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InRoads V8i SELECTseries 1. Michael Cavanaugh Product Manager, Road and Site. Today. Overview MicroStation Bentley Map Surfaces Geometry Site Modeler Roadway Designer Quantity Manager and Volumes The Items Browser. Overview. Followed closely on the heels of the V8 i release Goals
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InRoads V8i SELECTseries 1 Michael Cavanaugh Product Manager, Road and Site
Today • Overview • MicroStation • Bentley Map • Surfaces • Geometry • Site Modeler • Roadway Designer • Quantity Manager and Volumes • The Items Browser
Overview • Followed closely on the heels of the V8i release • Goals • Resolve customer reports – 360 resolved so far • Closer integration with MicroStation • Deliver a better user experience • Import of GIS information through Bentley Map • Implement Site Modeler • Extend the Roadway Designer into 3R projects • Easier visualization with Civil products
MicroStation • Closer integration within the MicroStation environment • Menus incorporated in the MicroStation Menu bar • Task workflow and Context menus • Menus in \data\dgnlib\InRoads_Task_Menus.dgnlib
Explorer • Has a command to Show or Hide in MicroStation
Menus • Task Worklows • Individual Workflows
Context Menu • Right-click Context Menu
Addition of Bentley Map • Added to the Suite Products • InRoads Suite • Rail Track Suite • GEOPAK Suite • MX Suite • Part of the installation • Provides for import of SHP files for GIS information
Surfaces • Resolve Crossing Segments
Surfaces • Delete Triangles by Filter • More options for removal • Creation of Exterior Boundary
Geometry • Auto-Annotation of alignments during placement and editing with design criteria applied • New Simplified Horizontal and Vertical Element placement commands • Additional Utilities for modification of geometry and traverses including • Metes and Bounds command • Segment alignment • Chain • Curve Fitting
Geometry • Many more enhancements to commands for ease of use • Horizontal and Vertical Table Editor operation • Added K value for vertical curve parameter • Extended the point descriptions allowing lengthy notations from Survey and URL links • Added Quick options to Horizontal and Vertical Regression commands
Site Modeler • Debuted in PowerCivil for North America • Addition of the GEOPAK Site capabilities • Nomenclature changed to be consistent with InRoads • Project, Site, Surface, Element • InRoads surfaces can be added to Site Project • Results can be exported as InRoads surfaces
Roadway Designer • Overlay component • Stripping/milling • Removes material • Leveling • Adds material • Cross Slope Optimization • Vertical Alignment Smoothing • Creating components from the Roadway Designer • True representation is much better than previously • Solid meshes make rendering the model easier
Items Browser • Implementation for the future • Attachment of data to design elements • Components, alignments, surface features, drainage