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Question: Are there any conflict management tools included in SUDA or is that only available in SUE?Answer: http://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki/24021.availability-of-conflict-management-tools
Question: What is required if you need to design more than 100 inlets using StormCAD?Answer: http://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki/24022.what-if-i-need-more-than-100-inlets-in-stormcad
Question: Is the 100 inlets limitation per drainage library, or is it the total number of allowed inlets within StormCAD?Answer: http://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki/24023.is-the-stormcad-100-inlets-limitation-per-drainage-library
Question: Can I use the layout options without having a Subsurface Utility Engineering license?Answer :http://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki/24024.can-i-use-layout-options-without-having-a-subsurface-utility-engineering-license
Question: Can nodes be placed as an offset to the alignment?Answer : http://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki/24025.can-nodes-be-placed-as-an-offset-to-the-alignment
Question: Is it possible to design your own structures and feature definitions for use in SUDA/SUE?Answer: http://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki/17693.video-creating-cells-to-use-in-sue-feature-definitions
Question: Does pipe connection direction matter?Answer: http://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki/24026.pipe-connection-direction
Question: Can you assign multiple drainage areas to an inlet?Answer: http://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki/24027.assign-multiple-drainage-areas-to-inlet
Question: How do you change the outflow for a catchment area?Answer: http://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki/24028.change-catchment-outflow
Question: Can you assign multiple land uses within an area and calculate a composite c-value? Answer: http://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki/24029.calculate-composite-c-value
Question: If you move a node, will the attached pipes move with the relocated structure?Answer: http://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki/24030.do-pipes-adjust-when-nodes-are-relocated
Question: Can you have preloaded Scenarios to use for multiple projects?Answer: http://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki/24032.where-are-scenarios-stored
Question: What formats are available for SUDA/SUE reports?Answer: http://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki/24033.sudasue-report-formats
Question: Can you calculate c value with an impervious map like GEOPAK drainage?Answer: That functionality is not currently available.
Question: Can conduits link to the center of the inlet instead of the walls of the inlets?Answer: http://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki/24034.link-conduits-to-center-of-inlet
Question: Which of the OpenRoads products include StormCAD for OpenRoads 100 Inlets (part of Subsurface Utility Design and Analysis tools) at no extra fee?Answer: http://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki/23051.which-products-include-stormcad-for-openroads-100-inlets-at-no-additional-fee
Question: Can you calculate on-grade spread? Can the spread section be read off of the surface?Answer: That functionality is not currently available.
Question: When will Open Roads be tied into the Connect Edition of MicroStation?Answer: The OpenRoads CONNECT edition (naming not confirmed) is currently in development. Look for an announcement soon regarding a target release date.
Question: What exactly are the SUDA/SUE structures?Answer: http://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki/24036.what-are-sudasue-structures
Question: How do you change the runoff method?Answer: http://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki/24037.change-runoff-method
Question: Can you import the cell libraries from GEOPAK drainage?Answer: http://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki/24038.import-geopak-cell-libraries-in-suesuda
Question: When was SUDA introduced into the civil products?Answer: http://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki/24035.when-was-suda-introduced-into-the-civil-products
The data used in this month's session is from the LEARNserver class, Using Civil Cells In OpenRoads. This class can be accessed HERE.
Question: How are civil cell rules impacted when making manual adjustments to individual elements after placement?Answer: http://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki/23241.where-are-manual-adjustments-to-civil-cells-stored
Question: Can two or more civil cells be merged? Answer: http://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki/23242.can-civil-cells-be-merged
Question: How do you determine quantities within a civil cell?Answer: http://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki/23244.quantities-in-civil-cells
Question: Is there a recommended method for addressing overlaps when the end conditions targeting the existing DTM extend and overlap each other through a radius return?Answer: http://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki/16056.video-overlapping-slopes-at-intersections-with-relatively-long-cutfill-slopes
Question: Is there a way to extract multiple lines with the Plan By 3D Element tool?Answer: http://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki/23245.extract-multiple-lines-with-plan-by-3d-element
Question: What the best practice for creating superelevation through the civil cell?Answer: http://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki/23246.how-to-add-superelevation-to-a-civil-cell
Question: Can you change the civil geometry stationing in a civil cell to match the direction of the corridor stationing?Answer: http://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki/23247.transpose-stationing-in-civil-cell
Question: Why can't I create civil cell using elements that were created using Simple Arc From Element?Answer: http://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki/23248.unable-to-create-civil-cell-using-simple-arc-from-element
Question: How you can remove a snap constraint?Answer: http://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki/23249.remove-snap-constraint
Question: I receive a message that says "Cannot Select 3D Element" when I attempt to place my civil cell.Answer: http://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki/23250.civil-cells-message-cannot-select-3d-element
Question: When clipping with a civil cell, does the clip affect the elements to be clipped in their whole depth, or does the civil cell only clip the layers which intersect with the depth of the cell?Answer: http://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki/23252.depth-of-civil-cell-clipping
Question: If I receive a point cloud that does not have classifications, can I edit the classifications in OpenRoads?Answer: http://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki/22546.edit-classification-of-point-clouds
Question: Do I need a separate license for Descartes?Answer: http://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki/17812.separate-license-for-subsurface-utility-engineering-sue-and-descartes
Question: How do I set up my own Design Standards?Answer: http://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki/14978.setting-up-design-standards-in-openroads
Question: How do I change the display of the handlers/manipulators in OpenRoads?Answer: http://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki/14440.change-color-of-handlers-and-manipulators
Question: How do I open the Civil Message Center in OpenRoads?Answer: http://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki/21883.open-civil-message-center
