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Ohio Department of Transportation

John R. Kasich, Governor Jerry Wray, Director

OPENROADS OVERVIEW

ERIC THOMAS, CADD CONSULTANTOFFICE OF CADD AND MAPPING SERVICES

ODOT Consultant Meeting, July 13, 2015

OPENROADS OVERVIEW

o What is OpenRoads?

o Why do I need to use

OpenRoads?

o What do I need to Use

OpenRoads?

o Does ODOT provide an

OpenRoads Workspace?

o When Should I Get Started?ODOTcadd: OpenRoads Overview

WHAT IS OPENROADS?

From the Bentley Website:

“Shared technology embedded in InRoads, GEOPAK,

MXROAD, and PowerCivil.”

“It expands these products to include information-

rich 3D modeling integrated with CAD, mapping, GIS,

and business tools like PDFs, i-models, and

hypermodels.”

ODOTcadd: OpenRoads Overview

WHAT IS OPENROADS?

o A Technology, Not a Product

o Installed with

GEOPAK/PowerGEOPAK

o Replaces GEOPAK Site, Corridor

Modeler, and Roadway

DesignerODOTcadd: OpenRoads Overview

WHAT IS OPENROADS?

o New tools to facilitate 3D

modeling:o Survey processing

o Terrain Models

o Horizontal and Vertical Geometry

o Corridor Modeling

o Proposed 3D Models

o Etc…

WHAT IS OPENROADS?

o Key Changes:o All Data stored in dgn Files:

o Terrain Models

o Horizontal and Vertical Geometry

o Interface Enhancementso Tasks and Project Explorer

o Context Toolbars

o In Place Editing

WHY DO I NEED TO USE OPENROADS?

o Construction Industry relies on 3D Models for Automated

Machine Guidance (AMG)

o Construction contractors routinely generate models from the

2D plans

o ODOT evaluating 3D deliverables

o FRA-71-5.29

WHY DO I NEED TO USE OPENROADS?

o 3D Models facilitate more

accurate designs

o 3D Models will eventually

become the plan deliverable

WHAT DO I NEED TO USE OPENROADS?

o Software:o GEOPAK SELECTseries 3 or higher

o ODOT Migrating to SS4 this summer

o PowerGEOPAK 08.11.09.789

WHAT DO I NEED TO USE OPENROADS?

o Standardso Standards are defined within a

“Workspace”

o What is a Workspace?o An environment configured specifically

for ODOT’s CADD Standards using

OpenRoads Technology

DOES ODOT PROVIDE AN OPENROADS

WORKSPACE?

o Yes, ODOTcadd includes

standards for OpenRoads

o Built on Legacy Standardso Includes Levels, Cells, Line Styles, Fonts,

DOES ODOT PROVIDE AN OPENROADS

WORKSPACE?

o Enhanced for OpenRoads:

o Folder Structure, File Names, Site

Configuration, User Configuration, Project

Configurations, Desktop Shortcuts

o Extended for OpenRoadso Element Templates, Features, DGN

Libraries, Corridor Templates, 3D Cells,

WHEN SHOULD I GET STARTED?

o Why not now?

o ODOT’s OpenRoads Standards

are a available nowo Improvements based on user feedback

o GEOPAK Tools are still used for

Plan Productiono You can always migrate data back to

legacy GEOPAK Functions if necessary

o Training Resources:o Bentley Conferences

o Bentley Learn

o Bentley Quick Start videos

o ODOT CADD Meetings

o Training Resources:o ODOT Training Guides:

\ODOTcadd\Standards\ODOT\Training\Gui

o OpenRoads Survey Training Guide

(available now)

o Project Management with ODOTcadd

(July 17)

o OpenRoads Design Training Guide (Fall

o Training Resources:o ODOTcadd_ConfigureTraining.exe

o From the ODOT Menu in MicroStation:

ODOT > Training > Install Training Files

o Or run the executable from:

\ODOTcadd\Standards\ODOT\Training\

o ODOTcadd_ConfigureTraining.e

xeo Installs a self contained dataset

o Run the shortcut from the training folder

QUESTIONS?

Eric.Thomas@dot.state.oh.us

Consulting:

eric@ericthomasconsulting.com

INTRODUCING OPENROADS

TECHNOLOGYDon Lee, Consultant

Bentley Global Services - Road

o What is OpenRoads Technology?

o Product Overview

o Workspace

o Terrain models

o OpenRoads Geometry

o Corridor Modeling

o Civil Cells

o 3D Modeling

o Cross Sections

o Reporting

o Misc. (popular shortcuts/tips)

AGENDA

OPENROADS TECHNOLOGY

o OpenRoads provides a common technology for GEOPAK, InRoads, MXROAD, and PowerCivil for “Country”.

o OpenRoads technology offers immersive interaction of o Survey

o Geometry

o Terrain modeling

o Corridor modeling

o Dynamic cross sections

o Civil cells

o Design intent

o Design-time visualization

OpenRoads

1 •Getting Started

2•Terrain models

3 •OpenRoads Geometry

4 •Corridor Modeling

GETTING STARTED IN OPENROADS

o Fundamental Changeso Tools

o Data

o Standards

o Enhanced Capabilitieso Engineered 3D Model

o Dynamic

o Interactive

GETTING STARTED - STANDARDS

o Workspace-managed

o Standards are in DGNLIBs

o DGNLIBs are most easily managed via

Workspaces

o Bentley delivers an extensive, robust

Workspace

o Select in the MicroStation Manager dialog

o User: examples

o Project: Bentley-Civil-Imperial or Bentley-Civil-Metric

GETTING STARTED - DELIVERED

WORKSPACE

o MicroStation Based

o Tasks (from Tools > Tasks)o Customizable

o Dockable

o Pinnable

GETTING STARTED - CIVIL INTERFACE

o Project Explorer & Element

Infoo File > Project Explorer

o Element > Information

o Improved Heads Up Displayo Editable Fields

o Drag Handles

o Context Menus

o Configurable dialogs

GETTING STARTED DEMO

2•Terrain models

o Terrain is stored in .dgn

o Referencing used to compile project data

o Create from file – open .dtm, .tin, and .fil

o 3D Model created when terrain is activated

TERRAIN MODELS

TERRAIN DEMO

2•Terrain models

o The Data is in the DGN

o Work in 2D by default

o OpenRoads manages the 3D

o Feature Definition

o Defines elements

OPENROADS GEOMETRY

MANIPULATORS AND HANDLERS

Text ManipulatorsClick to edit geometry

constraints such as

radius, length, direction

HandlersClick and drag to

redefine elements.

