Hi all. I am relatively new to using microstation v8i SS2. I understand that it is outdated, but I must use it for this particular project. I am trying to use the limits of construction tool in order to generate slope stakes. I am able to set everything…

I am using Power InRoads SS2. I have a situation where I want a retaining curb (child) at the back of sidewalk to display for more that one end condition (parent). My end conditions have more than 1 possible slope option. Is there a way to do that…

The company is currently beginning the process of transitioning from PowerSurvey SS2 to OpenRoadsDesigner. Apparently it's not as easy as just installing the software, pointing to your User/Project folder, and off you go. The setting up (as I understand…

Hello, I'm trying to create the horizontal offset of a string with respect to the master string with 0m offset so that the new string overlaps with the old string, but it fit the linear kink portion with the curve. I want to disable it. Any kind of…

I am trying to label cross section that I already have drawn. When I click the 'Cross Section Labeling' button, I get the error "Job number cannot be found in the active directory." and prevents me from labeling cross sections. Anyone familiar with this…

Hi guys, Quick question, In my previous projects the SS4 tools for creating geometry then exporting to gpk/alg worked the best. Recently, I've been told that it should go the other direction. First create in SS2 then import to SS4. Just wanted to…

I have a number of legacy InRoads SS2 projects where the project data will have to be moved to the current version of ORD . The designer(s) at the time made extensive use of feature point controls as well as other advanced SS2 features. Without maintaining…

Hello everyone, Question: Is there an easy way to "explode" the terrain to be lines with elevations to be viewed in v8i SS2?? Doing this for multiple terrains at once is a plus!! Background: Our client is primarily PennDOT who still use V8i SS2…

Is there a way to ensure that vertical PI's hold the same location after a Station Equation is applied? As of now if adding an equation at say 10+00 bk and 10+50 ahd, the vertical after the equation would be off by that difference instead of holding the…

Hi, is there a way to enable margins between cross sections stacked horizontally in a single sheet in ORD (please see image). This was possible with SS2.

Hello, I am trying to created a dummy surface. I used the generate longitudinal feature tool to project lines from a design surface up to what will be the control line of my desired dummy surface. I then select that control line and go to import geometry…

I have cross sections that I'm satisfied with but the annotation isn't cooperating the way I'd expect. I have selected the centerline (as well as BOC_Top, see attached image) as a crossing feature and it displays the circle in the correct location within…

Hello all, I am trying to model in SS2, but I am having trouble because of an error. Can someone tell me why I might be having this error. I am unable to import the plan graphics. Thanks!

I'm using InRoads SS2. I would like to add sewer laterals to the main trunk line without breaking the trunk line. Is this possible? Thanks.

So, this is strange. I try to code an interface with a variable width block, like this (fixed format output from OUTP-file pasted as an image as multiple spaces not allowed here): One would think that pairs of widths would have to be coded on fields…

Can InRoads V8i (SELECTseries 2) 08.11.07.615 and InRoads V8i (SELECTseries 4) Version 08.11.09.904 and OpenRoads Designer (CONNECT) Version 10.06.00.38 exist and run on the same computer?

Dear colleagues, Best wishes to all of you for the New Year. I started it off with a clean new install, so my system is crisp, fresh and fast. That's a clean Mx install, too. When using it for the first time, re-loading my project's input files, the…

Dear colleagues, I use a string with the exact start and end points for arrows to be displayed, and then try to display them like this: Declare %1 1 - Q8 Options %2 817,,LIST 814,3=MVE7 805,1=255 806 808,4=0.2500 810,MACR,2=PIJLASSN,5=-2,6=…

Dear colleagues, For some time, my Mx Model Display toolbar won't dock anymore. Also, it keeps disappearing, when restarting Mx it'll be gone and also while running Mx it sometimes disappears. What's really weird is that when re-activating the…

Dear colleagues, When viewing the perspective view using Through Visibility, the pane only shows a very small cut-out from the Model To Analyse. Display triangulation on/off makes no difference. Turning Clip view off shows nothing at all (perspective…

Dear colleagues, For already some time now Mx Through Visibility clipped the button section below the visibility panes, these buttons control visibility direction and chainage (location), step forward, step back, etc. like this: Resizing the window…

Dear colleagues, I have a CAD file containing a simple straight angle drive path I'd like to use to check out an intersection I designed. I thought it'd be easy, just change the rotation and fiddle a bit with the insertion coordinates to position it…

Hi, I'm annotating the cross slopes of the proposed surface and the values are off by 0.01%. Rather than 2.00% and 5.00% I'm getting 2.01%, 1.99%, 5.01%, and 4.99%. Has anyone had this problem before and found the solution? I'm using InRoads SS2. …

Hi All- I am learning InRoads Survey (V08.11.07.615) )SS2) and I cant figure out how to delete duplicate points within my .FWB (Fieldbook) file. There were a huge amount of duplicate points when importing (thanks Survey!) and I cant figure out how to…

SR 837 Parametric Constraints.xlsx I am new to using Parametric Constraints as I have always used the superelevation tools and the point controls in order to adjust widening/superelevation for my corridors. Whenever you use parametric constraints…