Question:

When running the Create ICM command, I get the error message "Create ICM Repository Failed - No OpenRoads objects found in the model. Cannot create a consensus model."?

Answer:

This error will be given when there is no Civil Model data present in the DGN. 

It can also be given if DGN files containing Civil Model data have been attached, but the Project Explorer has not synced yet to show the attached models.  One quick way to get the Project Explorer to sync is to place a line using the Horizontal Geometry>Place Line Between Points command.  Once the line is placed, the Project Explorer will update to show all the attached civil models and the line can be deleted.

Question:

I applied curve widening to my corridor, but now I would like to remove it. How can I clear out the curve widening?

Answer:

Essentially, the Curve Widening command simply facilitates the creation of horizontal point controls that are applied to backbone points. The end result of the Curve Widening tool is a series of point controls used to widen lanes and/or edge of pavement lines around curves. To remove curve widening, simply delete the point controls by going to Corridor > Point Controls.

The video demonstrates how to create a template with a brow ditch to intercept overland flow (if the existing terrain is flowing towards it).  Extended beyond what is delivered in the OpenRoads Workspace, this template has a solution that adjusts the brow ditch to a Profile, if one exists.

Click the video below to play it. To view in fullscreen mode, first click the YouTube link at the bottom of the video to launch the video on the YouTube site. Then, click the fullscreen button (rightmost button at bottom of video).

 Recorded in 1280 X 720 resolution. 

(Please visit the site to view this video)

The following resources are provided as a reference by Bentley's Technical Support Group. 

Corridor Creation & Manipulation

Video Clips

• Video: Overview of Corridor Modeler Tools
• Video: Corridor Design Overview
• Video: Simple Workflow for Corridor Creation
• Video: Create 3D Automatically
• Video: Using the Template Drop Interval Multiplier in Design Stages
• Video: Overlapping Slopes at Intersections with Relatively Long Cut/Fill Slopes
• Video: Overlay Vertical Adjustment Example
• Video: Preliminary Planning
• Video: Failure of corridor creation using feature Geometry Centerline and how to create corridor automatically using Road Centerline
• Video: Creating a 3D Linestyle for Use in Corridor Modeling
• Video: Traffic Animation
• Video: Pavement Marking Design and Visualization
• Video: Guardrail Modeling
• Video: Import Corridors into OpenRoads
• Video: Introduction to Corridor References
• Video: Corridor References - Point Control Targets Linear Feature
• Video: Corridor References - Template Point Targets Linear Feature
• Video: Corridor References  - Point Control Targets Alignment
• Video: Corridor References - End Condition Targets Alignment
• Video: Targeting with End Condition Exceptions and Point Controls
• Video: Modeling Existing Pavement and Proposed Overlay
• Video: Creating a Point Control
• Video: Corridor Profile Assignments
• Video: Assigning a Terrain Model to a Corridor
• Video: Applying Special Ditch Grades and Profiles
• Video: Applying Parametric Constraints
• Video: Applying End Condition Exceptions
• Video: End Condition Transition Example
• Video: Applying a Key Station
• Video: Special Ditch Creation in OpenRoads
• Video: Using Feature Name Overrides
• Video: Target Aliasing and Corridor Clipping
• Video: Export Corridor Objects to CSV
• Video: Target Aliases in SS4 MR1+ (V08.11.09.845+)
• Video: Top Mesh Improvements in SS4 MR1+ (V08.11.09.845+)
• Video: Copy Corridor Features to MicroStation Elements
• Video: Create Transition in Corridor

TechNotes

• Coming Soon

Templates

Video Clips

• Video: Angle Distance Constraint
• Video: Building Components in Templates
• Video: Creating Benching End Conditions
• Video: Ditch Construction with Intersecting Slopes
• Video: End Conditions Part 1
• Video: End Conditions Part 2
• Video: Simple Template Creation
• Video: Template Assembly
• Video: Understanding End Conditions
• Video: Understanding Component Display Rules
• Video: Understanding Overlay Components
• Video: Using Display Rules
• Video: Creating a Template from Components
• Video: Applying Shoulder Rollover Lock
• Video: Accessing the Template Library
• Video: Create Transition Between Templates
• Video: Create a Fixed Ditch Component
• Video: Creating a Brow Ditch With Override

