OpenRail-Designer-Onboarding-Guide

OpenRail Designer
Onboarding Guide
Version: 1.0
OpenRail Designer
Table of Contents
1. About OpenRail Designer ....................................................................................... 1
1.1 System Requirement for OpenRail Designer .................................................... 2
2. Quick Start Workflows - OpenRail Designer ......................................................... 3
2.1 Complete Workflow from Survey to Drawing Production .................................. 3
3. Microstation for Civil Designers ............................................................................. 4
3.1 Introduction to MicroStation CONNECT Edition ................................................ 4
3.2 Controlling the Display of Designs for Civil Designers ...................................... 4
3.3 Using General Tools in MicroStation CONNECT Edition for the Civil Designer 5
3.4 Drawing with MicroStation for Civil Designers................................................... 5
3.5 Manipulating and Modifying Elements for Civil Designers ................................ 5
3.6 Working with Cells for Civil Designers .............................................................. 6
4. Setting up the Workspace (CAD Administrator) ................................................... 7
4.1 Workspace Development .................................................................................. 7
4.2 Step 1 - Understanding Feature Definitions ...................................................... 7
4.3 Step 2 - Preparing the folder structure .............................................................. 7
4.4 Step 3 - Preparing the files for feature migration............................................... 8
4.5 Step 4 - Feature Migration ................................................................................ 8
4.6 Step 5 – Annotation .......................................................................................... 8
4.7 Step 6 – Survey Annotation .............................................................................. 9
4.8 Step 7 – Drawing Production Sheet .................................................................. 9
5. End to End Training - OpenRail Designer ............................................................ 11
5.1 Navigating Interface ........................................................................................ 11
5.2 Terrain ............................................................................................................ 12
5.3 Understanding Georeferenced Coordinate Systems & LIDAR ........................ 12
5.4 Geometry Design ............................................................................................ 13
5.5 Beyond Centerline Geometry .......................................................................... 13
5.6 Using and Editing Templates .......................................................................... 14
5.7 Defining Template End Conditions.................................................................. 15
5.8 Corridor Modeling For Rail .............................................................................. 15
5.9 Regression Analysis- Rail ............................................................................... 15
5.10 Creating a Rail Siding yard ............................................................................. 16
5.11 Modeling - Retaining Walls, Benching, and Complex End Conditions ............ 16
5.12 Template Triggers and Switches..................................................................... 16
5.13 Understanding the Power of the Bentley Template Library ............................. 17
5.14 Corridor Modelling........................................................................................... 17
5.15 Civil Cells ........................................................................................................ 18
5.16 Computing Earthwork Volumes....................................................................... 18
5.17 Quantities and Earthwork ................................................................................ 19
5.18 Drawing Production - Plan-Profile ................................................................... 19
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5.19 Drawing Production - Cross- Sections ............................................................ 19

5.20 Setting up Sheets & Drawing Seeds ............................................................... 20
5.21 Setting up Annotations .................................................................................... 20
6. Online resources for OpenRail Designer ............................................................. 21
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1. About OpenRail Designer

OpenRail Designer introduces a new, comprehensive modeling environment for streamlined project delivery of rail
network assets. This environment unifies design and construction from concept through commissioning and completion.
The application delivers a high performance, immersive, 3D modeling environment that enables instantaneous and
interactive parametric modeling of rail corridors.
OpenRail Designer provides modeling and design capabilities for metro, light rail, commuter rail, or high-speed rail
design projects. You can save time on the design and maintenance of track, station, and yard design, as well as overhead
line electrification (OLE), while significantly increasing productivity.
• Bring real-world settings to your project by gathering context data quickly from a variety of sources, such as point
clouds, 3D reality meshes, terrain data, images, and geospatial information.
• Enable project information sharing across teams, locations, and disciplines with precision and security.
• Perform regression analysis, horizontal and vertical alignment, cant design, and turnout placement to international
standards.
• Design OLE systems with customizable design standards and 3D modeling of wires and structures.
• Improve asset quality and reduce rework with a fully localized application.
• Share realistic visualizations with the public and stakeholders to gather feedback, improve public engagements, and
speed project approvals.
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1.1 System Requirement for OpenRail Designer
Windows 10 (64-bit)
Operating System Windows 8 and 8.1 (64-bit)
Windows 7 (64-bit)
Intel® or AMD® processor 1.0 GHz or greater. OpenRail Designer is not
Processor
supported on a CPU that does not support SSE2.
8 GB minimum 16 GB recommended. More memory almost always improves
Memory
performance, particularly when working with larger models.
9 GB free disk space (which includes the 5.6 GB install footprint for a complete
Hard Disk
installation)
Screen Resolution 1600 x 1200 or higher
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2. Quick Start Workflows - OpenRail Designer

This section covers complete workflows, which would help you to understand to use OpenRail Designer in your projects
quickly. To learn in detail, please refer to the next section where we have covered each & every topic in detail.
2.1 Complete Workflow from Survey to Drawing Production

