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This workbook is designed for use in Live instructor-led training and for OnDemand selfstudy.
The explanations and demonstrations are provided by the instructor in the classroom, or in the OnDemand
eLectures of this course available on the Bentley LEARN Server (learn.bentley.com).
This practice workbook is formatted for on-screen viewing using a PDF reader.
It is also available as a PDF document in the dataset for this course.
TRNC01609-1/0003
Course Description
This workbook contains exercises to select a proper Workspace and create a blank file within the Bentley civil software including PowerCivil,
Power GEOPAK, MX, and Power InRoads. Students will also learn how to navigate the user interface and where to find the civil tools.
This course is appropriate for any of the Bentley civil software applications powered by OpenRoads Technology including...
Bentley MX ROAD
Dataset Units
Both Imperial and Metric versions of the dataset are available. Throughout this practice workbook Imperial values are
specified first and the metric values second. The metric values are enclosed in square brackets. For example: 12
[3.4m]
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Start the Software with the Training Workspace (MXROAD users skip to the next section)
In this section, you will start the software, create a new user to utilize the training workspace and create a blank file.
Selecting the proper workspace is very important within OpenRoads. The workspace configuration has been extended
to incorporate civil-specific variables and acts as the foundation for accessing and utilizing the proper standards for the
civil design products.
1. Start the GEOPAK, InRoads, Power GEOPAK, Power InRoads, or PowerCivil software.
2. Create a new User Configuration File
a. On the MicroStation Manager, click the drop-down menu for the User.
b. Select New
User: Bentley-Civil
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Start the MXROAD Software with a Workspace (For MXROAD users ONLY, others skip to the next
section)
In this section, you will start the software using a proper workspace.
1. Unzip from the Training data set the Civil Training Workspace to C:\Bentley Training\...
2. Place the User Configuration file (Civil_Training_Metric.ucf) to the default installation location depending upon the computer operating
system
Windows XP is \Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Bentley\MX V8i (SELECT Series 3)\Workspace\Users...
3. Open the User Configuration file and ensure that the _USTN_PROJECT variable is set to the correct location for the
Civil_Training_Workspace.
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4. Start the Bentley MXROAD software.
5. If the Tip of the Day window appears, click OK to close the window.
6. On the MX Project Start Up dialog...
a. Click NewProject.
b. In the MX Project Start Up window define the MicroStation Settings as shown.
User: Civil_Training_Metric
Interface: Bentley-Civil
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c. Click Browse and select the folder where the training dataset is located.
d. Type Training in the Project Name field.
e. Click MakeNewFolder and name the new folder MX Project.
f. Click OK to accept the ...\MX Project\ folder.
g. Set the Default MX Project Settings to UK_imperial [UK_metric].
h. Click OK.
The MX project files are created and the software opens into a blank file named draw.dgn.
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Exercise 2: Model the Roadway Corridor
Course Description
This set contains exercises to model the roadway corridor using an existing 2 lane urban typical section with curb and cutter and sidewalk.
The pavement width will be controlled by the edge of pavement geometry created in a previous exercise.
Skills Taught
Create Corridor
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Model Corridor Using an Existing Template
In this exercise, we will select a template from the template library and apply it to the North Street horizontal and vertical
alignments to create the roadway corridor.
1. If you havent done so already, open the North St.-Corridor-Imperial.dgn [North St.-Corridor-Metric.dgn] file
2. Select the ElementSelection tool.
3. In View 1, select the North St. centerline geometry and hover until the context sensitive menu appears.
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4. Select the CreateCorridor tool.
Following the heads up prompting:
a. Locate Profile - Reset For Active Profile: Click Reset mouse button
b. Corridor Name: Type NorthSt.and click Data mouse button to accept.
c. Template: Hold down the ALT key and press the downarrow key to open the Pick Template window.
Browse to and select the Urban > 2 Lane Urban Curb and Gutter with Sidewalk template.
Click OK.
d. Start Station: Type 11+50 [1+045] and press the Enter key, then click Data mouse button to accept
Note: Starting at this station to leave room for intersection civil cell.
e. End Station: Press ALT key to lock to the end of the alignment, then click Data mouse button to accept.
f. Interval: Type 10 [3] and click Data mouse button to accept.
g. Minimum Transition Before Drop: Type 0 and click Data mouse button to accept.
h. Minimum Transition After Drop: Type 0 and click Data mouse button to accept.
