ORD OpenRoads Designer Versions, Schemas, and the Reality of Delivery Requirements Managing software versions is not a new challenge for teams, but with the pace of OpenRoads Designer (ORD) releases and evolving schemas, it has become a more… OpenRoads Designer Video Tip: Geometry Point Numbering In this video, we walk through how to control geometry point seed numbers in Bentley OpenRoads Designer by editing the Seed Name within a Feature Definition.… OpenRoads Designer Tip: Add White Space on Sheets Before or After Alignment Station Range When creating sheets using the Named Boundary tool, you are prompted to define the start station and end station for creating the Named Boundaries. The start… OpenRoads Designer Tip: Place Temporary Dimension Line The ability to view horizontal distances and slopes as you step through your section vie can help evaluate the design and transitions. Horizontal Temporary… OpenRoads Designer Tip: Level Management in the Sheet Model How does OpenRoads Designer manage levels in the sheet model? If you’ve ever tried to turn off a Level in a reference file in the Sheet Model only to… MicroStation Tip: Print Organizer in OpenRoads Designer A common issue encountered with Print Organizer in ORD occurs when line weights, fonts, and references do not always print correctly. To correct this, you can… OpenRoads Designer Tip: Use Dedicated Sheet Files The levels displayed on OpenRoads sheets can sometimes get confused. You might see levels turned on in the sheets which are supposed to be off and vice versa.… OpenRoads Designer – Drainage & Utilities Tip: Annotating Invert Direction The common practice of annotating the direction of pipes connecting to structures in storm drain and sanitary sewer systems is not natively provided for in… OpenRoads Designer Tip: Customizing the Popup Spacebar Menu An often overlooked method to enhance productivity for repetitive tasks is editing the Popup menu. You can add frequent tasks – including civil tasks… OpenRoads Designer Tip: Pavement Preservation – Part 1 OpenRoads Designer includes several tools to evaluate existing geometric design conditions when projects are programmed for pavement preservation. These types… OpenRoads Designer Tip: Displaying a Linear Feature from a Template Point in the 2D Model Residing Under the Top Mesh OpenRoads Designer corridor objects generate content in both a 2D plan model as well as a 3D model. To simplify management of content displayed in the 2D… OpenRoads Designer Tip: Extract From Graphics – Use Element Elevation Issue As the civil design industry continues to embrace model-centric workflows, many agencies are now undertaking efforts to generate models for existing… OpenRoads Designer Tip: How to Compute Pond Volumes OpenRoads Designer includes a Compute Pond Volumes application tool. This report can be helpful for Drainage Analysis and Reporting for Stormwater Water… OpenRoads Designer Tip: Export to IFC As the civil engineering industry continues moving towards Digital Delivery, one of the things we need to look at is how to export our design models from… OpenRoads Designer Tip: Warnings About B-Spline Elements When Making a Linear Template When creating a linear template in OpenRoads Designer, you will often be presented with the following error message: The message raises several questions: Why… OpenRoads Designer Tip: Downsizing Survey Field Codes Many survey field code lists can be overwhelming and exhausting. Having a field code for every single item isn’t always necessary when using OpenRoads… OpenRoads Designer: Cross Section Crossing Point Annotation Scale A primary advantage of using model-centric workflows such as those found in OpenRoads Designer is the opportunity for near instant feedback to design model… OpenRoads Designer Tip: Missing WorkSets Occasionally, you may find that the list of available WorkSets in the WorkPage is incomplete, and that some are missing. Within the WorkSet folder, we can… OpenRoads Roadway Tip: How to Change the Drawing Seed Name In the Place Named Boundary dialog, a listing of Drawing Seeds for Plan, Profile, Cross Section, and non-civil sheets available in the configuration are… OpenRoads Designer Drainage & Utilities Tip: Validating Designs with Engineering Standards The analytic capabilities available to drainage designers in the Drainage and Utilities toolset within OpenRoads Designer provide valuable tools for the design… OpenRoads Designer Video Tip: Display Contour at Specific Elevation In this video tip, we will show you how to display only one elevation contour from a terrain model, i.e. High Water Contour. We will reference the terrain… OpenRoads ConceptStation Tip: Changing Materials in a Template Bentley provides a number of pre-built templates, and they also give you a number of components to build your own. Unfortunately, you cannot build any new… OpenRoads ConceptStation Tip: Creating a New Template Bentley provides a number of pre-built templates, and they also give you a number of components to build your own. Unfortunately, you cannot build any new…
