TipInRoads Tip: AccuSnap in InRoads If you have been using MicroStation AccuSnap you probably have noticed that it does not work when using an InRoads command. Hold down the ‘Ctrl’…
TipOpenRoads Tip: Reference Terrain and Display Override Written by Bob Mecham It is common to reference your design file that has the Terrain Element to your geometry or sheet models. However, you may not see what…
TipPower InRoads Tip: 3 Things I Learned Using Civil AccuDraw for the First Time Civil AccuDraw is the civil-specific version of MicroStation AccuDraw. Both are intuitive, precision drafting tools. Civil AccuDraw goes beyond MicroStation…
TipInRoads Tip: Place Coordinate Grid Written by Bob Mecham. Use the Place Coordinate Grid tool in InRoads to layout simple grid lines or points. 1. Place either a MicroStation Shape or Fence in…
TipOpenRoads Tip: Working with Survey Settings Written by: Bob Mecham In OpenRoads Technology (SS3 and beyond) standards are managed through the use of *.dgnlibs. This includes settings for survey items…
TipInRoads Tip: Place Dimensions in Roadway Designer Written by: Bob Mecham Place Temporary Dimension Line Having the ability to view horizontal distances and slopes as you step through your section view of…
TipInRoads Tip: Display References in Roadway Designer Written by: Bob Mecham As part of the InRoads design process it can be useful to display all the necessary design features in Roadway Designer instead of…
TipInRoads Tip: Modify End Condition Priority Conflicts Written by: Bob Mecham When working with End Conditions in your InRoads, GEOPAK, or OpenRoads Templates depending on the order that you added the end…
TipInRoads Tip: Vertical Annotation Curve Leader Terminator Written by: Bob Mecham For a long time it was not possible to edit the leader arrow when using the View Vertical Annotation dialog. The arrow had been hard…
TipInRoads Survey Point Rename Written by Bob Mecham. In the current release of InRoads Survey V8i (SELECTseries) there is a tool that will allow you to rename/ renumber the observations and…
TipChange the InRoads Roadway Designer background screen color to white Written by Bob Mecham. White background for the Roadway Designer dialog Whether you have a personal preference to use white as your background color or you…
TipAnnotate MicroStation Graphics with InRoads Now you can annotate MicroStation graphics using an InRoads Feature Style. This will allow you to label lines and arcs just as you would without having to…
TipAssociative Annotation for Geometry Tired of having to re-annotate stationing and geometry labels every time you make an edit to a horizontal or vertical alignment? Thanks to the InRoads V8i…
TipGeometry Extended Descriptions In the InRoads V8i (SELECTseries 1) release there is additional information that can be pushed from the Survey Fieldbook to the Geometry Project. When Saving…
TipCreate a Feature Table Report in InRoads Survey V8i (SELECTseries 1) Since Bentley has moved to the XIN file format creating a simple Feature Table Report seemed lost. There is a new way of creating a Feature Table Report or…
TipTop Ten things worth mentioning about InRoads Suite V8i SS1 InRoads SELECTSeries 1 was released about a week ago and there are a few tools worth mentioning right away to get you excited about this release. The following…
TipFeature Name Override – Part 2 Last month we showed how to apply feature name overrides by editing individual template point names. Template point name overrides – renaming multiple points…
TipFeature Name Override Here is a method to ensure features created in a design surface are both uniformly named and continuous. Template properties Point names must be unique when…
TipActive Template Tab While editing templates, access to additional information about the template is available by selecting the Active Template Tab. Some uses are: In the example…
TipTemplate Documentation Link To add additional documentation to your Template Library there is the option to link external documents or websites that can add a quick link to supporting…
TipCompute Pond Volumes As a follow up to last months tip we thought we should share the InRoads hydrology tools that can be used for computing pond volumes. Hydrology Add-on From the…
TipGenerate Sloped Surface Command New options have been added to the Generate Sloped Surface command that will make generating slopes easier than before. In the example below generate sloped…