TechNotes

• Order of Processing Template Points, Components, Rules, and End Conditions
• End Condition Rules

Superelevation

Video Clips

• Video: Intro to Superelevation (8 Videos)
• Video: Overview of Superelevation Workflow
• Video: InRoads V8i SS3 - Annotate Superelevation Control Lines in Profile

• Video: Applying Cant to a Corridor

TechNotes

• How to create a Non-Linear Superelevation Transition
• OpenRoads Rules-based Superelevation SRL files
• Import Superelevation Example CSV File
• SEP Preference File Settings and Syntax
  

Cross Sections & End Area Volumes

Video Clips

• Video: Create Cross Sections in SS3
• Video: Dynamic Cross Section View
• Video: Displaying Points in Cross Sections
• Video: Display Right of Way in Cross Sections
• Video: End Area Volumes Overview
• Video: End Area Volumes-Unsuitable Materials, Exceptions, Factors
• Video: End Area Volumes - Classifications
• Video: Computing End Area Volumes for Overlay/Widening
• Video: Navigating Clip Volume
• Video: Turning Off Components to Prevent Displaying in Cross Sections
• Video: Create Cross Section Sheet Annotation

TechNotes

• Coming Soon

Question:

Where are the Help files in SS4?

Answer:

This question has come up several times, and the answer is that Help is hiding in plain sight! Look for it at the bottom of the Tasks menu with the other Civil Tools.

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Questions and Answers

December 2015 - See What I Mean? Visually Communicating Your Design with LumenRT

Question: What are the suggested computer hardware requirements? (ie, video card, memory, processor)
Answer: The best results will be obtained with a high-quality gaming-style graphics card (2GB video memory on video card and 4GB or more of hard drive memory).

Question: Are there any limitations with model size or road length?
Answer: Any limitations would be based on your graphics card. There are no set limits when exporting from MicroStation Connect 64bit.

Question: Can you slice through the display to create a cross section?
Answer: Yes, you can generate cross sections.

Question: What kind of man-hour effort was required to develop this model or a similar model suitable for public presentation?
Answer: Once you go from the civil application into LumenRT, you can create a model in a few hours. Then you can immediately create screen captures. You can create a LiveCube in under an hour. Movies will take approximately 8 hours to render.

Question: What kind of resolution is available for images and videos? Can LumenRT produce HD quality?
Answer: HD is available and up to 4K video output.

Question: How do I obtain LumenRT?
Answer: LumenRT is part of ELS and is available on SELECTServices for download. A 7 day trial is available. See the following link for download and installation instructions: http://communities.bentley.com/products/microstation/microstation_visualization/w/microstation_visualization_wiki/25198.how-to-download-and-install-bentley-lumenrt

Question: Can LumenRT import VISSIM?
Answer: Yes, as long as you are in a 2D plane.

Question: Will lighting from street lights show up in LumenRT?
Answer: Yes, lighting can be handled externally. Interior lighting options are available as well.

Question: Where can I find LumenRT training?
Answer: http://learn.bentley.com/app/Public/BrowseLearningPaths?productlineId=26143&CustomLP=False

Question: Can LumenRT import SketchUp models?
Answer: Lumen does not import SketchUp models (skp files) directly.

November 2015 - Creating Civil Cells

Question: If you have created a civil cell with a driveway placed perpendicular to the mainline, can the driveway be at a skewed angle when you place the civil cell?
Answer: Yes - in fact this is demonstrated in the videos at this link: http://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki/7064

Question: Can the radius defined in a civil cell be edited after it is placed into your design?
Answer: Yes, the radius can be changed as needed after placing the civil cell. Edits to geometry within a civil cell are locally contained in the active DGN. The civil cell that is stored in the DGNLIB is not impacted.

