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Table of Contents

Introduction .................................................................................. iv 

About CAD Productivity Incorporated ...................................... iv 
Quality Products and Services ................................................... iv 
About this document ................................................................... v 
Lab Files...................................................................................... v 
Document Conventions .............................................................. vi 
Symbology ............................................................................. vi 
Meaning ................................................................................. vi 
Mouse Actions ....................................................................... vi 

Chapter 1 ....................................................................................... 3 
Getting started an InRoads Project............................................ 3 
MicroStation 3D.......................................................................... 3 
Files used by InRoads ................................................................. 4 
The InRoads Explorer Menu....................................................... 5 
InRoads Toolbars ........................................................................ 6 
The InRoads Task Menu ............................................................. 7 
The InRoads Application Group Menu....................................... 9 
The InRoads Application Group Menu....................................... 9 
Hiding the Explorer..................................................................... 9 
Project Defaults ......................................................................... 10 
InRoads Locks .......................................................................... 11 

Lab 1............................................................................................. 15 

The InRoads Interface and basic workflow.............................. 15 
Objectives ................................................................................. 15 
The InRoads Interface ............................................................... 15 
Alternative method of starting InRoads .................................... 16 
Civil Workflow menus .............................................................. 20 
Right-click menus ..................................................................... 22 
AutoSave ................................................................................... 23 
Set up Project Defaults.............................................................. 24 
Opening data and checking locks ............................................. 27 
The Explorer Window............................................................... 28 
Surfaces ................................................................................. 28 
Geometry............................................................................... 29 
Templates .............................................................................. 31 
Corridors ............................................................................... 32 
Displaying graphics for the project ........................................... 34 
Reviewing a template ................................................................ 39 

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Testing a template ..................................................................... 42 

Using Roadway Designer ......................................................... 44 
Evaluating Designer’s Results .................................................. 49 
End Area Volumes .................................................................... 52 
Optional..................................................................................... 53 

Chapter 2 ..................................................................................... 57 

Understanding DTMs ................................................................. 57 
Digital Terrain Models .............................................................. 57 
DTM Point Types ..................................................................... 58 
Random ................................................................................. 58 
Breakline ............................................................................... 58 
Interior................................................................................... 58 
Exterior ................................................................................. 58 
Contour Points ...................................................................... 58 
Inferred breaklines ................................................................ 58 
Surface Triangulation................................................................ 59 
Intelligent DTMs ....................................................................... 60 
Feature Names ...................................................................... 60 
Feature Styles ........................................................................ 60 
Named Symbology................................................................ 61 

Lab 2............................................................................................. 63 

Understanding DTMs ................................................................. 63 
Getting Started .......................................................................... 63 
Load your project ...................................................................... 64 
Reviewing Feature Styles and Named Symbologies ................ 65 
Loading a Digital Terrain Model .............................................. 70 
Evaluating the surface ............................................................... 71 
Displaying surface coordinates ................................................. 75 
Creating a DTM ........................................................................ 77 
Saving the Surface .................................................................... 86 
Optional Exercise ...................................................................... 88 

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Chapter 3 ..................................................................................... 91 

Horizontal alignments ................................................................ 91 
The Geometry Project ............................................................... 91 
Creating Alignments ................................................................. 92 
Horizontal Curve Set commands .............................................. 93 
Keyins ....................................................................................... 95 
Setting the Beginning Station ................................................... 96 
Equations................................................................................... 97 

Lab 3............................................................................................. 99 

Horizontal alignments ................................................................ 99 
Getting Started .......................................................................... 99 
Naming the proposed alignment ............................................. 101 
Defining PIs and tangents ....................................................... 102 
Defining Curves ...................................................................... 104 
Saving your geometry ............................................................. 106 
Defining the beginning station ................................................ 107 
Adding Horizontal Event Points ............................................. 108 
Save the changes to your alignment........................................ 109 
Stationing the alignment ......................................................... 110 
Reviewing the alignment data ................................................. 113 
Reviewing your alignment and saving a report ...................... 114 
Editing a horizontal PI ............................................................ 116 
Saving your updated alignment .............................................. 118 
Saving your updated alignment .............................................. 118 
Challenge: Automatic Design Criteria .................................... 120 
Proposed Alignment................................................................ 121 
Design Criteria ........................................................................ 121 
Defining the Horizontal Alignment ........................................ 123 
Overriding Defined Curves ..................................................... 125 
Challenge: Automatic Alignment Annotation ........................ 128 
Automatic Curve Set Annotation ............................................ 130 
Challenge: Automatic Stationing ........................................... 131 

Chapter 4 ................................................................................... 135 

Profiles and vertical alignments .............................................. 135 
Creating Profiles ..................................................................... 135 
Updating Profiles .................................................................... 136 
Creating Vertical Alignments (Design Profiles) ..................... 137 
Vertical Curve Set Commands................................................ 138 
Keyins ..................................................................................... 139 

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Lab 4........................................................................................... 141 

Profiles and vertical alignments .............................................. 141 
Getting Started ........................................................................ 141 
Setting Profile Symbologies ................................................... 142 
Creating an alignment profile ................................................. 144 
Update the Profile ................................................................... 149 
Naming a vertical alignment ................................................... 151 
Add PVIs to the Vertical Alignment ....................................... 153 
Creating vertical curves .......................................................... 154 
Save the final vertical alignment............................................. 155 
Reviewing the vertical alignment and creating a report ........ 156 
Annotating the vertical alignment ........................................... 157 
Annotating the profile ............................................................. 161 
Optional Activities .................................................................. 162 

Chapter 5 ................................................................................... 165 

Templates ................................................................................... 165 
Using the Create Template Command .................................... 165 
Template Points .................................................................. 166 
Point Constraints ................................................................. 167 
Components ........................................................................ 169 
Testing the Template........................................................... 171 

Lab 5a......................................................................................... 173 

Creating templates from existing components ....................... 173 
Objectives ............................................................................... 173 
Getting Started ........................................................................ 173 
Creating a template with given components ........................... 174 

Lab 5b ........................................................................................ 191 

Creating template components ................................................ 191 
Objectives ............................................................................... 191 
Creating End Conditions ......................................................... 216 
Putting components together................................................... 222 
Challenges ............................................................................... 229 

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Chapter 6 ................................................................................... 233 

Roadway Designer .................................................................... 233 
Using the Roadway Designer dialog box................................ 233 
Plan Display ........................................................................ 233 
Profile Display .................................................................... 235 
Cross Section Display ......................................................... 235 
Superelevation Display ....................................................... 236 
Corridor Menu .................................................................... 236 

Lab 6........................................................................................... 241 

Roadway Designer .................................................................... 241 
Objectives ............................................................................... 241 
Getting Started ........................................................................ 241 
Creating the Corridor .............................................................. 242 
Defining the Roadway ............................................................ 246 
Editing Transitions .................................................................. 251 
Add the .ird file to your project .............................................. 262 
Making template changes ....................................................... 265 
Synching templates and remodeling the roadway .................. 268 
Using Parametric Constraints ............................................. 271 
Challenge – Subgrade controlled by parametrics ................... 275 
Challenge – Change the default asphalt depth ........................ 275 

Chapter 7 ................................................................................... 281 

Point Controls............................................................................ 281 
Using Point Controls to create transitions .............................. 281 

Lab 7........................................................................................... 283 

Point controls ............................................................................. 283 
Objectives ............................................................................... 283 
Getting Started ........................................................................ 283 
Use Point Controls to create a right turn lane ......................... 284 

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Chapter 8 ................................................................................... 295 

Superelevation ........................................................................... 295 
Using the Superelevation Wizard ........................................... 295 
Plan Display ........................................................................ 296 
Profile Display .................................................................... 296 
Cross Section Display ......................................................... 296 
Superelevation Display ....................................................... 297 

Lab 8........................................................................................... 299 

Superelevation ........................................................................... 299 
Objectives ............................................................................... 299 
Getting Started ........................................................................ 299 
Using the Superelevation Wizard ........................................... 300 
Establishing rates ................................................................ 300 
Establishing Section Definitions ......................................... 305 
Establish Superelevation Point Controls ............................. 312 
Processing Superelevation ...................................................... 318 
Establishing Shoulder Rollovers ............................................. 320 
Reviewing Superelevation Point Controls .............................. 323 

Chapter 9 ................................................................................... 327 

Roadway Edits ........................................................................... 327 
Editing Templates at a Single Station ..................................... 327 
Editing End Conditions at Multiple Stations .......................... 328 

Lab 9........................................................................................... 329 

Roadway Edits ........................................................................... 329 
Objectives ............................................................................... 329 
Getting Started ........................................................................ 329 
Editing Individual Stations ..................................................... 330 
Editing End Conditions for multiple stations.......................... 336 
Smoothing End Conditions ..................................................... 342 
Challenge ................................................................................ 348 

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Chapter 10 ................................................................................. 351 

Creating a Design Surface ........................................................ 351 
Using the Create Surface Command ....................................... 351 
Naming surfaces and features ............................................. 352 

Lab 10......................................................................................... 353 

Creating a Design Surface ........................................................ 353 
Objectives ............................................................................... 353 
Getting Started ........................................................................ 353 
Creating Surfaces .................................................................... 354 
Evaluating Surface Features and Components ....................... 356 
Saving Surfaces ....................................................................... 359 

Chapter 11 ................................................................................. 365 

Cross Sections ............................................................................ 365 
Using Create Cross Section .................................................... 365 
Include Components ............................................................... 366 
Annotate Cross Sections ......................................................... 367 
End Area Volumes .................................................................. 370 

Lab 11......................................................................................... 377 

Cross sections and volumes ...................................................... 377 
Objectives ............................................................................... 377 
Getting Started ........................................................................ 377 
Creating Cross Sections .......................................................... 378 
End Area Volumes .................................................................. 384 
Challenge ................................................................................ 386 

Chapter 12 ................................................................................. 389 

Creating Reports ....................................................................... 389 
Reports .................................................................................... 389 
XML based Reports ................................................................ 390 

Lab 12......................................................................................... 393 

Creating Reports ....................................................................... 393 
Getting Started ........................................................................ 393 
Geometry Reports ................................................................... 394 

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Chapter 13 ................................................................................. 407 

Plan and profile sheets .............................................................. 407 
Using the Plan and Profile Generator ..................................... 407 

Lab 13......................................................................................... 409 

Plan and profile sheets .............................................................. 409 
Getting Started ........................................................................ 409 
Preparing the border ................................................................ 410 
Set up the Plan and Profile Generator options ........................ 411 
Create and modify the Plan Views.......................................... 420 
Create and Review the Plan and Profile Sheets ...................... 422 
Display proposed graphics ...................................................... 425 
Display Utilities on the profile ................................................ 425 
Display the graphics for the proposed road ............................ 425 

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