Steps to Create a Survey “Working” DGN File The Survey “Working” DGN file will be created from the GDOT_V8_3D.dgn seed file. Following are the to create a Survey “Working” DGN File: From the desktop, double-click on the GDOT MicroStation V8i Edition icon. After the MicroStation Splash Screen appears, the MicroStation Manager dialog box will open. (See Figure 3-1). Figure 31 Starting MicroStation V8i and InRoads V8i In the MicroStation Manager dialog box, click on the New File icon (See Figure depicted above. The New File command will be used to create the “Working” DGN file.
the New File command is selected, the MicroStation New File dialog box will open. (See Figure 3-2). Click in the Save in: Pulldown - and browse to the C:\InRoads Data\PI Number\ Standards location to save the new “Working” DGN file In the File name: Pulldown – enter GDOT 3D Working File.dgn In the Save as type: Pulldown – select MicroStation DGN Files (*.dgn) In the Seed: Field - ensure the seed file name is GDOT_V8_3D.dgn The Seed File should already be entered in the field based on the current MicroStation configuration. The inputs should now be similar to the screen capture depicted in Figure 3-2 (as shown below). Figure 32 MicroStation New File Window the Save command button and the MicroStation Manager dialog box will appear. In the MicroStation Manager Dialog box – highlight the file just created (GDOT 3D Working File.dgn) and click the Open button. The MicroStation V8i interface will then finish opening. In the Main MicroStation Pull-down Menu – click on the InRoads pull-down: Then select InRoads Suite — and the InRoads V8i interface will open. Once InRoads and MicroStation are up and running, the desktop should look similar to that of Figure 3-3 and Figure 3-4. Figure 33 Main MicroStation V8i Window
Figure 34 Main InRoads V8i Window Steps to open an existing Survey “Working” DGN File If the Survey “Working” DGN file has been created previously – use the following steps to open a Survey “Working” DGN File: From the desktop, double-click on the GDOT MicroStation V8i Edition icon. After the MicroStation Splash Screen appears, the MicroStation Manager dialog box will open. (See Figure 3-5). Figure 35 Starting MicroStation V8i and InRoads V8i In the MicroStation Manager dialog box, browse to the C:\InRoads Data\PI Number\Standards location and highlight the (GDOT 3D Working File.dgn) and click the Open button.
The MicroStation V8i interface will then finish opening. Then select InRoads>>InRoads Suite from the Main MicroStation Pull-down Menu. Once InRoads and MicroStation are up and running, the desktop should look similar to that of the previous screen captures depicted in Figure 3-3 and Figure 3-4. Overview of InRoads Interface As mentioned previously - the user will be working in both the InRoads Design Software and the MicroStation CADD Software. The InRoads Software is the database in the Surveying data is created and processed. Shown below is a diagram which depicts the InRoads Explorer objects and a brief overview of the InRoads Explorer Interface: Workspace Bar – Contains all of the InRoads Project Data information Menu Bar – Contains the pull-down menus to access InRoads commands Toolbars – Contains default and customized toolbars to access InRoads commands Feedback Pane – Contains details of selected Project Data from the Workspace Bar Scroll Bar – Enables the user to view more of the InRoads Explorer Interface. (The Scroll Bar may not be visible if the InRoads Interface is already viewed to extents). Status Bar – Contains InRoads messages and prompts (Please note: InRoads may direct you to locate something graphically in MicroStation -- some of these prompts may display in the MicroStation Status Bar instead). It is very important that the user review both the InRoads and the MicroStation Status Bar for prompts and information. InRoads Project Defaults The InRoads Project Defaults setting allows you to define the “default folder locations” for projects (in this case a Surface Check Project). A Project Default configuration can then be saved for each Surface Check project so that multiple projects can be accessed. This configuration allows you to easily navigate between projects. Once the Project Folder locations are saved in the Configuration, the projects can then be accessed by selecting the appropriate
Survey Data: (*.fwd): - C:\InRoads Data\621530\ Drainage: (*.sdb): - C:\InRoads Data\621530\ Under the Default Directory Paths Section - Click in the Style Sheet (*.xsl): field and then click the Browse button to navigate to the folder: C:\Program Files\Bentley\InRoads Group V8.11\XML Data\GDOT. Next - click Open. The Project Defaults should look similar to the screen capture depicted in Figure 3-6 (as shown below). Figure 36 Project Defaults Click Apply and then click Close. Survey Default Preferences The Survey Default Preferences must be loaded in InRoads in order to conform to standards for the processing of Surface Check Projects. This is a very important step to ensure that standards are followed for any Surface Check processes that will be performed. The Survey Default Preference loads the Precision Settings, Tolerances, Units and Formats, Default Point and
Alignment Numbering scheme(s), etc. Once the Survey Default Preference is loaded – the project will retain these settings each time the project is accessed. Following are the to set the Survey Default Preferences: Click ToolsOptions from the InRoads pull-down menu to access the Options dialog box. In the Options dialog box - click on the General Tab and the General Tab dialog box will appear. In the General Tab dialog box select the pull-down next to Preferred Preference Name: Select Survey Default – to load the Survey Default Preference Settings. In the General Tab dialog box click the command button named Preferences… (Located at the bottom of the dialog box) and the Preferences dialog box will open. In the Preferences dialog box – select Survey Default. Then click Load and then click Close. The Survey Default Preference should now correspond to the screen capture depicted in Figure 3-7 (as below). Figure 37 Survey Default Settings Apply and then click Close.
Create the 621530Z.alg Geometry Project by selecting FileNew from the InRoads Menu. The New dialog box will open. Select the Geometry Tab. In the Type: Pulldown – select Geometry Project In the Name: – enter 621530Z In the Description: Field – enter Training Data In the Field – (Leave Blank) In the Curve Definition: Field – (Leave Blank) The inputs should now correspond to the screen capture depicted in Figure 6-1 (as shown below). Verify to ensure that your input matches the screen capture. Opens the New dialog box allowing you to create a Geometry Project. Figure 61 “New” Geometry Project Click Apply and then click Close to create the Geometry Project. The Geometry Project is created and the New dialog box closes.