civil user preferences
How do i save my civil user preferences in microstation? Our company uses microstation v8i select series 2 and we have hundreds of different project. Each project has its own civil user preferences...
View ArticleDTM File too large, crashes when contours are displayed
Hello,I have received a number of large DTM files from a client for a large rail job. These DTM files are anywhere from 300mb to 600mb.I am looking to display contours at 2'-0" intervals (requirement...
View ArticleNeed advice: AutoCAD or Microstation?
We are a small civil engineering consultant doing primarily site design and surveying for the private sector. We are currently using Land Desktop 2004 as our primary CAD software. I have been...
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Change Bearing Text for MX Outputs with correct symbols
Hey guys,I have created some vba code to ChangeBearingText for MX Outputs with correct symbols.This vba code will identify bearing text and place correct symbols where required. (see attached...
View ArticleUsing Civil Geometry key-ins
Is there any documentation on the Civil Geometry key-ins? For example, to set a feature definition, the key-in is GEOMETRY FEATUREDEFINITION SET, but what is the proper syntax to include the name of...
View ArticleSUE Editing a profile created by extract from graphics
I have created an alignment for a proposed water line in Geopak SS2. I imported the horizontal alignment and created a model by extracting from graphics. Now I would like to edit the profile that was...
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Civil Cells
Hi,I have two problems with creating Civil Cells:1. Is it possible to create Civil Cells from reference elements which are only points (or 1 point)? It highlights properly but InRoads doesn't save Cell...
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3d DP Station and Offset Power Geopak
Hi,Power GEOPAK 08.11.09.845I'm trying to draw a line in a 3d model using the DP Station and Offset tool. When I invoke the Line command and then select DP, the status windows says "No Element Found...
View ArticleInRoads SS2 not assigning point names to PI points
InRoads 08.11.07.615 with Microstation 08.11.09.714. When I assign point names to my alignments with "On-Alignment" and "Off-Alignment" Points checked InRoads does not assign names to my PI points.
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Pull Volumes from Corridor
I am attempting to pull quantities from a corridor I have created. The corridor consists of various fills. I am relatively new to InRoads so this may be far more simple than I am making it. The below...
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InRoads ss3 - Template Creation Error
When I attempt to create a new corridor template I receive an error message.The Error occurs after attempting to save the new template.Has anyone ran into this issue in the past? Or have any clue how...
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Component Quantities / Element Component Quantities
Hi,My task was to estimate volume of component and I decided to compare tool Component Quantities with Element Component Quantities... and I have found very strange thing - there is a huge difference....
View Article[IR Ss2] Star TDS Format - It's all Greek To Me
We just got a new file format for survey - at least, new to me.After the initial comment line of all # characters were these two lines:# STAR*TDS Version 3.0.1# Copyright 2004 Starplus Software,...
View Articlecut slopes away from existing tin
Hi,Does anyone have a procedure to cut or clip a volume from an existing tin using an elevation and going up at a 1:1 slope until it reaches the surface?(show excavation from surface to a desired...
View ArticleLot Layout Questions
I have a couple questions regarding Lot Layout.1. What is the difference between parallel, radial and unconstrained methods of creating lots?2. I would like to display the lot size as text. Is this...
View ArticleGeopak SS2 and SS3 running on same machine?
If I upgrade MS from SS2 to Microstation SS3, is it possible to run both Geopak SS2 and Geopak SS3? We currently have outstanding projects in Geopak SS2 and new projects coming in that need to be...
View ArticleInroads DLL for Native C++ app
Hello and thank you for your help,I am writing MicroStation apps in Native C++. I want to use call Inroads functions for my app. Is there an Inroads DLL for such a purpose?I saw in the Inroads SDK...
View ArticleCriteria, IF (INTERSECT DGN) not working, but in the criteria file elsewhere...
I have an issue where I'm using the IF (INTERSECT DGN = "MONO ISLAND") Then and the search never locates the line as defined in the input file, but as a test, I made the "ELSE" statement look...
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Geopak SS2 Xsection sheet creation
MS SS3-08.11.09.655Geopak SS2 -08.11.09.615In the past I have always created Cross Section sheets in a separate file from the "stack" of cross sections. Been working fine, until today.Today I tried to...
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