Question: When clipping with a civil cell, does the clip affect the elements to be clipped in their whole depth, or does the civil cell only clip the layers which intersect with the depth of the cell?
Answer: http://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki/23252.depth-of-civil-cell-clipping

October 2015 - Working with the OpenRoads Navigator Mobile App

Question: When will OpenRoads Navigator Mobile App be available?
Answer: OpenRoads Navigator Mobile App is now in available in a Beta version running through the Apple Test Flight program. The target date for commercial iOS release is November 2015. The app will be available on Android later this year.

Question: Is there a possibility that the two different formats (i.dgn and .imodel) will merged to become the same format which can be opened both in desktop and on mobile?
Answer: Yes, the goal is to move everything to the .imodel.

Question: Will the documents such as PDF/Word/Excel that are linked in the DGN transfer to OpenRoads Navigator Mobile App?
Answer:http://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki/25168.attaching-documents-in-openroads-navigator

Question: Can you locate a point using GPS in the field?
Answer:http://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki/25169.locate-point-in-the-field

Question: How do you locate an issue on the screen?
Answer:http://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki/25170.locate-issue-on-screen

Question: How do you purchase OpenRoads Navigator Mobile App?
Answer: You can purchase a single passport for all mobile apps (ProjectWise Mobile, OpenRoads Navigator, etc).

Question: Can the coordinate information be displayed as Station-Offset?
Answer: Yes, as well as Lat-Long. If it is 3D, you will also get elevation.

Question: Which iOS devices will be supported?
Answer: Currently, iPad is the only supported Apple device. This is due to an Apple requirement that any iPhone app is supported on ALL version of iPhones.

Question: Can you use the station-offset feature with InRoads/GEOPAK files (.alg/.gpk)?
Answer:http://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki/25171.using-station-offset-tool-with-civil-data

Question: What is the file format that is exported from OpenRoads Navigator Mobile App?
Answer:http://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki/25172.openroads-navigator-file-format

Question: Can you reference the markup in a DGN?
Answer: Not in the current v8i version - this option will be available in the Connect edition.

September 2015 - Subsurface Utility Design and Analysis (SUDA)

Question: Are there any conflict management tools included in SUDA or is that only available in SUE?
Answer:http://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki/24021.availability-of-conflict-management-tools

Question: What is required if you need to design more than 100 inlets using StormCAD?
Answer:http://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki/24022.what-if-i-need-more-than-100-inlets-in-stormcad

Question: Is the 100 inlets limitation per drainage library, or is it the total number of allowed inlets within StormCAD?
Answer:http://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki/24023.is-the-stormcad-100-inlets-limitation-per-drainage-library

Question: Can I use the layout options without having a Subsurface Utility Engineering license?
Answer :http://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki/24024.can-i-use-layout-options-without-having-a-subsurface-utility-engineering-license

Question: Can nodes be placed as an offset to the alignment?
Answer : http://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki/24025.can-nodes-be-placed-as-an-offset-to-the-alignment

Question: Is it possible to design your own structures and feature definitions for use in SUDA/SUE?
Answer:http://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki/17693.video-creating-cells-to-use-in-sue-feature-definitions

Question: Does pipe connection direction matter?
Answer:http://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki/24026.pipe-connection-direction

Question: Can you assign multiple drainage areas to an inlet?
Answer:http://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki/24027.assign-multiple-drainage-areas-to-inlet

Question: How do you change the outflow for a catchment area?
Answer:http://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki/24028.change-catchment-outflow

Question: Can you assign multiple land uses within an area and calculate a composite c-value?
Answer:http://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki/24029.calculate-composite-c-value

Question: If you move a node, will the attached pipes move with the relocated structure?
Answer:http://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki/24030.do-pipes-adjust-when-nodes-are-relocated

Question: Can you have preloaded Scenarios to use for multiple projects?
Answer:http://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki/24032.where-are-scenarios-stored

Question: What formats are available for SUDA/SUE reports?
Answer:http://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki/24033.sudasue-report-formats

Question: Can you calculate c value with an impervious map like GEOPAK drainage?
Answer: That functionality is not currently available.

