The following 2014 caltrans memorandum mandates the use of. Compute and extract quantities from microstation and inroads. It is a guide to understanding and using microstation and inroads along with the enhancements developed by road design, which are tailored for maximum productivity. The example project used in this guide is state route 99 new salem road. Once inroads has been launched, the inroads explorer displays. Microstation creating a 3d pdf microstation print command overview this tech note describes how to create a 3d pdf document from microstation. Feb 07, 2012 part 1 of an introduction to inroads v8i software, walking you through the basics of using this powerful civil engineering road and transportation infrastructure design suite.
Road design note 0601 interpretation and application of vicroads traffic noise reduction policy july 2010 pdf 390 kb road design note 0602 d the use of wire rope safety barriers wrsb september pdf 1. Bentley systems combines its three road design products. If any of the pdf s above exceed 30 mb they should be split into multiple documents and renamed per the following example. The inroads explorer is the means by which inroads design tools are accessed. Bentley systems combines its three road design products into one rande robinson posted on november 17, 2015 openroads is the new combination of inroads, geopak and mx. Microstation v8 asbuilt proceedures for dms and microstation. Microstation and inroads are trademarks of bentley systems incorporated. Many steps will be referenced from the geopak v8i road manual. The microstation powerdraft training guide is a collection of lessons and lab exercises designed for a cad course using bentley systems microstation powerdraft academic suite as the software. If any of the pdfs above exceed 30 mb they should be split into multiple documents and renamed per the following example. This manual is subject to changes that reflect caltrans current development delivery process using microstation and civil3d for all projects on the state highway. Inroads command line switch openroads opensite wiki. Inroads design guidelines ss2 page iii date revision number by section description 122016 1. Openroads designer is a comprehensive and fully functioned detailed design application for surveying, drainage, subsurface utilities, and roadway design that supersedes all capabilities previously delivered through inroads, geopak, mx, and powercivil.
This means the design plane within a microstation v8 file is greatly expanded in size about two million times larger in each direction, which should resolve most element outside design plane errors. Design division personnel have two methods available to them for producing pdf files from plan sheets in microstation. Standard level, color, and weight assignments of design elements assigned according to the type of sheet being generated. The microstation family of products provides traditional cad capabilities and the power and versatility to precisely view, model, document, and visualize informationrich 2d and 3d designs of all types and scales, working for professionals in every discipline on infrastructure projects of every type. Roadway design project resources design plans, engineering cost estimates and schedules for highway construction projects in north carolina.
Getting started in microstation levels working in a cdot 3d design. Acrobat pdf document describing procedure to set up 8. The microstation interface location is located accordingly. Adobe portable document format to be used for the delivery of drawings and. Openroads cadd section nh department of transportation. Roadway design division microstation v8 course manual used in our customized training class. If you need assistance with basic concepts, please refer to. Microstation is the standard drafting software at caltrans. Many users have requested the ability to fully control the integration of inroads and the civil platform commands within microstation. New hampshire department of transportation po box 483 7 hazen drive concord, nh 033020483 tel.
Assign pay items to inroads dtm or microstation graphic elements. The bentley learn server has a ton of online training, and i believe most of those although maybe not all have pdf workbooks. Workshop on the bentley user group denmark meeting 2006 introduction to inroads roadway designer handson class sponsored by the bentley institute. The policy is effective for applicable bridge construction and reconstruction projects on the thfn, let on september 1, 2020 or later, designation of a roadway as being on the latest thfn map maintained by the transportation. The cadd users manual is only available from the caltrans internet website and will be incrementally updated by section as needed. Unlike simple cad design software, microstations power and flexibility. Openroads designer is a comprehensive road design software. And, as shown in the image above, the corridor can be viewed from a 3d perspective giving the designer a clearer sense of its construction when compared to a model that is purely numerical. This will trim down the amount of data that microstation is attempting to process making this process quicker. This manual should be used in conjunction with the ctdot inroads v8i guide. The roadway design standard has vital information such as maximum grades, k values, roadway width and shoulder width. Design standards are in adobe acrobat pdf format only. Buy microstation 3d cad design and drafting software. Interspersed throughout are realworld modot design problems solved using the concepts learned to that point in the course.
Odot cadd standards do not specifically define a design file to be. Go to the engser directory in flacon dms be sure that the database. If any of the pdfs above exceed 30 mb they should be split into multiple documents. Chapter 3 design virginia department of transportation. Bentley microstation v8i selectseries 4 name of the most famous and largest giant bentley product. Road design basics with autocad civil and civil 3d 2009 final. Many of the new civil platform commands utilize the emerging ecx attribute technology within microstation, and in order to load this functionality with inroads, the cfg file needs to be located in the microstation configappl directory where it will. Inroads bentley suite of products this software creates. It defines were the design area is located when used in specific gis applications used at mdot i. Openroads training manual openroads opensite forum. April 26, 2018 purpose roadway design manual updates to provide vertical clearance guida nce for roadways on the texas. When you launch inroads v8i from the desktop shortcut or windows start button, additional tools are available to use. All previous changes to the cadd users manual are summarized in the cadd users manual errata. This works well for conveying inroads surface information to noncae users, but can be used with any 3d microstation file data.
New microstation files will be created using a seed file provi ded by palm beach county engineering to ensure uniform working units configuration. Barksdale is also a registered engineer with the state of alabama. Standard level names and text styles established through design file level library. A practical guide for using microstation v8i select series 2. The design standards team develops, maintains and provides technical support for the roadway design guidelines, policies, standards and procedures. A practical guide for using microstation v8i ss2 a practical guide for using inroads v8i ss2 a practical guide for using microstation v8i ss2 this guide breaks down the use of microstation v8i ss2 into manageable modules placing emphasis on the cdot workflow. Custom menus addressing line styles, line weights, text sizes, etc. Prior to becoming the quality control engineer, she worked for over 18 years at aldot designing road construction plans and managing a design section.
Roadway design microstation interface and processes. Openroads civil design software for road networks bentley. Instructions for referencing pdf insertable sheets to a microstation v8i file 1 1. The location of interface files will vary for other bentley applications but use of the windows. Theresa barksdale is the quality control engineer for the design bureau of the alabama department of transportation aldot. Roadway design division tennessee department of transportation. This software is in fact a platform for installing and installing other bentley software to implement and process it. This type 56 element is a nongraphical element that is inserted in the design file to define the survey zone or coordinate system the area is located in.
The design files also contain a special element type. Road design basics with autocad civil 2009 and autocad civil 3d 2009 4 calculated. The resulting pdf will include the entire dgn contents regardless of. Microstation 3d cad software for architecture, engineering.
Instructions for referencing pdf insertable sheets to a. If you need assistance with basic concepts, please refer to the microstation or inroads help or other teaching aids. An applications menu will appear on the microstation menu bar from. Inroads explorer the inroads explorer is divided into four major parts. File tab opens the backstage view where you can perform different operations such as managing your file and its settings, importing and exporting files, accessing help, and so on. The results are written to a quantity manager database. In the microstation manager, at the top of the dialog box, click on the new. Projectwise can manage any document type including microstation and inroads files. Quick access toolbar contains option to select the workflow and other frequently used commands. Creating pdf files from microstation dgn files introduction t. It is the only book on the market that covers an introduction to microstation powerdraft 2d and 3d. Workspace bar, feedback pane, menu bar, and status.
Part 1 of an introduction to inroads v8i software, walking you through the basics of using this powerful civil engineering road and transportation infrastructure design suite. You can produce detailed drawings and documentation, renderings and animations. The information in this manual is based on the following software versions. Until now, openroads has been a technology that bentley has. Working with lidar in microstation july 18, 20 at some point, either after you import each tile or after you have imported all tiles, you should clip the tiles by your boundary.
The recommended method is with interplot organizer, which is used for batch plotting and generating pdf plan sets. New section that explains the application of the texas highway freight network thfn policy. Power geopak microstation for design for new microstation users, this course builds a solid foundation in the concepts of microstation and use of its tools and features. At the year in infrastructure 2015 conference, bentley systems announced its openroads connect edition software. Define inroads dtm features andor create microstation graphics for each element in the project that needs to be quantified. Geopak drainage road design training last printed 7292015 4. This class is an introduction to the capabilities of the openroads designer software including horizontal and vertical alignments. In addition to being the best 3d modeling software for projects of any size and complexity for architects and engineers, microstation provides all the benefits of traditional cad software.