SN Topic Link
1. Referencing/Importing a Terrain model file Click Here
2. Create/Edit Horizontal Alignment Click Here
3. Create/Edit Vertical Alignment Click Here
4. Create a new Template (Typical Cross Section) Click Here
5. Apply End Conditions to Templates (Cut and Fill conditions) Click Here
6. Create a Corridor Click Here
7. Creating Cross-Section Drawings Click Here
8. Creating Plan and Profile Drawings Click Here
9. Component Quantities Click Here
Rail Workflows
1. Selecting the Workspace Click Here
2. Regression Click Here
3. Speed Table Click Here
4. Cant Click Here
5. Siding Geometry Click Here
6. Modeling Click Here
7. Create Rails Click Here
8. Create Sleepers Click Here
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3. Microstation for Civil Designers
3.1 Introduction to MicroStation CONNECT Edition
SN Topic Description Link

Introduction to MicroStation CONNECT Edition In this video, you will learn about the Introduction to MicroStation CONNECT Edition
1 Click Here
Course Introduction course
In this video you will learn how to access the Welcome Page, interact with a
2 Welcome to MicroStation WorkSpace and WorkSet, open and “brand” MicroStation design file to the active Click Here
WorkSet and navigate the MicroStation CONNECT user interface.
Continuing with our introduction to MicroStation, we find ourselves in need of
3 The MicroStation CONNECT Edition User Interface becoming familiar with the basic layout, tool locations, and functionality found in the Click Here
MicroStation CONNECT Edition. This video covers that information
In this video you will learn how to create a MicroStation design file and how to select
4 Create the Proposed Site Plan Click Here
and apply a seed file when a design file is created
In this video you will learn how to view and adjust a variety of design file setting and
where the initial settings are derived from. This includes working units, angle
5 Explore Design File Settings Click Here
readout, geographic coordinate system (GCS) data and also how to save design file
settings.
Models can be either 2D or 3D, will be a design, drawing, or sheet model, and are
stored as a discrete object within the design file. It is also possible to have an
3 Models Click Here
unlimited number of any model type in a DGN. In this video you will learn the role of
models and how they relate to MicroStation design files.
MicroStation provides for an unlimited number of models, of any type, to be stored
4 Working with Multiple Models in a DGN file. In this video you will learn to work with multiple models within a design Click Here
file.
3.2 Controlling the Display of Designs for Civil Designers

Now that you have all the necessary project related references attached, you will
need to adjust the display in a more detailed way. You will begin by turning on
1 Controlling the Display of Designs Introduction Click Here
several levels from the Baseline reference and then setting the Annotation Scale to
the desired plan scale.
Now that you have created your new file derived from the settings of the seed file,
2 Reference Project Related Data you need to reference in the project related data before you can begin the actual Click Here
layout of the subdivision and proposed site.
Now that you have all the necessary project related references attached, you will
need to adjust the display in a more detailed way. You will begin by turning on
3 Control the Display by Setting the Level Display Click Here
several levels from the Baseline reference and then setting the Annotation Scale to
the desired plan scale.
Now that you have located the proposed site location and displayed the appropriate
levels, you will now create a Display Style, which in turn, you will then match it up to
a Display Rule. A display rule is a set of display criteria which is processed on any view
4 Control the Display by Setting the View Attributes Click Here
of a design model. Display rules allow you to control the symbology, appearance, and
display of design elements; this control is based on the property of the element,
view, model, reference, or file.
Due to the extent of the attached references, the total viewable area is far more than
necessary. You will need to limit the range of these graphics that you are viewing by
5 Clip Volume Click Here
creating a clip volume which will limit an area to be displayed to just around the
vicinity of your subdivision.
Now that you have changed many of the settings relative to the view, to preserve all
these, it is a great idea to create what is called a Saved View. A Saved View is a view
6 Creating a Saved View Click Here
definition, which includes the level display for both the active model and references,
the clip volume, and other view attributes.
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3.3 Using General Tools in MicroStation CONNECT Edition for the Civil Designer
This video is an introduction to the Using General Tools course. You will learn what
1 Using General Tools Course Introduction Click Here
will be covered in the following videos, and in the course itself.
MicroStation contains a variety of different types of placement tools. These are
meant to accommodate different requirements when working with design geometry.
2 Basic Tool Operations Click Here
Regardless of the active tool, the same basic principles of tool operation may be
applied. In this video you will explore basic tool operation.
When working with designs, it is inevitable that changes to the design geometry will
be required. Attributes such as level, color, line style and weight are easily modified
3 Clean Up Utility Line Geometry in a variety of ways. Modifications can be applied individually or to multiple Click Here
elements. In this video you will observe utility line information and make changes to
element attributes.
As a member of the site development team, you have been tasked with verifying the
preliminary building design to better determine the building placement on the site.
4 Verify Your Work Click Here
This will be done by measuring the proposed building that was obtained from the
architect.
3.4 Drawing with MicroStation for Civil Designers

This video is an overview for the video series that makes up the course. In this
1 Drawing with MicroStation Introduction course, you will discover how to create new drawing elements efficiently and Click Here
accurately using tools such as the Place SmartLine
In this video you will lay out the roadway centerline for the subdivision utilizing the
Place SmartLine tool, aided by AccuDraw for precision placement of the points. Along
2 Creating the Subdivision Road Click Here
with that you will also incorporate some of the shortcuts that are built into AccuDraw
that make placement more streamlined and efficient.
Continuing in the workflow, now that you have constructed the roadway centerline
3 Offsetting to Create the Roadway Features for the subdivision, in this video you will offset this centerline to create roadway Click Here
features.
In this video, you will construct the parcel for the proposed building site with the
4 Creating the Proposed Building’s Parcel Click Here
subdivision.
Creating the Centerline for the Proposed Building In this final video of the course, you will layout the centerline for the proposed
5 Click Here
Site building site
3.5 Manipulating and Modifying Elements for Civil Designers

This video is an overview for the video series that makes up the course. In this
Manipulating and Modifying Elements
1 course, you will discover how to manipulate and modify existing elements by using Click Here
Introduction
the tools in the Manipulate toolbox and the Modify toolbox.
In this video you will begin by bringing in the proposed building footprint. With a
setting toggled in the References dialog, you can use the standard Manipulate
2 Move and Rotate Click Here
Element tools to operate on a reference as if it were a element such as a line or a
shape. In this case, you will move and rotate the building onto the building pad.
In this video you will begin the layout of your proposed site plan by utilizing the Copy
3 Copy Parallel Parallel tool to construct curb lines and parking stalls. You can use this tool when you Click Here
want to move or copy an element, or portion of an element, parallel to the original.
In this video you will continue using the Copy Parallel tool to layout the parking lot
4 Copy features but will also start utilizing the Copy Element tool as well. Here you will use Click Here
along with it, AccuDraw for precision placement.
In this video, you start to use some of the Modification tools such as the Construct
Circular Fillet tool to further layout out the proposed site plan. You will also use
5 Fillet and Trim Click Here
trimming tools such as Trim to Intersection and Trim Multiple to clean up extra line
work.
The Mirror tool can be used to mirror elements about a horizontal line, a vertical line,
or a user-defined line, or about the element center. In this video, you will utilize the
6 Mirror Click Here
Mirror tool to create a mirrored copy of the geometry that you’ve created thus far to
quickly generate the other half of the site.
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The Trim to Element tool lets you extend or shorten an open element, or multiple
7 Shorten Elements with Trim to Element Click Here
open elements simultaneously, to their intersection with one other element.
Break Element is used to remove unwanted portions of elements. In this section,
continue to create the proposed curbing near the entrances. Then you will utilize the
8 Break Element Click Here
Break Element tool to break up the continuous line work of the curbing at the
proposed site and subdivision’s entrances in order to then create the curb returns
To construct a chamfer between two lines or adjacent segments of a line string or
9 Construct Chamfer shape, you can use the Construct Chamfer tool. In this video you will use the Click Here
Construct Chamfer to clean up the property line at the entrance of the subdivision.
3.6 Working with Cells for Civil Designers

1 Working with Cells Course Introduction This video is an introduction to the Working with Cells course. Click Here
Placing symbols, or cells, is performed using the Place Active Cell tool. There are a
variety of settings to control size, rotation, and AccuDraw can also be useful in
2 Place Landscaping Cells Click Here
aligning cells correctly. In this video you will place landscaping cells on the proposed
site plan.
Symbols provide the ability to place objects in your designs that may be used to
identify specific features without the need to recreate these graphics each time they
3 Creating Site Development Symbols Click Here
are used. In MicroStation, symbols are known as cells and are stored in cell libraries.
In this video a cell library will be created, and cells added to the library.
In the previous video, cells were created for a bollard, wheel stop, accessibility
4 Landscape and Lighting Cells Click Here
symbol and more. Those cells will now be used to embellish the proposed site design.
The Proposed Site Plan is almost complete. To complete the cell placement, drainage
symbols need to be added to the drainage system and bollards placed next to the
5 Placing Drainage Symbols Click Here
dumpster pad. In this video you will use the Place Active Line Terminator command
to place drainage cells.
The End Wall cell requires several modifications. Extra lines need to be removed and
intersections cleaned up. This cell, however, has already been used in the proposed
6 Updating Existing Cells Click Here
site design. In this video the cell will be edited and the existing instances of the cell in
the site plan updated.
Documenting the content of a cell library is often a necessary task but can be a
tedious process that is prone to errors and update issues. If new cells are added or
7 Document a Cell Library Click Here
the graphics of a cell are updated, the documentation needs to be updated as well. In
this video we will “document” a cell library using Place Cell Index
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4. Setting up the Workspace (CAD Administrator)

4.1 Workspace Development

Learn why you need a Workspace and how Bentley recommends you setup base
standards, company/department standards, and project standards to ensure
1 Workspace Development Overview maximum flexibility to share WorkSpaces. You will also learn how to use the Click Here
Workspaces delivered with OpenRail designer as a template when creating your
Workspace.
A demonstration of using the Workspace delivered with OpenRail Designer to create
2 Demonstration of Workspace Setup Click Here
a new base standards Workspace and a Project environment.
4.2 Step 1 - Understanding Feature Definitions

