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&lt;td style="text-align:right;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Product(s):&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;Bentley InRoads Suite&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;td&gt;08.11.07.615&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;td style="text-align:right;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Original Author:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;Chris Key, Bentley Technical Support Group&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;h1&gt;Question:&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;"&gt;How can I create a DTM in InRoads from a Google Earth Terrain?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;li&gt;Load Google Earth and zoom to the terrain view you wish to use as an InRoads DTM.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Load Microstation and InRoads V8i.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Set the Coordinate System of the design file (Tools &amp;gt; Geographic &amp;gt; &lt;span style="text-decoration:underline;"&gt;1&lt;/span&gt; Select Geographic Coordinate System)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Capture the Image (Tools &amp;gt; Geographic &amp;gt; &lt;span style="text-decoration:underline;"&gt;4 &lt;/span&gt;Capture Google Earth Image - datapoint)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Follow Google Earth View (Tools &amp;gt; Geographic &amp;gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;span style="text-decoration:underline;"&gt;7&lt;/span&gt; Follow Google Earth View)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;This displays a wireframe of the terrain, to get an image we need to change the display to a smooth style. (Settings &amp;gt; View Attributes &amp;gt; Display Style = Smooth)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;To get the image in color, you need to go back to Google Earth and Save the Image (it can be saved to the same name).&amp;nbsp; Then save the settings of the Design File (File &amp;gt; Save Settings), close the DGN and re-open it.&amp;nbsp; The image should now be in color.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Set the view back to a Wireframe display (Settings &amp;gt; View Attributes &amp;gt; Display Style = Wireframe)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;InRoads V8i has the ability to import the wireframe as a surface from graphics. (InRoads - File &amp;gt; Import &amp;gt; Surface)&amp;nbsp; One thing to note is Google Earth being a free product, limits the information you can bring from the terrain, therefore you will only get 121 points which isn&amp;rsquo;t very precise if working with a larger site.&amp;nbsp; NOTE: This can be done multiple times in different areas, imported into the same surface to get a DTM that is a little more precise.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;You can now display InRoads DTM Triangles, contours and surface properties to the elevations were pulled from the image.&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;___&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h1&gt;&lt;span style="color:black;font-family:&amp;#39;Arial&amp;#39;,sans-serif;"&gt;Other language sources&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design_-_wiki_de/57641/erstellen-eines-inroads-dtms-aus-google-earth"&gt;German&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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</description></item><item><title>Create an InRoads DTM from Google Earth</title><link>https://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki/10125/create-an-inroads-dtm-from-google-earth/revision/3</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 2021 13:10:37 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">6dad98f5-dbc9-4c4d-a9ba-e9da8dc6aa8e:fe1e42ef-a0e8-4020-b1a3-3dc94fb1aac6</guid><dc:creator>Klaudia Piekielniak</dc:creator><comments>https://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki/10125/create-an-inroads-dtm-from-google-earth#comments</comments><description>Revision 3 posted to OpenRoads | OpenSite Wiki by Klaudia Piekielniak on 12/30/2021 1:10:37 PM&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;td&gt;Bentley InRoads Suite&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;td&gt;08.11.07.615&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;td style="text-align:right;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Original Author:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;Chris Key, Bentley Technical Support Group&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;h1&gt;Question:&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;"&gt;How can I create a DTM in InRoads from a Google Earth Terrain?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h1&gt;Answer&lt;span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;"&gt;:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ol&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Load Google Earth and zoom to the terrain view you wish to use as an InRoads DTM.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Load Microstation and InRoads V8i.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Set the Coordinate System of the design file (Tools &amp;gt; Geographic &amp;gt; &lt;span style="text-decoration:underline;"&gt;1&lt;/span&gt; Select Geographic Coordinate System)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Capture the Image (Tools &amp;gt; Geographic &amp;gt; &lt;span style="text-decoration:underline;"&gt;4 &lt;/span&gt;Capture Google Earth Image - datapoint)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Follow Google Earth View (Tools &amp;gt; Geographic &amp;gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;span style="text-decoration:underline;"&gt;7&lt;/span&gt; Follow Google Earth View)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;This displays a wireframe of the terrain, to get an image we need to change the display to a smooth style. (Settings &amp;gt; View Attributes &amp;gt; Display Style = Smooth)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;To get the image in color, you need to go back to Google Earth and Save the Image (it can be saved to the same name).&amp;nbsp; Then save the settings of the Design File (File &amp;gt; Save Settings), close the DGN and re-open it.&amp;nbsp; The image should now be in color.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Set the view back to a Wireframe display (Settings &amp;gt; View Attributes &amp;gt; Display Style = Wireframe)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;InRoads V8i has the ability to import the wireframe as a surface from graphics. (InRoads - File &amp;gt; Import &amp;gt; Surface)&amp;nbsp; One thing to note is Google Earth being a free product, limits the information you can bring from the terrain, therefore you will only get 121 points which isn&amp;rsquo;t very precise if working with a larger site.&amp;nbsp; NOTE: This can be done multiple times in different areas, imported into the same surface to get a DTM that is a little more precise.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;You can now display InRoads DTM Triangles, contours and surface properties to the elevations were pulled from the image.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ol&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
