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  • How does Open Roads calculate Friction Slope?

    I have been trying to quality check some information, and am having difficulty getting the same values as ORD when hand calculating.
  • How do you change the operational status of a pipe?

    How do you change the operational status of a pipe in ORD 2022 R1?
  • OpenRoads showing an error when trying to edit Catchment

    I started working on this project approximately a year ago with a previous ORD release and have now come back to it after our CADD Manager upgraded me to ORD CE - 2022 Release 3 (10.12.02.4). I went to adjust my Catchment Areas and received the attached…
  • I want to do an internationally recognized Certification in Bentley software for Drainage and storm water design.

    I want to do internationally recognized Certifications in Bentley software (StormCAD, SewerGEMS etc) for Drainage and stormwater design. How can I do it? and from where should I do it? World recognised Organizations, websites, etc any????
  • Geopak, drainage system design Error

    Hello ! I'm getting this error after running my network. "Capacity for Inlet 11B Exceeded Bypass Flow Unassigned" Does anybody know what this error means and how to fix it ? Any suggestion is highly appreciated. Thanks. RE
  • Converting between SUDA and Legacy Geopak

    Current Version: Power GEOPAK V8i (SS10) I am in the process of starting a new drainage design and am trying to determine the most efficient workflow in order to provide the following: - 2D Drainage Layout - Inlet and Pipe Computations - Drainage…
  • Hydraulic Profiles not Generating - Database issue- Drainage ORD

    I recently had to update the trunkline for a drainage network. I am updating the hydraulic run to outfall but when i click the prompts, I get an exception log. If I use the hydraulic run from node and click the last node and click the outfall it…
  • All of my drainage inlets have disappeared in my model!!! They have been replaced with a generic box.

    I am using Open Roads Designer (2021 Release 2) 10.10.21.04, FDOT connect. The issue I have been having is that I designed a whole drainage network, had cut cross sections and was labeling the cross sections. I noticed yesterday when I am looking at…
  • ORD SUE/SUDA - Custom Drainage Nodes - Skew and Translation

    I created a custom drainage node. I want it to skew and shift it orientation with respect to the inlet. I changed the rotation and location of the bottom cell with respect to the alignment line and the point, however the cell translation has not updated…
  • [v8i] Missing drainage tab

    I am attempting to support an Engineer that is unable to work with the drainage menu in InRoads V8i. Some Googling showed we should be able to create an sdb file. When going to File | New there is no drainage option. Reading the same article it appears…
  • [v8i] Missing drainage tab

    I am attempting to support an Engineer that is unable to work with the drainage menu in InRoads V8i. Some Googling showed we should be able to create an sdb file. When going to File | New there is no drainage option. Reading the same article it appears…
  • Pond and embankment

    Hello, I want to insert an embankment into my pond in ORD 2021 release 1. The enbankment should be on the elevation 27.90 and the bottom level is on the elevation 27. I already created a solid element that presents the embankment (pink one): …
  • How do I add a new Feature definition/ Cell Library for UK standards for a new Chamber in ORD

    I am using Uk standards Library for designing Stormwater drains. How do I add a new Feature definition/ Cell Library which is not in the Cell Library for a new Chamber (image attached for reference) in ORD. I tried using the Add New Template option and…
  • Automated Catchment Delineation and Inlet Dimension Settings

    Does anyone know where do change the settings related to where the catchments see the grate location and dimensions? This is in OpenRoads Designer 2022 R1. In the example below I have a combination intake. The magenta catchment is linked to the intake…
  • Making drainage profiles with ORD from Civilstorm models

    Hello everyone, This is my first time making drainage profiles in OpenRoads Designer from a model that is imported from Civilstorm. My team and I seem to be experiencing quite a few issues with them and I'm wondering if anyone else has encountered glitches…
  • OpenRoads Designer Drainage Model Conduit Inverts

    Hello All, I started my drainage model by placing the network without adjusting any of the conduit inverts. However, when I want to change an invert whether it is the upstream or downstream invert, it does not change and will change back to the original…
  • Analyze Pond - No Results

    I am working in MicroStation Power GEOPAK V8i. I have a terrain file, existing ground, corridors, etc. all working no problem. I am attempting to model in a detention pond for a storm sewer design. The current iteration for the "pond" will be a detention…
  • Where is Drainage inlet longitudinal slope measured from with respect to inlet? Incorrect slope

    Hello, I am currently placing inlets, to automate getting the longitudinal values. I am attaching a reference terrain to the inlets. I had merged my existing and proposed terrain into one combined final terrain. I am placing my inlets. The longitudinal…
  • System/NullReference Exception when updating drainage (SUDA) model, storm drain pipe inverts

    Hi, I'm trying to update a storm drain invert in a SUDA model and it won't allow me to and is crashing. It is giving me a "System.NullReferenceException" I am trying to update it in the utility properties as I don't want it tied to the invert of the…
  • ORD Drainage and Utilities - Existing Structure Minimum Depth

    The existing drainage cells (MH, Catch Basins, Inlets, etc.) all have a minimum depth defined with the cell. Oftentimes the existing drainage system being modeled was built out of ODOT spec, with depths on the storm much less than then minimum depths…
  • Open Roads Catchment Area

    Hello, Is there a way to turn off the feature where when you modify a vertices of a drainage catchment ( in the drainage and utilities workflow) it modifies all catchments with that shared line. It is a difficult feature to work with because a lot…
  • Deactivate Drainage and Utilities Design once its opened?

    Is there a way to deactivate the Drainage and Utilities Design once its loaded into a basemap? I accidentally opened it in a file I didn't want it in and now it loads every time I get into my road modeling file. I have a different drainage basemap, so…
  • 7. Drainage

    Hydraulic Design Manual Hydraulic facilities include open channels, bridges, culverts, storm drains, pump station, and storm-water quantity and quality control systems . Each can be part of a larger facility that drains water. In analyzing or designing…
  • "ghost" drainage area can't be remove

    When I try to run my base analysis scenario, I get the following error message: 44008 "Base Analysis" "Catchment" "338" "1" (N/A) "The catchment is active but there is no outflow element specified, or the element is invalid or deleted. " Hydraulic…
  • Different Material Types for Pipe Embedment in Culvert Modeling

    I have culverts that need to have embedment into the soil to allow for fish passage. Not only does this reduce the area of flow through the pipe, but I need to model two materials/mannings n values in the culvert to get appropriate hydraulic grade lines…