Gain a general understanding of the types and organizational structure of the
1 Exploring Feature Definitions and Symbologies Click Here
OpenRail Designer CONNECT Edition features and their symbologies.
Point Feature Definition and Symbology Gain a general understanding of a Point feature definition and corresponding
2 Click Here
Properties properties.
Linear Feature Definition and Symbology Gain a general understanding of a Linear feature definition and corresponding
3 Click Here
Alignment Feature Definition and Symbology Gain a general understanding of an Alignment feature definition and corresponding
4 Click Here
Mesh Feature Definition and Symbology Gain a general understanding of a Mesh feature definition and corresponding
5 Click Here
Terrain Feature Definition and Symbology Gain a general understanding of a Terrain feature definition and corresponding
6 Click Here
Superelevation Feature Definition and Symbology Gain a general understanding of a Superelevation feature definition and
7 Click Here
Properties corresponding properties.
Surface Template Feature Definition and Gain a general understanding of a Surface Template feature definition and
8 Click Here
Symbology Properties corresponding properties.
Corridor Feature Definition and Symbology Gain a general understanding of a Corridor feature definition and corresponding
9 Click Here
Linear Template Feature Definition and Gain a general understanding of a Linear Template feature definition and
10 Click Here
Symbology Properties corresponding properties.
4.3 Step 2 - Preparing the folder structure

Learn the basics behind the delivered folder structure and how to implement your
1 Understanding the Workspace Folder Structure Click Here
specific standards.
Creating a Customized Network Workspace
2 Learn how to develop your customized workspace for a network environment. Click Here
Environment
3 Preparing the Server Folders Learn how to prepare your server folder structure for standards migration. Click Here
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4.4 Step 3 - Preparing the files for feature migration

1 Creating Seed Files Learn how to create new seed files for OpenRail Designer CONNECT Edition. Click Here
2 Adding Custom Linestyles Learn how to bring forward your custom linestyles from SELECTseries 4. Click Here
3 Preparing the Levels and Element Templates Learn how to bring forward your levels and element templates from SELECTseries 4. Click Here
4 Preparing the Graphical Filters Learn how to bring forward your graphical filters from SELECTseries 4. Click Here
5 Preparing the Design Standards Learn how to bring forward your design standards from SELECTseries 4. Click Here
4.5 Step 4 - Feature Migration

1 Converting SELECTseries 4 Feature Definitions Upgrade SELECTseries 4 DGN Library files to OpenRail Designer CONNECT Edition. Click Here
Learn how to prepare for bulk editing all of your OpenRail Designer CONNECT Edition
2 Preparing for Bulk Editing Feature Definitions Click Here
Feature Definitions.
Learn how to export Feature Definitions and Feature Symbologies from OpenRail
3 Exporting Feature Definitions and Symbologies Click Here
Designer CONNECT Edition.
Learn how to convert exported Feature Definition and Symbology XML files to
4 Converting the XML files to Excel Click Here
Microsoft Excel files using the provided application.
Learn how to bulk edit OpenRail Designer CONNECT Edition Feature Symbologies
5 Bulk Editing the Feature Symbologies using Microsoft Excel. Additionally, see how to merge in some of the new OpenRail Click Here
Designer feature types.
Learn how to bulk edit OpenRail Designer CONNECT Edition Feature Definitions using
6 Bulk Editing the Feature Definitions Microsoft Excel. Additionally, see how to merge in some of the new OpenRail Click Here
Designer feature types.
7 Bulk Editing Element Templates Learn how to bulk edit MicroStation Element Templates. Click Here
Importing the New Feature Definitions and Learn how to import OpenRail Designer CONNECT Edition Feature Definitions and
8 Click Here
Symbologies Symbologies.
9 Finalizing the Folder Structure Learn how to finalize your folder structure. Click Here
4.6 Step 5 – Annotation

Discover the Text Styles included in the delivered workspace and their requirements
1 Creating Text Styles Click Here
for creating Text Favorites and Annotation Groups.
Discover the Element Templates included in the delivered workspace and their
2 Creating Element Templates requirements for creating Annotation Groups. In addition, learn how to copy Element Click Here
Templates to your DGNLib.
3 Understanding MicroStation Text Favorites Learn how Text Favorites are created and their functionality. Click Here
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4 Understanding OpenRail Labeler Learn the basic functionalities of the OpenRail Designer CONNECT Edition Labeler. Click Here
Learn how to create the Annotation Cells used for the OpenRail Designer CONNECT
5 Creating Annotation Cells Click Here
Edition Labeler.
Learn how to create the Dimension Styles used for the OpenRail Designer CONNECT
6 Creating Dimension Styles Click Here
Edition Labeler.
Discover all of the aspects of Annotation Groups such as the different types,
7 Introduction to Annotation Groups Click Here
properties, and how to create.
8 Annotation Group Importing and Exporting Learn how to import and export Annotation Groups from one DGNLib to another. Click Here
Learn how to modify the Feature Symbologies to include the Annotation Groups for
9 Modifying the Features to use Annotation Groups Click Here
sheet creation.
4.7 Step 6 – Survey Annotation

Discover how to setup annotation for a mapped Survey Point. This example uses a
1 Control Point Annotation Click Here
control point.
Discover how to use field attribution to custom label the size and type of mapped
2 Size and Type Annotation Click Here
survey items such as trees.
Discover how to use field attribution to custom label buildings. In this example, the
3 Building Annotation Click Here
number of stories and frame type will be shown.
Discover how to setup annotation along the center of a mapped Survey Chain. This
4 Feature Description Annotation Click Here
shows how to label the Survey Feature's description.
Discover how to setup annotation for a mapped survey culvert. This includes slope,
5 Culvert Annotation linear 3D length, flow arrow showing flow direction, upstream and down stream Click Here
inverts and pipe size and type.
4.8 Step 7 – Drawing Production Sheet

Learn how to create the seed DGN libraries to use for drawing production - plan,
1 Drawing Seed Creation Click Here
profile, and cross section dgn files.
2 Sheet Seed Creation Learn how to create the sheet seed file to use for all sheets. Click Here
3 Adding Configuration Variables Learn which configuration variables to modify for your specific seed file names. Click Here
4 Border Cell Library Learn how to develop the title block cells. Click Here
Learn how to create the seed file to use for all plan and or profile sheet
5 Creating Plan or Profile Start Seed Click Here
combinations.
6 Creating Plan-Plan Sheet Definition DGNLib Learn how to create the seed file for creating plan-plan combination sheets. Click Here
7 Creating Plan Sheet Definition DGNLib Learn how to create the seed file for creating plan only sheets. Click Here
8 Creating Profile Sheet Definition DGNLib Learn how to create the seed file for creating profile only sheets. Click Here
9 Creating Profile-Profile Sheet Definition DGNLib Learn how to create the seed file for creating profile-profile combination sheets. Click Here
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10 Creating Plan and Profile Sheet Definition DGNLib Learn how to create the seed file for creating plan-profile combination sheets. Click Here
11 Creating Cross Section Start Seed Learn how to create the seed file to use for cross section sheets. Click Here
12 Creating Cross Section Sheet Definition DGNLib Learn how to create the seed file for creating cross section sheets. Click Here
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5. End to End Training - OpenRail Designer

This section covers all the topic about OpenRail Designer starting from getting familiar with new interface until
delivering the sheets in the best possible way
5.1 Navigating Interface

Selecting the Workspace, Workset, and Opening See how to Start a work session, selecting the Workspace and Workset, and opening
1 Click Here
the Class dgn File the class dgn file
Workspaces and Worksets control file and software settings. You can complete this
Can I work through the class if I don't have the
2 class (review a "random" file), regardless of whether your workspace matches that Click Here
workspace? Yes.
used to create the file
3 Help Dialogs Learn how to open the "traditional" Help Dialogs. Click Here
CONNECT Advisor will transform how you learn. Here's a very brief introduction and
4 CONNECT Advisor - an Introduction Click Here
how to get help.
See how the Tool Ribbons are organized. Learn how to search for tools. See the Quick
5 Ribbons, Searching the Ribbons, and Quick Access Click Here
Access Toolbar.
OpenRail/OpenRail files often have 2D and 3D Models in them. Why two? Civil
Engineering 3D Geometry is defined by combining two separate rule systems:
Horizontal and Vertical (often arc-based and parabola-based, respectively). By storing
6 Why Do Files have 2D and 3D Models in them? Click Here
the horizontal graphics and rules in 2D Models, Profile graphics and rules in separate
2D Models, and the resulting 3D graphics in a 3D Model, OpenRail provides a very
clean, intuitive design and information modeling environment.
Any of the Eight Views can "look into" any of the Models available in the design file
7 Multiple Views, Multiple Models Click Here
(as shown in the Models dialog).
View Groups are a way to manage multiple Views, Models, Display Styles, and so
8 View Groups: Manage Multiple Views and Models Click Here
forth. "Multiple Models" is the default for training.
Display Styles allow you to change how the data looks. From Photorealistic (Smooth)
9 Customize How the Data looks via Display Styles to simple (Wireframe), the native 3D Immersive Design Environment can be Click Here
customized to enrich your design and evaluation experience
Hovering over a graphic reveals a tooltip. All elements will show a Type and Level.
10 Hover over a Graphic to Find out about It OpenRail Features will additional show its Name, Feature Definition, and Active Click Here
Profile, if any
Click on a Feature triggers the Heads-Up Display (HUD) - an amazing evaluation and
editing tool. Designed to provide access to a wide range of editing capabilities
11 Click: The Amazing Heads-Up Display Click Here
without having to find toolsets, it also is an intuitive evaluation, troubleshooting and
documentation tool. You can learn to read how a feature was built from the HUD.
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OpenRail/OpenRail provides a Civil Engineering-oriented Context Menu for all
12 Click and Hover to Open a Civil Context Menu Click Here
graphics.
The Explorer is a core tool in reviewing and editing OpenRail/OpenRail Features and
Settings. It provides shortcuts to capabilities beyond what is available in the
13 Exploring the Explorer Click Here
Properties dialog. For example, it allows you to search for an Element by Name, zoom
to it or Isolate it from the view of other Features.
This video shows us opening the Geometry.Dgn - a typical "Project" file. The
A "Project File" Typically has a lot of Reference "Introducing Geometry" file was this file, but with all the Reference files turned off
14 Click Here
Files for clarity. "Real" files typically have a LOT of information in them, much of which is
in read-only Reference files.
When exploring a design file, it is often good to know what's in the (editable) Active
15 Reference Files - Turning Display On and Off file and what is in (non-editable) Reference Files. Here we show how to turn off the Click Here
Display of Reference Files.
Sometimes you want to see a Reference File, but don't want to "interact" with it. You
Reference Files - Turning Snap and Locates On
16 can set its Snap and Locate toggles to prevent snapping to or being able to select a Click Here
and Off
reference element.
Sometimes you have a great deal of reference graphics that you need to see, but you
want to make them "blend into the background", or be less prominent or more
17 Reference Files - Making them "Subtle" subtle, so that they're less "distracting". Here we show some techniques that allow Click Here
the active file graphics to standout, while still seeing as much of the reference data
that you need.
Another way to make Reference Files less "intrusive" is using Reference Presentation.
Reference Files - Turning Off Properties like
18 You can turn off properties like Lineweight or Linestyle or object types like Text, Fill Click Here
Lineweight
or Patterns.
Sometimes you have a great deal of reference graphics that you need to see, but you
want to make them "blend into the background", or be less prominent or more
19 Reference Files - Making them "Subtle" subtle, so that they're less "distracting". Here we show some techniques that allow Click Here
the active file graphics to standout, while still seeing as much of the reference data
that you need.
5.2 Terrain
An overview of terrain models and terrain display, and a review of the ribbon
1 Introduction to Terrain Display Click Here
interface.
Displaying Terrain Features and Changing Contour Learn how to toggle on and off the display of terrain features and change contour
2 Click Here
Intervals intervals using the context sensitive menu and the Properties window.
Learn how to set and change the terrain model feature definition to control how the
3 Using Feature Definitions to Display Terrains Click Here
terrain is displayed.
Referencing a 3D Terrain Model to a 2D Project Learn how to create a 2D project file and reference in a 3D terrain model, set the
4 Click Here
File terrain active, and view the 2D and 3D models.
Using Override Symbology and Element Learn how to control the display of a referenced terrain model with element
5 Click Here
Templates templates and display styles.
Learn how to add manual contour labels and display a background map with streets
6 Label Contours and View Background Map Click Here
and aerial imagery.
7 Label and Analyze Terrain Points Learn how to manually label and analyze terrain points. Click Here
In this video, you will learn how to extract a project specific POD from a larger LiDAR
8 Viewing and Clipping LIDAR Data Click Here
data set and save it to a separate file.
In this video, you will learn how to use the Ground Extraction tools to filter a large
9 Filtering and Editing LIDAR Data majority of unwanted shots and manually edit the rest to produce a final Terrain Click Here
Model.
5.3 Understanding Georeferenced Coordinate Systems & LIDAR

