CONNECTICUT DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

DIGITAL DESIGN ENVIRONMENT GUIDE

BENTLEY CONNECT EDITION

VOLUME 3

OPENROADS DESIGNER ROADWAY MODELING

Table of Contents

Section 1 - Introduction

OPENROADS MODELING TOOLS
MODELS AND VIEWS
MODEL-CENTRIC DESIGN

 

Section 2 - Geometry

GEOMETRY TOOLS
CENTERLINE FEATURE DEFINITIONS
ROADWAY GEOMETRY FEATURE DEFINITIONS
IMPORTING EXISTING FEATURE GEOMETRY
CIVIL ACCUDRAW
GEOMETRY RULES

2.1 Horizontal Alignments

DESIGN STANDARDS
COMPLEX GEOMETRY
START STATION
STATION EQUATIONS

2.2 Horizontal Reports

2.3 Horizontal Alignment Annotation

ALIGNMENT FEATURE DEFINITIONS ANNOTATION GROUPS
ALIGNMENT ANNOTATION

2.4 Vertical Geometry Set-up

PROFILE SETTINGS
EXISTING GROUND PROFILES
PROFILE FEATURE DEFINTIONS

2.5 The Profile Window

VERTICAL GEOMETRY TOOLS
VIEW ATTRIBUTES
CREATE 3D CUT & REFRESH 3D CUT PROFILE
DISPLAY CROSSING LINEAR FEATURES
POP-UP MENU
PROFILE REPORTS

 

 

Section 3 - The Template Library

THE TEMPLATE LIBRARY ORGANIZER
TEMPLATE OVERVIEW
CTDOT TEMPLATE LIBRARY

3.1 Create Template

MENU COMMANDS
TEMPLATE LIBRARY

3.2 Template Points

THE POINT PROPERTIES DIALOG
POINT CONTRAINTS
EDITING POINTS WITH THE LEFT ACTIVE TEMPLATE WINDOW
NULL POINTS
TESTING POINT CONTROLS

3.3 Template Components

CREATING TEMPLATE COMPONENTS
DRAG AND DROP COMPONENT OPERATIONS
COMPONENT EDITING
END CONDITIONS

 

 

Section 4 - Corridor Modeling

4.1 Corridor Creation

4.2 Corridor Editing

CORRIDOR EDITING TOOLS
PROCESSING ORDER FOR POINT OVERRIDES

4.3 Template Drops

CREATE TEMPLATE DROP
EDIT THE TEMPLATE RANGE
TEMPLATE DROP CONTEXT SENSITIVE MENU

 

Section 5 - Superelevation

APPLYING SUPERELEVATION TO A CORRIDOR
ADDING ADDITION LANES

 

Section 6 - Model Detailing

LINEAR TEMPLATES
SURFACE TEMPLATES
CIVIL CELLS

 

Section 7 - Quantities

ITEM TYPES OVERVIEW
HIGHWAY TAB ITEM TOOLS
DRAINAGE
VOLUMES

 

Module 1 - Creating Base Model Files

Create Alignment Base Model
Create Master Model

 

 

Module 2 - Creating Alignments

Create Horizontal Alignment (PI Method)
Adjustments to the Horizontal Alignment
Define Start Station for Horizontal Alignment
Horizontal Alignment Annotation
Create Vertical Alignment – Profile (PI Method)

 

Module 3 - Creating a Corridor Model

Create Corridor (Roadway Model) File
Copy over project specific Templates using the Template Library Organizer
Create Corridor and Apply Template Drop
Display Dynamic Cross Sections
Modify Corridor
Copy and Replace Template Drop
Add Corridor Objects
Create Parametric Constraint
Create Point Control

 

Module 4 - Placing Linear Templates

Apply Linear Templates
Edit Linear Templates

 

Module 5 - Placing Surface Templates

Apply Surface Templates
Edit Surface Templates

 

Module 6 - Placing Civil Cells

M.6.1 Placing Driveway Civil Cells

Place a Driveway Civil Cell
Add Template Drops at Civil Cell Locations
Edit Horizontal Geometry
Edit Vertical Geometry
Swap Out or Edit the Linear Template
Swap Out or Edit the Surface Template
Additional Driveway Civil Cells

List of Driveway Civil Cell Workflows:

» DRIVEWAY (No Provision for Sidewalks) without curb CIVIL CELLS
» DRIVEWAY (No Provision for Sidewalks) with curb CIVIL CELLS
» DRIVEWAY (Sidewalk with Buffer Area) without curb CIVIL CELLS
» DRIVEWAY (Sidewalk with Buffer Area) with curb CIVIL CELLS
» DRIVEWAY (Sidewalk Adjacent to Curb) CIVIL CELLS

 

 

Module 7 - Quantifying Guiderail

 

Module 8 - Quantifying Storm Drainage

 

Module 9 - Quantifying the Roadway Model

 

Module 10 - Analyzing Volumes

 

Connecticut Department of Transportation

Bureau of Engineering and Construction

Division of Facilities & Transit

AEC Applications

2800 Berlin Turnpike

Newington, CT 06111

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