Creating Centerline Geometry 2018R4-02-01.fm

Modifying Vertical Geometry

Creating & Editing Centerline Geometry Training Dataset

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Vertical Geometry Editing & Modifying DEMO video

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Exercise 4: Editing Vertical Geometry

Exercise Description

In this section you will learn how to make changes to the vertical geometry.

Skills Taught

 Edit Vertical Geometry with the Table Editor

 Edit Vertical Geometry with Right Click

 Append Vertical Geometry Elements

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Editing Vertical Geometry

Editing vertical geometry is done in a similar manner to how horizontal geometry is edited. Some of the editing tools are available in the

Geometry ribbon tab and others are located in the Drawing ribbon tab. Below is a partial list of the tools that can be used:

The following commands are located in

OpenRoads Modeling > Geometry:

 Table Editor - Use to edit alignment in tabular format. Can be used to add and delete VPI’s as well as add and remove curves.

 Profile Insert Curve - Use Profile Insert Curve tool if you need to insert a curve between tangents on previously created vertical

alignment.

 Append Profile Element - Use this tool If you need to add additional elements to the beginning or end of an alignment.

 Complex Redefine - Allows you to redefine geometry over a certain range, substituting in new vertical geometry. It preserves all rules

ilt off the original geometry (i.e. other geometry, superelevation, civil cells, etc.)

The following commands are located in the

OpenRoads Modeling > Drawing > Modify:

 Insert Vertex - Use Insert Vertex to insert a VPI to horizontal alignment.

 Delete Vertex - Use Delete Vertex to remove VPI’s which can also remove horizontal curves.

 Trim/Extend - Use to trim or extend geometric elements.

 Modify Element - Use to modify elements by changing their shape.

 Delete - Use to delete elements.

 Break Element - Use to delete a portion of an element.

 Drop Element (Found under the Drawing workflow: Home > Groups > Drop Element) - Use this tool to un-complex the alignment and

retu

rn it to the base elements. Take care when using this tool, when you drop a horizontal alignment any associated vertical alignmen

will be

deleted.

Dynamic Text and Manipulators - Simple changes to vertical geometry can be made via the dynamic text and drag handles for easy in place

editing.

Properties - Element properties can also be used to change simple curve to more complex curve combinations as well as change distance

and direction of elements and other properties.

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Edit Vertical Geometry with the Table Editor

In this section, you are going to learn how to “slide” or move vertical curves while holding slopes using the Table Editor

and you will also learn how to adjust station values.

1. Select Geometry > Common Tools > Table Editor

2. At the Locate Alignment prompt, select the River Rd. vertical alignment.

The Profile T

able Editor will appear. This tool will allow you to make modifications to your alignment in a tabular format. The

Alignment

able Editor is a great tool to use for making quick changes your alignment.

3. In the Profile Table Editor, select the field with the -2.00% Ahead Slope.

4. Lock the -2.00% Ahead Slope by clicking on the check box next to the -2.00% value.

By locking this slope, it will prevent the slope from changing when we adjust the stationing of the VPI station in the next row.

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5. Select the second row station and change the station to 110+05.00 [1+310].

The station will change and the vertical curve will be adjusted slightly. The back grade (or slope) is held at -2.00% since we locked it in th

pre

vious step.

6. Select the fifth row Ahead Slope value of 3.19% (slope value may vary) and lock it using the check box next to the value.

7. Select the fifth row station and change the station to 516+85.00 [13+600].

Even though you have had changes in the dialog, they have not yet been applied to the alignment. You must click the Apply button for the

changes to be saved.

8. Click Apply to save the changes to vertical alignment. Close the Profile Table Editor dialog.

Using the table editor is an easy way to make detailed changes to the vertical alignment. Notice how you have the ability to lock an

change

any value in the dialog. This is a very useful feature for when you have to make adjustments but need to hold or lock ce

rtain

values

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Another useful feature of the Table Editor is the ability to insert and delete VPI’s. Simply select any row and right click to gain access to

Insert Before, Insert After or Delete.

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Edit Vertical Geometry With Right Click

When vertical alignments are created they are typically created from several individual vertical elements and complexed together to form

a single vertical alignment. The individual vertical elements are ruled to the vertical alignment and control the design intent and behavior

of the overall vertical alignment. Sometimes it is necessary to change the slope, tangent length or curve length of one or more of the

individual elements. We will now take a look at how to make a change to an individual element by utilizing the right click functionality.

1. Select the River_Road vertical alignment. Notice how some of the dynamic text appears gray. This indicates it cannot be edited directly by

just clicking on its value. So, how do we edit the individual elements when they appear to be locked? Answer:

Right Click!

2. With the alignment still selected, hover your cursor over the -1.00% vertical element.

3. Right click. You will now have access to make changes to the element.

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4. Click on the -1.00% value and change it to -0.80%. The vertical alignment will update with the new value.

5. Left click to complete.

Notes about individual geometric elements:

When a geometry feature is trimmed or extended, the portion(s) of the modified element which is visible and is being displayed using the

Feature Definition settings is called the "Interval".

The portion(s) of the original geometry which is not visible is called the "Gap". This is the representation of the location of original element

before modification. The gap will be displayed when you hover over the original element.

An interval element is ruled to the original geometry (or "gap" element), and this dependency can be viewed in the OpenRoads Model tab in

the Explorer.

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Append Vertical Geometry Elements

In this section, you will learn how to add additional elements to the vertical alignment by using the Append Element tool.