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In this video we discuss some of the common issues not setting the GCS can cause,
1 Reality Modeling Lecture Click Here
including the differences between systems and what they have in common.
In this video we review the Geographic Library and how to apply a specific GCS to
2 Reality Modeling Walkthrough Click Here
your project
In this video we discuss one method to take a raw LiDAR data file and create a terrain
3 LiDAR Terrain Lecture Click Here
model useful to our project.
In this video we learn how to take a large, raw LiDAR file from a clearinghouse and
4 Lidar Terrain Clip Click Here
clip it to an area specific to our project.
In this video we discuss the problem(s) with an unclassified LiDAR file and the process
5 Lidar Terrain Edit Click Here
to utilize it.
6 Lidar Terrain Final In this video we discuss how to create the final terrain model from the edited points. Click Here
5.4 Geometry Design

Introduction to QuickStart for OpenRail Designer : In this exercise, you will learn how to select the proper WorkSpace and WorkSet,
1 Click Here
Geometry create a new dgn and review the ribbon interface.
2 Create Horizontal Tangent Elements In this exercise, you will learn how to create horizontal geometric elements. Click Here
Create/Edit Horizontal Curves and Create In this exercise, you will learn how to create horizontal curve geometric elements and
3 Click Here
Horizontal Alignment also how to create the horizontal alignment.
OpenRail Model Explorer and Horizontal In this exercise, you will learn how to review geometric elements stored in the dgn
4 Click Here
Geometry Reports file and also how to create a horizontal geometry report of your alignment.
In this exercise, you will learn how to define the horizontal alignment stationing and
5 Define Stationing and Annotation Click Here
also how to annotate the alignment.
Existing Terrain Model and Define 2D and 3D In this exercise, you will learn how to attach the existing terrain model, set the
6 Click Here
Views terrain model active and define 2D and 3D views.
7 Define Profile Model View In this exercise, you will learn how to define a profile model view. Click Here
8 Create, Edit, and Review Vertical Geometry In this exercise, you will learn how to create, edit and review vertical geometry. Click Here
5.5 Beyond Centerline Geometry

