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OpenRoads Implementation. Eric Thomas, CADD Consultant Office of CADD and Mapping Services. What is OpenRoads?. A Technology, NOT a Product From the Bentley Website: “ Common Technology embedded in InRoads , GEOPAK, and MXROAD ”
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OpenRoads Implementation Eric Thomas, CADD Consultant Office of CADD and Mapping Services
What is OpenRoads? • A Technology, NOT a Product From the Bentley Website: • “Common Technology embedded in InRoads, GEOPAK, and MXROAD” • “…the continued merging of functionality for Bentley’s civil products” • “Expands the products to include 3D Modeling integration with CAD, mapping, GIS, and business tools like PDFs, i-models, and hypermodels” OpenRoads Implementation
What is OpenRoads? • Not a separate install • Installed with the Bentley Civil products • OpenRoads Horizontal Geometry tools first appeared in SS2 Bentley OpenRoads Overview
What is OpenRoads? • GEOPAK SS3 Released Q1 2013 • Includes OpenRoads tools & improvements • Software Functions Removed: • Corridor Modeler and related functionality • Roadway Designer and related functionality • Site Modeler and related functionality • Cut cross sections from DTM file • SS2 and SS3 can be installed concurrently Bentley OpenRoads Overview
What is OpenRoads? • SS3 Refresh released March 11, 2014 • MicroStation SS3 08.11.09.578 • GEOPAK SS3 08.11.09.674 • Enhancements & fixes for early adopters of OpenRoads • Includes Subsurface Utility Engineering (SUE) • A subset of SUDA without the analysis engine • Includes Descartes • SUE and Descartes require a separate license Bentley OpenRoads Overview
What is OpenRoads? • Currently available tool sets: • Survey processing • Terrain Modeling • Horizontal and Vertical geometry • Superelevation • Templates/Corridor Modeling • Cross Sections • Civil Cells Bentley OpenRoads Overview
What is OpenRoads? • OpenRoads does not currently include plan preparation tools • Revert to GEOPAK Road for plan preparation • OpenRoads Alignments, profiles, and terrain models can be exported for GEOPAK use Bentley OpenRoads Overview
Future SS3 Updates • Upcoming SS3 Refresh • Has been completed, awaiting final approval • Full GEOPAK install (not a patch) • Requires a MicroStation update (full install) • Enhancements & fixes for OpenRoads • Includes an update to Descartes Bentley OpenRoads Overview
Next Generation Updates The next major release will (?) remove InRoads, GEOPAK, and MXROAD from the Civil product line OpenRoads will eventually become the civil product for all Bentley users Release date has not been set Resistance is futile… Bentley OpenRoads Overview
ODOT Implementation • Fall 2013 • OpenRoads Survey Standards developed • Winter/Spring 2014 • OpenRoads Survey training for ODOT’s Surveyors • Training guide available in the Standards • Spring/Summer 2014 • ODOT’s Surveyors begin using OpenRoads Bentley OpenRoads Overview
ODOT Implementation • ODOT running the following versions: • Design personnel: • MicroStation V8i SS2 08.11.07.443 • GEOPAK V8i SS2 08.11.07.615 • Survey personnel (currently migrating): • MicroStation V8i SS3 08.11.09.578 • GEOPAK V8i SS3 08.11.09.674 Bentley OpenRoads Overview
ODOT Implementation • Fall 2014 • First release of OpenRoads standards for Design • Winter/Spring 2015 • OpenRoads training material developed for Design personnel • Tentative plans are to integrate the training into Bentley Learn Bentley OpenRoads Overview
ODOT CADD Standards • April 18, 2014 Release • Includes OpenRoads standards in a separate folder ODOTstd/V8istd/OpenRoads • Added User and Project configuration files: • ODOT_OpenRoads.ucf, ODOT_OpenRoads.pcf • Intended to be used with a SS3 installation to gain access to the OpenRoads Survey Standards Bentley OpenRoads Overview
ODOT CADD Standards • October 2014 Release: • OpenRoads Standards will be absorbed into the new ODOTcadd Standards folders • Will not be segregated in a separate sub-folder • New Standards will be developed and distributed for SS3 only. • No further updates to V8istd and SS2 planned Bentley OpenRoads Overview
GEOPAK/OpenRoads Survey • Interface Changes: • No longer uses a Survey Project • Task Navigation Menu • Project Explorer • Context Menus • On-screen prompts Bentley OpenRoads Overview
GEOPAK/OpenRoads Survey • All data stored in the DGN • No longer uses the GPK file • No longer creates multiple report files in the project directory • 3D files required for Survey Processing • Full Annotation Scale compatibility • Undo! • History of changes saved in a log file OpenRoads Implementation
GEOPAK/OpenRoads Survey • All data stored in the DGN (cont.) • Terrain Models stored in the DGN • Terrain Models are shared by referencing • Graphical edits update mapping and Terrain • Can be exported to GPK and TIN Bentley OpenRoads Overview
GEOPAK/OpenRoads Survey • Feature Management via dgn libraries • ODOT_Feaures_Survey.dgnlib • Defines field codes read from ODOT.smd • Defines default survey project settings • ODOT_Features_Terrain.dgnlib • Defines features and element templates for terrain model display Bentley OpenRoads Overview
GEOPAK/OpenRoads Survey • Supports multiple data types • Trimble, Leica, Topcon, LandXML, etc… • Customizable Text Import Wizard • Facilitates ASCII import in user definable data formats • Drag and drop data processing Bentley OpenRoads Overview
GEOPAK/OpenRoads Survey • Geographic Coordinate Systems (GCS) • Establish position of data on the earth’s surface • Bentley Map • Integration with other Georeferenceddata • Google Earth, Bing Maps, OSIP imagry, LiDARdata • Standard GCS definitions Included Bentley OpenRoads Overview
GEOPAK/OpenRoads Survey • Geographic Coordinate Systems (GCS) • Allows for custom GCS definitions • Facilitates grid-to-ground conversions • ODOT GCS Recommendations: • Map data to the appropriate State Plane Zone • Establish custom GCS definition for grid to ground conversion • Define project specific seed files with custom GCS definition Bentley OpenRoads Overview
GEOPAK/OpenRoads Survey • Attach media files to Survey Points • Images • Videos Bentley OpenRoads Overview
GEOPAK/OpenRoads Survey • Data Integrity Concerns • All data is stored in the dgn file… • Lock elements in the DGN • Disable Survey Processing Rules (or not) • Use Windows to set user permissions/access • GPK and TIN files must be updated manually if changes are made to the survey information Bentley OpenRoads Overview
GEOPAK/OpenRoads Survey • ODOT Training guide is available in the CADD Standards: ..\V8istd\OpenRoads\TrainingGuides\ODOT_OpenRoadsSurvey.pdf Bentley OpenRoads Overview
GEOPAK/OpenRoads Survey Enough with the power point, just show us how it all works… Bentley OpenRoads Overview
GEOPAK/OpenRoads Civil • Interface Enhancements • Tasks & Project Explorer • Context Toolbars provide access to common functions when a Civil element is selected • In-place editing • Heads-up prompts Bentley OpenRoads Overview
GEOPAK/OpenRoads Civil • Feature Management via dgnlibs and MicroStation Element Templates • A feature defines an objects apperance in multiple contexts • Plan, Profile, Cross Section, 3D, etc… • Features can define symbology from a DDB item or a MicroStation Element Template Bentley OpenRoads Overview
GEOPAK/OpenRoads Civil • Horizontal & Vertical Geometry Tools • New graphical based tools • All data stored in the DGN (no GPK) • Recommend using a separate Geometry Basemap • Import/Export to/from GPK • GPK and DDB still used for centerline stationing • Profile Model Views used to create, edit, and manage vertical geometry • Data is shared via references Bentley OpenRoads Overview
GEOPAK/OpenRoads Civil • Civil AccuDraw • New Superelevation Tools • Uses existing GEOPAK preference files for computation • New Superelevation Editor • CSV File Import Bentley OpenRoads Overview
GEOPAK/OpenRoads Civil • DGN Based 3D Modeling • No longer uses separate Roadway Designer • Integrates corridor and site based workflows to generate a single model • Templates can be applied to individual elements Bentley OpenRoads Overview
GEOPAK/OpenRoads Civil • DGN Based 3D Modeling (cont.) • Users can work in 2D • Horizontal & vertical geometry, superelevation, and templates are used to generate a 3D model on-the-fly directly in MicroStation Bentley OpenRoads Overview
GEOPAK/OpenRoads Civil • New Cross Section Process • No longer uses Criteria Files • Cross Sections cut from the 3D model • Anything you draw in the 3D model will show up in the cross sections, although they are not dynamic • New Cross Section Sheet Tool • New Cross Section Annotation Tool Bentley OpenRoads Overview
GEOPAK/OpenRoads Civil • Civil Cells • Reusable civil attributes such as driveways, intersections, traffic islands, etc… • Stored in dgn libraries • Based on design standards • Editable when placed • Can include horizontal & vertical geometry, terrain elements, and linear template definitions Bentley OpenRoads Overview
GEOPAK/OpenRoads Civil Demonstration… Bentley OpenRoads Overview
Should I Start Using OpenRoads? • You need CADD Standards… • Survey Standards are currently available • Design Standards to come this fall • Bentley delivers a set of standards with OpenRoads in the Examples workspace Bentley OpenRoads Overview
Should I Start Using OpenRoads? • Start Now: • Scope Survey sub-consultants to deliver OpenRoads compatible data: • Scope all data on State Plane Coordinates with a combined Grid-to-Ground Scale Factor • Request ODOT Field Codes and Mapping Codes • You can always import a GEOPAK TIN to an OpenRoads Terrain Model Bentley OpenRoads Overview
Should I Start Using OpenRoads? • Start Now: • Familiarize yourself with MicroStation 3D • Learn Roadway Designer Templates • Experiment with the OpenRoads Horizontal and Vertical Geometry commands • Learn Civil AccuDraw Bentley OpenRoads Overview
Should I Start Using OpenRoads? • Start Now: • Sign up for the ODOT & Consultants BE Community http://communities.bentley.com/ Bentley OpenRoads Overview
Questions? ODOT: Eric.Thomas@dot.state.oh.us Consulting: eric@ericthomasconsulting.com Bentley OpenRoads Overview