• ORD Background Map when applying SF and transformation

    Hello, I am a surveyor working in both grid and surface ORD Files. I love the background bing map, and it is coming up perfectly in a grid drawing. When I adjust the coordinate system applying a Helmert Transformation and add a scale factor like 1.00013…

  • ORD - Survey - SDR File import does not handle resection stations well

    The title says it pretty much. In ORD (2021 release 2), SDR Survey File import does not handle resection stations at all as setups. Here is a screen shot of Power InRoads (SS2!!) survey fieldbooks and station information, the actual SDR File and ORD…

  • Item Types Survey Fieldbook - Not Attaching

    I am testing item types assigned to a feature definition in my .dgnlib. The item type is setup to pull information from the survey fieldbook data. When I import survey data to a survey fieldbook I expect to see the item type assigned to my survey feature…

  • ORD Items Types On Survey Features Not Visible When Referenced In a MicroStation File

    I have item types assigned to my ORD survey fieldbook features. I would like to reference the ORD file with item types to a Microstation file and have the ORD item types visible in the MicroStation file. When I reference my ORD file with the item types…

  • Weird point that I can't deleted from the Terrain.

    Hi I'm have Terrain that have a weird tringle with a point on 0,0,0. If I hover over it the description for the point is named like Feature spot, for some reason a can't delete this point. I already try to removed the terrain rule and do not work…

  • How to Apply Vertical / Z Offset to Element?

    Hello, I am operating OpenRoads Designer Connect Edition 2020 Release 3. I have a DGN file that is just a bunch of lines. These lines have elevations associated with them and are considered to be in an older vertical datum which I would like to update…

  • SURVPN-CROSS (Point Locator) keeps disappearing when modifying a point. ORD Connect Version 10.09 (not unique to this version)

    Photos to illustrate issue only. I'm having an issue when I move, or modify a survey point in any fashion (change field code, shift XY location, etc), the SURVPN-CROSS (point locator) vanishes and does not visually return if file is closed and re-opened…

  • Survey Processing on OpenRoads Disaster

    Does anyone know when we can expect to have the survey processing issues with OpenRoads Disaster fixed? I still can't get the data to show up, the linkcode is missing from the properties. I don't understand how an unusable program can be released.

  • ORD 2021 R1 - Survey Graphical / Textual Manipulators Issues

    Hey All!, Is anyone else experiencing issues with ORD Survey 2021 R1 and the Graphical Manipulators and Link Code Textual Manipulators?. In any 2020 version you can select a survey chain and the Link Codes will textually appear along with the Graphical…

  • Transpose Element tool function

    Issue: Transpose tool creates a transposed copy of linear geometry elements. Is this the correct function of the tool? Thoughts? Version info below.

  • In ORD release 2 After some unknown event, changing field codes in the Field book Survey details causes the point symbol to disappear.

    I have survey data in a field book and occasionally field codes need to be changed to correct mistakes. In this scenario I have a field code for a Sanitary manhole where it should actually be a storm manhole. Up to this point i have been able to update…

  • Survey not Processing on Open Roads Disaster

    I have an issue where my files stop recognizing the new survey point that I import. The issue is some times will bring in the points but I will not create the linework, I can't create the linework since changing the link code does nothing. Also, I have…

  • Extracting a Terrain Boundary to a linestring in ORD

    Hi, I have a Terrain Surface which has a boundary. I'd like to Extract the Boundary to a Linestring then edit the Linestring into 3 boundaries to reduce the size of the DTM. I have seen cryptic descriptions of using a Mesh and the extract Boundary…

  • Survey conversion from SS10 to Openroads Designer

    I'm trying to convert a pickup survey done in ss10 to Openroads Designer. I was able to export and import it using a land xml file, but when I import it into ORD the feature definitions do not display properly. It's almost like it is holding out to the…

  • Survey Point "Decorations" written to graphics

    I have my survey points displayed in the "live" survey drawing showing Point Number, Elevation, Description, Notes. Now I need to create graphics of these for every point in my drawing (and future drawings). i have watched a video showing the creation…

  • ORD - Survey Intelligence

    Is there any intelligence in an ORD Survey file that can be used in downstream processes, or is it just a means to get a good base map dgn and terrain? Maybe Feature Definitions used as corridor objects?

  • Openroads Designer - Survey - Import from graphics: how and where do you define the different feature styles and definition?

    When using Field book Survey you can import from graphics (linear and points) to the field book. I noticed that different lines and points get sorted in different survey feature category. How do you define this classification? Also, all the different…

  • DRAPING SURFACES (USING STENCIL)

    can we use stecil command in openroads designer to drape multiple 2D surfaces onto terrain (or any 3d surface) simultaneously? Right now i have to use this commande for ONE 2D SURFACE at a time. I have multiple such 2D surfaces in my model hence it is…

  • OpenRoads Designer Survey Link Codes and TXT file Import

    Product(s): OpenRoads Designer Version(s): 10+ Area: Survey Question: I am having problems bringing in the survey code. I believe I do not have the correct format of survey text code. Also, what is the correct format (what…

  • SIG Virtual Workshop: OpenRoads - February 14, 2018 - You're Invited!

    Join Bentley's Joey LouAllen for the next OpenRoads Special Interest Group (SIG) virtual workshop, Moving to OpenRoads Designer – Terrain Modeling , on Wednesday, February 14, 2018. Sessions are set for 9 a.m. EST or 5 p.m. EST and share the same agenda…

  • RE: Openroads Designer Connect

    Joaquim, about a week ago Bentley's Ian Rosam posted in the Early Access forum that: "We are working on added and updating Survey functionality in a subsequent release. OpenRoads designer can consume the SS4 survey resulting model output and you maintain…
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