What's the fundamental differentiator between OpenRail Features and plain
1 OpenRail Remembers. Shown in 4 Lines graphics? OpenRail Remembers! Four Lines in two Tees drive home the difference in Click Here
90 seconds. You will never see plain graphics the same way again.
Here we manipulate a road with the right side built with plain graphics and the left
2 Obedient Road Features vs. Oblivious Graphics Click Here
side build with smart OpenRail tools. The result: OpenRail Remembers!
Heads Up Display and Properties: everything : The Properties dialog extends what you can see and do with the Heads-Up Display.
3 Click Here
visible and editable Simply clicking a feature shows its relationships and values.
4 Edges of Pavement: Very Fast and Really Smart Here we show how fast we can get (smart) Pavement Edges offset from Centerlines. Click Here
5 Curb Returns: Very Fast and Really Smart Here we show how fast we can get (smart) Curb Returns using the Simple Arc tool. Click Here
Gaps and Intervals: What they are and how to edit. Gaps are created when the
6 Part of my line is gone: what the heck? original feature is truncated, fillet or otherwise has a part that needs to be invisible. Click Here
We show how to see the gaps and how to edit the original element.
Your engineering will require a taper that's controlled either by the Offset Values or
7 Introducing Taper #1: Variable Offset Tapers Click Here
the Taper Ratio. Here we explore how to build tapers where the Offsets rule.
When you only need part of a feature offset, use Single Offset Partial to create it. Use
8 I want just a part of an element offset… Click Here
Snaps when you can to establish relationships.
Pavement Edges tend to have a lot of dependencies (relationships). Here we edit a
9 Manipulating a Pavement Edge with a Taper lot of things to show how the taper behaves in a manner we would expect (honoring Click Here
our Design Intent).
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Your engineering will require a taper that's controlled either by the Offset Values or
10 Introducing Taper #2: Ratio Offset Tapers Click Here
the Taper Ratio. Here we explore how to build tapers where the Ratio rules.
11 Another Curb Return You've mastered this, but the next video is cool. Click Here
12 Curb Return: 3-Center Arc See how easy it is to Place a 3-Center Arc. Click Here
You put in a Simple Arc, but need a 3-Center Arc or need Spirals? No problem: you
Changing a Simple Arc to Something More can use the Properties dialog to make changes. All Arcs are stored with all the fields
13 Click Here
Impressive required to model even the most complex curve. The Properties dialog makes it easy
to make it what you want it.
14 Creating Cul-de-Sacs Creating a Cul-de-Sac in less than a minute. Click Here
Create a "smart" driveway perpendicular to a road. The driveway can be "slid" along
15 Driveway #1: No tie-in to existing the road, maintaining its (perpendicular) geometry. You can adjust the Skew angle if Click Here
desired. This technique works for larger side road as well.
Create a driveway of a given length that ties into an existing centerline perpendicular
16 Driveway #2: Tie into Existing Centerline to the road. If the road moves the driveway remains perpendicular to the road from a Click Here
new location along the existing centerline.
Create a driveway of a given length whose new edges match the existing edges.
17 Driveway #3: Match Existing Edges Click Here
Moving the Road adjusts the portion of the existing edges used.
Conjunction Junction: Hook Up Individual Elements into a Single Complex Element.
Complex by Element groups individual geometry into a single chain. It's easier for us
Conjunction Junction: Hook Up Individual
18 humans to manage long clearly named entities than their individual components. We Click Here
Elements into a Single Complex Element
can use the Manual Method to select each component or let Automatic connect
them for you.
This video shows how to use the Complex Redefine tool to redefine a portion of the
19 Using Complex Redefine Click Here
Pike Rd. Alignment
20 Create Geometry Using Civil AccuDraw This video shows how to create lines and arcs using Civil AccuDraw and snaps. Click Here
This video shows how to use the Table Editor to make changes to the horizontal
21 Editing Geometry with the Table Editor Click Here
geometry.
This video shows how to apply design standards to the horizontal alignment using the
22 Applying and Verifying Design Standards Design Standard tool and also how use the Civil Message Center to review any errors Click Here
or warnings and how to fix them.
23 Creating Vertical Curves This video shows how to create vertical curves. Click Here
5.6 Using and Editing Templates

This lecture introduces the basic theory behind templates and demonstrates how to
1 Welcome and Workspace Setup Click Here
setup the proper civil training workspace required for the exercises in this course.
Learn how to open and navigate the Create Templates dialog to review and edit
2 Review and Edit a Template existing templates, review and modify point properties, and examine point Click Here
constraints.
Assemble a New Template Backbone from Learn how to create a new template by assembling existing components already in
3 Click Here
Existing Components the template library.
Use the Template Library Organizer to copy templates from the standards template
4 Using the Template Library Organizer Click Here
library to the project template library.
5 Adding End Conditions to a Template Add a fill ditch end condition. Click Here
Learn to modify a template with a good “backbone” and replace the end conditions
6 Modify a Template to Meet Project Needs to meet project specifications which include a fill ditch solution when limited right of Click Here
way is available for desirable slope selections to intersect the existing ground.
7 Introduction to Templates Introduction to Template Points, Components and Constraints Click Here
In this exercise, you will learn how to create a simple 12-foot lane component as well
8 Create a Single Lane Pavement Component Click Here
how to create parametric constraint labels
In this exercise, you will learn how to create a two-lane component by inserting a
9 Create a Two-Lane Pavement Component Click Here
new point and using a vector offset to control the directional slope of that point.
10 Create a Simple Curb In this exercise, you will learn to create a simple curb component. Click Here
In this exercise, you will learn how to add to a Rollover Lock to a shoulder to set a
11 Define Shoulder Rollover Locks Click Here
maximum grade break between the shoulder and the pavement.
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Create a Widening Template that Matches In this exercise, you will learn how to create a widening template that matches the
12 Click Here
Existing Pavement Slope existing pavement slope.
In this exercise, you will learn how to create a barrier and ensure that it remains a
13 Create a Median Barrier Click Here
minimum height above both the left and right pavement edges.
In this exercise, you will learn to create a template that will display a median ditch
Create Display Rules to Display and Undisplay when the median width is 20’ or greater and only display the median barrier when
14 Click Here
Median Barrier and Median Ditch the median width is less than or equal to 20’. You will accomplish this by using
Component Display Rules.
5.7 Defining Template End Conditions