The corridor model is displayed.
The corridor model is built in a 3D model in the active DGN file. The 3D model is automatically referenced into the 2d model you are
currently using. For now, we will turn off the display of the 3D model reference.
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9. Turn off display of 3D model reference.
a. Select the References tool.
b. Select the NorthSt.file. Notice the Default-3D name in the Model column.
c. Clear the Display setting by either clearing the check mark in the display column or selecting the icon at the bottom of the window.
d. Close the References window.
Notice that the corridor model is chorded around the curve. Corridor Models have a Design Stage property that affects how the corridor is
modeled. The interval specified when the corridor is created defines the distance between drop points where the corridor is modeled. The
Design Stage property applies a multiplier to the interval.
For example, a Preliminary design stage has a multiplier of 10. So instead of our model being processed every 10 [3m] as we specified, it is
modeled every 100 [30m].This is what causes the chording.Early in a project using the Preliminary design stage causes the corridor to
process faster and typically provides sufficient detail. As the project progresses changing to the design or final design stage results in a more
accurate model.
c. Hover over the selected corridor boundary and click the Properties button on the context menu.
d. Change the Design Stage to 2Design.
The corridor model updates. Notice that the chording is no longer present because the interval is now closer together. The 2-Design
design state has an interval multiplier of 2 so the corridor is being modeled every 20 [6m].
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View Corridor Cross Sections
4. Open View5by selecting the 5 button at the bottom of the screen. There is nothing special about view 5, you can use any of the eight
views.
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Adjust the Corridor Model to Meet and Match the Existing Turn Lane
Insert an additional template drop through the intersection, edit the components and add a point control for the
matching edge of pavement
The current template is a fixed width and cross slope. In this exercise, we will need to adjust the cross slope to meet
and match the existing pavement through the turn lane section of the corridor. We will add an additional template drop
and remove the curb, sidewalk, and end conditions through the intersection as well as control the elevation of the edge
of pavement to match the existing pavement. By using a point control, the edge of pavement template point can be
aligned with the geometry element horizontally and vertically.
In the following image, the blue edge of pavement, yellow curb, and purple sidewalk graphics generated from the corridor can be seen cutting
through the turnout section.
1. Expand the Corridor Modeling task menu and select the CopyTemplateDrop tool.
2. In View1, follow the heads-up prompts and select the template drop graphic along the corridor.
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Now, we will edit the additional template drop through the intersection area. We have the ability to edit the actual template used in the corridor
with out impacting the original template in the template library. This is an important technique to use when modeling real-world scenarios
where roadway conditions may vary along the corridor. In our scenario, we will remove the curb\gutter, sidewalk and end conditions from the
template through the intersection.
6. Select the new template drop graphic that we created in the previous step. On the context menu, select the EditTemplateDrop tool.
7. The EditingRoadwayTemplateDrop window opens. This allows us to edit the template directly in the corridor for project-specific
adjustments.
8. Right click anywhere in the open space within the template window.
9. From the menu, select DeleteComponents.
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10. Data point (Left Click) in the screen and draw a line through the components you wish to delete.
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13. The corridor is updated.
Weve removed the curb and gutter, sidewalk, and end conditions from the corridor through the intersection. Now, we have to consider the
vertical aspect of matching the new pavement to the existing pavement through the intersection and turn lane. Using OpenRoads, we can cut
a profile along any element within the model, project 3D elements onto the profile, and create or adjust the vertical properties of the profiled
element.
We need to profile the EOP feature and create a vertical alignment to control the Edge of Pavement feature to match the existing pavement
through the intersection.
2. Set the Element Selection tool to the individual mode by selecting the Individual and New icons in the Tool Settings window.
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3. Hover the cursor over the Edge of Pavement feature to profile. As you hover over the feature, youll notice that an informational box is
displayed. The correct feature is named RdEOP.
TIP: Since we ran the Corridor Modeler first, we actually have 2 features in the model along the turn lane area. Therefore, you may
have to right click to cycle to the proper feature. While hovering over the element, right click (reset) to cycle the selection to the next
feature under the cursor, then left click (data point) to select the correct element.
Select the Element to Project: select the edge of pavement feature from the corridor model named LT_EOP.
Select Plan Element to Project On To: select the control feature we created named RdEOP.
The profile of the modeled feature LT_EOP is displayed in the open profile window.
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Now we will create a vertical alignment to control how the edge of pavement within the corridor transitions to match the pavement along the
turnout area.
3. Create the vertical elements that will control the edge of pavement
d. The Vertical Geometry tools are available directly within the profile window. Click on the ProfileLineBetweenPoints tool.
On the ProfileLineBetweenPointsmenu, name the profile as Match EOP and set the element template to 3D Linear >
Profile_EdgeOfPavement_L.
NOTE: Civil Accudraw is a tool bar useful in the precise definition of elements in civil and transportation workflows. The tool bar can be
turned on by expanding the GeneralGeometry task menu and clicking the Activate Civil Accudraw button.
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HINT: Place the 2 segments independently and join them together using the ProfileComplexByElementstool. Name the profile
Match EOP and set the element template to 3D Linear > Profile_EdgeOfPavement_L. Set the profile as the active profile.
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Create a Corridor Point Control
After creating the vertical control alignment, we will update the corridor model so that the LT_EOP template point
follows the matching control profile through the intersection.
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5. Select the AddNew tool.
Following the heads up prompting...
It might be easiest to select this point name from the tool settings dialog instead of the heads up interface.
e. Mode: Vertical
f. Control Type: LinearGeometry
g. Locate Plan or Profile Element: select the cyan vertical control alignment in the profile view.
h. Use Secondary Alignment: No
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i. Priority: 1
j. Start Horizontal Offset: 0
k. Stop Horizontal Offset: 0
The Point Control is listed in the Corridor Object window and the model is reprocessed.
Notice the Corridor EOP feature now follows the vertical control we created previously.
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Exercise 3: Review the 3D Model
This set contains exercises to review the 3D corridor model.
Skills Taught
Open View
Define how the graphics in a view are displayed or rendered using the View Attributes
Rotate in a 3D view
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Review the 3D Model
The corridor modeling process builds a 3D model by default. Generally you will be working in a 2D drawing and just
look at the 3D model when you want to view the model.
1. Open view 6.
2. Select the ViewAttributes icon.
3. Change the Models to Default3D.
4. Change the Display Style to Smooth.
5. Close the View Attributes window.
6. If the model is not visible, select the FitView tool at the top of the window.
7. Zoom in near the left edge of the North St. corridor model.
8. Select the ViewRotation tool at the top of the window.
9. Position the cursor over the centerline at the left edge of the corridor model.
10. Snap to the centerline by pressing the left and right mouse buttons at the same time.
Hint:Some computers are setup to use the mouse wheel or center button to snap instead of the left and right button combination.
11. Press the data (left) mouse button to begin view rotation.
12. If the view cannot rotate as far as you want before the cursor exits the view window:
a. Press the data (left) mouse button to stop view rotation.
b. Move the cursor near the center of the view.
c. Press the data (left) mouse button to begin view rotation again.
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If you zoom in close enough you can see that this is a true 3D model of the corridor complete with subsurfaces, pavement layers, curb and
sidewalk.
4. Close View 6.
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Exercise 4: Modeling an Intersection with a Civil Cell
Course Description
This workbook contains exercises for modeling a T intersection complete with curb returns and side slopes using a civil cell.
Skills Taught
Create a T intersection ply placing a Civil Cell
Tie the Civil Cell and secondary corridor together by moving the template drop location
Cleanup intersection of Civil Cell and mainline corridor by copying and editing template drops.
View 3D Model
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Place Civil Cell
In the following exercises you will use a civil intersection cell to tie between the South Blvd. edge of pavement and the North St. template.
Before placing the intersection cell we will delete the North St. superelevation so it matches a more real world configuration.
GEOPAK,InRoads,PowerGEOPAK,PowerInRoads,orPowerCivilUsers:
Review the first exercise of this course and create a new user configuration, named Civil_Training.
User: Civil_Training
User: Bentley-Civil
MXROADUsers:
Copy the files and folders in the MX_Backup folder to the folder that contains the MeadowPark.tif file.
In the MX Project Start Up window, set the Last Used MX Project to ...\Training.mmd
In the MX Project Start Up window, set the Current Drawing Name to North St.-Intersection-Imperial.dgn [North St.-Intersection-
Metric.dgn] file.
Click OK.
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2. We will place the civil cell in View1.