TipControl Code SPC A new control code was added to the V8i release of Inroads. The Single Point arC (SPC) control code will add a through point curve when no PC or PT was…
TipEnd Condition Transition Here is a solution to transition end condition slopes over a station range vs. between template intervals. The problem: Abrupt transition of end condition…
TipLast Intercept with Surface Creating an end-condition that finds the ‘last’ intercept with a surface. Create an End Condition The end condition required to accomplish this is really…
TipPoint Range Filter In the V8i release of InRoads Survey a new enhancement will allow for the survey fieldbook to be filtered by point number range. Create a point number range…
VideoInRoads Tip: InRoads Survey Options Working with Symbols, Points, and Elevations In this tutorial we will show you how to work with text that is displayed dynamically and written to graphics in InRoads Survey. We will look at the InRoads…
VideoInRoads Tip: Horizontal Geometry working with Stationing and Station Equations Written by: Bob Mecham InRoads Tip: Horizontal Geometry working with Stationing and Station Equations In this tutorial we will look at viewing your horizontal…
VideoInRoads Tip: V8i SS2 Feature Editing – Radius Returns Written by Ronald Brys. See all of our InRoads tips on this YouTube playlist. Last Month’s Tips: MicroStation: 3D…
VideoInRoads Tip: GEOPAK Corridor Modeling – Cross Section Annotation Written by Ronald Brys. Overview on how to annotate cross sections generated using Corridor Modeler in GEOPAK SELECTseries 2. See all of our InRoads…
VideoInRoads Tip: InRoads Survey – Filtering Fieldbook Contents Written by Ronald Brys. A fact that escapes a lot of InRoads Survey users is the ability to filter the contents of a fieldbook. Filtering can be used to limit…
VideoInRoads Tip: RWK File Written by Ronald Brys. Managing Project Data. See all of our InRoads tips on this YouTube playlist. Last Month’s Tips: …
VideoInRoads Tip: Modeling a Conditional Curb Written by Ronald Brys. Follow Up on Conditional Curb Openings Tip: Templates, Curbs and Driveway Openings. See all of our InRoads tips on this…
VideoOpenRoads Terrain Elements Written by Ronald Brys. A quick look at MicroStation terrain elements created from a DTM. See all of our InRoads tips on this YouTube playlist. …
VideoFixed Slope Across a Surface Written by Ronald Brys. Display a graphic at a defined cross slope relative to a surface. See all of our InRoads tips on this YouTube playlist. …
VideoGraphic Display at a Fixed Elevation Written by Ronald Brys. Methods to display a graphic at a specified elevation. See all of our InRoads tips on this YouTube playlist.
VideoInRoads Tracking Command Written by Ronald Brys. Dynamic reporting and annotation of surface and alignment data. See all of our InRoads tips on this YouTube playlist.
VideoHorizontal Curve Radius Assignment Written by Ronald Brys. In this tutorial we will define curve radii using the InRoads table editor. See all of our InRoads tips on this YouTube…
VideoManaging the Graphic Display of Features Features are not part of a graphic group when displayed so it is not as easy as deleting triangles and contours. In this tutorial we will demonstrate an easy…
VideoWorking with Civil Geometry Written by Bob Mecham. In this tutorial we will demonstrate the Civil Geometry tools by creating an intersection. We will show the geometric relationships…
VideoTraverse Adjustments with InRoads V8i Written by Ron Brys. In this tutorial we will adjust open-ended and closed traverses (alignments). The tools shown are also useful for the input, creation and…
VideoRemove User Data – InRoads V8i Written by Bob Mecham. When manipulating graphics displayed from InRoads in MicroStation those elements can disappear when the alignment is redisplayed.…
VideoCreate Profiles from Multipoint and Graphics in InRoads V8i (SELECTseries) Written by Bob Mecham. In this tutorial we will demonstrate creating profiles using the Multipoint and Graphics options. Adding a name to the Multipoint or…
VideoUsing Parametric Constraints in Templates and Roadway Designer – InRoads V8i (SELECTseries) Written by Bob Mecham. In this tutorial we will demonstrate how to define parametric constraints on points in the template. Then we will use those…
VideoTemplates, Curbs, and Driveway Openings – InRoads V8i (SELECTseries) Written by Bob Mecham. In this tutorial we demonstrate a workflow for interchanging mountable and barrier curb sections. The Template contains end conditions…
