriate values of cross slope in report. It seems correctly in cross-section view. Am missing something ?? Images is ready for…

  • Any similar tool in OpenRoads Designer that is comparable to DTM Tools from Power GEOPAK?

    I recently started working on projects in OpenRoads Designer CE 2022 as part of the first step in switching over from Power GEOPAK SS4 and one of the tool I missed the most is DTM Tools that allows you to check slopes and flow arrows on terrain relatively…

  • Last Error [ 222 ]

    Product(s): OpenRoads Designer, OpenRail Designer, OpenSite Designer, InRoads, GEOPAK Version(s): CONNECT, V8i Area: Errors/Exceptions There are three main reasons we see this error: "The checkout location is already in use"…

  • Template Drops - Special Ditches

    Hello Team, Currently in our project, we are going through our templates adding "Vertical Point Controls" due some special ditch elevations. Our template (shown below) consists of a 6:1 after the turf, a 4:1 then our ditch. At some points in our project…

  • Minimum Transition Before/After Drop command Openroads

    How to use Minimum Transition Before/After Drop command,what 's the purpose of this command? Thanks advance! Edition:ORD 10.0

  • SignCAD MDL

    The following WIKI articles are provided as a reference by Bentley's Technical Support Group. They focus on the OpenRoads SignCAD CONNECT Edition product. Adjusting sign color display when opening, placing or pasting signs with the SignCAD MDL How…

  • Saving changes and not saving changes

    Could not tell you how much frustration I have had because it saves my changes when I hit "cancel" or "don't save" etc. Just pointing this out, the fact that this happens. Let me know if this has happened to you

  • Common Application Errors

    Product(s): OpenRoads Designer, OpenRail Designer, OpenSite Designer, InRoads, GEOPAK Version(s): CONNECT, V8i Area: Errors/Exceptions Problem Description: I received one of the error messages below, and I need to fix the…

  • How does one export a .shp file using OpenRoads Designer Connect?

    I have searched and searched the net looking for a solution and have found none. Is this not possible? I have even tried exporting the 2D linework to a V8i version drawing and export the shp file, but no luck.

  • How to annotate super elevation profile in Long section box?

    Please anyone help me in to display the Super elevation profile in Long section box. Thanks in advance. I am using Open roads Designerx64-10.04.00048 - 2018 release 2 version

  • SIG Virtual Workshop: OpenRoads – Creating Roadway Components in OpenRoads Designer

    OpenRoads Special Interest Group: Creating Roadway Components in OpenRoads Designer Host: Joey LouAllen, Product Manager, Bentley Systems, Inc. Presenter: Mark Stafne, Consultant, Bentley Systems, Inc. Date/Time: April 8, 2020 at 9 a.m. EDT and 5 p.m…

  • SIG Virtual Workshop: OpenRoads for the UK - Advanced Drawing Production and Annotation

    OpenRoads Special Interest Group for the UK: Advanced Drawing Production and Annotation Host/Presenter: Simon Pegg, Bentley Senior User Success Advocate - Civil Infrastructure; Marc Blancher, Bentley Senior Technical Support Engineer Date/Time: March…

  • SIG Virtual Workshop: OpenRoads - Fundamentals of Vertical Geometry

    OpenRoads Special Interest Group: Fundamentals of Vertical Geometry Host/Presenter: Joey LouAllen, Don Lee Date/Time: March 11, 2020 at 9 a.m. EDT and 5 p.m. EDT Register Now Mark your calendar and make plans to attend March’s OpenRoads Special…

  • OpenRoads SIG Virtual Workshop: Modeling Terrain in OpenRoads Designer - Jan. 8, 2019 - You're Invited!

    OpenRoads SIG: Modeling Terrain in OpenRoads Designer Host: Joey LouAllen, Product Marketing Manager, Bentley Systems, Inc. 8 January 2019 - 9 a.m. EST and 5 p.m. EST Register Now Join industry colleagues and Bentley subject matter experts…

  • How can I extract terrain from Google Earth into POWER GEOPAK ORD (SS4)?

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  • SIG Workshop: OpenRoads – Getting Started, Fundamentals of OpenRoads Designer

    OpenRoads Special Interest Group: Getting Started, Fundamentals of OpenRoads Designer Host: Joey LouAllen, Product Marketing Manager, Bentley Systems, Inc. 13 November 2019 at 9:00 a.m. EST and 5:00 p.m. EST Register Now In November’s OpenRoads…

  • SIG Workshop: OpenRoads for SEAPac – Subsurface Utilities Drainage and Analysis in OpenRoads Designer - Part 2

    OpenRoads for SEAPac Special Interest Group: Subsurface Utilities Drainage and Analysis in OpenRoads Designer - Part 2 Host: Paul Cusack, Guest Presenter: Alan Benger 13 November 2019 atb11:00 A.M. AEDT Register Now Connect with industry colleagues…

  • Would changing the Global Origin Offset in a "3D Metric Design" seed file cause problems for OpenRoads Designer tools?

    Is anyone else still dealing with the legacy of V7DGN Global Origin Offsets in the civil design world? In vanilla MicroStation: Due to the use of a Global Origin Offset in legacy V7DGN format files, the same Global Origin Offset was added to our V8DGN…

  • Importing Geometry from GPK isn't Working Correctly

    I have a model in openroads that was created off of imported geopak profiles. This model has been updated many times with this same gpk and it correctly replaced the previous profile. However, for some reason in the last two weeks when I import the new…

  • How do I import Geopak Vertical Alignment information into ORD?

    I can import my Horizontal alignment information using the .gpk file into ORD using the "import geometry" tool. But can not get the vertical alignment information imported. ORD version: 10.06.00.38

  • Breakline Extraction

    Hello everyone, I am a beginner in OpenRoads. In the Bentley product description it is mentioned that OpenRoads can extract Breaklines. I am using LIDAR and I am able to create a terrain from it. I wanted to know whether I can extract Breakline from…

  • SIG Virtual Workshop: OpenRoads - April 10, 2019 - You're Invited!

    OpenRoads Special Interest Group: Learn What's New in OpenRoads Designer 2019 Release 1 Host: Joey LouAllen, Presenter: Joe Waxmonsky April 10, 2019 - 9 a.m. EDT and 5 p.m. EDT (U.S.) Register Now Make plans to attend this…

  • SIG Virtual Workshop: OpenRoads Subsurface Utilities Design and Analysis - March 26, 2019 - You're Invited!

    OpenRoads Special Interest Group - Subsurface Utilities Design and Analysis Topic: What's New in Subsurface Utility Design and Analysis March 26, 2019 - 10 a.m. EDT (U.S. Host: Joey LouAllen; Presenter: Jonathan Smith Register Now …

  • SIG Virtual Workshop: OpenRoads - October 10, 2018 - You're Invited!

    Ramp up your design skills at the next OpenRoads Special Interest Group virtual workshop, Moving to OpenRoads Designer – Cross Sections , on Wednesday, October 10, 2018. Technical Support Manager, Simon Pegg, will be joining us to demonstrate innovative…
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