Question: Can conduits link to the center of the inlet instead of the walls of the inlets?
Answer:http://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki/24034.link-conduits-to-center-of-inlet

Question: Which of the OpenRoads products include StormCAD for OpenRoads 100 Inlets (part of Subsurface Utility Design and Analysis tools) at no extra fee?
Answer:http://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki/23051.which-products-include-stormcad-for-openroads-100-inlets-at-no-additional-fee

Question: Can you calculate on-grade spread? Can the spread section be read off of the surface?
Answer: That functionality is not currently available.

Question: When will Open Roads be tied into the Connect Edition of MicroStation?
Answer: The OpenRoads CONNECT edition (naming not confirmed) is currently in development. Look for an announcement soon regarding a target release date.

Question: What exactly are the SUDA/SUE structures?
Answer:http://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki/24036.what-are-sudasue-structures

Question: How do you change the runoff method?
Answer:http://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki/24037.change-runoff-method

Question: Can you import the cell libraries from GEOPAK drainage?
Answer:http://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki/24038.import-geopak-cell-libraries-in-suesuda

Question: When was SUDA introduced into the civil products?
Answer:http://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki/24035.when-was-suda-introduced-into-the-civil-products

August 2015 - Civil Cells

The data used in this month's session is from the LEARNserver class, Using Civil Cells In OpenRoads. This class can be accessed HERE.

Question: How are civil cell rules impacted when making manual adjustments to individual elements after placement?
Answer: http://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki/23241.where-are-manual-adjustments-to-civil-cells-stored

Question: Can two or more civil cells be merged? 
Answer: http://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki/23242.can-civil-cells-be-merged

Question: How do you determine quantities within a civil cell?
Answer:http://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki/23244.quantities-in-civil-cells

Question: Is there a recommended method for addressing overlaps when the end conditions targeting the existing DTM extend and overlap each other through a radius return?
Answer:http://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki/16056.video-overlapping-slopes-at-intersections-with-relatively-long-cutfill-slopes

Question: Is there a way to extract multiple lines with the Plan By 3D Element tool?
Answer:http://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki/23245.extract-multiple-lines-with-plan-by-3d-element

Question: What the best practice for creating superelevation through the civil cell?
Answer:http://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki/23246.how-to-add-superelevation-to-a-civil-cell

Question: Can you change the civil geometry stationing in a civil cell to match the direction of the corridor stationing?
Answer:http://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki/23247.transpose-stationing-in-civil-cell

Question: Why can't I create civil cell using elements that were created using Simple Arc From Element?
Answer:http://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki/23248.unable-to-create-civil-cell-using-simple-arc-from-element

Question: How you can remove a snap constraint?
Answer:http://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki/23249.remove-snap-constraint

Question: I receive a message that says "Cannot Select 3D Element" when I attempt to place my civil cell.
Answer:http://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki/23250.civil-cells-message-cannot-select-3d-element

Question: When clipping with a civil cell, does the clip affect the elements to be clipped in their whole depth, or does the civil cell only clip the layers which intersect with the depth of the cell?
Answer:http://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki/23252.depth-of-civil-cell-clipping

July 2015 - Using OpenRoads and Descartes to Maximize the Value of Point Clouds

Question: If I receive a point cloud that does not have classifications, can I edit the classifications in OpenRoads?
Answer: http://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki/22546.edit-classification-of-point-clouds

Question: Do I need a separate license for Descartes?
Answer: http://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki/17812.separate-license-for-subsurface-utility-engineering-sue-and-descartes

June 2015

Question: How do I set up my own Design Standards?
Answer: http://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki/14978.setting-up-design-standards-in-openroads

Question: How do I change the display of the handlers/manipulators in OpenRoads?
Answer: http://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki/14440.change-color-of-handlers-and-manipulators

Question: How do I open the Civil Message Center in OpenRoads?
Answer:http://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki/21883.open-civil-message-center

Question: How do I remove the design standards for a civil element?
Answer:http://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki/21885.remove-design-standards-from-element

Question: How can I customize civil accudraw settings? Where is the Offset-Offset option?
Answer: This video link provides an introduction to Civil Accudraw.  Skip to the 7:30 minute mark in the video for the answer to this specific question.
http://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki/17927.video-introduction-to-civil-accudraw

Question: How do I create a best fit alignment from survey data using OpenRoads Technology?
Answer:http://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki/21512.video-create-a-best-fit-alignment-from-survey-data

Question: How do you auto-annotate geometry in GEOPAK?
Answer:http://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki/7035.video-view-stationing-and-annotation-for-horizontal-geometry-geopak

May 2015 - Using Point Clouds with OpenRoads and Descartes

Question: Is there a way to turn off the display of point clouds from view without detaching them?
Answer: http://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki/21733.turn-off-display-of-point-clouds

Question: Can I use a scalable terrain model for OpenRoads design?
Answer: http://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki/21738.use-scalable-terrain-models-in-openroads

Question: Does Descartes require a separate license from InRoads/GEOPAK/MX?
Answer: http://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki/17812.separate-license-for-subsurface-utility-engineering-sue-and-descartes

Question: Can the templates in Descartes be used in OpenRoads?
Answer: http://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki/21739.use-descartes-templates-as-openroads-templates

April 2015 - Intersection Modeling (Part 2)

Question: How do I combine one or more terrain models?
Answer: http://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki/16944.combine-one-or-more-terrain-models

Question: How do I apply a linear template?
Answer: http://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki/7046.video-apply-linear-template-with-civil-cell-intersection

Question: What is the purpose of the check boxes next to the Feature Definitions in Project Explorer?
Answer:http://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki/20953.feature-definition-check-boxes

Question: How do you change the feature type of a terrain model element?  For example, I would like to change a breakline to a boundary element.
Answer:http://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki/20954.change-terrain-model-feature-type

Question: Can you use parametric constraints with linear templates?
Answer: http://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki/20955.parametric-constraints-in-linear-templates

Question: How do I remove the Lock in the heads-up display if I want to input a new value?
Answer:http://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki/20956.how-to-remove-the-lock-in-the-heads-up-display

Question: Can I merge a linear template into an existing terrain model?
Answer:http://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki/20958.merge-linear-template-into-terrain-model

March 2015- Intersection Modeling (Part 1)

Question: I have created horizontal geometry in 2D and have also created corresponding vertical geometry in profile view. Why isn't this feature being displayed in my 3D model?
Answer: http://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki/20029.feature-not-displayed-in-3d-model

Question: How can I create a profile to match the slope and elevation of adjoining profiles?
Answer: http://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki/20038.video-quick-profile-transition-tool

Question: I am trying to create a driveway profile and need to match the grade of the centerline alignment. How can this be done?
Answer: http://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki/17657.place-profile-intersection-point-tool

Question: If you have used the Profile Intersection Point tool to determine the location of a point in profile, will the profile update if the point of intersection is revised?
Answer: http://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki/20041.will-a-profile-update-if-the-profile-intersection-point-is-adjusted

Question: Is there a way to automatically create a profile as I am placing my horizontal geometry?
Answer: http://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki/15781.video-create-3d-automatically

February 2015 - SELECTseries 4 Update

Question: Where are the symbology, precision, and settings defined for the Inverse Points tool?
Answer: http://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki/19381.settings-for-inverse-points-tool

Question: I have created a Point Feature Station Offset Elevation Report, however the elevations are all blank. Why is this?
Answer: http://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki/19382.elevation-is-left-blank-in-point-feature-offset-elevation-report

Question: I have imported a Terrain Model from DTM, but I can not append extra data outside the boundary and the Terrain does not honor the Edge Method settings (Max Triangle Length/Slivers).
Answer: http://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki/19383.boundary-creating-problems-when-mergingmanipulating-terrain-model

Question: There are several components displayed in my cross section that I do not want considered in End Area Volumes. Is there a way that I can exclude them from the calculations?
Answer: http://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki/19385.ignore-components-in-end-area-volumes

Question: How do you import feature definitions in order to begin setting up standards for InRoads SS3/SS4?
Answer: http://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki/7025.video-how-to-import-feature-definitions-inroads

Question: What is the difference between the Profile By Slope From Element tool and the Profile By Variable Slope From Element tool?
Answer: http://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki/19386.difference-between-profile-by-slope-from-element-tool-and-profile-by-variable-slope-from-element-tool

Question: When opening a DGN file, I receive the following message: "Obsolete Civil Data Found..." Why am I receiving this message??
Answer: http://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki/16023.error-message-obsolete-civil-data-found

Question: When upgrading to SELECTseries 4, do DGNLIBs and seed files have to be upgraded to the new format in that same way that DGN files must be upgraded?
Answer: http://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki/19384.upgrading-dgnlib-seed-files-and-civil-cells-to-ss4

January 2015 - Where Do I Start?

Question: How do I update a Feature Definition from a DGNLIB that has been revised?
Answer: http://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki/18899.video-updating-feature-definitions-from-a-revised-dgnlib

Question: How do I change the Feature Definition from one "Type" to another?
Answer: http://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki/18900.change-type-of-feature-definition

Question: I do not have the Civil Standards, Civil Model, or Survey tabs in my Project Explorer, how can I turn them on?
Answer: http://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki/13077.unable-to-access-survey-civil-standards-or-civil-model-in-project-explorer

Question: Where do I sign up for the next OpenRoads SIG Meeting?
Answer: Access to the OpenRoads SIG meetings is managed through the Bentley Institute LEARNserver.  Below is a link to the Learning Path that contains past and future sessions:
http://learn.bentley.com/app/Public/ViewLearningPathDetails?lpId=107842

Question: I have additional questions/problems that were not addressed during the last meeting.  Where can I send those questions to be addressed?
Answer: The best place to search for answers and post new questions is on the Bentley Communities Forums and Support Solution WIKI pages.

Forums:
https://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/f/5922#pi20290=1

Support Solutions WIKI Articles:
https://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki

Problem:

There is a level in my file that is displayed in bold in Level Manager. This level does not contain any elements, however I am unable to delete it. Instead, I receive a message that states "Level is used. Use command "level usage <level-name>" to get more details".

Solution:

This file contains a Shared Cell Definition located on the level you are trying to delete, “Test". This can be confirmed by highlighting the level and selecting Levels > Properties. You can see on the "Usage" tab that this level contains a shared cell definition named "AHT".

If you wish to delete this level, you will first need to delete this shared cell. To do so, go to Elements > Cells in the MicroStation menu.

Toggle on the "Use Shared Cells" option. This will list the Shared Cell named "AHT". You can select this cell and click on the Delete button.

Once this shared cell has been deleted, the level can also be deleted.

Problem Description:

Run the MXRoad software results in the following Error.

Explanation:

This error message occurs due to incomplete installation of Prerequisites because of insufficient windows permissions.

Solution:

As this is incomplete installation so it would be advisable to firstly Run MXRoad as full administrator rights, right click on MXRoad shortcut and select Run as administrator to attempt to force through the registration of the missing components.

If still issue persists then please refer the following:

1. Get a full rights or access of your system or Login as Full Administrator.

2.. Disable User Account Control (UAC) ( Go to control panel > User Accounts > Change User Account Control Settings. To turn off UAC, move the slider to the Never notify position, and then click OK. If you're prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation. You will need to restart your computer for UAC to be turned off.

3. Uninstall the application both prerequisites and MXRoad.

4. Reinstall prerequisites and MXRoad.

Note: Make sure the Antivirus should be disabled while reinstallation.

Please let me know if you have any questions on the same.

Question:

How can you export superelevation from one corridor and import the superelevation into another corridor?

Answer:

To accomplish this, use the following steps:

1. In Roadway Designer, set the active corridor to the one you wish to copy the superelevation from. Select Superelevation > Superelevation Report.
   
   
   
2. Choose either "All Processed Stations" or "Specified Interval" to report on. In the Available Superelevation Points list, select the left range point and the right range point. Click Apply.
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
3. When the Bentley Civil Report Browser opens, select the style sheet SuperelevationASCIIImport.xsl. Be sure to read and follow the instructions in the Style Sheet Help.
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   If you have trouble creating the report, please refer to the following article for troubleshooting:
   
   
   
   
   
4. Save the report as as text file.
   
   
   
   
   
5. In Roadway Designer, set the active corridor to the one you wish to copy the superelevation to. Select Superelevation > Import Superelevation from ASCII.
   
   
   
   
6. Name the Section, define the crown and range points, and browse to located the file that you created in Step 4 above. Click Apply.
   
   
   
   
   

Overview:

If you experience problems with your Graphics Display, it is most likely caused by your computer hardware graphics card. See example screenshot below - notice all the unstructured and confused lines in the display.

In this case, the issue was caused by the NVIDIA Graphics Card Driver.

Solution:

1. Go to your Graphics Card manufacturer’s support webpage, download and install the latest version of Driver Software for your particular graphics card. Close down your Bentley produce and start it again. Did this solve the problem? If not or if the latest version was already installed, continue to Step 2.
   
   
2. Change the computer Environment Variable to force MicroStation to use DirectX version 9.
   
   
3. 1. Go to Control Panel\All Control Panel Items\System\Advanced System Settings.
      
      
      
      
   2. Click on Environment Variables.
      
      
      
      
   3. Under System Variables click on New.
      
      
      
      
   4. Create a New System Variable
      
      Variable name:                  QV_D3DVERSION
      Variable value:                  9
      Click OK
      
      
      
      
   5. Back in the Environment Variables dialog, click OK
      
      
   6. Back in the System Properties dialog, click Apply then OK.
      
      
   7. Restart your Bentley product. The issue should now be resolved.

This video demonstrates how to construct an alternate alignment using existing elements.. 

Click the video below to play it. To view in fullscreen mode, first click the YouTube link at the bottom of the video to launch the video on the YouTube site. Then, click the fullscreen button (rightmost button at bottom of video).

 Recorded in 1280 X 720 resolution. 

(Please visit the site to view this video)

Problem:

When running End Area Volumes, my cut and fill are reported as zero.

Solution:

In order for End Area Volumes between two surface to be properly calculated, one surface type must be "Existing" and the other must be "Design".  Please review the video below for detailed instructions on how to correct this problem.

Click the video below to play it. To view in fullscreen mode, first click the YouTube link at the bottom of the video to launch the video on the YouTube site. Then, click the fullscreen button (rightmost button at bottom of video).

 Recorded in 1280 X 720 resolution. 

(Please visit the site to view this video)

Question:

Can you use target aliasing from Corridor A to B, and then at another location from B to A?

Answer:

No - that produces a recursive situation. As a work around, you can copy the geometry without rules or remove rules of the element. For more information regarding copying geometry, please refer to the link below:

There is a potential issue with the install of the MicroStation 08.11.09.714 dependency build used by InRoads/GEOPAK/MX 08.11.09.845.  When installing MicroStation 08.11.09.714, you MUST uninstall any the previous version of MicroStation (.578 or .608 or .654, etc...) before you install.  It will NOT update the installed MicroStation version correctly.  The version in the Control Panel will reflect the new .714 version number, but the registry still lists the previously installed build number as the installed program.  
 
This issue was originally found when a user reported that InRoads shortcut icon target was pointing to "C:\MICROSTATIONDIR\uStation.exe..." instead of the correct local path for the MicroStation executable "C:\Program Files (x86)\Bentley\MicroStation V8i (SELECTseries)\MicroStation\uStation.exe" 
 
What happens if you have already installed MS .714 on top of .578 or .608 or .654?  In this case, we are able to uninstall the .714 version but previous MicroStation DLLs and registry entries still exist on the machine because the product code is different.  So we have a product on the machine that we cannot get rid of and need to be removed.  Here are the steps we followed to remove the MicroStation products and get the correct 08.11.09.714 version installed:

1. Go into the Control Panel and Uninstall MicroStation 08.11.09.714.
2. Reinstall the previous version of MicroStation (.578 or .608 or .654) from your Bentley Downloads.
3. Immediately uninstall this version of  through the control panel.
4. Reinstall MicroStation 08.11.09.714 from your Bentley Downloads.
5. Install InRoads 08.11.09.845
 

Problem:

After editing displayed cross sections using MicroStation tools, when I re-run End Area Volumes, these edits are not recognized. The volumes reported are the same as before.

Answer:

The product does recognize MicroStation edits when calculating End Area Volumes. However, you will need to exit the Cross Section command and bring it back up after making the edits.

Question:

Is it possible to copy templates from one Template Library to another?

Solution:

Templates can be copied from one Template Library to another using the Template Library
Organizer located within Tools on the Create Template menu bar

Problem Description

Installed GEOPAK SS4 08.11.09.789 with Microstation SS3 version 08.11.09.655 and GEOPAK SS2 and when I open Microstation the program runs but I get the follow text window error that I can not close. 

OS could not load C:\Program Files (x86)\Bentley\MicroStation V8i (SELECTseries)\Descartes\mdlapps\geodtmcore.dll, error 127.

MDL Loader: Unable to load library (DLL or MDL shared library) geodtmcore

Steps to Resolve

This is not necessary a resolution but a test scenario for a workaround.

1.  Uninstall everything and run CCleaner to clean out registry.

2.  Install Microstation 08.11.09.655 and GEOPAK 08.11.07.615 (if you do not need SS2 GEOPAK then skip the to step 4)

3.  Test to see if it works.

4.  Install GEOPAK 08.11.09.789 without Descartes option.

5.  Test to see if it works.

Question:

When importing data into a new field book, a terrain model is automatically created. How do I prevent this from occurring?

Answer:

If you do not wish to have a terrain model created at the time your field book data is imported, please make the following change to your Survey Project Settings:

In Project Explorer, go to the Civil Standards tab. Expand the tree to the Project Settings>Survey leaf. Highlight your survey settings, right-click, and select Properties.

This will launch the Element Information dialog. In this dialog, expand the Terrain Model menu. Change the variable for Create Terrain Model for All Field Books to False.

Click the video below to play it. To view in fullscreen mode, first click the YouTube link at the bottom of the video to launch the video on the YouTube site. Then, click the fullscreen button (rightmost button at bottom of video).

 Recorded in 1280 X 720 resolution. 

(Please visit the site to view this video)

Click the video below to play it. To view in fullscreen mode, first click the YouTube link at the bottom of the video to launch the video on the YouTube site. Then, click the fullscreen button (rightmost button at bottom of video).

 Recorded in 1280 X 720 resolution. 

(Please visit the site to view this video)