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DOT OpenRoads Designer, GEOPAK, InRoads, and Civil 3D Downloads

We at EnvisionCAD have been working with a number of DOT configurations, and we thought it would be helpful to start cataloging which states have their ORD…
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Thanks a million!

Thanks to you Last month we reached a goal of ours and it’s all thanks to you! EnvisionCAD reached 1 million views (and counting) on our YouTube channel!…
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Bentley Products, Terminology, and Versions: Making sense of the confusion

The more we talk to our clients, and other Bentley users, it has become crystal clear that many users and organizations are very confused by the terms and…
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Bentley Civil Products V8i (SELECTseries 4) Maintenance Release 2 Released – V08.11.09.872

Bentley Civil Products V8i (SELECTseries 4) Maintenance Release 2  – V08.11.09.872 – has been released and is available for download from Bentley…
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NEW CLASS – OpenRoads Delta for InRoads Users!

EnvisionCAD is excited to announce our newest class, OpenRoads Delta for InRoads Users.                                      … Read more…
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OpenRoads V8i SELECTseries 4 is Now Available – Read This Before Updating!

If you like to stay current with releases and plan on downloading and installing OpenRoads SS4 you need to read this first.  Managing files and data will take…
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Top 10 Configuration Variables for OpenRoads

With the release of OpenRoads Technology the design tools are closely integrated into the platform product MicroStation.  This requires additional…
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Infographic: Bits of Wisdom from CAD/BIM Managers

Please share your bits of wisdom in the comments below. People who read this post also read:                                 … Read more…
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8 OpenRoads Myths expelled!

SELECTseries 2 to SS3, what’s the big deal? At EnvisionCAD we hear some things being thrown around about OpenRoads that may not be completely accurate.…
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Highlights from the 2013 Bentley LEARNing Conference

Another Bentley Conference has wrapped with a lot of buzz and anticipation of OpenRoads Technology. Bob Mecham and Ron Brys attended the 2013 conference and…
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Video Blog: InRoads SS3, OpenRoads, and the Future of Bentley Civil Products

Written by Ronald Brys. An overview of the OpenRoads technology incorporated into InRoads, GEOPAK, and MXROAD software. The general concept of terrain models,…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Featured MicroStation and InRoads Books

   Reduced Book Prices!   InRoads V8i (SELECTseries) Site Design – $35 InRoads Site design using the Site Modeler commands new in the…
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Top 10 Posts at EnvisionCAD in 2012

EnvisionCAD started blogging regularly  in 2012 about our industry. These are our top 10 most popular posts from last year. 1. 5 Signs You are a…
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New class – Corridor Modeling for GEOPAK and InRoads

Written by Bob Mecham. EnvisionCAD is pleased to announce our newest class offering “Corridor Modeling for GEOPAK and InRoads“.  The content…
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InRoads Survey Manual

EnvisionCAD has released a new InRoads Survey Manual “InRoads Survey V8i (SELECTseries)” is available for print and eBook delivery.  The InRoads Survey…
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Engineering User Conferences – EnvisionCAD Blog Update

Looking for opportunities to learn more about your profession and network with peers? Here are 10 conferences coming up in the next few months. If you are…
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Online Video Training for InRoads Data Acquisition

InRoads Data Acquisition Preview EnvisionCAD has just released our newest online video training title InRoads Data Acquisition Bundle.  The Data Acquisition…
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Online Video Training for InRoads V8i (SELECTseries)

InRoads V8i (SELECTseries) Surface Creation Preview EnvisionCAD has just released our newest online video training title InRoads V8i (SELECTseries) Surface…
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InRoads Site Design Manual

EnvisionCAD has released our newest manual “InRoads Site Design” for print and eBook delivery.  This InRoads Site Design manual highlights the…
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New release of Bentley InRoads and GEOPAK Suite V8i

Bentley has released new versions of their civil design packages. The new version includes Bentley Map (SELECTseries 2) with CADscript, along with a couple new…
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EnvisionCAD training qualifies for Continuing Education

Land surveyors licensed in the state of Wisconsin must accumulate a minimum of 20 hours of approved professional development hours to renew their licenses in…
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New InRoads Site Design Class from EnvisionCAD

We are now offering InRoads Site training using the new Site Modeler tools. A 2-day class using InRoads software for site design using the Site Modeler…

Tips

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InRoads 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’…
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OpenRoads 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…
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Power 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…
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InRoads 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…
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OpenRoads 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…
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InRoads 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…
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InRoads 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…
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InRoads 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…
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InRoads 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…
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InRoads 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…
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Change 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…
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Annotate 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…
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Associative 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…
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Geometry 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…
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Create 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…
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Top 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…
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Feature 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…
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Feature 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…
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Active 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…
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Template 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…
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Compute 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…
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Generate 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…
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Control 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… Read…
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End 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…
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Last 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…
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Point 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…

Video Tips

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InRoads 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…
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InRoads 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…
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InRoads 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…
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InRoads 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…
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InRoads 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…
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InRoads Tip: RWK File

Written by Ronald Brys. Managing Project Data.   See all of our InRoads tips on this YouTube playlist.   Last Month’s Tips:           …
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InRoads 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…
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OpenRoads 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.  …
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Fixed 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.  …
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Graphic 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.  
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InRoads 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.  
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Horizontal 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…
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Managing 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…
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Working 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…
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Traverse 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…
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Remove 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.…
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Create 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…
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Using 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…
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Templates, 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…
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Using 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…
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Template 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…
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Import 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…
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Water 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…
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Storm 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…
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Vertical 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…
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Importing 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.…
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Working 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…
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Geometry 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…
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BeTogether Conference 2011 Bentley Civil Keynote – SELECTseries 3 Preview
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Import 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.  
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Display Underground Features in Profile and Cross Section

See all of our InRoads tips on this YouTube playlist.  
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Delete 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…