• Cross section annotation in plan

    Hello Fellow, I am amazed by the interesting technology which keeps pouring out of Bentley team of developers. So far as I know I haven't seen any example where cross-sectional levels at vantage chainages are displayed as shown in the attached drawing…
  • system fault 20301 in OpenRoads

    When attempting: Right click on corridor in project explorer, corridor creation tools, corridor objects I receive an unhandled exception, hit continue and receive system fault 20301. (Error messages attached) Does anyone have a fix or work around…
  • Horizontal Geometry Tools - Tan/Tan/Tan (Power Inroads 081109674)

    Is there a way to create a simple arc via 3 tangents? So selecting a staight, arc, straight to create a horizontal curve. We can create this using microstation tools, followed by tracing with civil tools although we need to construct the geometry with…
  • Import FWD into Geopak Loses Point Notes

    We are trying to use survey data that was originally setup with InRoads and bring it into Geopak. We were given an FWD file of the topo, and when I "Load Data" within Geopak SS3, and select the FWD file, it looks like everything work well. Aside from…
  • Video: Quick tip on rotating the compass in Civil Accudraw

    Product(s): InRoads, MX, GEOPAK Version(s): 08.11.09+ Area: Basic Settings Original Author: Nico Roman, Bentley Technical Support Group This video is a review of the Civil Accudraw functionality . Click the video…
  • Video: Create a Point and add it to a Survey Chain

    Product(s): InRoads, MX, GEOPAK Version(s): 08.11.09+ Area: Survey Click the video below to play it. To view in fullscreen mode, first click the YouTube link at the bottom of the video to launch the video on the YouTube site…
  • La gestion des réseaux enterrés arrive avec Powercivil v8i ss3 Refresh (08.11.09.674)

    De nouveaux outils sont désormais disponible avec les plateformes civiles 08.11.09.574 (Powercivil, MX, Geopak), concernant les réseaux enterrés, et appelés outils SUE pour Subsurface Utilities Engineering. Les réseaux peuvent être importés, modifiés…
  • SS3 Field books and Datasets

    Product(s): InRoads, MX, GEOPAK Version(s): 08.11.09+ Area: Survey Data in the same fieldbooks is all connected, data in separate fieldbooks is disconnected from one to another. Separate field books are recommended when…
  • File not found error while loading Leica DBX data

    Product(s): InRoads, MX, GEOPAK Version(s): 08.11.09+ Area: Survey Question: When running the Survey>Fieldbook>Load>Leica DBX... command, I get the following import when the data is imported: "File not found!\nTo use these…
  • Design Standards - Civil Message Center window/dialog not showing

    Hello, I am using SS3 V 08.11.09.578 & GEOPAK V 08.11.09.674 - Upon going through eLearn module for manipilating geometry, and utilizing the design standards toolbar, I get warning signs on my horizontal alignment, but the Civil Message Center Dialog…
  • Where is Site?

    Applies To Site Modeler Product(s): Bentley GEOPAK Civil Engineering Suite, InRoads Version(s): 08.11.09+ Environment: N/A Area: General Subarea: Original Author: Nico…
  • [SS3 Subsurface Utility Clash Detection

    Hi, I have activated SUE and then laid drainage system and some electricity utilities out (feature definitions are properly assigned to the elements). My next step is to perform clash detection however my dialog is grayed... Any ideas why? I run PowerInroads…
  • Survey Exporting Tools

    With any luck, this will be an easy question. Our client has requested that we provide the following deliverables: - Control Points in FWD - Alignments in ALG - Surface in DTM - Surface Boundary in DTM - Topo in FWD Not being too familiar with all…
  • Modifying an SS3 Terrain imported from TIN

    I've created a terrain element in SS3 using the "Import from TIN" tool. There are voids in this terrain (based on the voids that were in the TIN) that I would like to remove. I've tried deleting and changing the feature type of the void, but no luck.…
  • Link Features to Geopak DDB issue

    So far, most of my experience with Geopak SS3 has been on the Survey side of things getting everything setup correctly. Since that setup is about 90% complete, I was going to turn my attention on importing my old Geopak DDB to begin to build my Feature…
  • Replacing Corridor Horizontal Alignment

    I have a horizontal and vertical alignment for a roadway in one file and the associated corridor in another file. The file that contains the alignment somehow became corrupt (I get a critical error every time I try to adjust the profile), so I would like…
  • Feature Definitions not Showing Up

    I am gong to try to word this the best way that I can, but since I am fairly new to InRoads and SS3, my question may be a bit clumsy. We are running MS with Geopak SS3 to process survey and to do the corridor modeling (along with other tasks). We are…
  • End Conditions not updating / deleting (GEOPAK SS3 - OpenRoads)

    When I move or delete transitions or template drops in a corridor, the tie-in slopes are remaining. When I extend a different template drop into the area where the deleted template was, there appears to be a conflict (see second screenshot). I've tried…
  • Side slope not matching up

    Side slope not matching up. Please let me know what I need to do.
  • Terrain Models from Point Clouds Issues

    Hi, There are some issues with Point Clouds and Terrain Models and I believe it is not WAD. 1) When we create Terrain from Point Cloud our source *.pod file is imported to temporary Point Cloud.xyz file in the background (behind the scene). This will…
  • Can GEOPAK SS2 and SS3 be installed on the same machine?

    Product(s): GEOPAK Version(s): 08.11.09+ Area: Basic Settings Original Author: Bentley Technical Support Group Question: Can GEOPAK SS2 and SS3 be installed on the same machine? Answer: Yes, with the following…
  • How to Change Color Table in MX v8i Select Series 3

    Applies To Product(s): Bentley MXROAD Version(s): 08.11.09.493 Environment: N/A Area: Settings Subarea: Color Table Original…
  • Video: InRoads V8i SS3 - Annotate Superelevation Control Lines in Profile

    Product(s): InRoads, MX, GEOPAK Version(s): 08.11.09+ Area: Superelevation Original Author: Chris Key, Bentley Technical Support Group This video demonstrates how to annotate the superelevation control lines in an existing…
  • How is Superelevation calculated in OpenRoads SS3?

    Product(s): InRoads, MX, GEOPAK Version(s): 08.11.09+ Area: Superelevation Original Author: Nico Roman, Bentley Technical Support Group Question: How is Superelevation calculated in OpenRoads SS3? Answer: Superelevation…
  • How to attach SS3 Superelevation Lanes to my Corridor

    Applies To Product(s): Bentley GEOPAK Civil Engineering Suite Version(s): 08.11.09.493 Environment: N/A Area: Superelevation Shape Manager Subarea…