1. Zoom in to the beginning of the vertical alignment.

Recall th

at one of the first things we did was place a vertical line between two points. Also, recall we did not include this piece of geo

metry

as part

of the vertical alignment. Now we will append our alignment by adding this vertical element.

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2. Delete the 3D Cut.

a. Select the gray shape.

b. Hover your cursor over the shape until the context menu appears.

c. Select Delete.

3. Append the vertical alignment.

a. Select Geometry > Vertical > Complex Geometry > Append Profile Element

b. Follow the heads-up prompts:

 Locate Complex Element: Select the vertical alignment

 Locate Element To Add/Insert: Select the vertical geometry line between the two points.

Right click to complete.

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4. Verify the vertical geometry element has been added.

a. Select the vertical alignment and notice that it now includes the element you just added.

5. Create the Vertical Alignment Report.

a. With the vertical alignment still selected, hover your cursor over the alignment until the context menu appears.

b. Select Profile Report and review the vertical alignment data in the Bentley Civil Report Browser.

c. Close the Bentley Civil Report Browser.

Duration(Minutes) Description

Training

DGN

Dataset Video Workflow LinkUrl(Copy&PastetoBroswerforbestresults)

HowTo's

Geometry

VerticalGeometry

CopyVerticalAlignment 4

ThisvideodemonstratestheCopyProfiletoolfromOpenRoadsDesignerConnect

Edition.

https://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki/43384/video‐

copy‐vertical‐alignment

Create3DCutinProfile 3

ThisvideodemonstratestheCreate3DCuttoollocatedintheProfileModelfrom

OpenRoadsDesignerConnectEdition.

https://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki/41757/video‐

create‐3d‐cut‐in‐profile

CreateVerticalAlignment 4

ThisvideodemonstrateshowtocreateaverticalalignmentusingOpenRoads

DesignerCONNECTEdition.

https://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki/35642/video‐

create‐vertical‐alignment

HowdoItranslate,rotate,orscaleacivil

element?

Thissectionexplainshowtotranslate,rotate,orscaleacivilelementsin

OpenRoadsDesigner

https://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki/41817/how‐

do‐i‐translate‐rotate‐or‐scale‐a‐civil‐element

HowtoDrawaVerticalprofileat

constantdistanceabovegroundsurface

Thisvideodemonstrateshowtodrawaverticalprofileatconstantdistanceabove

groundsurface

https://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki/34948/video‐

how‐to‐draw‐a‐vertical‐profile‐at‐constant‐distance‐above‐ground‐surface

Howtoprojectmultiplevertical

geometriesfromoneprofiletoanother

profileinOpenRoads/Site/RailDesigner

Thisworkflowdemonstratesalltheverticalalignmentsfromoneprofiletothe

otherinOpenRoadsDesignerConnectbyopeningtheplanandprofilemodelof

theelementyou'dliketoprojecttoaswell

astheprofilemodelthatcontainsthe

intendedprojectedgeometry.

https://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki/51626/how‐t

project‐multiple‐vertical‐geometries‐from‐one‐profile‐to‐another‐profile‐in‐open‐roads‐site‐rail‐designer

OpenRoadsDesignerVerticalTransition 3 Thisworkflowdemonstrateshowtotransition X

https://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki/40621/openro

ads‐designer‐vertical‐transition

ProfileBySlopeFromElement 5

ThisvideodemonstratestheProfileBySlopeFromElementtoolfromOpenRoads

DesignerConnectEdition.

https://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki/35112/video‐

profile‐by‐slope‐from‐element

ProfileFromSurface 4

ThisvideodemonstratestheProfileFromSurfacetoolfromOpenRoadsDesigner

ConnectEdition.

https://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki/35110/video‐

profile‐from‐surface

ProfileIntersectionPointinOpenRoads

Designer

Thisvideodemonstratesusethe"ProfileIntersectionPoint"toolinOpenRoads

DesignerCONNECTEdition.

https://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki/47828/video‐

profile‐intersection‐point‐in‐openroads‐designer

Profileisnotdisplayinginthecontainer

file

Thisworkflowdemonstratesthecauseswhytheprofilemightnotbedisplayingin

thecontainerfile

https://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki/45255/profile‐

is‐not‐displaying‐in‐the‐container‐file

ProjectProfileRangetoElementORD 1

ThisvideodemonstratestheProjectProfileRangetoElementtoolinOpenRoads

DesignerConnectEdition.

https://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki/39197/video‐

project‐profile‐range‐to‐element‐ord

ProjectProfiletoElement 2

ThisvideodemonstratestheProjectProfiletoElementtoolfromOpenRoads

DesignerConnectEdition.

https://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki/39099/video‐

project‐profile‐to‐element

QuickProfileTransitionToolin

OpenRoadsDesigner

ThisvideodemonstratestheQuickProfileTransitiontoolfromOpenRoads

DesignerConnectEdition.

https://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki/46899/video‐

quick‐profile‐transition‐tool‐in‐openroads‐designer

UsingtheComplexRedefineCommand

ORD

ThisvideodemonstratestheuseoftheComplexRedefinecommandtoinsert

alternategeometryintoacomplexalignment.

https://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki/34881/video‐

using‐the‐complex‐redefine‐command‐ord

VerticalGeometry"TableEditor" 2

Thisvideodemonstratesthe"TableEditor"forVerticalGeometry.Thistoolisadded

fromUpdate3inORDandissimilartotheprofiletableeditorthatwasavailablein

MXRoad.

https://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki/38608/video‐

vertical‐geometry‐table‐editor

Training Pathway

Roadway ►All Users ►Terrain