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The InRoads Group was originally developed by Intergraph in the 1980s. It was initially designed as a road design application for the VAX. At first, the product was called "TDP", which stood for Transportation Design Package, but was renamed InRoads when it became available on the Clix platform. What follows is a brief history of the product:
Clix platform support, MicroStation V3.5 support.
Clix platform support, MicroStation V4 support.
First product on MS-DOS and Windows NT; also Clix support; beginning of merge of InRoads on Clix with RoadWorks on MS-DOS.
First InRoads that ran on AutoCAD.
MicroStation 95 support.
MicroStation/J support.
MicroStation SE, AutoCAD, and IntelliCAD support.
Feature based DTMs, smart graphics and intelligent modeling, feature editing, Preference and Symbology Managers, Pencil/Pen, Style Lock, Create Right of Way, Horizontal and Vertical Element design, customizable toolbars, Plan and Profile Generator, translators, Run Macro.
Project Defaults.
Rail SelectCAD, ProjectWise V3.1 support; single and multiple element regression analysis, profile and cross section annotation, turnouts. Also LandXML Translation and XML Reports in Service Pack 5.
MicroStation V8.0 support, Remove User Data.
Release synchronization with MicroStation v8.1, support of ProjectWise v8.1, Light Rail Manufacturing, Drafting tools, InRoads Engineering Configuration (aka MicroStation Civil Extension), Visualization, Tunnel Surface, banding in profiles, nested attachments in the Plan & Profile Generator, enhanced Application Add-In dialog, Bentley PowerSurvey in Service Pack 1 .
Release synchronization with MicroStation V8 2004 Edition, InRoads Suite, InRail Suite, ProjectWise Organizer, Text Import Wizard. Pond Routing, revamped survey, Digital InterPlot integration, MicroStation GeoGraphics projection system. Also, Quantities, revamped survey adjustments, and InRoads Site Suite in Service Pack 1.
Combined preference files into a single XIN file in XML format, Roadway Designer replaces Roadway Modeler, Create Template replaces Define Typical Sections, Text Style support, Survey Data to Drainage, Windows compliant dialogs, Variable Manager, Named Symbology tools, Close All. Also, Resolve Crossing Segments in Service Pack 1.
Import Surface Advanced, Copy Preferences, style sheet help, Resurface, Switch & Crossings, Roadway Visibility.
MicroStation V8 XM Edition support.
Windows Vista support, ProjectWise VersionSwitch recognition, ProjectWise folders in Project Default Directory Paths, View Drainage As Solids, As Built Volumes, Surface Visibility, Assign Pay Items, Review/Edit Pay Items.
Civil AccuDraw, Civil GPS, Delete Triangles by Filter, Chain Points, Network Rail Extensions, Cross Section Sheet Generator, Draw Slope Direction Pattern, Vertical Alignment Healing, Cogo Audit Trail.
InRoads functionality within the MicroStation interface, Civil Geometry, Data Acquisition, Bentley Map, Show\Hide Explorer, Open GEOPAK Surfaces (*.tin), Change Triangle Edge, Overlay Tools, Approximate Component Quantities, Site Modeler.
All of the above assumes the following: