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Bentley International User’s Conference Civil SelectCAD Session CSC – 6 SelectCAD Implementation and Management Strategies Presenter: Jeff Martin, P. E. Civil XLR8. SelectCAD Implementation and Management Strategies. High Level Overview of SelectCAD Look at SelectCAD management tools
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Bentley International User’s ConferenceCivil SelectCAD SessionCSC – 6SelectCAD Implementation and Management StrategiesPresenter: Jeff Martin, P. E.Civil XLR8
SelectCAD Implementation and Management Strategies • High Level Overview of SelectCAD • Look at SelectCAD management tools • Discuss implementation concepts and tips • Target Audience: CADD Managers; Implementation Leads; Alpha Users
SelectCAD Implementation and Management Strategies • Turn Hindsight to Foresight: talk to people who have already rolled out v8.
Implementing v8 • Building a city. InRoads. • You can build a city without planning its development. • You can use v8 without planning its implementation.
Why you want to plan your rollout well • Given a well-planned implementation, intelligence can be added by the user in almost transparent manner with little additional overhead.
v8: What’s the big deal? • Enhanced DTM • A More Intelligent Data Structure • More than just points and breaklines • User-Definable Data Types • Ability to store objects NOT At-Grade • The enhanced-data structure is known as “Features”
What you want in an intelligent model • Minimal layers of abstraction • Intuitive • Easy to add, access intelligence • Minimize ReWork • Automate the things that should be automated • Maintain Intelligence • Modify Parent, Update Children • Minimize "Stupefication" in the Workflow • Dumb Graphics
Why InRoads v8 is a better, more-intelligent modeler. • V8 Architecture is data-centric and designed for intelligence. • Intelligence, once added, stays for the remainder of the workflow. • minimizes Stupefication • (Dumb) Graphics are byproducts. • Minimizes rework. E.G., Edit Feature, Update all graphics.
Feature-based DTM maintains Survey Feature Model intelligence.
Why InRoads v8 is a better, more-intelligent modeler • Given a well-planned implementation, intelligence can be added by the user in almost transparent manner with little additional overhead.
“Features” • Enhanced Data Architecture • Enhanced Tools (NEW) • Design/Editing Tools • Place/Edit Feature • View Features/Feature Filter • Cross-Section Edit • Update Children • Locks • Management Tools • Symbology Manager • Feature Style Manager • Preference Manager
Implementing v8 • Building a city. InRoads. • You can build a city without planning its development. • You can use v8 without planning its implementation.
Why you want to plan your rollout well • Given a well-planned implementation, intelligence can be added by the user in almost transparent manner with little additional overhead.
Why you want to plan your rollout • Make it easy for the user to focus on the engineering. • E.G.: when the designer wants to add a transition control, make sure it’s available.
Goals of a well-planned v8 Implementation: • Immediate Impacts • From v7.x SelectCAD there are “un-ignorable” differences • Locks are different • prf --> ini • v8 files cannot be read by v7.x or prior • (can be saved as v7.x or prior)
Upgrading From pre-SelectCAD • Immediate Impacts • Locks are different • prf --> ini • v8 files cannot be read by v7.x or prior • (can be saved as v7.x or prior) • SelectCAD Explorer is new (but easy) • Commands: same function, different location (better)
Immediate Goals • Maintain current user efficiency • Minimize user "GUI-Shock" • (SelectCAD Explorer vs. old Menu Bar)
Immediate Tasks • Set up good default settings (your custom environment) that minimize the impact of upgrade differences • Lock Settings • Custom Toolbars • Run v7 workflows under v8???
Immediate Tasks • User training • File Compatibility • Immediate/Unavoidables • Sell Intelligence in the workflow • Set the Stage for using the new technology
Ultimate Goals: • Take advantage of v8's Intelligence • Exploit Productivity and QC Opportunities • How? • Educate the advantages • minimize the costs (make it easy)
Educate: Shift to the Data-Centric Paradigm • Stop editing the graphics! (Edit the model). • Use the feature editing commands • Edits and maintains intelligent features (as opposed to dumb graphics). • Change the model, update the graphics • "Instant Updates" of plan, profile, & cross-sections • Modify parent, auto-update the children • Example: x-sec edit feature across a station range along with dependent features…
Implementation Strategies • Manage the new technologies • Have Gamma Testers, get Buy-off • Have your immediate rollout support your long-term goals • make the new technology easy to use • anticipate user’s needs • have the workflow “infrastructure” set up
Have the “Intelligence” Infrastructure set up. • If set up properly, the designer can focus on the engineering.
Have the “Intelligence” Infrastructure set up. • If not, the user must do it himself, which costs time and consistency.
Manage the New Technologies • Behind the scenes • Set up appropriate settings defaults • units, etc. • Have Named Symbologies set up well • Have Feature Styles already set up • Use Preference Manager to ensure consistency • Have appropriate preference sets • Have default preference selector at front-end • Have a preference file plan • Standards and Changes/Updates
Software Rollout • Have custom environment ready • If upgrading from earlier InRoads, have training for ready immediately especially for the "Immediate impacts" • Provide Workflow Upgrade Training • New Implementations...
Managing Named Symbologies • Why use Named Symbologies? • Reason #1: Feature Styles Require them. • Reason #2: Pre-defines SelectCAD-created graphics symbology. Good QA/QC. • Reason #3: Easier to make changes. • Reason #4: It's easy. • How?