Hover over circle drag handle to reveal

arrow shaped drag handles

Circle Handles – move point in any

direction without constraint.

Arrow Handles – move point in

constrained direction only.

DESIGN STANDARDSDesign Standard Violations

• Heads up Icon

• Civil Message Center

Assign Design

Standard to Element

Active Design Standard

o The Data is in the DGN

o Work in 2D by default

o OpenRoads manages the 3D

o Feature Definition

o Defines elements

VERTICAL GEOMETRY

o It’s a Civil Engineering-aware mechanism that captures and

manages the “Rules and Relationships” of the data

o Most of the work we do is based on some sort of relationship.

“Design Intent” remembers the relationships.

o Horizontal & Vertical

DESIGN INTENT

OPENROADS GEOMETRY DEMO

2•Terrain models

TEMPLATES OVERVIEW

o Templates are typical sections

of the proposed roadway

o Templates are stored in the

Template Library File (.itl)

TEMPLATES OVERVIEW

o Template Points generate 3D

longitudinal breakline features

in the model.

TEMPLATES OVERVIEW

o Template Components create 3D MicroStation meshes which can

be exported to a variety of formats for Design or Construction

(i.e. Terrain Models or LandXML)

o Corridor is stored in .dgn

o Changes are dynamic

o Parametric labels

o Template

o Point controls

o Horizontal

o Vertical

o Style

o Corridor

o Design Stages

MODEL THE ROADWAY CORRIDOR

1•Working with Templates

2•Creating a Corridor Model

3•Adjusting with Parametric Constraints

4•Constraining with Point Controls

CORRIDOR MODELING DEMO 1

o Independent model within the

o Includes what is displayed in

the 3D model

o Are not plan production

sections

VIEW DYNAMIC CROSS SECTIONS

CORRIDOR MODELING DEMO 2

o Model is the .dgn

o Utilize the 3D MicroStation

Model to Interpret Engineered

o Display Styles Can Be Changed

REVIEW THE ROADWAY CORRIDOR

5 •Civil Cells

6 •3D Modeling

7 •Cross Sections

8 •Reporting

OPENROADS CIVIL CELLS

What is a Civil Cell?o A Civil Cell is a parametric object that allows

a user to preconfigure commonly used 2D

and 3D geometric layouts while maintaining

all design, constraint and relational

intelligence. After placement the user can

change parametric properties and modify the

cell based on project criteria.

OPENROADS CIVIL CELLS

Placing a Civil Cello Accessing Civil Cells

o Reference geometry

Manipulating a Civil Cello Design Intent

o Interactive

o Parametric

CIVIL CELL DEMO

5 •Civil Cells

6 •3D Modeling

7 •Cross Sections

8 •Reporting

3D MODELING - LINEAR TEMPLATES

o Subset of Corridor

o Single Drop with

frequency of drop

based off Stroking of

Element hung upon

o Use of Site based

entities where accuracy

> scale

o No Super

o No End Condition Exceptions

o No Secondary Alignment

o No Key Stations

o No Curve Widening

o Design Stage has no Template

Management or Critical

Sections

LINEAR TEMPLATES DIFFER FROM

CORRIDOR

o Apply a Template to a Terrain

o Reads template points &

components at Origin

o More than Intersections!

3D MODELING - SURFACE TEMPLATES

o Engineered Modelo Design Review

o Constructability

o Machine Guidance

o Visualization

OPENROADS MODELS

CIVIL CELL DEMO

5 •Civil Cells

6 •3D Modeling

7 •Cross Sections

8 •Reporting

o Creates “Drawing” type Model within the DGN

o Model Name & Scale can be defined

o Supports Preferences for consistent output options

o Standard & Custom Intervals

o Classic GEOPAK sections

o “New” Cross Sections Direct-to-Sheet method

o Uses 2D & 3D Model references to create sections

o Live Nesting collects candidate models

o WYSIWYG controlled Level display

o Title Block entry can automated when using Sheets

o Station Range, Sheet Name/Number, Total Sheets,

Vert/Horiz Scale, Date, Alignment, User-defined…

CROSS SECTIONS – CREATING

CROSS SECTIONS DEMO 1

o Automated Labeling per “Drawing” type Model

within the DGN

o Labels

o Points

o Features

o Segments

o Surface

o Locations

o Objects

o Axis

o Frame (supports Collision-Free labeling)

o User selects what is to be labeled

CROSS SECTIONS – ANNOTATING

o Automated Computing per “Drawing” type Model

within the DGN

o Options Include:

o User selected surfaces for computation

o Standard vs Curvature Correction methods

o User-definable Station Range

o Define Cubic Yards or Cubic Feet

o Ignore Areas Smaller than…

o Create an XML Quantity Report

o Plot a Mass Haul Diagram

CROSS SECTIONS – END-AREA VOLUMES

o Additional Options:

o Compute by station limits (Full or Range)

o Unsuitable Material removal (i.e. Topsoil stripping)

o Classification (Materials)

o Compaction/Expansion

o Volume Exceptions (i.e. Bridge Omissions)

o Added Quantities (i.e. Borrow Pit)

o Forced Balance (i.e. for critical sections such as bridges)

o As Built (i.e. calculations for surfaces with type set to

“none”)

o Settings

o Annotation

o Mass Haul Diagram

CROSS SECTIONS – END-AREA VOLUMES

(CONT.)

5 •Civil Cells

6 •3D Modeling

7 •Cross Sections

8 •Reporting

o XML based reports

o Accessible byo Analysis & Reporting group panel

o Context Menus

o Identified byo “Gold” Paperclip icon

o Opens the Bentley Civil Report Browser

o Complete, organized library of Bentley reports

o Simple control of Format Options

o Customizable for creating organization reports

o Output options

o Save As: HTML, XML, DOC, XLS

o Print method

REPORTS

Shortcuts & Tips

HEADS-UP PROMPTING

Use “Arrow Keys” to Cycle Through Prompts

Use “d” Toggle Between Radius and Degree of Curvature

Use “Tab”, “Alt” or “Enter” keys can Lock values

MicroStation AccuDrawo Can be used but… Civil AccuDraw

has more capability for civil work

o Disable before using Civil AccuDraw

MicroStation Snapso Important and used in civil work

Civil AccuDrawo Expands on MicroStation AccuDraw

o Understands civil engineering

o Stationing

o Multiple origins

PRECISION INPUT

Profile View2D Plan View

CIVIL GEOMETRY REMEMBERS CIVIL

ACCUDRAW

MicroStation AccuDraw Civil AccuDraw

Origin Snap

Civil AccuDraw

Manipulators

Use with MicroStation and Civil tools!

CIVIL ACCUDRAW COMPASS

Heads-up Input

Direction

North Arrow

Distance

O Establish Origin point or element

RQ Rotate Quick, dynamically rotate

compass

RE Rotate to an Element, rotate compass

parallel to an element

T Top, rotate compass to North

B Rotate to Base, rotate compass to

direction previously established with

RQ or RE

Enter Lock field

End Unlock field

CIVIL ACCUDRAW SHORTCUT KEYS

USING CIVIL ACCUDRAW

Enable Civil AccuDraw

Select Coordinate System

Select the MicroStation or Civil tool

Press O and locate origin

Enter Ordinate data

DESIGN INTENT

preserving relationships

between elements to

maximize downstream

benefits of automated

updatesWithout

Design Intent

COMMUNICATING DESIGN INTENT

Creation WorkflowLine Between Points (left line)

Line Between Points (right line)

Simple Arc (arc between lines)

Creation WorkflowLine Between Points (left line)

Arc From Element (arc from left line)

Line from Element (right line from arc)

COMMUNICATING DESIGN INTENT

WITH SNAPS

Perpendicular Snap Without Snap

ADD RULE TO MICROSTATION ELEMENT

Drawn with

MicroStation

Rules applied with

Create Civil Rule

Feature tool

Ruled and

editable Civil

Geometry

USEFUL MICROSTATION TOOLS

Extend Line

Trim to Intersection

Trim to Element

Insert Vertex

Delete Vertex

Extend/shorten a geometry element

extend/shorten two geometry

elements to their intersection

extend one geometry element to the

intersection of another element

insert a vertex (no curve) into a

geometry element

remove a curve or vertex from a

geometry element

change complex geometry back to

its individual geometry elements

o Use legacy

tools.

PLAN / PROFILE SHEETS

o Civil Document Centero One Overall Solution

o Core is MicroStation

o Connect Edition

FUTURES

Ohio Department of Transportation

John R. Kasich, Governor Jerry Wray, Director

ODOTCADD STANDARDS FOR

BENTLEY’S OPENROADS TECHNOLOGY

ERIC THOMAS, CADD CONSULTANTON BEHALF OF THE OFFICE OF CADD AND MAPPING SERVICES

ODOT Consultant Meeting, July 13, 2015

PRESENTATION OVERVIEW

o Take a detailed look at the

ODOTcadd Standards and

configuration for OpenRoads

o Cover the following topics:o MicroStation Configuration

o Folder Structure and File Names

o Design File Settings

o Feature Definitions and Element

Templates

ODOTcadd Standards for OpenRoads

PRESENTATION OVERVIEW

o Cover the following topics:o Survey Processing

o Horizontal Geometry

o Vertical Geometry

o Corridor Modeling

o SUDA/SUE/StormCAD

o Cross Sections

o Plan Production

MICROSTATION CONFIGURATION

o ODOT will use desktop

shortcuts to access

PowerGEOPAK or MicroStaiono Shortcuts to open with the Legacy V8iSTD

standards or the new ODOTcadd

Standards

o Workspace switches defined as follows:

o -wsODOTV8istd=1

o -wsODOTcadd=1

o Upon access, MicroStation runs

all CFG files found in:C:\ProgramData\Bentley\PowerGEOPAK

V8i (SELECTseries 4)\WorkSpace\Standards

o ODOT copies a “redirect”

configuration file to this foldero z_ODOT_Redirect_Local.cfg

o z_ODOT_Redirect_Network.cfg

o The Redirect files are located

here:\ODOTcadd\Standards\config\Standards\redirect

o Edit the paths as necessary for

your site installation

o The Redirect file calls the

appropriate standards

o The Redirect file calls the

appropriate standards based on

the workspace switch defined

in the Shortcut%if defined(ODOTcadd)

--- Variable Definitions for ODOTcadd-

%elif defined(ODOTv8istd)

--- Variable Definitions for V8iSTD ---

%endifODOTcadd Standards for OpenRoads

o The redirect file defines the

following:o The location for the ODOTcadd Standards

o The location for the User Configuration

and User Preference files

o The location for MicroStation Project

Configuration Files (PCF)

o The Temp folder for temporary resources

o Calls the Site Configuration File (CFG)

o Site specific standards for ODOTcadd are defined in the Site

Configuration file:

\CADDServices\ODOTcadd\Standards\config\Standards\ODOT

_Site_V8iSS3.cfg

o This file is called by the Redirect file

o This file defines all the standards for ODOTcadd and

OpenRoads

o Project Specific variables are

defined in a MicroStation PCF

fileo The location of the PCF files is defined in

the Redirect file

o When MicroStation is opened, the PCF

must be selected before opening a design

o The PCF defines only variables

specific to the projecto The Project Start Location (\design folder)

o Project Specific Seed Files

o Geographic Coordinate System Libraries

o OpenRoads Template Library

o Using shortcuts to access ODOT

CADD Standards allows ODOT

users to open

MicroStation/PowerGEOPAK

using the Bentley configurationo Useful to access Bentley delivered

workspaced for Bentley Learn

o Useful for consultants who need to open

MicroStation with multiple agency

standardsODOTcadd Standards for OpenRoads

FOLDER STRUCTURE AND

DESIGN FILE NAMES

o ODOT’s Folder Structure has

been updated for projects

using the ODOTcadd Standards

o Design File Names have been

modified to include an

underscore character between

the PID number and the two

character file type code.Example: 123456_BP001.dgnODOTcadd Standards for OpenRoads

DESIGN FILE NAMES

o Changes detailed in the Draft

ODOTcadd version of the ODOT

CADD Engineering Standards

Manual

DESIGN FILE NAMES

o These changes impacted

multiple VBA applicationso Affected applications have been updated

for ODOTcadd

o These changes are not

backwards compatible with

projects currently under

development using the legacy

V8iSTD CADD StandardsODOTcadd Standards for OpenRoads

DESIGN FILE NAMES

o Now projects are housed in a

new the following folder:i:\ProjectData

o The project location is defined

in a Project Configuration File

(PCF) for each project

DESIGN FILE NAMES

o Project Configuration Files are

located in the following folder:i:\ProjectPCF

o The PCF location is defined in

the Redirect File

DESIGN FILE SETTINGS

o Settings specific to OpenRoads

defined in the ODOT Seed Files

o Design File Settings > Civil

Formatting

FEATURES AND

ELEMENT TEMLPLATES

o What is a Feature?o Anything in the design representing a Real

World entity

o Curb and Gutter

o Manhole

o Ditch

o Fill Slope

o Etc…

FEATURES AND

ELEMENT TEMPLATES

o Feature Definitions define

properties that determine how

a design element is displayed

in multiple contexts:o Survey

o Profile

o Plan

o Cross Section

o 3D Model

FEATURES AND

ELEMENT TEMPLATES

o Three types of features:o Point Features

o Catch Basin, Tree, Telephone Pole,

etc…

o Linear Features

o Edge of Pavement, Wall, Ditch line,

etc…

o Surface Features

o Existing Ground, Pavement Layers

FEATURES AND

ELEMENT TEMPLATES

o Depending on the type, the

feature definition will have

different properties

o --- add graphic ---

FEATURES AND

ELEMENT TEMPLATES

o Feature Definitions can refer to

a “Native” standard (D&C

Manager, Survey Manager) or a

MicroStation Element Template

FEATURES AND

ELEMENT TEMPLATES

o Feature Definitions are defined

in DGN Librarieso When the feature is used, it is copied into

the design file (just like a level, line

style, font, etc..)

o If the Feature uses an Element Template,

the ET is also copied to the active file

FEATURES AND

ELEMENT TEMPLATES

o The local Feature definition is

always used firsto If the DGNLIB definition of the Feature or

the Element Template is changed, the

local definition is used unless the feature

and element template are manually

deleted and the element redrawn

o Note: Element Templates can be updated

from the library, features cannot

FEATURES AND

ELEMENT TEMPLATES

o Feature Definitions are

created, modified, and

reviewed using the Civil

Standards tab in Project

Explorer

o Two categories listed, the

current DGN file, and all

librariesODOTcadd Standards for OpenRoads

FEATURES AND

ELEMENT TEMPLATES

o ODOT’s Feature Definitions use

Element Templates with the

following exceptions:o Horizontal Geometry features use the

Design and Computation Manager

o Survey Features use the Survey Manager

Database

SURVEY PROCESSING

o Process in a 3D design file

o The choice of whether to use a

grid or ground Geographic

Coordinate System (GCS) is

made at this stage

SURVEY PROCESSING

o The purpose of a GCS is to establish the location of the data on

the Earth’s surface

o Once set, it should not be changed

o The GPK file is NOT Georeferenced

o Changing the GCS in the DGN file does not change the GPK file

o But what about Auto Persist?

SURVEY PROCESSING

o Field Codes are defined as

OpenRoads Featureso Survey Features are defined in

ODOT_Features_Survey.dgnlib

o Attached by configuration variable

defined in ODOT_Site_V8iSS3.cfg

o Features can be reviewed in Project

Explorer

o Civil Standards > Libraries > Feature

Definitions

SURVEY PROCESSING

o Survey Features are defined to

use the “Native Style” which

associates the Feature with the

legacy Survey Manager

Database (SMD) definitiono The SMD file is specified by a

configuration variable in

ODOT_Site_V8iSS3.cfg

CIVIL_SURVEY_STYLEFILE =

$(ODOT_STD)geopak/Survey/ODOT_SMD.xmlODOTcadd Standards for OpenRoads

SURVEY PROCESSING

o Office Use field codeso Additional field codes that are not

defined in ODOT’s data collectors

o Can be used to change the code on an

item in the office

o Includes features for Drainage, Lighting,

Pavement Marking, and a few other

miscellaneous items

o Add to your data collector code list if

desired

SURVEY PROCESSING

o Survey processing parameters

are defined in the Survey

Settings, which can be

reviewed and edited using

Project ExplorerProject Settings > Survey

o These settings are copied to

the active file when the survey

data is processedODOTcadd Standards for OpenRoads

SURVEY PROCESSING

o It may be desirable to copy the

settings to the file before

processing in order to make

changeso The Link Code Position is set to Before

Point Feature Definition

o Create Terrain Model for All Field Books is

set to “True”

SURVEY PROCESSING

o Terrain Modelso Stored in the Survey DGN file

o Not recommended to edit the terrain

models – edit the source data which is

edits the terrain

o Accessed by other users via reference

attachment

SURVEY PROCESSING

o Terrain Model Display is

defined by choosing an

OpenRoads Featureo The Feature points to a MicroStation

Element Template for the actual

parameters

o Terrain Model Element Templates are

defined in ODOT_Features_Design.dgnlib

SURVEY PROCESSING

o The terrain boundary is

displayed using the General

Settings for the Element

Templateo The General Settings define the existing

ground line symbology for cross sections.

That is why it is set to XS_X_Ground_Line

o Occasionally the boundary will not display

with the expected symbology

SURVEY PROCESSING

o Drainage Attributes/VBA Appso ODOT looking to move away from the

legacy VBA apps

o New process needed to import existing

drainage information into StormCAD

o John Drsek developing 3D

drainage components for

StormCAD

SURVEY PROCESSING

o Suggested field collection

process:o Shot on top of the grate

o Shot at the bottom of the drainage

structure

o Shot at the invert of each pipe at both

o Would like to solicit input from

Surveyors on this processODOTcadd Standards for OpenRoads

SURVEY PROCESSING

o Survey provides the following

to Design:o 3D DGN file with the topo and the Terrain

o Design accesses this information

through reference file attachments

o Ground Coordinate System DTY file (if

applicable)

o Customized Seed Files with the GCS

HORIZONTAL GEOMETRY

o Stored in the DGNo Which DGN file?

o \design\geopak\basemaps\nnnnnn_BK##

o All Geometry in one DGN?

o One DGN for each alignment?

o 2D or 3D?

o Work in 2D, the 3D Model is generated

automatically by OpenRoads

HORIZONTAL GEOMETRY

o Do I still need a GPK file?o Yes. Geometry is also stored in the GPK

file for use with legacy GEOPAK tools

o Create GPK before defining alignments

o Set Working Directory Manually – The

GEOPAK Project Manager is optional

o Disable Visualization

HORIZONTAL GEOMETRY

o Several Feature Definitions are

available for Horizontal

Geometryo Auto Persist is set to “True”

o Auto Annotate is set to “True”

HORIZONTAL GEOMETRY

o Auto Persisto Automatically exports the alignment to the

GPK with it is created or modified

o Does not recognize the GPK Redefine setting

o Auto Annotateo Annotates the alignment when created or

modified

o Auto Persist must be active

o Annotation Scale must be set to match

FeatureODOTcadd Standards for OpenRoads

HORIZONTAL GEOMETRY

o Recommended Alignment

Creation Workflow:o Set the working Directory

o Create the GPK file

o Turn off Visualization in the GPK

HORIZONTAL GEOMETRY

Creation Workflow:o Create all geometry using the feature

“Scratch Alignment”

o Auto Persist and Auto Annotate are set

to False

o Used for laying out your design without

Auto Exporting

HORIZONTAL GEOMETRY

Creation Workflow:o Create all geometry using the feature

“Scratch Alignment”

o Auto Persist and Auto Annotate are set

to False

o Used for laying out your design without

Auto Exporting

HORIZONTAL GEOMETRY

Creation Workflow:o Change the alignment to the desired

feature after the design is complete

o Set the Annotation Scale to match the

desired feature

o Set the Feature Name before assigning

the Feature to the element

o When the feature is assigned, Auto

Annotate and Auto Persist are

processedODOTcadd Standards for OpenRoads

HORIZONTAL GEOMETRY

o Notes on Auto Persisto Only one scale can be

annotated/associated with the alignment

o Use D&C to annotate additional scales in

the BK file

HORIZONTAL GEOMETRY

o Users access the alignments via

reference attachments

VERTICAL GEOMETRY

o Vertical Alignment stored in

the DGNo Which DGN file?

o The same design file as the alignment

\design\geopak\basemaps\nnnnnn_BK###.dgn

VERTICAL GEOMETRY

o Workflow:

o Reference the Terrain and set it active before extracting

the Existing Ground profile

o Vertical Alignments are displayed and defined in a Profile

Window

o Select Open Profile Window from the pop-up menu

when the horizontal alignment is selected

o When the profile window is opened, the existing

ground profile is extracted from the active terrain

VERTICAL GEOMETRY

o The profile window is used as a

temporary display of the

profile graphicso The profile is not written to the file

o The existing ground line symbology is

defined by the Terrain Model

Feature/Element Template

o Proposed profiles inherit the symbology

from the Alignment Feature Definition

VERTICAL GEOMETRY

o Multiple vertical alignment can

be stored for a single

horizontal alignmento Only one profile can be set as the “Active

Profile”

VERTICAL GEOMETRY

o Profiles must be exported to

the GPK and plotted with D&C

Manager for plan productiono The Proposed Profile feature definition is

set to Auto Persist

o Existing Profiles must be manually

exported (General Geometry Task Group)

CORRIDOR MODELING

o Which Design File?\design\geopak\basemaps\nnnnnn_KM###.

o One corridor per DGN

o Use 2D fileso the 3D graphics are generated

automatically

CORRIDOR MODELING

o Template Library

\ODOTcadd\Standards\Geopak\Road\templates\

ODOT_Templates.itl

o Provided as a starting point for modification

o Based on old Roadway Designer ideals

o Uses complex method to automate shoulder break on the

high side of superelevation

o Will be revisited this fall/winter

CORRIDOR MODELING

o ODOT Template Library Usageo Copy to:

o \design\geopak\nnnnnn_Templates.itl

o Defined in the PCF file:

CIVIL_ROADWAY_TEMPLATE_LIBRARY =

$(_USTN_PROJECTDATA)Geopak/123456_Tem

plates.itl

o Use the Project Templates folder to

create your templates

CORRIDOR MODELING

o Template Libraryo Names and Features are very important

o Features are assigned to Points and

Components

o Template Point Features

o Use plan view equivalents for surface

points

o Use the “Template” features for

subsurface points

CORRIDOR MODELING

o Template Libraryo Point Names must be consistent from

Template to Template to ensure

connectivity

o Point Name Overrides can be used for

multiple end condition points

o Standard Point Names?

o Nothing published at this time

o Looking for suggestions/additional

input on this

CORRIDOR MODELING

o Template Libraryo Affixes

o Recommend using prefixes “L-” and

“R-”

CORRIDOR MODELING

o Template Libraryo The Subgrade is not defined in the

templates

o Add the subgrade manually to your

templates

CORRIDOR MODELING

o Template Libraryo Why is there an XGL point in the

templates?

o Used for Cross Section annotation of

the existing ground profile elevation

CORRIDOR MODELING

o Generating Corridors:o Select the Create Corridor command from

the pop-up menu when an alignment is

selected

o Named according to the Horizontal

Alignment

o Design Stages

o Define commonly used settings for a

corridor

CORRIDOR MODELING

o Generating Corridors:

o Design Stages

o Defined in ODOT_DesignProjectSettings.dgnlib

o Defines the meshes created (top mesh, bottom) and

whether 3D linear features are created

o Copied to the Active Model when used

o Reviewed in Project Manager Civil Standards > Project

Settings > Corridor Design Stages

o Template Drop Interval Multiplier defined for each

available stage

CORRIDOR MODELING

o Generating Corridors:o Template Drop Interval

o Recommend using 5’

o 2D lines are drawn using the Feature

assigned to the point

o The 3D Model is automatically referenced

to the 2D model

o I normally turn this off

CORRIDOR MODELING

o Generating Corridors:o Template Range Graphics

o CM_Corridor_Template_Range_Graphic

o Corridor Graphics

o CM_Corridor_Graphics

o Handles used to select the corridor

CORRIDOR MODELING

o Superelevationo Superelevation shapes normally defined in

the Corridor DGN file

o Shape Display:

o Workspace > Preferences > View

Options – Civil > Superelevation

Settings

o Turn on/off Shape display

o View Preferences Fill can also turn off

Shape display

CORRIDOR MODELING

o Superelevation:o The Superelevation process uses the

legacy GEOPAK .SEP files

o After computing Superelevation, use the

Assign to Corridor command

CORRIDOR MODELING

o Superelevation:o Points in the template with

Superelevation Flag toggled on are

considered as superelevation points

o The shoulder break on the high side of

superelevation is automatically applied

when using the ODOT templates

CORRIDOR MODELING

o SUE/SUDA/StormCADo John Drsek overseeing development of

standards

o Survey Data to StormCADD workflow

under evaluation

o As previously stated, a new data

collection procedure will be

recommended

CROSS SECTIONS

o Draw cross sections in a

separate dgn filennnnnn_XC###.dgn

nnnnnn_XS###.dgn

CROSS SECTIONS

o Cross Sections are cut from the

3D modelo To show up on the cross section, it must

be in the model

o Before cutting sections, attach all the

models that you want to use as for the

cross sections as references in the XC or

XS design file’s Design model.

CROSS SECTIONS

o Cross sections are drawn into

their own design modelo The software creates the model

o The model is named according to the

selected horizontal alignment

CROSS SECTIONS

o Cross Section preferences are

defined in the following file:\CADDServices\ODOTcadd\Standards\Geop

ak\Road\xin\ODOT.xin

o Assigned by a configuration variable in

ODOT_Site_V8iSS3.cfg

CIVIL_XIN_FILE =

$(ODOT_STD)geopak/road/xin/ODOT.xin

CROSS SECTIONS

o ODOT provides 3 cross section

preferences:Sheet: CROSS 10 Scale

Sheet: CROSS 5 Scale

Stacked: GEOPAK Format

o The GEOPAK Format preference draws

pattern lines and GEOPAK control cells

o Useful if you plan to run GEOPAK Criteria

or earthwork computations

CROSS SECTIONS

o GEOPAK Pattern Lines and

Control Cells are not drawn

with the CROSS formats

o Cross Section sheets can also

be generated using the legacy

GEOPAK Tools if you use the

Stacked: GEOPAK Format

optionODOTcadd Standards for OpenRoads

CROSS SECTIONS

o The Cross sections are not

dynamically linked to the

modelo To recut cross sections, delete the cross

section model first

CROSS SECTIONS

o Annotation:

o Cross sections are not

annotated automaticallyo Annotation must be done manually

o ODOT has not configured the preferences

for this option

CROSS SECTIONS

o Annotation:o Feature Definitions assigned to the

Template Points control how the

intersected feature line appears in the

cross section

o Surface Features use the following

Element Template:

Cross Sections\XS Intersection Location

CROSS SECTIONS

o Annotation:o Cross Section Annotation uses these

crossing features for annotation purposes

o The XGL Point in the Templates was

included for annotating the existing

ground elevation

PLAN PRODUCTION

o Plan Production tools are

provided by the legacy

software functions

o GEOPAK Functions:o D&C Mannger

o Plan/Profile/XS Labelers

o Plan and Profile Clip

o Etc…

QUESTIONS?

Eric.Thomas@dot.state.oh.us

Consulting:

eric@ericthomasconsulting.com

StormCAD License (100 Inlets Included)

Subsurface Utility Engineering License

• Conflict

Management

• SUE Attribution

• Storm/Sanitary

Hydraulic Analysis

and Design

• Hydrology

• 3D Modeling of all

underground

• Integrated with

OpenRoads

Subsurface Utility Design and Analysis

(SUDA)

Known Limitations

-Text labels in Node Cells (drop text elements into linear

elements)

-Global Origin Shift

-MicroStation Modify Commands

-Morph Utility Types

Can change feature (gas type to water type) but

underlying intelligence is not changed

-Node Rotation Rule –relative rotation angle ruled to a linear

element will be added in next release

-Multi Select Pipe Size Edits

-Point Cloud Clash Detection

ODOT STANDARDS/PROGRESS UPDATE

o Focus on Drainage

o All Catch Basins (2-2A, 2-2B, 2-3, 2-4, 2-5, 2-6, 3, 3A, 4, 4A, 5, 5A,

6, 7 and 8) have 3D cells and features created.

o Working on Manholes(Types 1, 2, and 3 have 3D cells and features

created)

o Inlets and Headwalls next.

o Start on setting up the analysis (StormCAD) with SS4 Update

BENTLEY CIVIL V8I SELECTSERIES 4 MR1

& BEYOND Don Lee, Consultant - Bentley Global Services - Road

Agenda

• Civil Update

o Where we are at today

• Futures

o SELECTseries 4 Updates and Beyond

20142013

SELECTseries 3 – OpenRoads4 Road products one Modelling Solution•Terrain model (replaces TRIA / TIN / DTM)

•Data acquisition becomes Survey (Terrain model extracted)

•Horizontal & Vertical Geometry

•Reusable Geometry

•Corridor Tools (replaces Roadway Designer)

BENTLEY CIVIL RELEASES

Civil Modelling Improvements

Ongoing Development / Maintenance Release program

MSTN CONNECT Edition

SELECTseries 4 – OpenRoads4 Road products one Modelling Solution•Incremental enhancments

•Model Interoprability improvements

•Horizontal & Vertical Geometry improvements

•Corridor Modeling improvements

SELECTseries 2 – Rail productsBentley RailTrack (BRT)

Power RailTrack (PRT)

Power Overhead Line (PROL)

SELECTseries 4 – Update 1“OpenRail”

SUE / SUDA

OpenRoads Enhancements & Fixes

SELECTse

SELECTSERIES 4 UPDATE 1

o Bentley RailTrack SELECTseries 4 (OpenRail)

o Bring Rail products onto same platform as Road.

o SUDA

o Extends on SUE to Provide Storm/Sanitary Analysis

capability

o Draws on Haestad analysis and integrates with StormCAD

(includes 100 inlet with OpenRoads) / Civil Storm /

SewerCAD / SewerGems depending on licences

o Bentley Descartes SELECTseries 5 (08.11.09.601).

o Bentley Map SELECTseries 4 (08.11.09.615).

HORIZONTAL GEOMETRY ENHANCEMENTS

o Chord Definition based arcs are supported.

o Best fit regression on B-spline elements provides improved

performance and the creation of spiral based alignments.

o Support the import of following Transition Spirals:

o Bloss

o Biquadratic

o Cosine

o Sinusoid

o Half-Bloss

o Half-Biquadratic

o Half-Cosine

o Half-Sinusoids

o Improved tool tips from geometry to show what the geometry

belongs to (or where it originated from).

TERRAIN MODEL ENHANCEMENTS

o A new explicitly defined <Boundary> option has been added to the

terrain model edge conditions.

o Complex terrain models are now allowed when the base terrain

models boundaries do not overlap.

o Create Terrain Model Boundary tool has been added.

o Extract Graphic - Will allow the creation of a graphical

boundary element that reflects the current limits of the

triangulation of the given terrain model.

o Add Boundary – Adds a boundary internally (no graphic) to the

terrain using the current limits of triangulation.

o Add Ruled Boundary – Does both of the above … creates a

graphical boundary element and then rules that graphical

element to the boundary of the terrain.

MODELING ENHANCEMENTS

o Template library organizer now allows copy of edited linear

templates in a DGN back to the library (previously only worked with corridor

templates).

o Linear Template are now able to be renamed in Quick Properties.

o Linear Templates have been extended to always include external

control points for improved modelling accuracy that was previously

only available using full corridor modeling.

o Template drop description has been added to the corridor objects

dialog.

o Design Stage artifacts, Top Mesh and Template Geometry, persists

rules regardless if they are on/off in the Design Stage settings. This

is true for both corridors and linear templates.

This results in multiple benefits, such as:

o Target Aliasing seeks top mesh of Corridors and Linear

Templates instead of nearest component, resulting in faster

processing.

o You can now drape 2D elements directly on the corridor

without having to create a terrain.

o When an End Condition seeks something other than a surface (e.g.

linear elements via Horizontal, Vertical, or Both), the elements

must be added as a Corridor Reference in order to populate the

Target Alias dialog.

o This results in much faster processing since the software

doesn’t have to search all the elements in the file. It only

searches for and lists the elements that are listed as Corridor

References.

o Optimized performance when the base alignment contains B-

splines, or when targeting B-splines elements as corridor point

controls and feature definition constraints.

o B-Splines are normally created when you copy parallel

geometry that contains spirals.

I-MODEL AND ICM ENHANCEMENTS

o i-model presentation of the

civil model has been improved

so Items Browser closely

reflects the civil model

represented by Project

Explorer when a civil

application is present.

This makes for easier navigation

and reporting in the i-model.

oExporting the .icm.dgn now

includes the graphical

representation of the civil data

being exported.

I-MODEL AND ICM ENHANCEMENTS

o WYSIWYG Publisho Publish Displayed Attachments Only

o Excellent way to make the files

smaller

INTEROPERABILITY ENHANCEMENTS

o When using the File > Publish i-model option to publish an i-model, you can

now include the civil data (an example of this would be publishing an i-

model for the OpenRoads mobile application).

In order to do this, you will need to set the following CFG variable:

CIVIL_iMODEL_INCLUDE_ICM=1 *** Publish Design Models only

CIVIL_iMODEL_INCLUDE_ICM=2 *** Publish Terrain Models only

CIVIL_iMODEL_INCLUDE_ICM=3 *** Publish both design and terrain

models

If variable is not set then no civil data will be saved to i-model.

PROJECT EXPLORER

o Project Explorer has the ability to zoom to an element

or object.

RSS FEEDS

o RSS feeds

StormCAD License (100 Inlets

Included)

Subsurface Utility Engineering

License

• Conflict

Management

• SUE Attribution

• Storm/Sanitary

Hydraulic Analysis

and Design

• Hydrology

• 3D Modeling of all

underground

• Integrated with

OpenRoads

Subsurface Utility Design and Analysis

(SUDA)

o A variety of bug fixes for Subsurface Utility Engineering (SUE) tools

o Added hydraulic calculations engines as follows:

o StormCAD equivalent functionality for drainage models up to 100 inlets

included in the OpenRoads license

o CivilStorm, SewerCAD and SewerGEMS license available by menu

activation. Additional license charges will apply if you have not

purchased the appropriate license.

o Added import capabilities for:

o STSW files (StormCAD, CivilStorm, SewerCAD and SewerGEMS)

o Submodels (StormCAD, CivilStorm, SewerCAD and SewerGEMS)

o SWMM

o LandXML

o MicroDrainage

o Added export to:

o Submodels (StormCAD, CivilStorm, SewerCAD and SewerGEMS)

o SWMM

o LandXML

o MicroDrainage

o GEOPAK Drainage

o InRoads Storm and Sanitary

o New Layout commands

o Place Lateral

o Place Gutter (hydraulic definition)

o Place Polygon (for Catchments, LIDS, hydraulic pond definitions)

o New polygon feature definition type for Catchments, LIDs and hydraulic

pond definitions.

o Added Predefined Flex Tables for hydraulic reporting

o Added tool to create real text from Hydraulic View annotations.

LEGACY PRODUCT ENHANCEMENTS

GEOPAK - Optimization loading file list of GPK files from ProjectWise.

InRoads - Vertical Annotation Enhancement.

• Ability to only Annotate Curve-less VPIs with a leader, station, and

elevation

• Added the ability to add station and elevation to Curve Data.

MX - export to native provides feedback in the Message Center for the

number of elements persisted and a list of elements that did not.

MX - Added a key-in that clears MX data persisted information from the

DGN file. This allows for clean export to MX.

contentmngmx deletemxdata *

Futures

20162015

BENTLEY CIVIL FUTURES

Civil CONNECT Edition

development

SELECTseries 4 – Update 1

“OpenRail”

SUE / SUDA

OpenRoads Enhancements / Fixes

SELECTse

‘Bentley CONNECT Edition’

Product / technology consolidation

Based on CONNECT

Drawing Production

New Superelevation Engine

Civil Mobile

CONNECT

Edition EAP

Civil CONNECT Edition ongoing development and maintenance

Future Releases -

‘Bentley Civil Mobile’

Futures – Mobile

OPENROADS MOBILE PROJECT

o Starting Jan. 2015

o EAP planned for Q2 and Initial release Q3

o Goal: Round trip data from OpenRoads

products to mobile devices

o Use i-models from Bentley products

BENTLEY MOBILE PLATFORM STRATEGY

o Developing on multiple platforms to offer

cross platform solutions

o Using various industry standards

to increase code and application portability

o Enterprise consistency for ease of use

TRANSPORTATION PROJECT – CIVIL MULTI-

DISCIPLINE

Open Bridge Modeler

SUE / SUDA

OpenRoads

MicroStation SS3

MineCycle

MineSurveyMineCycle Material Handling

REQUIREMENTS / FEATURES

o 2D and 3D information

o Graphical and non-graphical (reports,

plan sheets, spreadsheets, etc.)

o Redline and markup

o Field notes, pictures and videos

o Must be geo-referenced

o Must be able to easily complete workflow

from office to field and back to office

o Integrated with PW, but not required

OPENROADS MOBILE AT A GLANCE

Futures – New Superelevation Engine

NEW SUPERELEVATION ENGINE

o Implemented and undergoing

internal validation

o New XML driven rules

o User customisable

o New editor provided

o Users can create their own formulas for

Cross Slope Rate and transition length

calculations

o Users can create special customizations

o Large set of predefined Variables that

user can use in their equations

o Equation parser with automatic log file

generation allows use to verify/fix issues

with equations.

o Simplified use

o Create lanes using a road template to define the lane offsets and widths

o Will allow the user to select a template from the template library to

define all the lanes in one shot.

o Create super from corridor

o Will allow the user to select a corridor, and select a superelevation

xml file. Command will then create the super section(s) off the

corridor’s alignment, create the lanes from the corridor’s template

drops, run the xml super calculations based on default settings in

the xml file, and assign superelevation point controls – (“Easy”

button approach)

o Provides editable superelevation diagrams

o Uses Microstation view

o Drag Manipulators obey contraints

o Show hide lane capabity

o Multiple super sections viewable at the same time

Futures – Civil CONNECT Edition

T Subscriptions

i-model

BENTLEY CONNECT EDITION

BENTLEY CIVIL CONNECT EDITION

o In development now

o Builds on core model / design capability of OpenRoads

o Leverages and extends Bentley Connect Edition

Documentation Centre

o Performance and Scalability a major focus areas

o Extended business data capability

CIVIL DOCUMENTATION CENTRE

o Being worked on now

o CONNECT is the platform

o Civil sheeting requirements for efficient

o Plan

o Profile /

o Cross section

o Composite layouts

o Matchline support

o New annotation / Scripting

o Drawing set management

Expect more detailed information towards

the end of the year, with main messaging

and announcements at 2015 Year in

Infrastructure

20162015

BENTLEY CIVIL FUTURES

Civil CONNECT Edition

development

SELECTseries4 – MR1 Rail products

Rail adoption of dynamic modeling technology

“OpenRail”

Dynamic cross sections

Design time visualisation

SUE / SUDA

SELECTse

‘Bentley CONNECT Edition’

Product / technology consolidation

Based on CONNECT

Drawing Production

New Superelevation Engine

Civil Mobile

CONNECT

Edition EAP

Civil CONNECT Edition ongoing development and maintenance

Future Releases -

‘Bentley Civil Mobile’

THANK YOU!

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