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

    OPEN ROADS QUESTION...
  • SIG Virtual Workshop: OpenRoads for SEAPac – Learn What’s New in OpenRoads Designer 2019 Release 3

    OpenRoads for SEAPac Special Interest Group: Learn What's New in OpenRoads Designer 2019 Release 3 Host: Paul Cusack, Senior Consultant, Bentley Systems, Inc. 18 December 2019 - 11:00 a.m. AEDT Register Now Learn what’s new in OpenRoads Designer…
  • SS2 Compatibility

    Need advice on transitioning from Windows 7 to Windows 10 and being SS2 compatible for the client (NCDOT). Their current software requirements are listed below, but you'll notice that corridor modeling workflows are to remain in Geopak SS2. My understanding…
  • PowerGEOPAK SS4 Scanning Models upon exiting file

    Hello, I am using PowerGEOPAK SS4 and my dgn file has about 15 models so it takes forever to close a file (at least 5-10 minutes) because of the Status "Scanning Model: x" dialogue box that goes through every single model. Does anyone have the same…
  • Limiting slope on through lane while curb profile is variable

    I can't help but feel there is a simple solution for this but here I am, in need of the great wisdom of the community here. I'm trying to get my road shoulder slope to vary while the slope from my centerline to the edge of travel lane fixed at 2%, while…
  • Geopak SS4 Drainage tool areas error

    Hi, I have been using Geopak for a project where I need to change some of the areas that I assigned to some inlets. I changed those areas in the dgn and then I used the area tools to assign them to the inlets. Those inlets it might have or not areas…
  • 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…
  • Can someone please link me to the Wiki instructions on building a TIN file from LAS files using V8i SS4 with Geopak? I have been looking everywhere.

    I don't normally use Microstation for 3D. Please help. I need step by step instructions for dummies. Haha. Thanks.
  • 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…
  • Profile geometry not present in COGO SS10

    I created and chained my horizontal alignment using horizontal geometry tools, created and chained a profile for that alignment using vertical geometry tools. I then change the name of my horizontal geometry and my profile no longer appears in COGO. I…
  • Making horizontal slices of the model?

    Is there a way to find surface areas of fill at specific elevations using the 3d model? For instance, we are designing a service road that will have 15-25 foot of fill and we need to use a chemical compound to make the compaction quicker. They are going…
  • Geopak drainage

    Hi, Is there any command in Geopak drainage to delete all the nodes in one go ? Or we have to delete them one by one by selecting "delete node" option? Any idea?
  • SIG virtual Workshop: OpenRoads for SEAPac - October's Session Has Been Cancelled

    OpenRoads Special Interest Group for SEAPac: Subsurface Utilities Drainage and Analysis in OpenRoads Designer - Part 2 Host: Paul Cusack, Senior Consultant, Bentley Systems, Inc.; Guest Presenter: Alan Benger, Senior Consultant, Bentley Systems, Inc.…
  • 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…
  • SIG Virtual Workshop: OpenRoads – October 9, 2019 – Utilizing OpenRoads Modeling to Develop and Analyze MOT Concepts

    OpenRoads Special Interest Group; Utilizing OpenRoads Modeling to Develop and Analyze MOT Concepts Host: Joey LouAllen, P.E., Bentley Systems, Inc.; Guest Presenter: Steven C. Buck, P.E., Florida Department of Transportation 09 October 2019 - 09:00 A…
  • Silent Install using SCCM for Geopak SS10

    Anyone successfully deployed Geopak using SCCM ever? We get and have always gotten Error 1609 when deploying because SCCM uses the SYSTEM account to install software. I'm not sure why Geopak is and has always been different than the rest of the software…
  • Culverts not displaying in XS sheets

    I've run into some issues when cutting XS for culverts specifically. All other conduits have shown up in XS view as well as our trench trunk lines. When attempting to trouble shoot the issue I found that the culverts show up in the dynamic XS view but…
  • Error referencing AutoCAD files...

    I am running FDOT SS4 MR11 and I am getting an error when I try to reference a .dwg file sent to me by a sub-consultant. The error says that the file type is not supported. I am also running the most recent version of RealDWG. My early research tells…
  • Auto Annotate not displaying stationing after horizontal Alignment chained

    I'm having an issue with my alignment auto annotating in certain circumstances. If I create my horizontal geometry with simple lines and arcs or Complex by PI and then chain it, the stationing appears. However, if I create an alignment with Simple Lines…
  • GeoPak "crashes" when attempting to delete a Copy\Parallel

    I am really hoping that I am explaining this correctly. We have an engineer who is using a reference file and will Copy\Parallel. When they attempt to delete a copy, then GeoPak will crash and give what appears a standard exception screen. She has created…
  • 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…
  • SIG Virtual Workshop: OpenRoads - September 11, 2019 - You're Invited!

    OpenRoads Special Interest Group: The Digital Advantage - Collaboration and Design Review Host: Joey LouAllen, Product Marketing Manager, Bentley Systems, Inc. 11 September 2019 - 09:00 A.M. EDT and 05:00 P.M. EDT Register Now Join me, along…
  • raster doesn't show up properly

    Often when zooming in and out when I have an aerial raster attached, this image of a old-time camera pops up and I can't see what I'm doing. This also happens when I try to prin anything and I have to ask others in my office to print for me. does anyone…
  • SIG Virtual Workshop: OpenRoads for SEAPac – September 4, 2019 – You're Invited

    OpenRoads Special Interest Group for SEAPac: OpenRoads ConceptStation - A New User's Perspective Host: Paul Cusack, Senior Consultant, Bentley Systems, Inc. 04 September 2019 at 11:00 AM AEST Register Now During September’s OpenRoads for SEAPac…
  • 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…