</description></item><item><title>Create an InRoads DTM from Google Earth</title><link>https://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki/10125/create-an-inroads-dtm-from-google-earth/revision/2</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Oct 2013 20:33:31 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">6dad98f5-dbc9-4c4d-a9ba-e9da8dc6aa8e:fe1e42ef-a0e8-4020-b1a3-3dc94fb1aac6</guid><dc:creator>Chris Key</dc:creator><comments>https://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki/10125/create-an-inroads-dtm-from-google-earth#comments</comments><description>Revision 2 posted to OpenRoads | OpenSite Wiki by Chris Key on 10/28/2013 8:33:31 PM&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;td style="text-align:right;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Original Author:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;Chris Key, Bentley Technical Support Group&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;h1&gt;Question:&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;"&gt;How can I create a DTM in InRoads from a Google Earth Terrain?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h1&gt;Answer&lt;span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;"&gt;:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ol&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Load Google Earth and zoom to the terrain view you wish to use as an InRoads DTM.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Load Microstation and InRoads V8i.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Set the Coordinate System of the design file (Tools &amp;gt; Geographic &amp;gt; &lt;span style="text-decoration:underline;"&gt;1&lt;/span&gt; Select Geographic Coordinate System)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Capture the Image (Tools &amp;gt; Geographic &amp;gt; &lt;span style="text-decoration:underline;"&gt;4 &lt;/span&gt;Capture Google Earth Image - datapoint)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Follow Google Earth View (Tools &amp;gt; Geographic &amp;gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;span style="text-decoration:underline;"&gt;7&lt;/span&gt; Follow Google Earth View)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;This displays a wireframe of the terrain, to get an image we need to change the display to a smooth style. (Settings &amp;gt; View Attributes &amp;gt; Display Style = Smooth)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;To get the image in color, you need to go back to Google Earth and Save the Image (it can be saved to the same name).&amp;nbsp; Then save the settings of the Design File (File &amp;gt; Save Settings), close the DGN and re-open it.&amp;nbsp; The image should now be in color.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Set the view back to a Wireframe display (Settings &amp;gt; View Attributes &amp;gt; Display Style = Wireframe)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;InRoads V8i has the ability to import the wireframe as a surface from graphics. (InRoads - File &amp;gt; Import &amp;gt; Surface)&amp;nbsp; One thing to note is Google Earth being a free product, limits the information you can bring from the terrain, therefore you will only get 121 points which isn&amp;rsquo;t very precise if working with a larger site.&amp;nbsp; NOTE: This can be done multiple times in different areas, imported into the same surface to get a DTM that is a little more precise.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;You can now display InRoads DTM Triangles, contours and surface properties to the elevations were pulled from the image.&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;"&gt;How can I create a DTM in InRoads from a Google Earth Terrain?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;li&gt;Load Google Earth and zoom to the terrain view you wish to use as an InRoads DTM.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Load Microstation and InRoads V8i.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Set the Coordinate System of the design file (Tools &amp;gt; Geographic &amp;gt; &lt;span style="text-decoration:underline;"&gt;1&lt;/span&gt; Select Geographic Coordinate System)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Capture the Image (Tools &amp;gt; Geographic &amp;gt; &lt;span style="text-decoration:underline;"&gt;4 &lt;/span&gt;Capture Google Earth Image - datapoint)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Follow Google Earth View (Tools &amp;gt; Geographic &amp;gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;span style="text-decoration:underline;"&gt;7&lt;/span&gt; Follow Google Earth View)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;This displays a wireframe of the terrain, to get an image we need to change the display to a smooth style. (Settings &amp;gt; View Attributes &amp;gt; Display Style = Smooth)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;To get the image in color, you need to go back to Google Earth and Save the Image (it can be saved to the same name).&amp;nbsp; Then save the settings of the Design File (File &amp;gt; Save Settings), close the DGN and re-open it.&amp;nbsp; The image should now be in color.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Set the view back to a Wireframe display (Settings &amp;gt; View Attributes &amp;gt; Display Style = Wireframe)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;InRoads V8i has the ability to import the wireframe as a surface from graphics. (InRoads - File &amp;gt; Import &amp;gt; Surface)&amp;nbsp; One thing to note is Google Earth being a free product, limits the information you can bring from the terrain, therefore you will only get 121 points which isn&amp;rsquo;t very precise if working with a larger site.&amp;nbsp; NOTE: This can be done multiple times in different areas, imported into the same surface to get a DTM that is a little more precise.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;You can now display InRoads DTM Triangles, contours and surface properties to the elevations were pulled from the image.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ol&gt;
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