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Video Blog: OpenRoads Technology Overview

Written by Ronald Brys. An overview of the OpenRoads technology incorporated into InRoads, GEOPAK, and MXROAD software. The general concept of terrain models, interactive corridor modeling, dynamic views, and data storage in a MicroStation file is presented.     Trouble viewing this video watch the same video on Youtube.   More on OpenRoads: How NOT to implement [...]

How NOT to implement OpenRoads

Written by Ron Brys   At EnvisionCAD we have been working with OpenRoads Technology for a while now.  We are updating and writing new training material for OpenRoads.  If you are responsible for the administration of InRoads or GEOPAK for an office of 2 users or 200 users, here are just a few things NOT [...]

Multiple CAD Heads Are Better Than One

Written by Lisa Polonski Edited by EnvisionCAD   The old adage, “Two heads are better than one.” has stood the test of time. From, the Doublemint® gum slogan we’re told it’s “Double your pleasure®, Double Your Fun™”, while the 90′s hit song by the Nelson brothers, took it a step further to tell us it’s [...]

The EnvisionCAD Theory: Harlem Shake

Written by Bethany Borsody.    By now most everyone has heard about and seen the Harlem Shake videos that became wildly popular. But just like most fads, they got old quickly. From that perspective Bob had an idea for our very own Harlem Shake video. The Harlem Shake video featuring Bob and accompanied by Eric and [...]

CAD Manager? What do they do anyway?

Written by Bob Mecham The CAD Manager can often seem to be invisible. After all, if the job is done well, you never really think about CAD Manger. Things just work. When new software is released, a new plotter is delivered, or standards need maintenance, things get upgraded, set up, and continue to work.  Whether [...]

The EnvisionCAD Theory: OpenRoads

Written by Bethany Borsody. EnvisionCAD’s excitement over the release of OpenRoads. Bentleys’ OpenRoads technology has been released. It is now available as a download for Select subscribers.  However, don’t look for a product named OpenRoads. Why? Because it does not exist. OpenRoads is a technology, not a product.  The technology is being incorporated as a [...]

The EnvisionCAD Theory

Written by Bethany Borsody.   I started working here at EnvisionCAD in October of 2012 as Administrative Support. And this is honestly one of the best groups of people I have ever worked with. As you may know from working with us or from our Staff page, the guys are Ron, Rod, Bob and Eric. [...]

AutoCAD 2014 Released by Autodesk

Co-written by Bethany Borsody and Eric Gates. To extend the functions of AutoCAD 2014 to access the cloud, you’ll need to sign into your Autodesk account or create a new account.  The Cloud allows you to  collaborate seamlessly across platforms and take the power of AutoCAD wherever you go with mobile devices. Some of the new [...]

OpenRoads Technology Released by Bentley

Written by Ronald Brys.   Bentleys’ OpenRoads technology has been released. It is now available as a download for Select subscribers.  However, don’t look for a product named OpenRoads. Why? Because it does not exist. OpenRoads is a technology, not a product.  The technology is being incorporated as a common command set in the SELECTseries [...]

Increase daily productivity by defining Plotting Variables in MicroStation

Written by Bob Mecham.    If there is one constant in your daily work, at some point you will need to plot your MicroStation file.  Plotting is one area where a CAD Manager can make immediate and measurable improvements in daily workflows.  By standardizing your plotting resources and defining variables to use those resources, the [...]

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