Reverse Vertical Alignment in Native InRoads

Chris Key — Tue, 13 Dec 2016 17:41:24 GMT

Current Revision posted to OpenRoads | OpenSite Wiki by Chris Key on 12/13/2016 5:41:24 PM

Product(s):	InRoads
Version(s):	08.11.07+
Area:	Geometry
Original Author:	Chris Key, Bentley Technical Support Group

Question:

After designing the vertical alignment, the entire vertical alignment needs to be reversed. Is there a way to transpose a vertical alignment to swap directions?

Answer:

There is not a direct tool to reverse a vertical alignment but you can accomplish this with a few easy steps.

Make a copy of your horizontal alignment because we are going to modify it. You will now have a horizontal alignment that is an original and one that is a copy.
Use the Geometry > Utilities > Transpose command to reverse the horizontal alignment (new copied alignment). This in turn will reverse the horizontal and the vertical alignment, which will redefine the vertical to match the horizontal in reverse stationing.
Use Geometry > Copy Geometry to copy the vertical from the transposed alignment (copies alignment) onto your original alignment as a new vertical alignment. This should now be a reversed vertical, copied onto your original horizontal.

Reverse Vertical Alignment

Chris Key — Tue, 13 Dec 2016 17:39:25 GMT

Revision 1 posted to OpenRoads | OpenSite Wiki by Chris Key on 12/13/2016 5:39:25 PM

Product(s):	InRoads
Version(s):	08.11.09+
Area:	Geometry
Original Author:	Chris Key, Bentley Technical Support Group

Question:

After designing the vertical alignment, the direction needs to be reversed. Is there a way to transpose a vertical alignment similar to the horizontal to swap directions?

Answer:

There is not a direct tool to reverse a vertical alignment but you can accomplish this with a few easy steps.

Make a copy of your horizontal alignment because we are going to modify it. You will now have a horizontal alignment that is an original and one that is a copy.
Use the Geometry > Utilities > Transpose command to reverse the horizontal alignment (new copied alignment). This in turn will reverse the horizontal and the vertical alignment, which will redefine the vertical to match the horizontal in reverse stationing.
Use Geometry > Copy Geometry to copy the vertical from the transposed alignment (copies alignment) onto your original alignment as a new vertical alignment. This should now be a reversed vertical, copied onto your original horizontal.