VideoUsing Template Style Constraints for Street Reconstruction – InRoads V8i SELECTseries Using Template Style Constraints to locate front of sidewalk In this tutorial we will demonstrate the use of a style constraint to tie to a feature. The…
VideoTemplate End Conditions Bypassing the First Intercept Point Written by Bob Mecham. Bypassing the First Intercept – InRoads Roadway Designer In this tutorial we will demonstrate using an end condition that will…
VideoImport Graphics to create a Template – InRoads V8i In this tutorial we will import MicroStation graphics to create an InRoads template. See all of our InRoads tips on this YouTube playlist. Last…
VideoWater System Layout using InRoads Storm and Sanitary V8i (SELECTseries) In this tutorial we will demonstrate one possible workflow for designing a water system layout using the tools in InRoads Storm and Sanitary.As you can see in…
VideoStorm and Sanitary Overview and Concepts – InRoads V8i In this tutorial we will demonstrate some general workflows and concepts using InRoads Storm and Sanitary V8i (SELECTseries). See all of our InRoads tips on…
VideoVertical Profile Elevations In this tutorial we will show you a number of workflows to track and annotate the elevations in a vertical profile. The tools we will show you include…
VideoImporting Graphics to a Surface In this tutorial we will demonstrate how to import MicroStation graphics into an InRoads Surface DTM. See all of our InRoads tips on this YouTube playlist.…
VideoWorking with Lidar Data using Data Acquisition tools in InRoads V8i (SELECTseries) In this tutorial we will show you how to import lidar data into MicroStation using the Data Acquisition tool. See all of our InRoads tips on this YouTube…
VideoGeometry Tables in InRoads V8i (SELECTseries) In this tutorial we will show you how to create a geometry table in InRoads. Then we will demonstrate how to place the geometry table in MicroStation V8i…
VideoImport LandXML to Create a Surface in InRoads V8i In this tutorial we will show you how to create an InRoads Surface DTM by importing a LandXML file. See all of our InRoads tips on this YouTube playlist.
VideoDisplay Underground Features in Profile and Cross Section See all of our InRoads tips on this YouTube playlist.
VideoDelete Triangle By Filter In this tutorial we will show you how to use the new tool Delete Triangle by Filter in InRoads V8i (SELECTseries). This tool allows you to have better control…
VideoCreating a Parcel using Import from Graphics In this video tutorial we will demonstrate how to create a parcel by using the Geometry Import from Graphics tool. See all of our InRoads tips on this YouTube…
VideoTitle Block Data Field in Plan and Profile Generator In this tutorial we will show you how to use and setup the Plan and Profile Generator to use the Title Block Data File Name. Title block information will…
VideoPad Design – InRoads Site Modeler In this tutorial we will show a begining workflow for using InRoads Site Modeler. See all of our InRoads tips on this YouTube playlist.
VideoImport Text File to create a Surface and Create Exterior Boundary In this tutorial we will show a workflow for importing a text file to create a surface then constrain the triangles by creating an exterior boundary.
VideoHorizontal Alignment for Arc – Spiral – Arc In this tutorial we will show you one possible workflow for creating a horizontal alignment that has a number of arcs with leading and trailing spiral…
VideoDynamic Surface Display In this tutorial we will take a look at the new dynamic display feature in InRoads V8i (SELECTseries). This feature will allow you to edit a surface and have…
VideoThin Surface command In this tutorial we will show you how to thin a surface that has been created from a number of random points such as bathymetric or lidar data. See all of our…
VideoPersistent Annotation with InRoads Geometry See all of our InRoads tips on this YouTube playlist.
VideoImport Contours from Graphics It is still common that you are given a file with just contours, no spot elevations and no breaklines. Your job is to create a DTM that will match contours in…
VideoImport Lidar Data In the InRoads V8i (SELECTseries 1) release there is a new tool called Data Acquisition. This tool can be used for acquiring many different data files from raw…
VideoExporting Civil 3D data to LandXML If you need to share engineering data between software packages the best option would be to export your data to LandXML. Then the other application can import…
