• Microstation Terrain to ORD Terrain

    How can a Microstation Terrain be given civil rules i.e. turned into a ORD Terrain? For context the Terrain has come from a STM. I've tried to follow the official documentation i.e. Set Feature Definition, select Terrain category: https://communities…
  • Terrain Model Will not Plot Screened - Issue with Feature Definition

    I have a terrain model I am trying to plot as my existing terrain that will not plot grayscale. I am referencing in the terrain model with the logical set to "Screen 1". I have my feature definition set to "Existing Ground" which is pulling from the CTDOT…
  • Problem importing DTM in OpenRoads Designer - 2000 Release 3

    Hello. I am trying to create the terrain file from DTM in OpenRoads Designer Connect Edition. After the import is complete, when I display the contours, the contours are wrong. But if I import the terrain from the same DTM in Inroads V8i SS4, the contours…
  • How to remove breakline from terrain?

    I drew 2 lines and added them to a terrain as breaklines. I then deleted those 2 lines, but their effect on the terrain remains. Since they now don't exist, I can't remove them from the terrain, because I can't click on them. What should I do here…
  • Dimension Styles Prefix - Terrain Spot Elevation - ORD

    Two questions regarding Terrain Spot Elevations: First - I am trying to add the prefix "EL: " in my dimension style, but you are restricted to one character. Is there any way to have the prefix "EL: " in this label? Second - How do you remove the…
  • ORD Terrain to polyline/line for v8i SS2

    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…
  • Match Feature Definition in Terrain an Alignment drawings in ORD , Geometry Import and Terrain from file

    We are in the process of changing a number of projects from SS2 to ORD. Since there is not a 1 to 1 agreement between the XIN and the Feature Definition dgnlib, there are a lot of features, alignments etc that appear in ORD on the default level. Select…
  • Importing a DEM to a Terrain model; is there a way to change the geographical coordinate system in the file options?

    Maybe I am just doing something wrong so feel free to call me out on that too. Here is the problem as it seems to occur, In PA we have some LIDAR data stored as DEMs it tends to be cleaner than the LAS data that is also provided. It actually is in PA…
  • Transform alignments and terrain in ORD

    As often as not, when designing a site, buildings move, get larger etc. I have a site that I want to rotate 1 degree ccw form a point. Is there an easy way to do this in ORD? in SS2, I would create a preference and do it using transform. My building…
  • Graphical Filter by Feature Definition [ORD R3]

    Hello, I'm trying to create a terrain from a Graphical Filter by Feature Definitions. The Filter Group has a Filter for Break Lines and a Filter for Spots. Whenever I run it, I get an error of "No Matching Elements Found" even though there are definitely…
  • OpenRoads Designer - Surface selection with non-triangulated features only

    I have a surface that contains features only (non-triangulated). I am attempting to add it as a corridor reference so that I can set a style constraint in my templates. When I go to add the surface as a corridor reference, it prompts me to select the…