View 1 is a 2D view that includes the North St. geometry and corridor model. We can work in the 2D view while simultaneously working in
the 3D model.
5. Press the Reset mouse button to unlock the active civil cell.
6. Select the button to open the Pick Civil Cell window.
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A gap exists between the end of the intersection cell and the North St. corridor model that must be closed.
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9. Position the cursor over the centerline at the end of the intersection cell and pause until the thick yellow snap graphic appears indicating
that you are snapped to the end of the intersection cell centerline.
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Review Intersection 3D Model
c. You may want to turn off the levels that contain linear graphics so only the 3D model is visible. The following levels should be
displayed.
Grade_Cut
Grade_Daylight
Grade_Fill
Grade_Veg_Grass
Road_Curb
Road_Pave_Aggregate
Road_Pave_Concrete
Road_Pave_Subbase
Road_Sidewalk
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4. If the model is not visible, select the FitView tool at the top of the window.
5. Rotate the drawing to view the model.
Hint:If you get lost while rotating the view, select the Top View or one of the other preset view rotations.
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Adjust Curb Return Radius and Profile
The T intersection civil cell places a 35 [12m] radius curb return by default. However, this radius can be easily adjusted
as needed.
1. Set the plan and 3D model views so you can see the south curb return in both similar to the following image. This view configuration will
allow you to see the 3D model update as you update the 2D geometry. Levels can be used to turn off the South Blvd. roadway model in
the 3D model view. To do this, activate the 3D model view, open the LevelDisplay menu, select the South Blvd - Imperial.dgn and turn off
all of the levels.
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2. Select the ElementSelection tool.
3. In View1, Select the blue edge of pavement line in the curb return.
The geometry manipulator text appears.
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Cleanup South Blvd. - North St. Intersection Overlap
Currently the South Blvd. corridor overlaps the North St. Intersection. For a cleaner design model the South Blvd.
corridor needs to be cleaned up through the area of the intersection.
Hint:If you are not sure of the North St. file name, select the File menu. At the bottom of the menu is listed recently used files. The file in
position 2is the North St. file you were most recently using.
4. Zoom in on the upper left portion of the alignment where North St. intersects South Blvd.
5. Create new Template Drops on South Blvd. where the curb returns intersect the edge of pavement.
These two new template drops will use the same template as currently defined through this segment of South Blvd. so they overall design
of the roadway will not change. The template through the intersection can then be edited to remove the curb, sidewalk, and side slopes
through the intersection
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b. Select the Template Drop boundary around South Blvd. and hover until the context menu to appear.
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e. Select the Stop Station by snapping to the end of an element in the opposite curb return.
The South Blvd. corridor now has to new template drops located at the exact ends of the intersection cell.
6. Edit Template Drop to remove curb, sidewalk, and side slopes through the intersection.
a. Select the new Template Drop boundary in the intersection and hover until the context menu appears.
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f. Repeat as necessary to delete all of the components left of the edge of pavement. When complete, the template should look like the
following image.
g. Click OK.
The South Blvd. corridor model is recalculated with the new template through the intersection area.
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Exercise 5: Review and Enhance the Complete Model
The final model produced by OpenRoads can serve many purposes. These include design review, constructibility
assessments, machine control, and visualization. In the following exercises we will look at utilizing the model for
practical applications beyond the typical plan production work flows.
1. Open the North St file where you created the intersection and corridor.
2. Review the finished model in View 2.
The view should still be open because you used the Save Settings command before exiting the file.
3. Change the Display Style to Smooth to see the rendering without the triangles.
4. Also, levels can be turned off to remove the linear elements from the model view.
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Enhancing the Model with Pavement Markings
1. Continuing in the file, set View2 active. Were shifting into performing our work in the 3D model, so be sure the view that contains the 3D
model is active with your dgn file for the following exercises.
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5. Use the Stencil tool to stamp the 2D striping onto the 3D model.
a. Expand the Visualization task menu and click on the Stencil2DElementson3DGeometry
b. The Stencil Reference Elements dialog box opens.
c. Click the icon to Stencil 2D reference elements on 3D Geometry.
d. Key in the surface offset to 0.03
e. Key in 5 for the tolerance
f. Set the Direction to Z
g. Data point (Left Click) in the 3D model view. The 3D model is in View2 for the training course.
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The Pavement markings are stamped onto the 3D model.
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