Question: How do I remove the design standards for a civil element?Answer: http://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki/21885.remove-design-standards-from-element
Question: How can I customize civil accudraw settings? Where is the Offset-Offset option?Answer: This video link provides an introduction to Civil Accudraw. Skip to the 7:30 minute mark in the video for the answer to this specific question.http://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki/17927.video-introduction-to-civil-accudraw
Question: How do I create a best fit alignment from survey data using OpenRoads Technology?Answer: http://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki/21512.video-create-a-best-fit-alignment-from-survey-data
Question: How do you auto-annotate geometry in GEOPAK?Answer: http://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki/7035.video-view-stationing-and-annotation-for-horizontal-geometry-geopak
Question: Is there a way to turn off the display of point clouds from view without detaching them?Answer: http://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki/21733.turn-off-display-of-point-clouds
Question: Can I use a scalable terrain model for OpenRoads design?Answer: http://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki/21738.use-scalable-terrain-models-in-openroads
Question: Does Descartes require a separate license from InRoads/GEOPAK/MX?Answer: http://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki/17812.separate-license-for-subsurface-utility-engineering-sue-and-descartes
Question: Can the templates in Descartes be used in OpenRoads?Answer: http://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki/21739.use-descartes-templates-as-openroads-templates
Question: How do I combine one or more terrain models?Answer: http://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki/16944.combine-one-or-more-terrain-models
Question: How do I apply a linear template?Answer: http://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki/7046.video-apply-linear-template-with-civil-cell-intersection
Question: What is the purpose of the check boxes next to the Feature Definitions in Project Explorer?Answer: http://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki/20953.feature-definition-check-boxes
Question: How do you change the feature type of a terrain model element? For example, I would like to change a breakline to a boundary element.Answer: http://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki/20954.change-terrain-model-feature-type
Question: Can you use parametric constraints with linear templates?Answer: http://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki/20955.parametric-constraints-in-linear-templates
Question: How do I remove the Lock in the heads-up display if I want to input a new value?Answer: http://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki/20956.how-to-remove-the-lock-in-the-heads-up-display
Question: Can I merge a linear template into an existing terrain model?Answer: http://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki/20958.merge-linear-template-into-terrain-model
Question: I have created horizontal geometry in 2D and have also created corresponding vertical geometry in profile view. Why isn't this feature being displayed in my 3D model?Answer: http://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki/20029.feature-not-displayed-in-3d-model
Question: How can I create a profile to match the slope and elevation of adjoining profiles?Answer: http://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki/20038.video-quick-profile-transition-tool
Question: I am trying to create a driveway profile and need to match the grade of the centerline alignment. How can this be done?Answer: http://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki/17657.place-profile-intersection-point-tool
Question: If you have used the Profile Intersection Point tool to determine the location of a point in profile, will the profile update if the point of intersection is revised?Answer: http://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki/20041.will-a-profile-update-if-the-profile-intersection-point-is-adjusted
Question: Is there a way to automatically create a profile as I am placing my horizontal geometry?Answer: http://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki/15781.video-create-3d-automatically
Question: Where are the symbology, precision, and settings defined for the Inverse Points tool?Answer: http://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki/19381.settings-for-inverse-points-tool
Question: I have created a Point Feature Station Offset Elevation Report, however the elevations are all blank. Why is this?Answer: http://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki/19382.elevation-is-left-blank-in-point-feature-offset-elevation-report
Question: I have imported a Terrain Model from DTM, but I can not append extra data outside the boundary and the Terrain does not honor the Edge Method settings (Max Triangle Length/Slivers).Answer: http://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki/19383.boundary-creating-problems-when-mergingmanipulating-terrain-model
Question: There are several components displayed in my cross section that I do not want considered in End Area Volumes. Is there a way that I can exclude them from the calculations?Answer: http://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki/19385.ignore-components-in-end-area-volumes
Question: How do you import feature definitions in order to begin setting up standards for InRoads SS3/SS4?Answer: http://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki/7025.video-how-to-import-feature-definitions-inroads
Question: What is the difference between the Profile By Slope From Element tool and the Profile By Variable Slope From Element tool?Answer: http://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki/19386.difference-between-profile-by-slope-from-element-tool-and-profile-by-variable-slope-from-element-tool
Question: When opening a DGN file, I receive the following message: "Obsolete Civil Data Found..." Why am I receiving this message??Answer: http://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki/16023.error-message-obsolete-civil-data-found
Question: When upgrading to SELECTseries 4, do DGNLIBs and seed files have to be upgraded to the new format in that same way that DGN files must be upgraded?Answer: http://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki/19384.upgrading-dgnlib-seed-files-and-civil-cells-to-ss4
Question: How do I update a Feature Definition from a DGNLIB that has been revised?Answer: http://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki/18899.video-updating-feature-definitions-from-a-revised-dgnlib
Question: How do I change the Feature Definition from one "Type" to another?Answer: http://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki/18900.change-type-of-feature-definition
Question: I do not have the Civil Standards, Civil Model, or Survey tabs in my Project Explorer, how can I turn them on?Answer: http://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki/13077.unable-to-access-survey-civil-standards-or-civil-model-in-project-explorer
Question: Where do I sign up for the next OpenRoads SIG Meeting?Answer: Access to the OpenRoads SIG meetings is managed through the Bentley Institute LEARNserver. Below is a link to the Learning Path that contains past and future sessions:http://learn.bentley.com/app/Public/ViewLearningPathDetails?lpId=107842
Question: I have additional questions/problems that were not addressed during the last meeting. Where can I send those questions to be addressed?Answer: The best place to search for answers and post new questions is on the Bentley Communities Forums and Support Solution WIKI pages.
Forums:https://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/f/5922#pi20290=1
Support Solutions WIKI Articles:https://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki