cadd standards manual - 2010
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DelDOTCADDStandardsManual
PrefacebyNatalieBarnhart,ChiefEngineer ItgivesmegreatpleasuretointroducetheDelawareDepartmentofTransportationCADDStandardsManual:2010Edition.AgreatdealofworkandcoordinationwithrepresentativesfromDelDOTandtheconsultingcommunitywentintothismanual’sdevelopment.Thiscooperativeeffortwasakeyfactorincompletingthemanual.ThislatesteditionoftheDelDOTCADDStandardsoutlinesthebestpracticesyoumustfollowforallDelDOTrelatedengineeringwork,whetheryouworkatDelDOTandproduceCADDdrawings,orareaconsultantresponsiblefordesigndrawingdeliverablesforDelDOTprojects.TheseStandardsandassociatedsupportfilessuchasseedfiles,celllibrariesandMenuBararealsoavailableonlineattheDelawareDepartmentofTransportation’sDesignResourceCenter(DelDOTDRC).Thestandardshavebeendevelopedtoassistyouandshouldbeconsideredalivingdocumentthatwillevolveovertimetobetterserveyou.Shouldyouhaveanyquestions,concernsorsuggestionsforimprovingthecontent,feelfreetocontactMichaelBalbiereratmichael.balbierer@state.de.us.NatalieBarnhartChiefEngineerDelawareDepartmentofTransportation800BayRoadDover,Delaware19903May11,2010
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TableofContents
Introduction.............................................................................................................................................................i
AboutThisManual...............................................................................................................................................................i
Distribution.............................................................................................................................................................................i
RevisionsandUpdates.....................................................................................................................................................ii
Trademarks..........................................................................................................................................................................ii
Chapter1‐DelDOTCADDNetwork.............................................................................................................1‐1
DelDOTServers...............................................................................................................................................................1‐1
TypicalDriveMappings...............................................................................................................................................1‐2
MicroStationXMResourceLocations....................................................................................................................1‐3
Chapter2‐DirectoryandFileNaming......................................................................................................2‐1
DirectoryNaming...........................................................................................................................................................2‐1
GeneralFileNaming......................................................................................................................................................2‐2
DesignFileNaming........................................................................................................................................................2‐2
DesignFile&PlotRequestFile(PRF)Categories.............................................................................................2‐3
PlotRequestFile(PRF)Naming...............................................................................................................................2‐5
ElectronicPlotFile(CAL)Naming...........................................................................................................................2‐5
Chapter3‐DesignStandards........................................................................................................................3‐1
SeedFiles...........................................................................................................................................................................3‐1
WorkingUnits..................................................................................................................................................................3‐2
GlobalOrigin.....................................................................................................................................................................3‐3
CoordinateReadout......................................................................................................................................................3‐3
DrawingScale..................................................................................................................................................................3‐4
AnnotationScale.............................................................................................................................................................3‐6
Colors..................................................................................................................................................................................3‐7
Fonts....................................................................................................................................................................................3‐8
Text......................................................................................................................................................................................3‐9
TextLineSpacing...........................................................................................................................................................3‐9
TextSize...........................................................................................................................................................................3‐10
TextStyles.......................................................................................................................................................................3‐11
ElementSymbology.....................................................................................................................................................3‐12
LevelAssignments.......................................................................................................................................................3‐13
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CellLibraries..................................................................................................................................................................3‐14
Models...............................................................................................................................................................................3‐16
StripDesignFiles..........................................................................................................................................................3‐17
Chapter4‐DelDOTMenuBar.......................................................................................................................4‐1
MenuLayout.....................................................................................................................................................................4‐1
PlanType...........................................................................................................................................................................4‐2
DelDOTCommonMenu...............................................................................................................................................4‐4
PlanTypeSpecificMenus............................................................................................................................................4‐8
Info.....................................................................................................................................................................................4‐11
Chapter5‐ReferenceFiles............................................................................................................................5‐1
SavingRelativePath......................................................................................................................................................5‐1
CoincidentWorld............................................................................................................................................................5‐2
TrueScale..........................................................................................................................................................................5‐2
2Dand3DDesignFileReferences..........................................................................................................................5‐3
Chapter6‐RasterManager...........................................................................................................................6‐1
AerialImagery.................................................................................................................................................................6‐1
PlaceInteractively..........................................................................................................................................................6‐2
AttachingAerialImageryforPresentationPurposes......................................................................................6‐2
Chapter7‐Plotting...........................................................................................................................................7‐1
PlottingSizes....................................................................................................................................................................7‐1
PlottingSoftware&Hardware..................................................................................................................................7‐1
LineWidths.......................................................................................................................................................................7‐2
PenTables.........................................................................................................................................................................7‐3
PlotRequestFile(PRF)Attributes..........................................................................................................................7‐4
CALFileRequirements.................................................................................................................................................7‐4
CreatingAPlotRequestFile(PRF).........................................................................................................................7‐5
CreatingCALs,PDFsorPlotsfromPRFFilesUsingPlotManager.............................................................7‐6
MultipagePDFFileCreationfromCALFiles.......................................................................................................7‐8
AppendixA–DelDOTMicroStationElementSymbologyTemplates..............................................A‐1
AppendixB‐DelDOTLevelAssignments..................................................................................................B‐1
AppendixC–DelDOTCellLibraries............................................................................................................C‐2
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IntroductionAboutThisManual ComputerAidedDraftingandDesign(CADD)isthepreferredmethodofpreparingcontractplansfortheDelawareDepartmentofTransportation(DelDOT).ThestandardizationrequirementspresentedinthismanualensurethatCADDfilescanbeusedbytheentireprojectteam(surveyors,planners,designers,reviewersandcontractors)throughoutallphasesofprojectdevelopmentanddelivery.DelDOThasadoptedMicroStationandInRoadsasitsstandarddraftinganddesignsoftwarepackagesrespectively.Thestandardsreferencedinthismanualhavebeendevelopedandtestedusingthefollowingsoftwareversions:
MicroStationXMEdition–Version08.09.04.88InRoadsXMEdition–Version08.09.03.06MicrosoftWindowsXPProfessionalx64Edition–Version2003ServicePack2
ThismanualsupersedesallCADDstandardspreviouslypublished.Thismanualisnotatextbookanddoesnotexempttheprofessionalfromperformingresponsiblesurveyingand/orengineering.ItisintendedtoprovideuniformproceduresandstandardsfororganizationsthatperformCADDrelatedservicesforDelDOT.Theprofessionalshallhavefinalresponsibilityfortheaccuracyofallinputandoutputofcomputerbasedapplications.DistributionThismanualmaybefreelycopiedanddistributedforthepurposeofprovidingaconsistentguidetotheDelDOTCADDrequirements.ThemanualcanbedownloadedfromtheDelawareDepartmentofTransportationDesignResourceCenter(DelDOTDRC)websiteatthefollowingaddress:
http://www.deldot.gov/information/business/drc/cadd.shtmlCADDsupportfilessuchascelllibraries,fonts,seedfiles,etc.canbedownloadedfromtheDelDOTDRCwebsiteatthefollowingaddress:
http://www.deldot.gov/information/business/drc/cadd.shtml
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RevisionsandUpdatesThismanualwasdevelopedthroughinputfromDelDOTstaff,aswellastheconsultantandconstructioncommunities.DelDOT’sDivisionofTransportationSolutions(DOTS)willdevelopandmaintainproceduresandstandardsfortheDepartment’sCADDrelatedactivities.CADDManualholdersareencouragedtosubmitcommentsandsuggestionsforimprovementstothemanualorDelDOT’sCADDstandards.AnyerrorsfoundshouldbebroughttotheattentionoftheDelDOTTransportationSolutionsSectionviaanemailtoMichaelBalbiereratthefollowingaddress:
michael.balbierer@state.de.usDelDOTstrivestostaycurrentwithstateofthearttrendsinthemarket.However,impactsonprojectdeliveryschedulesandresourcesnecessarytoprovidesupportfornewfeaturesmustbeconsideredpriortoanychange.Updatingthismanualisintendedtobeacontinuousprocessandrevisionswillbeissuedperiodically.PleasechecktheDelDOTDRCwebsitetoensurethatyouhavethemostuptodateversionofthismanual.Itisintendedthatrevisionstothismanualaftertheinitialreleasewillbehighlightedinyellow.TrademarksMicroStationandInRoadsareregisteredtrademarksofBentleySystems,Incorporated.Othertradenames,computerprotocolsandfileformatsmentionedinthismanualarethetrademarksoftheirrespectiveowners.Innoeventwilltheappearanceofanygraphic,descriptionofanygraphic,picture,screendisplayoranyothermethodofconveyingmeaningbeconsideredtoimpairtherightsoftherespectiveowners.
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Chapter1 ‐DelDOTCADDNetworkDelDOTServersThereareatleasteightdifferentserverswithinDelDOTthatareusedforCADDfilesandsupportingresources.Theusesoftheseserversaredictatedprimarilybythelocationoftheuserandarelistedinthefollowingtable.ServerName PrimaryUseofServer
DOTASCADD01 eQuorumPlotStationServer–handlesallPlotRequestFile(PRF)plotsubmissions,regardlessofoutputtype(CAL,PDF,orhardcopy).
DOTASCADD02
InterPLOTServer–allplotssubmittedthroughIPLOTmustbesentthroughaprinterorplotterattachedtothisserver.
IISWebServer–FalconSVPandinternalCADDsupportpages.
DOTASCADD03
Activedesigncontracts.
ArchiveStorage–ArchivedCALfiles.
PrintingStorage–CALfilesforprint.
DOTSAN01 MainstoragelocationforallCADDresourcefiles.
DOTSAN02 Digitalorthophotographyfiles.
DOTFSND01 NorthDistrictCADDresourcefiles,updatedhourlyfromDOTSAN01.
DOTFSSD01 SouthDistrictCADDresourcefiles,updatedhourlyfromDOTSAN01.
DOTFSTMC01 TrafficManagementCenter(TMC)CADDresourcefiles,updatedhourlyfromDOTSAN01.
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TypicalDriveMappingsDriveLetter DriveMappingandDescription
G:\
Userlocationdependant:\\dotsan01\groups‐Doveroffices,someTMCusers.\\dotfsnd01\groups‐NorthandCanalDistrictusers.\\dotfssd01\groups‐SouthDistrictusers.\\dotfstmc01\groups‐TMCusers.G:\CADD\msv8‐istheofficiallocationofallMicroStationXMresources,departmentwide.SeeMicroStationXMResourceLocationssectionforanexpandedlistofresourceslocatedinthisdirectory.
K:\\\dotascadd03\cadd\archive_documents
Locationforallarchivedplans.
M:\\\dotascadd03\cadd\dms_server
ProgramdirectoryforFalconclientsoftware.
O:\\\dotsan02\apps
O:\OrthophotographycontainsthedigitalorthophotographyfilesthatcanbereferencedintoMicroStationXM.
R:\\\dotsan01\groups\cadd\resources
OldMicroStationresourcedirectory.WillremainintactforMicroStationVersionJinteroperability.
T:\
\\dotascadd03\cadd\plots
Temporarydigitalprintstorage.Filesthataremorethansevendaysoldwillbeautomaticallypurgedfromthisdirectory.T:\Equorum\cal\<your_username>‐LocationofCALfiles.
T:\Equorum\pdf\<bw/color>‐LocationofPDFfilesdependingonplotdriverused,BWorColor.
U:\\\dotsan01ordotfsdov02\users\<your_name>
Locationofuserspecificfiles.Bydesign,accesstouserspecificfileshasbeenrestrictedtothespecificuserandtheOITsystemadministrator.
V:\\\dotascadd03\active_contracts\<contract_number>
LocationofactivecontractCALfiles.
Y:\
\\dotascadd03\Cadd\Active_Designs
Y:\<County>\<Road_Number>\<Section>\<Contract_Number>Locationofactivecontractfiles.AmoredetaileddescriptiononcontractfoldersetupisfoundinChapter2–DirectoryNaming.
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MicroStationXMResourceLocationsMicroStationXMresourcesarelocatedintheG:\CADD\msv8folder.Referencesof“msvj”or“pre_msv8”withinthedirectorystructurepertaintothedesignfilelevelstructureof1‐63.TherearenoMicroStationVersionJresourceslocatedinthisdirectorystructure.
FolderName FolderDescription/Contents
G \\dotsan01\groups
CADD CADDResources
msv8 MicroStationXMReferences
Cells CellLibraryMainFolder
NCS NationalCADStandardsArchitecturalCells
pre_msv8 CellLibraries(1‐63LevelStructure)
ProjDev CellLibraries(NewLevelStructure)
dgnlib MicroStationDGNLibraries(Levels,Templates,etc.)
Fonts MicroStationFontResourceFiles
shx AutoCADFontFiles
ttf TrueTypeFontFiles
InRoads GeneralInRoadsFiles(NewLevelStructure)
pre_msv8 GeneralInRoadsFiles(1‐63LevelStructure)
XMLData XMLandXSLReportingFiles
mdlapps MDLApplications
PenTables PlottingPenTables
References GeneralReferenceFiles(NewLevelStructure)
Maps CountyMaps,DistrictMapsandSignalMaps
pre_msv8 GeneralReferenceFiles(1‐63LevelStructure)
ProjDev GeneralReferenceFiles(NewLevelStructure)
Seed MicroStationSeedFiles
NCS NationalCADStandardsSeedFiles
Survey SurveyMainFolder
pre_msv8 InRoadsSurveyFiles(1‐63LevelStructure)
VBA VisualBasicApplicationFilesforMicroStation
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Chapter2 ‐DirectoryandFileNaming Specificguidelineshavebeenestablishedforthenamingofcontractdirectoriesandfiles.Theseguidelinesmustbefollowedtoensurethatprogramsrelyingonthisnamingstructurefunctioncorrectly.ThisnamingstructurealsoensurestheefficientsharingandtransferofinformationbetweenDelDOTstaff,consultantstaffandcontractors.ThischapteroutlinesthecomprehensivenamingconventionforallprojectfilesusedintheCADDenvironment.DirectoryNamingProjectspecificworkingdirectoriesforallconstructionprojectsarelocatedontheY‐Driveatthefollowingaddress:\\dotascadd03\cadd\active_designs\.Themainprojectdirectoryislabeledwiththeconstructioncontractnumber,withsubdirectoriescreatedunderthismaindirectoryusingthefollownamingconvention.
FolderName FolderDescription/Contents
Y Y‐Drive
Sussex CountyLocation
014 MaintenanceRoadNumber
Road DepartmentManagementSection
2001303 MainProjectDirectory(Contract#)
Correspondence ProjectSpecificCorrespondence
InRoads InRoadsDataFiles
Cogo COGODataFiles&Reports
Dtm DigitalTerrainModelFiles
Photos ProjectSpecificPhotos
Plans MicroStationDesignFiles(.DGN)
Plot ConstructionPlanPlotFiles
RWPlot Right‐of‐WayPlotFiles
Survey FilesCreatedbySurveySection(Un‐EditedCopies)
XSPlot CrossSectionPlotFiles
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GeneralFileNaming StandardfilenameextensionsforinformationsubmittedtoorexchangedwithDelDOTshallbeasfollows:
FileType Extension
MicroStationDesignFiles .dgnMicroStationCellLibraries .cel
MicroStationResourceFiles .rsc
InRoadsPreferenceFiles .xin
InRoadsCOGODataFiles(InputFiles) .dator.ics
InRoadsCOGOReportFiles(OutputFiles) .rpt
InRoadsDigitalTerrainModelFiles .dtm
eQuorumPlotRequestFiles .prf
ElectronicPlotSubmissionFiles .cal
AdobeAcrobatFiles .pdf
MicrosoftWordDocuments .doc
MicrosoftExcelWorksheets .xlsSpacesorspecialkeyboardcharactersshallnotbeusedinthefilename.Specialcharactersare~`!@#$%^&*):(‐+=”\}|{;][’>.<?,/.Forfiletypesnotlistedabove,thedefaultfileextensiondefinedbythesoftwareshallbeused.DesignFileNamingMicroStationdesignfilenamesshallusethefollowingconvention:A BCP 03 .dgnFS 00 .dgn A. Thisportionofthefilenameisestablishedbyusingthetwoletterstandard
correspondingtothedesireddesignfilecategorylistedinthesectionentitledDesignFile&PlotRequestFile(PRF)Categories.
B. Thisportionofthefilenamedescribesthenumber/typeofadesignfile.Stripfiles(files
thatencompasstheentirelengthofadesign)shouldbedenotedwitha00.Sheetfilesshouldstartwith01andsequentiallyincreaseforeachsheetofthesamecategory.
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DesignFile&PlotRequestFile(PRF)Categories
Description DesignFileCategory
PRFCategory PenTable
AlignmentLayouts† AL AL ‐ArchBridgeDetails AR AR ‐BoringLog BO BO ‐BridgeAbutmentDetails AB AB ‐BridgeApproachSlabDetails AS AS ‐BridgeBeamDetails BM BM ‐BridgeBearingDetails BB BB ‐BridgeCamberTable CT CT ‐BridgeCompositeDetails CO CO ‐BridgeDeckPlan DK DK ‐BridgeFootingPlan FT FT ‐BridgeFramingPlan FR FR ‐BridgeHeadwallDetails HW HW ‐BridgeParapetDetails PA PA ‐BridgePierDetails PR PR ‐BridgePileDetails PL PL ‐BridgePlanandElevation PE PE ‐BridgeRailDetails RA RA ‐BridgeRehabilitationDetails RH RH ‐BridgeRigidFrameDetails RF RF ‐BridgeSheetPileDetails SH SH ‐BridgeSlopeProtectionDetails SP SP ‐BridgeSpecialStructureDetails ST ST ‐BridgeTimberStructureDetails TD TD ‐BridgeWickDrainLayoutSheet WD WD ‐BridgeWingwallDetails WW WW ‐ConstructionPlanSheet* CP CP ‐
ConstructionPlans ‐ CP CP.TBLEnvironmentalCompliancePlans ‐ EC EC.TBLGrades&GeometricPlans ‐ GG GG.TBLLandscapingPlans ‐ LS LS.TBLLightingPlans ‐ LI ‐RightofWayPlans ‐ RW RW.TBLSigning,SigningandConduitPlans ‐ SS SS.TBLUtilityRelocationPlans ‐ UT UT.TBL
ConstructionSequence/Phasing† CS CS CS.TBL
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Description DesignFileCategory
PRFCategory PenTable
ConstructionTitleSheet TC TC TC.TBLCrossSections XS XS XS.TBLCulvertDetails CU CU ‐DetourPlan DP DP DP.TBLDisplay/Presentation DI DI ‐ExpansionJoint EX EX ‐FieldSurvey/ExistingTopography† FS FS ‐FinishedBridgeDeckElevations FD FD ‐General&ProjectNotes PN PN PN.TBLHorizontalandVerticalControl HV HV ‐Hydrology/DrainageAreas† HY HY ‐IndexSheet IS IS ‐LandscapingDetails LS LS LS.TBLLegendSheet(Construction&Right‐of‐WayPlans) LG LG LG.TBLLighting† LI LI ‐MiscellaneousDetails DT DT DT.TBLModelFile MD MD ‐Profiles PF PF PF.TBLProjectSheetBorder SB SB ‐ProposedConstruction† PC ‐ ‐ReinforcingBarSummary BR BR BR.TBLRetainingWallDetails RD RD ‐RightofWay† RW RW ‐Right‐of‐WayMetesandBounds RB RB ‐Right‐of‐WayMosaic RM RM ‐Right‐of‐WayTabulation RT RT ‐Right‐of‐WayTitleSheet TR TR ‐Shape/ShadingFile† SF SF ‐SignalizationPlan SG SG SG.TBLStormWaterManagement SW SW ‐StructureRemoval SR SR ‐SuperelevationDiagrams&Charts SE ‐ ‐TypicalSections TS TS TS.TBLUtilities† UT UT ‐WorkFile(MiscellaneousLineWork) WK WK ‐†=Designfileencompassestheentireprojectarea(StripDesignFile).*=Multipleplansheetsaregeneratedfromthisdesignfile.
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PlotRequestFile(PRF)Naming eQuorumplotrequestfilenamesshallusethefollowingconvention:A B001 TC .prf012 CP .prf A. Thisportionofthefilenamedenotesthesheetnumberofthecontractsetthattheplot
requestfileisgenerating.Thisnumbershallbethreecharactersinlength.B. Thisportionofthefilenameisestablishedbyusingthetwoletterstandard
correspondingtothedesiredplotrequestfilecategorylistedinthesectionentitledDesignFile&PlotRequestFile(PRF)Categories.
ElectronicPlotFile(CAL)NamingElectronicplotfilenamesshallusethefollowingconvention:A BCD 001 .calRW 012 .cal A. Thisportionofthefilenameisestablishedbyusingthetwoletterstandard
correspondingtothedesiredelectronicplotfilecategorylistedbelow. CD=ConstructionPlanSet RW=Right‐of‐WayPlanSet XS=CrossSectionSet
B. Thisportionofthefilenamedenotesthecorrespondingsheetnumberofthecontract
setthatisbeinggeneratedbytheCALfile.Thisnumbershallbethreecharactersinlength.
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Chapter3 ‐DesignStandards ThischapterprovidesdetailsabouttheDelDOTstandardCADDsettings,including: SeedFiles WorkingUnits GlobalOrigins CoordinateReadouts DrawingandAnnotationScales Colors Fonts TextandTextStyles ElementSymbology LevelAssignments CellLibraries Models StripDesignFiles
SeedFilesMicroStationusesaseedfiletocreatealldesignfiles.Aseedfileisatemplateinwhichstandarddesignfileparametersareset.Seedfilesdonottypicallycontainelements,butsimilartodesignfilestheycontainfilesettingssuchasglobalorigin,workingunitsandviewconfigurations.Usingastandard,customizedseedfilehelpsmaintainuniformityandkeepstheuserfromhavingtoadjustdesignfilesettingseachtimeafileiscreated.Thefollowingtwodimensional(2D)andthreedimensional(3D)seedfilesareavailableontheDelDOTDRCwebsiteandshallbeusedinthepreparationofplansforsubmissiontoDelDOT.Unlessotherwisedirectedthe“deldot_seed2d_in.dgn”and“deldot_seed3d_in.dgn”filesaretobeusedforstructuraldetailsonly.
Dimension SeedFileName
2D deldot_seed2d_th.dgndeldot_seed2d_in.dgn
3D deldot_seed3d_th.dgndeldot_seed3d_in.dgn
Note:TheMicroStationconfigurationvariableMS_DESIGNSEEDisusedtodefinethedefaultseedfile.
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WorkingUnitsMicroStationallowstheusertodrawinrealworldunitssuchasfeet,inches,meters,etc.Theserealworldunitsarecalledworkingunits.WorkingunitsareexpressedinMasterUnits(thelargestunitsincommonuseinadesignfile,suchasfeet)andfractionalSubUnits(suchastenthsorinches).ThedefaultdefinitionforthefootinMicroStationXMistheInternationalFoot.TheDelawareStatePlaneCoordinateSystemuponwhichallDelDOTroadwayandbridgedesignprojectsarebasedismeasuredinU.S.SurveyFeet.Therefore,DelDOTusestheU.S.SurveyFootdefinition,andnottheInternationalFoot,asthestandardMasterUnit.
InternationalFeet1foot=0.3048000meters
U.S.SurveyFeet1foot=1200/3937meters0.3048006meters
DelDOThasdevelopedastandardunitdefinitionfile,deldot_units.def,todefinetheU.S.SurveyFootasthestandardMasterUnit.ThisfilecanbeobtainedfromtheDelDOTDRCwebsite.MicroStationdesignfilesusedinplanpreparationshallusethefollowingstandardworkingunitsasdefinedintheDelDOTseedfilesandinthedeldot_units.deffile.
UnitDescription Value Label
MasterUnit SurveyFeet ‘
SubUnit SFTenths th
TheDelDOTseedfileshavebeencreatedwiththestandardworkingunitsdescribedaboveandwithastandardresolutionsettingof10,000perdistancemeter.Thesesettingsshallnotbechangedbytheuser.Note:TheMicroStationconfigurationvariableMS_CUSTOMUNITDEFisusedtospecifytheactiveunitdefinitionfile.
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GlobalOriginElementsinthedesignfilearecreatedbyplacingdatapoints.EachdatapointplacedinthedesignfilehasassociatedX(Easting),Y(Northing)andZ(Elevation,3Dfilesonly)positionsorcoordinates.IntheDelDOTseedfiles,thepointcalledtheGlobalOriginissettothedesignfilesexactcenterandassignedthecoordinates0,0(2Dfiles)and0,0,0(3Dfiles).TheGlobalOriginasdefinedintheDelDOTseedfilesshouldneverbechangedbytheuserforDelDOTprojects.Note:EachelementplacedinadesignfileshallbegeographicallycorrectrelativetotheDelawareStatePlaneCoordinatesystem.HorizontalcoordinatesshallbebasedontheNorthAmericanDatumof1983(NAD83).VerticalelevationsshallbebasedontheNorthAmericanVerticalDatumof1988(NAVD88).CoordinateReadoutThecoordinatereadoutsettingsthataredeliveredintheDelDOTstandardseedfilesareshowninFigure1.AsmentionedpreviouslyinthesectionentitledWorkingUnits,theDelDOTseedfilesarecreatedwiththeresolutionequalto10,000perDistanceMeter.Thissettingshallnotbechangedbytheuser.
Figure1:CoordinateReadoutSettings
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DrawingScaleTheDrawingScaledialogboxallowsthescaleofadrawingtobechangedatanytimebyselectingtheappropriatescalefactorfromtheDrawingScaledialogbox.Whenselected,thescalefactorisstoredwithinthedesignfileandaffectsthescaledependentitemssuchastext,cellsandlinestyles.Allofthescaledependantdrawingelementssuchastext,cellsandlinestyleshavebeenredefinedinthenewCADDStandardsataunitscaleof1:1.TheseelementsarethenautomaticallyscaledupordownbythedrawingscalefactorastheyareselectedfromtheDelDOTMenuBar.Thishelpsmaintainconsistencyofscale‐dependantdrawingfeatures,regardlessofthescalebeingused.Note:TheDrawingScaledialogboxcanbeactivatedbyenteringdialogdrawingscaleopenintheMicroStationKey‐Incommandline.TheDrawingScaledialogboxcanalsobeactivatedbychoosingDelDOTCommon>SetModelScale/WorkingUnitsfromtheDelDOTMenuBar.ThestandardDelDOTdrawing/annotationscalesusedinthepreparationofDelDOTplansetsaredefinedinthedeldot_scales.deffile,andcanbeobtainedfromtheDelDOTDRCwebsite.Note:TheMicroStationconfigurationvariableMS_CUSTOMSCALEDEFisusedtoassignthescaledefinitionfile.Engineeringscalesshallbeusedforallroadwaysheetsandforbridgeplanviewsheets.Architecturalscalesareusedforannotatingbridgedetailsandoccasionallyroadwaydetails.
Figure2:DrawingScaleSettings
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Thefollowingdrawing/annotationscaleshavebeendefinedinthedeldot_scales.deffile:
Engineering Scale Architectural ScaleFullSize1=1 1:1 FullSize1=1 1:1ENGR1:2 2:1 ARCH1/32:1 32:1
ENGR1:5 5:1 ARCH1/16:1 16:1
ENGR1:10 10:1 ARCH3/32:1 32:3
ENGR1:20 20:1 ARCH1/8:1 8:1
ENGR1:25 25:1 ARCH3/16:1 16:3
ENGR1:30 30:1 ARCH1/4:1 4:1
ENGR1:40 40:1 ARCH3/8:1 8:3
ENGR1:50 50:1 ARCH1/2:1 2:1
ENGR1:60 60:1 ARCH3/4:1 4:3
ENGR1:100 100:1 ARCH1½:1 2:3
ENGR1:120 120:1 ARCH3:1 1:3
ENGR1:200 200:1 ARCH6:1 1:6
ENGR1:250 250:1 ARCH12:1 1:12
ENGR1:300 300:1 ENGR1:400 400:1 ENGR1:500 500:1 ENGR1:600 600:1 ENGR1:1000 1000:1 Recommendedsheetscalesarelistedinthefollowingtable:
SheetType ScalePlanSheet–Urban ENGR1:30PlanSheet–RuralCheckwithDelDOTProjectManagerpriortoutilizingthisscale.
ENGR1:50
PlanSheet–Bridge ENGR1:30
Profile–Horizontal MatchPlanSheetScale
Profile–Vertical 10TimestheHorizontalScale
TypicalSections ENGR1:5
DetailSheets ArchitecturalScales
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AnnotationScaleTheAnnotationScalelockfoundonthedialogboxesfortext,cellsandlinestylesprovidescontrolforthesizeofelementsastheyareplacedinthedesignfile.Aselementsareplacedintoadesignfile,theyshouldbeplacedwiththeAnnotationScaleLocksettoon.EnablingtheAnnotationScaleLockatthetimeelementsareplacedwithinthedesignfileallowsforautomaticrescalingoftheseitemsifthedesignfiledrawingscaleismodifiedinthefuture. ThestandardDelDOTannotationscalesusedinthepreparationofDelDOTplansetsaredefinedinthedeldot_scales.deffile,andcanbeobtainedfromtheDelDOTDRCwebsite.
Figure3:AnnotationScaleLockwithCells
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ColorsEachelementinaMicroStationdesignfileisassignedacolornumbertoensureconsistencyandallowuserstoeasilyidentifyplanelementsinsharedfiles.MicroStationreadsacolortabletodeterminethecorrectcolordisplayforaparticularcolornumber.TheDelDOTstandardcolortable,deldot_color.tbl,canbeobtainedfromtheDelDOTDRCwebsite.
Figure4:DelDOTColorTable
Note:TheMicroStationconfigurationvariableMS_DEFCTBLisusedtospecifytheactivecolortable.
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FontsDelDOThasdefinedseveralstandardfontsforuseonallplans.Itisimportanttousethesefontssothatthefinalplottedversionoftheplansmatchestheelectronicdisplayversionofthefile.OnlythefontsprovidedbyDelDOT(listedbelow)areacceptableforuseonplanspreparedforDelDOT.TheuseofTrueTypefontsisnotpermittedonplanspreparedforDelDOT.Note:DuetoplottingissuesinvolvingfilledfontssuchasDelDOT_117withinMicroStationXM,filledtextshouldbeplacedataweightof“8”toensureproperplotting.DelDOTpentableshavebeensetuptocorrectlyrenderthesefontsasfilledwhentheyresideonlevelswithshapesnotrequiringfill.Note:TheMicroStationconfigurationvariableMS_SYMBRSCisusedtospecifythefontlibrary.ThestandardDelDOTfontsusedinthepreparationofDelDOTplansetsarelistedbelowandcanbeobtainedfromtheDelDOTDRCwebsite.
FontName Default/Modified* GeneralUse
DelDOT_61(1) Modified ExistingLabeling
DelDOT_62(5) Modified ConstructionDetails
DelDOT_63(23) Modified ProposedLabeling
DelDOT_64(25) Modified ScheduleDataFields
DelDOT_66(80) Modified StandardConstructionDetails(SCD)
DelDOT_103 Default Mapping
DelDOT_109 Default Mapping
DelDOT_110 Default Mapping
DelDOT_113 Default Mapping
DelDOT_114 Default Mapping
DelDOT_117 Default TitleSheetBlock
*“Default”fontsaredefaultorunmodifiedfontsthatareshippedwithMicroStationand“Modified”fontsarefontsthathavebeenmodifiedbyDelDOTforuseinplanpreparation.
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TextIngeneral,alltextplacedinadesignfileisplacedonthesamelevelastheelementthatisbeingannotated.Alltextistypicallyplacedinthesheetdesignfileandnotinastripdesignfile.TheonlyexceptiontothiswouldbetheannotationofalignmentstationingorothertextthathasbeencreatedbyInRoads.Onlyuppercasetextshallbeusedwiththetextjustificationsettoleft‐center,exceptforpropertyownershipinformationonplansheets,whichiscenter‐centerjustified.ForadditionaltextjustificationinformationseethesectionentitledTextSize.Textisgenerallyplacedonplansheetssothatthebottomofthetextisalignedwiththebottomorrightedgesofthesheetborder.Whenelementlabelingrequirestextrotation,followtheexamplesinFigure5fordirectionandpositionoftextatthevariousrotationangles.
Figure5:TextRotationExamples
TextLineSpacingIngeneral,textlinespacingofmultipleslinesoftextshouldequaltwo‐thirds(2/3)thetextheight.Thespacingbetweenparagraphsorindividualnotesshouldbeequaltothetextheightbeingusedintheparagraphornote.
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TextSizeStandardtextsizeshavebeendefinedtoensureuniformlegibilityofallplansheets.Thestandardtextsizeslistedbelowreferstothesizeofthetextonthefinishedfullsizeplot,notthetextsizeinthedesignfile.Thecorrectdesignfiletextsizeisdependentupontheintendedplotscale.DelDOTstandardtextsizesaredefinedasshowninthefollowingtable:
TypeofTextTextHeight
TextWidth
TextWeight
TextJust. FontName
PlanSheets
ExistingLabeling 0.100” 0.100” 0 LC DelDOT_61(1)
ProposedLabeling 0.125” 0.125” 2 LC DelDOT_63(23)
Identifier 0.125” 0.125” 2 CC DelDOT_63(23)
MatchLine 0.250” 0.250” 8 CC DelDOT_117
RoadwayNames 0.125” 0.125” 8 CC DelDOT_117
Schedule‐Titles 0.1875” 0.1875” 8 CC DelDOT_117
Schedule‐ColumnHeader 0.125” 0.125” 2 CC DelDOT_64(25)
Schedule‐DataEntry 0.125” 0.125” 2 CC DelDOT_64(25)
DetailSheets
Titles 0.250” 0.200” 4 CC DelDOT_62(5)
Sub‐Titles 0.1875” 0.150” 3 CC DelDOT_62(5)
Dimensions 0.125” 0.100” 2 CC DelDOT_62(5)
GeneralText 0.125” 0.100” 2 LC DelDOT_62(5)
SheetBorders
ProjectTitle 0.250” 0.250” 8 CC DelDOT_117
SheetDescription 0.1875” 0.1875” 8 CC DelDOT_117
TocalculatetextsizesusedinaMicroStationdesignfileforvariousscaledplansheets,usethefollowingmethod:(StandardTextSize)x(PlottingScale)=DesignFileTextSizeExample:.125inchx30ft/inch=3.75feetNote:Textsizessmallerthan0.100”arenotpermittedonplanspreparedforDelDOT.TextoutputgeneratedfromInRoadsishandledbythepreferencesestablishedintheDelDOTInRoadsXMfile(deldot_0809.xin).ThisfilecanbeobtainedfromtheDelDOTDRCwebsite.
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TextStylesAMicroStationTextStyleisasetoftextparameterssuchasfonttype,textwidth,textheight,color,etcthathavebeensavedforrepeateduse.Textstylesenabletheusertoplacetextinaconsistentandautomatedmanner.ThestandardDelDOTtextstylesusedinthepreparationofDelDOTplansetsaredefinedinthedeldot_textstyles.dgnlibMicroStationDGNLibrary,andcanbeobtainedfromtheDelDOTDRCwebsite.Note:TheMicroStationconfigurationvariableMS_DGNLIBLISTisusedtoattachthedeldot_textstyles.dgnlibresourcefile.Thevarious“TypeofText”itemslistedonthepreviouspagehavebeenpreconfiguredinthedeldot_textstyles.dgnlibfileforuseonplanspreparedforDelDOT.Toensurepropertextsettings,theactivetextstyleshouldbeselectedpriortoplacingtext.Also,theAnnotationScaleLockshouldbeontoensurethatthetextisbeingplacedatthepropersizefortheintendeddrawingscale.
ActiveTextStyle
Figure6:SelectingTextStyles
Note:ItisimportanttorememberthatTextStylesdonotsettheLevelorWeightfortextplacement.Thetexthoweverwillbeplacedontheactivelevelwiththeactiveweight.
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ElementSymbologyEachelementplacedintoaMicroStationdesignfilecontainsaspecificsettingorattributeforitslevel,color,linestyleandweight.Thecollectionoftheseelementattributesisreferredtoasanelement’ssymbology.Elementsymbologyisusedtodifferentiatehowelementsaredisplayedinthedesignfileandonthefinalplottedsheet.Bydefault,thereareanunlimitednumberofMicroStationlevelsthatcanbeutilizedineachdesignfile.DelDOThasdefinedaspecificsetoflevelassignmentsthataretobeutilizedinthepreparationofDelDOTplansets.AsmentionedinthesectionentitledColors,eachelementinaMicroStationdesignfileisassignedaspecificcolornumbertoensureconsistencyandallowuserstoeasilyidentifyplanelementsinsharedfiles.Bydefault,thereareeightlinestyles(0‐7)availableinMicroStation.DelDOThasbeguntheuseofcustomizedlinestylestoreplacepreviouslyusedlinearpatterns.Someexamplesofthesecustomlinestylesarefences,ditchlines,guardrail,woodslines,etc.Therearethirtytwodefaultlineweights(0‐31)availableinMicroStation.Ingeneral,existingtopographicalfeaturesaredisplayedataweightofzero(0)andproposedconstructionfeaturesaredisplayedataweightoftwo(2).Toensurecorrectelementsymbologywhileplacinggraphicsinadesignfile,DelDOThasdefinedstandardelementsymbologysettings.ThesesettingscanbeaccessedthroughtheAttributestoolbarasshowninFigure7.AfulllistingofthestandardelementsymbologyvaluesforplangraphicsareavailableforeachplansheettypeinthetablesincludedinAppendixA:DelDOTMicroStationElementSymbology.DelDOT’sstandardelementsymbologysettingsaredefinedinaMicroStationDGNLibrary,deldot_templates.dgnlib,whichcanbeobtainedfromtheDelDOTDRCwebsite.
Figure7:AttributesToolbar
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LevelAssignmentsTomaintainuniformityamongdifferentdrawingfiles,itisessentialthatanorganizedlevelsystembeutilized.MicroStationXMpermitsdatatobeorganizedinanyfashiononanunlimitednumberoflevels.DelDOThasdevelopedastandardsetoflevelstobeusedwithalldesignfilessubmittedtoorexchangedwiththeDepartment.TheDepartmenthasexpandeditslevelsystemfromtheprevious1‐63systemtoavirtuallylimitlesslevelsystem.TheDelDOTlevelsystemhasnotbeenincludedinthemaintextofthischapterduetoitsdynamicnatureandinsteadcanbefoundinAppendixB:DelDOTLevelAssignments.AsmentionedinthesectionentitledElementSymbology,CADDuserspreparingcontractplansforDelDOTareencouragedtousetheAttributesToolbartoinsurethatplangraphicsarebeingplacedwiththecorrectelementsymbology,includingthecorrectlevel.PlacingplangraphicsviathedropdownmenusystemfoundintheDelDOTMenuBaralsoinsuresthecorrectplacementofelementsymbology.DelDOT’sstandardlevelsaredefinedinaMicroStationDGNLibrary,deldot_levels.dgnlib,whichcanbeobtainedfromtheDelDOTDRCwebsite.Note:TheMicroStationconfigurationvariableMS_DGNLIBLISTisusedtoattachtheDGNLIBfile.UsersshallnotcreatetheirownlevelsforuseinanydesignfilessubmittedtoorexchangedwithDelDOT.IfyouwouldliketorequestadditionallevelsbeaddedtotheDelDOTlevelstructuresystempleasecontactMichaelBalbiereratmichael.balbierer@state.de.us.
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CellLibrariesAcellisacomplexelementcomposedofagroupofprimaryelementsorothercomplexelements.Commoncelltypesaregroupedincelllibraries.Forplanconsistencyitisadvantageoustocreatecellsforitemsthatwillberepeatedlyplacedinadesignfile.ThefollowingcelllibrariesareavailableontheDelDOTDRCwebsitetofacilitatethedrawingofcommonlyusedsymbolsandsheetbordersasdescribedbelow:
CellLibrary DescriptionCP.cel Cellsusedforproposedconstructionsheets.CS.cel Cellsusedforconstructionsequencing&erosioncontrolsheets.
DP.cel Cellsusedfordetourplans.
EC.cel Cellsusedforenvironmentalcompliancesheets.
FS.cel Cellsusedforexistingtopographicalfeatures.
GG.cel Cellsusedforgradesandgeometricsheets.
GO.cel Cellsusedfordisplayinggeotechnicalinformation.
HV.cel Cellsusedforhorizontalandverticalcontrolsheets.
LI.cel Cellsusedforlightingsheets.
LS.cel Cellsusedforlandscapingsheets.
PN.cel Cellsusedfornotessheet(ProjectNotes).
RW.cel Cellsusedforright‐of‐waysheets.
SB.cel Cellsusedfortitlesheetsandoverallsheetinformation.
SG.cel Cellsusedforsignalizationsheets.SS.cel Cellsusedforsigningandmarkingssheets.
TS.cel Cellsusedfortypicalsectionandcrosssectionsheets.
UT.cel Cellsusedforutilitysheets.
AppendixC:DelDOTCellLibrariescontainsadetailedlistingofthecellsthatarecontainedwithineachofthecelllibrarieslistedabove.MostofthecellscreatedintheDelDOTcelllibrarieshavebeencreatedasgraphiccells.Thecellsymbology(level,color,linestyle,andweight)ofagraphiccellisdeterminedwhenitiscreated.Whengraphiccellsareplaced,theyarelevel‐independent,i.e.,theykeepthesettingsthatwereactivewhentheywerecreated.Afewcellshavebeencreatedaspointcellswhereappropriate.Apointcelltakesontheactivesymbologysetinthedesignfileatthetimeitisplaced.Anexampleofapointcellisthelineterminatorarrowhead(FS_ARO).
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ManyofthecellsintheDelDOTcelllibrarieshavebeendefinedusingrealworlddimensions(i.e.barriers,curbs,guardrails,etc.).Thesecellsshouldalwaysbeplacedinthedesignfilewithascalefactorof1.RealworlddimensioncellsareeasilyidentifiedinthecelllibrarypalettebythemissingAnnotationScale(“A”)icon,suchasinthecaseforcellCP_GR04:GuardrailEndTreatment–ParabolicinFigure8.Othercellshavebeendefinedtorepresentthelocationofaplanviewfeaturebutnottheactualsizeoftheelement(i.e.utilitypoles,mailboxes,valves,etc.).Thesecellsareintendedtobeplacedinthedesignfileusingtheannotation/drawingscalefactorwhichisequivalenttotheintendedplansheetplottingscale.
Figure8:PlaceActiveCellPalette,CellLibraryPaletteandCellPlacement
Thereareoccasionswhereitmaybenecessarytooverrideacell’ssymbology,suchasthecell’slevelattimeofplacement.Anexampleofthiswouldbetheplacementofmaintenanceoftraffic(MOT)itemsonspecificMOTPhaselevels(Ex.Phase1,Phase2,etc.).InthiscasecellsaretobeplacedwiththeRelativetoggleturnedonasshowninFigure9.Itisessentialtoverifythattheintendedlevelistheactivelevelpriortothecell’splacement.
Figure9:RelativeToggle
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ModelsEachMicroStationXMdesignfileiscomposedofoneormoreModels.Amodelisaseparatedrawingareawithitsownsetofviewparameters,referencefileattachments,etc.,storedwithinasingleMicroStationDesignfile.Modelscanbeeithertwo‐dimensional(2D)orthree‐dimensional(3D).Themostcommonuseofmodelsisinthecreationofdetailsheets.Constructiondetailscanbedrawnattruescaleinthescalespecificmodel(Ex:20Scale),andannotatedatthatspecificdrawingorannotationscale.Themulti‐scaledetailscanthenbereferencedintoasinglescalemasterdetailsheetforprintingpurposes.Whenmulti‐scalereferencefilesareattached,usersmustbesuretoselecttheappropriatelyscaledmodelwithinthereferenceddesignfile.Asreferencesareattachedtodesignfile,theyareattachedtoactivemodelwithintheactivedesignfile.
Figure10:ModelsPalette
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StripDesignFilesDesignfilesthatencompasstheentirelimitsofaprojectarereferredtoasstripdesignfilesandareusedtocreateexistingandproposedplanviewgraphicsthatwillencompasstheentirelengthoftheprojectforbothRoadwayandBridgeprojects.AllstripfileinformationshallbecreatedasindividualMicroStationdesignfilesandnotcombinedintoonedesignfileasseparatedesignmodels.Thelocationanddimensionsofallplanviewstripfileinformationshallbedrawnusingrealworlddimensionsat1:1scale;however,cellscalesandtextannotationshouldbesetfortheintendedplottingscaleoftheplanaspreviouslydetailedinthischapter.ForRoadwayprojects,aminimumoffour(4)planviewstripdesignfilesarerequired: FS.dgn–thisfilecontainstheexistingtopographicalgroundsurveyinformation.
RW.dgn–thisfilecontainstheexistingandproposedright‐of‐wayinformation.
AL.dgn–thisfilecontainstheconstructionalignmentinformation.
PC.dgn–thisfilecontainstheproposedconstructioninformation.
StripDesignFileName StripDesignFileDescription/Contents
AL00.dgn Constructionalignmentlayoutinformation.CS00.dgn Constructionsequenceandphasinginformation.
FS00.dgn Fieldsurvey/existingtopographyinformation.
HY00.dgn Hydrologyanddrainageinformation.
LI00.dgn Lightinginformation.
PC00.dgn Proposedconstructioninformation.
RW00.dgn Right‐of‐wayinformation,existingandproposed.
SF00.dgn Shapefileforshading.
UT00.dgn Utilitiesinformation,existingandproposed.
Astripdesignfileisalsousedforprofilesandcrosssectiongraphics.Unlikeplanviewstripdesignfiles,profileandcrosssectionstripdesignfilesshallcontainbothexistingandproposedinformationinonefile.Theprofilestripdesignfilemaybeusedtodisplayalloftheprofilesfortheentireprojectinonefile.Itisnotnecessarytocreateseparateprofilestripdesignfilesforeachalignment.Profilesshouldalwaysbedisplayedintheirownstripdesignfileandnevercombinedwith
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anyotherstripdesignfile(Ex:Neverdisplayprofilesintheproposedconstructionstripdesignfile).Thecrosssectionstripfilemaybeusedtodisplayallofthecrosssectionsfortheentireprojectinonefile.Itisnotnecessarytocreateseparatecrosssectionstripdesignfilesforeachalignment.Crosssectionsshouldalwaysbedisplayedintheirownstripdesignfileandnevercombinedwithanyotherstripdesignfile.
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Chapter4 ‐DelDOTMenuBar ToensureconsistencyanduniformitywhileplacinggraphicsintoaMicroStationdesignfile,DelDOThasdevelopedacustommenubarthatmakesuseoftheBARMENUMDLapplication.ThiscustommenubarisreferredtoastheDelDOTMenuBarandisgenerallyusedtodefinethestandardsymbology(level,color,linestyleandweight)forallelementscontainedwithinafile.ThischapterprovidesdetailsabouttheDelDOTMenuBarsettings,including: MenuLayout PlanTypes CommonTools InfoResources
MenuLayoutTheDelDOTMenuBarcontainsaminimumofthreedropdownmenus.ThePlanType,DelDOTCommonandInfomenusarestaticmenusandcontainthesamecontentregardlessoftheplansheettypethathasbeenselected.
Figure11‐DefaultDelDOTMenuBar
Thefourthdropdownmenuisdisciplineorsheetspecificandiseitherpopulatedautomaticallyuponopeningadesignfile,providedthedesignfilefollowstheDelDOTnamingconventionestablishedearlierinthismanual,orsetmanuallybytheuserasneeded.Ex:TS.dgnwilladdtheTypicalSectionsmenusandtoolstotheDelDOTMenuBarasshowninFigure12.
Figure12:DelDOTMenuBarSetforTypicalSectionsSheets.
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PlanType AsdiscussedinChapterTwo–DirectoryandFileNaming,DelDOTstronglyencouragestheuseofthetwocharacterdesignfilenamingconvention.TheDelDOTMenuBarapplicationutilizesthisfilenamingconventiontoautomaticallypopulatetheinformationinthedisciplinespecificdropdownmenus.ItisalsopossibletomanuallyselectadisciplinespecificmenufromthePlanTypedropdownmenu.Alistingoftheplantypesanddescriptionsisprovidedbelow.BridgespecificsheettypeshavebeengroupedtogetherundertheBridgeSpecificSheetscategoryinthePlanTypedropdownmenu.
PlanTypeAbbreviation PlanTypeDescriptionAR ArchBridgeDetailsBO BoringLogAB BridgeAbutmentDetailsAS BridgeApproachSlabDetailsBM BridgeBeamDetailsBD BridgeBearingDetailsCT BridgeCamberTableCO BridgeCompositeDetailsDK BridgeDeckPlanFT BridgeFootingPlanFR BridgeFramingPlanHW BridgeHeadwallDetailsPA BridgeParapetDetailsPR BridgePierDetailsPL BridgePileDetailsPE BridgePlanandElevationRA BridgeRailDetailsRH BridgeRehabilitationDetailsRF BridgeRigidFrameDetailsSH BridgeSheetPileDetailsSP BridgeSlopeProtectionDetailsST BridgeSpecialStructureDetailsTD BridgeTimberStructureDetailsWD BridgeWickDrainLayoutSheetWW BridgeWingwallDetailsCP ConstructionPlansEC EnvironmentalCompliancePlans
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PlanTypeAbbreviation PlanTypeDescriptionGG Grades&GeometricPlansLS LandscapingPlansLI LightingPlansSS Signing,SigningandConduitPlansCS ConstructionSequence/PhasingTC ConstructionTitleSheetXS CrossSectionsCU CulvertDetailsDP DetourPlanDI Display/PresentationEX ExpansionJointFS FieldSurvey/ExistingTopographyFD FinishedBridgeDeckElevationsPN General&ProjectNotesHV HorizontalandVerticalControlIS IndexSheetLS LandscapingDetailsLI LightingDT MiscellaneousDetailsMD ModelFilePF ProfilesSB ProjectSheetBorderPC ProposedConstructionBR ReinforcingBarSummaryRD RetainingWallDetailsRW RightofWayRB Right‐of‐WayMetesandBoundsRM Right‐of‐WayMosaicRT Right‐of‐WayTabulationTR Right‐of‐WayTitleSheetSF Shape/ShadingFileSG SignalizationPlanSD StandardConstructionDetailsSW StormWaterManagementSR StructureRemovalTS TypicalSectionsUT Utilities
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DelDOTCommonMenuSetElementElevation–thistoolprovidestheuserwiththeabilitytomoveasingleelement,elementscontainedbyafenceorallelementswithinthedesignfiletoauserdefinedelevation. LoadModZ=loadstheMODIFYZapplicationforthefirsttimeduringthe
MicroStationsession. UnloadModZ=unloadsorclosestheMODIFYZ
applicationfromMicroStation.Note:Dismissingthedialogboxbyselectingthecloseicon(red“X”),doesnotunloadthisapplication.ToreusetheMODIFYZapplicationafterdismissingthedialogboxtheusermustchoosetheUnloadModZtoolfromthemenu.
AreaTools–thismenuitemdisplaystheAreaToolspalettewhichcontainsthefollowingtools: MeasureAreaandPlaceAreaText PlaceAreawithText AreaCalculator AreaToolParameters
CivilTools–thismenuitemdisplaystheCivil/SiteToolspalettewhichcontainsthefollowingtools: PlaceContour LabelContour PlaceBreakline PlaceCoordinate ModifyContour SetElementElevation PlaceSpotElevation PlaceCompositeCurve CivilToolsSettings
InfoSnap–thismenuallowstheusertoeitherturnonorturnofftheMicroStationInfoSnapsettings.
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PipeCutSymbol–thismenuallowstheusertoeitherturnonorturnoffthepipecutsymbolusedwhencreatingdetails.PlaceSteelSection–thismenuallowstheusertoselectsteelsectionforinsertionintodrawingordetail.ShapesincludedareW‐Shape,S‐Shape,HP‐Shape,M‐Shape,StructuralTubing,etc.StartInRoads–thismenuallowstheusertolaunchInRoads,InRoadsSite,InRoadsStorm&SanitaryorInRoadsSurveydirectlyfromwithinanactiveMicroStationsession.StartAutoTrack‐thismenuallowstheusertolaunchAutoTrackdirectlyfromwithinanactiveMicroStationsession.SetModelScale/WorkingUnits–thisitemactivatestheDrawingScalepalettewheretheusercansettheWorkingUnits(Master&Subunits)andtheactiveModelorDrawingScale.TheAnnotationScaleLockcanbetoggledonorofffromthispaletteaswell.
CoordinateReadout–thisitemactivatestheCoordinateReadoutpalettewheretheusercansettheCoordinateFormat,CoordinateAccuracy,AngleFormat,AngleModeandAngleAccuracy.
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SetActiveAngle–thisitemallowstheusertosettheactiveanglewithinthedesignfilebyoneofthreemethods:By2Points,By3PointsorByDialog.
SetActiveElevation=0–thismenuitemsetstheview’sactivedepthtoanelevationof0.0000.Thismenuitemperformsthesamefunctionastyping“az=0”intotheMicroStationKey‐Inline.ResetViewDepth–thismenuitemsetstheviewdisplaydepthto‐10000,10000.Thismenuitemperformsthesamefunctionastyping“dp=‐10000,10000”intotheMicroStationKey‐Inline.LevelDisplay–thismenuitemactivatestheLevelDisplaypalette.ThismenuitemperformsthesamefunctionasselectingtheCTRL+EshortcutChangeLevel–thismenuitemactivatestheChangeLevelpalettewhichenablestheusertoeitherturnalevelofforisolatethelevelsoitistheonlylevelon,byselectinganelementontheaffectedlevel.AllLevelsON–thismenuitemallowstheusertoturnonalloftheMicroStationdesignfilelevelsforAllViewsoraspecificview.Thismenuitemperformsthesamefunctionasright‐clickingintheLevelDisplaywindowandselectingAllOnfromthepop‐uppalette.AllLevelsOFF–thismenuitemallowstheusertoturnoffalloftheMicroStationdesignfilelevelsforAllViewsoraspecificview.Thismenuitemperformsthesamefunctionasright‐clickingintheLevelDisplaywindowandselectingAllOfffromthepop‐uppalette.
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ViewAttributes–thismenuitemallowstheusertotoggleonoroffthefollowingviewattributesettings: AreaFill Grid DataFields LevelSymbology Dimensions LineWeight Dynamics Pattern FastCells Text FastCurves TextNodes FastFont
SetHighlight–thismenuitemallowstheusertoselectfromoneoftheeightelementselectionhighlightcolors.ChangeElementDirection–thismenuitemallowstheusertoreversethedirectionofanelementfromthatinwhichitwasoriginallydrawn.ShiftLineStyle–thismenuitemallowstheusertoshiftorslidethelinestyleelementsalongthelengthofthelinearelement.AutoLocateToggle–thismenuitemallowstheusertotoggleonorofftheAccuSnapAutoLocatefeature.UsingtheAutoLocatefeatureallowstheusertohoveroveranelementtohighlightorselecttheelementwithouthavingtoactuallyclick‐selecttheelement.UpdateFields–thismenuitemallowstheusertoupdatethevariousfieldswithinaMicroStationdesignfileondemand,insteadofkeepingtheUpdateFieldsAutomaticallymodelpropertytoggledon.Leavingthisfieldtoggledonwillincreasethetimeittakestoopenupthedesignfileandisnotrecommended.
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PlanTypeSpecificMenus AsmentionedundertheMenuLayoutsectionofthischapter,dependingonthenameoftheactivedesignfile,theDelDOTMenuBarwillautomaticallypopulateadropdownmenuforthedisciplinespecificsheettype.Thisdisciplinespecificdropdownmenucontainstoolsandsettingsthatweredevelopedforthatparticularsheettypetoimproveconsistencyanduniformitybetweenplansets.
Figure13‐DelDOTMenuBarSetUpforCP‐ConstructionPlansPlanType
Thefollowingcomponentgroupsarefoundinmostofthedisciplinespecificmenus:SetLevelDisplay–thismenuitemallowstheusertosettheleveldisplayforeitheranindividualvieworalloftheviews.TheviewlevelsettingsaredeterminedbyaVBAmacrothatutilizesthedeldot_levels.xlsfiletodeterminewhichlevelsshouldbeonoroffforaparticularsheettype.
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LinearFeatures–thismenuitemcontainselementsymbologysettings(level,color,styleandweight)formostofthegraphicalelementsthatareplacedwithinadesignfile.ThesettingsunderthesemenuitemsaredeterminedbytheMicroStationActiveElementTemplates,andwillnotworkcorrectlyifthedeldot_templates.dgnlibfilehasnotbeenaddedtotheMicroStationconfiguration.
Identifiers–thismenuitemcontainsalistingofalloftheidentifiersthatareusedforaparticularsheettype.
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Symbols–thismenuitemcontainsalistingofallofthesymbols/cellsthatareusedforaparticularsheettype.
DesignAids–thismenuitemcontainsalistingofdesignaidsthatmaybeusedforaparticularsheettype.
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InfoDelDOTDesignResourceCenter–thismenuitemlinksdirectlytotheDelawareDepartmentofTransportation’sDesignResourceCenter(DelDOTDRC)websitehomepage.DelDOTCADDStandardsManual–thismenuitemlinksdirectlytothemostcurrentversionoftheDelawareDepartmentofTransportation’sCADDStandardsManual.DelDOTLevels–thismenuitemlinksdirectlytothedeldot_levels.xlsworkbookwhereuserscanviewthecurrentlevelassignmentsandleveldisplaysettings.BentleyCommunities–thismenuitemlinksdirectlytotheBentleyBECommunitieswebsitehomepagewhereuserscanfindadditionalhelp,discussionforums,andtipsforalloftheBentleyproducts.BentleyDiscussionGroups–thismenuitemlinksdirectlytothearchivedBentleyDiscussionGroupswebsitewhereuserscanperformsearchesforadditionalhelponalloftheBentleyproducts.BentleyETS–OnLineTraining–thismenuitemlinksdirectlytotheBentleyLearnServerwebsitehomepagewhereuserscansearchthroughtheOnDemandeLearningCoursesfortrainingmaterialsonalloftheBentleyproducts.AuserIDandpasswordisrequiredtoaccessthetraininginformation.BentleyOnLineFeatureTips–thismenuitemlinksdirectlytotheBentleyLearnServerFeatureTipsandProductDemonstrationshomepagewhereuserscanviewFeatureTipsforalloftheBentleyProducts.BentleySoftwareDocumentation–thismenuitemlinksdirectlytotheBentleyPublicDocumentationArchivewheretheusercanviewtheuser’smanuals,trainingguidesandreferencesforalloftheBentleyproducts.
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Chapter5 ‐ReferenceFiles ReferencefilesareusedtodisplayorreferencethecontentsofoneormoreMicroStationdesignfilesintotheactivedesignfile.Themostcommonuseofreferencefilesisthedisplayofstripdesignfilessuchasthefieldsurveyfile(fs00.dgn)intotheconstructionplansheetdesignfiles(cp01.dgn)togeneratethevariousplansheetsusedonatypicalDelDOTproject.Referencefilesarealsousedtodisplaytheentirecontentsofonestripdesignfileintoanotherstripdesignfiletofacilitatethedesignprocess(Ex:Theentirecontentsofthefieldsurveydesignfile(fs00.dgn)isreferencedintotheproposedconstructiondesignfile(pc00.dgn)sothattheentirecorridorcanbeviewedatonetimeduringthedesignprocess).SavingRelativePathWhenattachingreferencefilestoactivedesignfilesitisrecommendedthattheuserenabletheSaveRelativePathfeaturecheckbox.Thisfeaturestoresthedirectorylocationofthereferencefilerelativetothedirectoryoftheactivedesignfile,therebypromotingtheportabilityoftheprojectdirectory.
Figure14:AttachReference
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Note:TheSaveRelativePathsettinghasreplacedtheSaveFullPathfeaturefrompreviousversionofMicroStation.MicroStationXMsearchesforreferencefileattachmentsinthefollowingorder:‐ActiveDirectory‐RelativePathDirectory‐MS_RFDIRDirectory‐FullPathDirectoryCoincidentWorldWhenattachingreferencefilestoactivedesignfilesitisrecommendedthattheuserselecttheCoincidentWorldattachmentmethodtoinsurethattheglobaloriginsofreferencedfilesareadjustedtotheglobaloriginoftheactivefile,whenattached.SeeFigure10forthelocationoftheAttachmentMethoddrop‐downlist.TrueScaleWhenattachingreferencefilestoactivedesignfilesitisrecommendedthattheuserenabletheTrueScalecheckbox(SeeFigure15).ThisfeatureadjuststhereferencefilesUnitsofResolutioniftheyaredifferentfromtheactivedesignfile.
Figure15:AttachmentSettings&TrueScale
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2Dand3DDesignFileReferencesMicroStationXMallowscrossreferencingof2Dfilesand3Dfilesintooneanother.InpreviousversionsofMicroStationthisfeaturewasnotavailable,so3Dfileswerecopiedandconvertedto2Dfilessoreferencescouldbemadeto2Dfiles.Thisisnolongerrequired,so3Dfilesshouldnotbecopiedandconvertedto2D,thuseliminatingduplicateinformation.
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Chapter6 ‐RasterManager Rasterfilesareusedtodisplaythecontentsofoneormoreimagefilesintotheactivedesignfile.MicroStationsupportstheattachmentofseveraltypesofimagefiles,themostcommonbeingthe.jpg,.tiff,and.imgrasterimagetypes.Themostcommonuseofrasterfilesisthedisplayofaerialimageryintodesignfilesasabackgroundforplanning,designandpresentationpurposes.ItisalsopossibletoattachscannedpaperarchivedplansheetsintotheactivedesignfilesthroughtheuseoftheRasterManager.AerialImageryDelDOTmaintainscopiesofaerialimageryfilesfortheentireStateofDelawareontheOITServerlocatedat\\dotsan02\apps\orthophotography.Thisservercontainsimageryfilesforthefollowingyearsandfiletypes:
1937–Grayscaleimages. 1992–Grayscaleandinfraredimages. 1997–Grayscaleimages. 2002–Highandlowresolutiongrayscaleandinfraredfiles. 2007–Highresolutioncolorfiles.
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PlaceInteractivelyInmostinstanceswhenattachingtheaerialimageryfilesmentionedabovetoactivedesignfilesitisrecommendedthattheuserleavethePlaceInteractivelyattachmentmethodunselectedtoinsurethattheaerialfilemaintainsthepropergeographicalposition.
AttachingAerialImageryforPresentationPurposesIncaseswheretheaerialimageryfileslocatedat\\dotsan02\apps\orthophotographyaregoingtobeusedforpresentationpurposesitisrecommendedthattheuserfollowtheworkflowlistbelowwhenmakingtheaerialfileattachment.
1) OpentheaerialfileusingAdobePhotoshopandconvertthefiletoa.jpgformatfile.Thisconversionwillreducetheimagefilefrom250MBtoapproximately35MBandwillimprovetheoverallspeedofMicroStationwhenthefileisattached.
Note:Whenattaching1to2imagefilestoMicroStation,anImageQualitysettingof“12–Maximum”isrecommendedwhenconvertingtheimagefilesto.jpgformat.Ifmorethan2imagefilesaretobeattached,theImageQualitymaybereducedtoimprovetheoverallspeedofMicroStation.
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2) Aspartoftheconversionprocesslistedinstep1,thegeographicallocationoftheaerialimagefilehasbeenmodified.Toinsureproperplacementoftheconvertedfileattimeofattachmentitisrecommendedthattheuserattachtheoriginal.tiffilelocatedin\\dotsan02\apps\orthophotographytoestablishthecorrectlocationoftheimagefile.
3) Oncetheoriginalimagefilehasbeenattached,andthetruegeographicallocationhasbeenestablished,theconvertedfilecanbeattached.ThekeytoinsuringtheconvertedfileisattachedcorrectlyisselectingthePlaceInteractivelyattachmentmethodattimeofattachment.Withthistoggleturnedontheuserwillbepromptedto“EnterOrigin”and“EnterCorner”fortherasterattachment.Attheseprompts,tentativetoonecorneroftheoriginfileboundaryandthentheoppositecornertosetthelimits.
FollowingthisworkflowwillimprovethespeedandefficiencyofMicroStationaswellasallowfortheuseoftheActiveElementTransparency,whichwillnotworkcorrectlywithlargerasterfileattachments.
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Chapter7 ‐PlottingOneoftheprimaryreasonsforfollowingtherequirementslistedintheCADDStandardsManualistoenablethecreationofuniformplotsets.Inevitablywhenplottingissuesoccuritisbecausetherequirementslistedinthismanualwerenotfollowed.Therefore,strictadherencetotheserequirementsmustbemaintainedtoinsureconsistentanduniformplots.PlottingSizesDelDOTproducesplansetsinthefollowingsizes: FullSize:34”x22” Half‐Size:17”x11”
PlottingSoftware&HardwareDelDOTusesthefollowingsoftwareandhardwarepackagestogeneratefullsizeandhalf‐sizeplansets: SoftwareApplication:eQuorumPRFGeneratorforMicroStation,Version9.1.49 Plotter:OCE860Plotter
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LineWidthsDelDOTusespentablesthatareappliedtothegraphicalelementswhenthedesignfileisplotted.Thiscanbethoughtofasatypeoffilter.ThepentablesmapMicroStationlineweightstospecificpensizesorthicknessesandapplythesethicknessestotheelementsastheyareplotted.Anexamplewouldbemappingallelementswhoseweightis0to0.005‐inchthicknessandallelementswhoseweightis1toa0.013‐inchthicknesstodifferentiatethedesignfileelement’sweightsontheplottedsheet.
Linethicknessesshouldbeplottedasshowninthefollowingtable.
ElementWeight Thickness(ApproximateInches)
WT=0 0.005”WT=1 0.013”
WT=2 0.018”
WT=3 0.023”
WT=4 0.028”
WT=5 0.033”
WT=6 0.038”
WT=7 0.043”
WT=8 0.048”
Duetothevariationsinplottingaccuracyofvariousprinters,thethickness’showninthetableabovecanbemodifiedasdeemednecessarytoachievethedesiredresults.
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PenTablesAspreviouslymentionedunderthesectiononLineWidths,DelDOTusespentablesduringtheplottingprocess.Thepentableshavebeendevelopedforthevarioustypesofsheetstheusermayencounteroneachproject,andarelistedalongwiththecorrespondingPlotRequestFile(PRF)undertheDesignFile&PlotRequestFile(PRF)CategoriessectionofChapter2.
ThefollowingpentablesareavailableontheDelDOTDRCwebsite.
PenTableName PenTableUse
br.tbl PlottingofReinforcingBarSummarysheets.cp.tbl PlottingofConstructionPlansheets.
cs.tbl PlottingofConstructionPhasing,MOT&ErosionControlsheets.
dp.tbl PlottingofDetourPlansheets.
dt.tbl PlottingofConstructionDetailsheets.
ec.tbl PlottingofEnvironmentalCompliancesheets.
gg.tbl PlottingofGradesandGeometricssheets
lg.tbl PlottingofLegendsheets.
ls.tbl PlottingofLandscapingsheets.
pf.tbl PlottingofProfilesheets.
pn.tbl PlottingofNotessheet.
rw.tbl PlottingofRight‐of‐Waysheets.
sg.tbl PlottingofSignalizationsheets.
ss.tbl PlottingofSigning,StripingandConduitssheets.
tc.tbl PlottingofConstructionTitlesheets.
tr.tbl PlottingofRight‐of‐WayTitlesheets.
ts.tbl PlottingofTypicalSectionssheets.
ut.tbl PlottingofUtilityRelocationsheets.
xs.tbl PlottingofCrossSectionsheets.
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PlotRequestFile(PRF)AttributesToensureconsistentplottingoutputthefollowingMicroStationViewAttributesshouldalwaysbeturnedonwhencreatingPlotRequestFiles:Fill,LineStyles,LineWeights,PatternsandText.ThefollowingMicroStationViewAttributesshouldalwaysbeturnedoffwhencreatingPlotRequestFiles:DataFieldsandTextNodes.PlotRequestFilesarecreatedwithspecificlevelsturnedonandofftocorrectlygeneratethefinaloutput(Plot,PDF,Cal,etc.).InpreviousversionsofMicroStationwherethe1thru63levelsystemwasuseditwasrelativelyeasytolistthelevelsthatweretobedisplayedforeachofthevarioussheettypes(Ex:ConstructionPlansversusGrades&GeometricPlans).DuetothelimitlessnumberofavailablelevelsinMicroStationXMandthedynamicnatureofthedisplayofeachoftheselevels,DelDOThasoptedtousetheDelDOTMenuBartocorrectlyhandlethedisplayoflevelsforeachsheettype.AsmentionedinChapter4–DelDOTMenuBar,thesettingscontainedintheDelDOTMenuBarforeachofthevarioussheettypesisdeterminedbythedatacontainedwithinthedeldot_levels.xlsfilewhichisavailableontheDelDOTDRCwebsite. CALFileRequirementsDelDOTrequiresthatallcontractplansheetfilesgeneratedforsubmissiontotheDepartment,whetherforplottingorviewingpurposes,be200dpiCALType1rasterimages.ToensureconsistentplottingqualityDelDOTwillnotacceptCALfilesthatutilizedifferentdotsperinch(dpi)settings.
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CreatingAPlotRequestFile(PRF)PlotRequestFiles(PRFs)areusedtogenerateeitherapapercopyorelectroniccopyofaprojectsheetfile,viatheuseoftheeQuorumPlottingapplication.TogenerateaPRFfile,followtheworkflowandsettingslistedbelow. OpentheMicroStationdesignfilethatcontainsthegraphicsyouwouldliketoplot.
Placeafencearoundthegraphicsorsheetborderthatistobeplotted.
ChooseApplications>eQuorumPlotting>PRFGeneratorfromtheMicroStation
MenuBar,andenterthefollowinginformationintotheirrespectivefields.
PRFName:EnterthenameofthePRFfileandpathwherethePRFfilewillreside.RecommendedPRFfilenamingconventionscanbefoundinChapter2.Queue:Leavethissettingas“default”.Plotter:Selectthe“CALS_PLANS”optionfromtheplotterlist.PenTable:Selecttheappropriatepentableforthetypeofsheetyouareplotting(Ex:dt.tblforplottingadetailsheet).Size:Enterthesheetwidth,ininches,andthenacomma(Ex:34,)andtheheightvaluewillbefilledinautomatically.Rotation:Entertheanglethatthesheetorfenceisrotatedfromthepositivex‐axis.Anglesmeasuredcounter‐clockwisearetobeenteredasanegativeangle.
SelecttheCreatePRFbuttontofinalizethePRFcreationprocess.
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CreatingCALs,PDFsorPlotsfromPRFFilesUsingPlotManagerOnceaPlotRequestFile(PRF)hasbeengeneratedtherearemultipleoutputfilesthatcanbecreatedfromthisfilesuchasCALs,PDFsorpaperplots.Togenerateanoutputfile,youmustprocessthePRFfilethroughtheeQuorumPlotManagerapplication,usingthefollowingworkflowandsettingslistedbelow. ChooseStart>AllPrograms>PlotManager>Submitandenterthefollowing
informationintotheirrespectivefields.
PlotterCALS_PLANS=ThisoptioncreatesacalfilefromyourprffileandplacesthenewcalfileinyouruserfolderlocatedontheTDrive(Ex:T:\Equorum\cal\michael.balbierer\CD_xs.cal).Makesureyoutransferthesefilestoyourprojectfolderwithin7daysortheywillbepurgedfromthislocationautomatically.PDFMonoRaster200=Thisoptioncreatesa200DPIBlack&WhitePDFfilefromyourprffileandplacesthenewBlack&WhitePDFfileinthebwfolderlocatedontheTDrive.ThePDFfilewillbenamedasUSER_PRFNAME.pdf(Ex:T:\Equorum\pdf\bw\michael.balbierer_xs.pdf).
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PDFColorRaster200=Thisoptioncreatesa200DPIColorPDFfilefromyourprffileandplacesthenewColorPDFfileintheColorfolderlocatedontheTDrive.ThePDFfilewillbenamedasUSER_PRFNAME.pdf(Ex:T:\Equorum\pdf\color\michael.balbierer_xs.pdf).TS_OCETDS600=ThisoptionplotstheselectedprffiletotheOCEplotter(Locatedonthe2ndFlooroftheDelDOTAdministrationBuilding,intheSouthProjectDevelopmentSection)AccountingCD=ConstructionPlansRW=Right‐of‐WayPlansXS=CrossSectionsPenTableNameIfthe“UsePRFSettings”boxisnotselected,thenyouwillhavetoassignaPenTabletobeusedwhenplottingyourPRFsorcreatingaCAL/PDFfile.Selectthe“PenTableName”browsebuttonandselectoneoftheavailablePenTablesfromthelistthatappears.IfalistofPenTablesdidnotappearwhenyouselectedthebrowsebutton,navigatetoG:\CADD\msv8\PenTables\Equorum\200DPIandselectaPenTable.
ChooseFile>AddEntrytoListandbrowseforthePRFfilethatyouwouldliketo
convertintoaCALfile,PDFfileorprint.Filescanbealsobeplaceddirectlyintothe“Job/Set”windowareaviaadraganddropoperationusingWindowsExplorer.
HighlightthePRFfile(s)withinthe“Job/Set”windowareaandchooseFile>Start
Submittocompletetheconversionorprintingprocess.Ifyoumodifya“Job/Set”item(Ex:ChangingaPRFfilePenTable),thenyoumusthighlightthefile(s)withinthe“Job/Set”windowandchooseFile>ReSubmittorefreshthedatabeforechoosingFile>StartSubmittocompletetheconversionorprintingprocess.(Youcanalsoright‐clickthehighlighteditemandchoose“Resubmit”fromthepop‐upmenu.)
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MultipagePDFFileCreationfromCALFilesMultipagePDFfilescanbecreatedfromCALfilesviaPlotManagerusingthefollowingworkflowandsettingslistedbelow. WhileinPlotManagerselectPDFMonoRaster200fromthePlotterdrop‐downlist.
DraganddropyourCALfilesintotheJob/SetsectionofthePlotManager.
HighlightallofthefilesandselectFile>CreateSetInList.
MakesuretheCALfilesareintheproperorder.Ifnottheycanbemoved
(drag/drop)torearrangeorderingofsheetsifneeded.
SubmitthejobtocreatethemultipagePDFfile.
ThefilewillbeplacedontheT‐Driveunderthet:\pdf\bw\directory.Thefilewillbenamed<username>_<firstfileprocessed>.pdfregardlessofthesetname.IntheexamplebelowthemultipagePDFfilewillbenamedmichael.balbierer_CD_01.pdf.
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AppendixA–DelDOTMicroStationElementSymbologyTemplates
Duetothedynamicnatureofthedeldot_templates.dgnlibfile,aPDFlistingofDelDOTMicroStationElementSymbologyTemplatescanbefoundontheDelawareDepartmentofTransportation’sDesignResourceCenterwebsiteatthefollowingaddress:http://www.deldot.gov/information/business/drc/cadd.shtml
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AppendixB‐DelDOTLevelAssignments Duetothedynamicnatureofthedeldot_levels.dgnlibfile,aPDFlistingofDelDOTLevelAssignmentscanbefoundontheDelawareDepartmentofTransportation’sDesignResourceCenterwebsiteatthefollowingaddress:http://www.deldot.gov/information/business/drc/cadd.shtml
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AppendixC–DelDOTCellLibrariesDuetothedynamicnatureoftheDelDOTCellLibraryfiles,aPDFlistingoftheDelDOTCellscanbefoundontheDelawareDepartmentofTransportation’sDesignResourceCenterwebsiteatthefollowingaddress:http://www.deldot.gov/information/business/drc/cadd.shtml