Updated InRoads products Wiki
The InRoads SELECTsupport team has been working to update the InRoads product Wiki. If you have not seen it lately, take a look here: InRoads WIKI
Also, as our support group continues to work on the Be Communities Wiki, Forums, and Blogs, please be…
Survey Text Symbology: "Write Survey Data to Graphics" vs. "View Survey Data"
The text symbology for items which are displayed when using the Survey>View Survey Data>Write Survey Data to Graphics command is controlled on the Symbology tab under Tools > Survey Options . To edit the symbology, double-click an object in the Survey…
New Wiki Post: Creating a Centerline Alignment Between Two Horizontal Alignments
A new wiki has been posted - This wiki demonstrates how to create a “best fit” centerline alignment between two edge of pavement horizontal alignments. You can find the wiki at the link below: http://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design…
Bentley Map is offered with InRoads products beginning V8i SELECTseries 1
How can Bentley Map be activated in the SELECTseries products?
First one of the following licenses must be obtained (V08.11.07.229+): Bentley InRoads, Bentley InRoads Suite, Bentley Rail Track, or Bentley Rail Track Suite. One of these licenses…
Can Drainage Areas be imported from graphics?
Not directly. InRoads can import from a text file. Try exporting the vertices of the graphic shapes from MicroStation’s Tools > Dimensions > XYZ Text > Export Coordinates. This command will export the XYZ data for graphic elements selected. Then this…
Error message: “Error Writing to ITL File” when trying to save the ITL file.
This error message is provided when there are more than 32 characters in a template name, point name, component name, etc.
Displaying Rights of Way in a Cross Section Set
First, import the ROW into a surface as a surface feature. This can be done with File > Import > Surface command. It is recommended to toggle on “Exclude from Triangulation” so the ROW doesn’t get triangulated in the surface. It is also recommended to…
File type is not located for import under File > Import > Survey
Run the Copy Preferences command (Tools > Application Add-in > Copy Preferences) to get these file types for import into their *.XIN file. First, open the *.XIN file that is desired for importing. Next, go to Tools > Copy Preferences. Then, browse for…
How do you display a vertical alignment in a profile set if you do not have a surface?
To display a vertical alignment in a profile without a surface:
Run the command, Evaluation>Profile>Create Profile .
Open the "Create Profile" leaf.
Click on "Source" and set the "Create" pulldown to “Window Only”.
Set the elevation…
Roadway Designer End Condition Rules
1. If multiple end conditions are attached to a single point, then only one end condition will solve by order of priority
2. If multiple end conditions are attached to multiple, independent points, then one end condition from each point will attempt…
Where are the updates/patches located for download?
The updates and patches are located under "Enhancements and Updates" after searching for the Bentley InRoads product.
Contours Display Immediately
When selecting Surface>View Surface>Contours and contours are immediately created, without the View Contours dialog box, select Tools>Locks and remove the check mark next to Styles. This will allow the View Contours dialog box to display and modification…
The top two reasons for missing components and/or features in a surface created from the Roadway Designer.
The top two reasons for missing components or features from a surface when created from the Roadway Designer are from not completing template transitions or clipping options settings for the Create Surface command.
If you need assistance with template…
Adding Station Equation
To add station equation select Geometry>Horizontal Curve Set>Stationing
Select Horizontal Alignment to be edited
If you have Vertical Alignment attached to your Horizontal, selecting Synchronize Starting Station will change the vertical alignment…
Does Quantity Manager calculate quantities planarized or on a slope if the graphics/features are plotted in 3D?
It depends on what the Pay Item is set as. There is a setting in each Pay Item that allows the either of the two different options. Under the Measurement section of the Pay Item dialog, there is a Mode option that allows the user to select which way the…
"Use Closest" in Target Aliasing
W e are sometimes asked "If I have the Use Closest toggle turned ON in the Target Aliasing command, why didn't my end conditions find the closest surface."
Here's the answer. The End Conditions solve as defined by their priority. So, when a set…
How can styles be transferred from one *.XIN file to another?
Use the Copy Preference tool. (Tools > Copy Preference) If the command is not located under Tools, the command is an Application Add-in.
Open the *.XIN file in InRoads that will hold the “new” styles. Tools > Copy Preference > search for the second…
There is no option to import surface from Geometry under File > Import > Surface.
InRoads Survey does not offer this option under the Import Surface command.
Workaround: display the 3D alignment using Geometry > View Geometry > 3D Alignment and then run the Remove User Data (Tools > Remove User Data) on the alignment. Run the…
Where do you change the prefixes and suffixes for offsets in drafting notes?
Prefixes and suffixes for offsets in Drafting Notes are defined in File>Project Options on the Abbreviations tab.
When annotating cross section segments, the annotation does not display.
When annotating cross section segments, the command must be set to annotate on "Object" or "Frame". The cross section segments do not display with the location set to “Axis” on the General leaf of the Annotate Cross Section command.
When was AutoCAD 2012 added to the list of compatible platforms?
March 2012 AutoCAD 2012 was added to the compatible platforms for InRoads Update V08.11.07.566
Can Pay Items be assigned to graphics that are in a reference file?
No, the Pay Items must be defined on the elements/features in the working DGN file.
Why is the "Export Cross Section" tab missing from the LandXML Translator?
In order for the "Export Cross Section" tab to be visible, it must be enabled. First go to Tools > Application Add-Ins and make sure that the Variable Manager is enabled. Then go to Tools > Variable Manager and toggle on “LandXML Translator – Enable Cross…
Roadway Designer Order of Processing Template Points/Components/Rules/End Conditions
This is generally the order in which InRoads solves the location of points and components at each template drop...
Template is dropped, and points are placed according to the point constraints stored in the template.
Parametric constraints are…
New Wiki Post: Problems Annotating Cross Sections
In support, we receive frequent calls on problems annotating cross section sets. For new users, it’s easier to see this workflow performed once before being able to understand the process.
Problems Annotating Cross Sections article has been posted…