Provides a brief introduction into what makes End Conditions tick. How properties
1 Introduction to End Conditions Click Here
and priority feature in the operation and resulting geometry.
Exercise 1 – Build and Test a Multiple-Slope End In depth instruction on End Conditions and how to create a multiple slope End
2 Click Here
Condition (Part One) Condition.
Exercise 1 – Build and Test a Multiple-Slope End In depth instruction on End Conditions and how to create a multiple slope End
3 Click Here
Condition (Part Two) Condition.
Exercise 2 – Create a Multi-Slope Cut & Fill with a
4 Add a cut ditch to a Multiple cut/fill End Condition Solution. Click Here
Cut Ditch
Exercise 3 – Build a Constant Width/Varying Slope
5 Build a template that ties into the existing ground at a set offset. Click Here
Clear Zone
Exercise 4 – Build and Test a Template that Places Build and test an End Condition that places a wall based on a found feature
6 Click Here
a Cut Wall definition.
Exercise 5 – Create a forced Right of Way End Build and test an End Condition that places a 2:1 slope unless the Right of Way line
7 Click Here
Condition feature falls within the tie point.
5.8 Corridor Modeling for Rail

In this course you will learn how to create a 3D model of the Track Main corridor using
1 Introduction to Corridor Modeling for Rail Click Here
the Corridor Modeling tools. The Track Main corridor is a Single Track with Concrete
Sleepers. The existing terrain and geometry will be provided as a starting point.
In this exercise, you will create a corridor for the Track Main. and assign template
2 Create Corridor Click Here
drops to the corridor. You will also learn how to view the corridor in 2D & 3D and view
the corridor cross sections.
In this exercise, you will learn how to add another Template Drop to the Corridor.
3 Create Template Drop Click Here
In this exercise, you will learn how to modify the corridor and review the modifications
4 Modify Corridor Click Here
5 Create Cant In this exercise, you will learn how to create a cant alignment for Main Line Corridor. Click Here
using the cant tools. Cant is the rotation of the rails on the approach to and through
a horizontal curve. Cant tools compute how the rails will transition from normal cant
to a fully canted section and back again.
6 Review Cross Sections In this exercise, you will learn how to review the cross sections to ensure that the Click Here
Cant has been applied correctly to the corridor.
5.9 Regression Analysis- Rail

1 Create the Left and Right Rail DGN Files Click Here
2 Import the Rail Points and Create a Sorted Line In this video you will learn how to import the existing horizontal rail points from an Click Here
ASCII file using the import wizard. You will also learn how to create a sorted line to
represent both the left and right rails to a set of criteria.
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3 Create the Horizontal Curvature Diagram In this exercise, you will learn how to convert the rails to a centerline and also how to Click Here
create and view the Horizontal Curvature Diagram.
4 Create the Rail Centerline Alignment you will learn how to use the Single Horizontal Regression tool to create the tangent Click Here
and curve elements. You will also learn how to create the connecting spiral elements
and how to create the rail centerline alignment.
5 Reporting and Annotating you will learn how to create horizontal alignment reports and also how to annotate Click Here
the rail alignment.
6 Create Vertical Alignment Using Define Profile byBest you will learn how to create a vertical alignment using the Design Profile by Best Fit Click Here
Fit tools
5.10 Creating a Rail Siding yard

1 Create Siding Yard Tracks In this exercise, you will learn how to use the geometry tools to create two siding Click Here
tracks both horizontally and vertically. We will use Civil AccuDraw to place the tracks at
a set distance along the main track and with a set offset.
2 Getting Started In this exercise, you will learn to start OpenRail Designer, select the proper WorkSpace Click Here
and WorkSet.
3 Place Turnouts, Place Crossover and Place Crossing you will learn how to place a single turnout, place diamond, single slip crossing, place Click Here
crossover geometry, between 2 parallel tracks. Also, you learn how to connect the
turnouts, crossover, and crossings to other tracks.
4 Create Complex Geometry we will join the different sections of track and turnouts into one piece of geometry. To Click Here
do this we will use the Complex Geometry > Complex By Element tool.
5 Create Corridor for Siding Yard In this exercise, you will learn to create a Corridor for the Yard using the Corridor Click Here
Tools.
6 Add Rails and Sleepers In this exercise, you will learn to add Rails and Sleepers to the Corridor for the Yard Click Here
using the Rail > Miscellaneous Tools.
5.11 Modeling - Retaining Walls, Benching, and Complex End Conditions

1 General Principles An overview of general modeling principles. Click Here
2 Variable Slope - Fixed Width Learn how to model a slope that ties to a fixed width such as a right of way or wall. Click Here
3 Fixed Depth and Width Ditch Learn how to model a ditch with a fixed depth and width. Click Here
4 Retaining Walls Learn to model a variable height retaining walls. Click Here
5 Stepped Retaining Walls Learn to model a stepped retaining wall that increases in height at a fixed interval. Click Here
Learn to model a gabion or other stepped wall that has a horizontal setback for each
6 Gabion Retaining Walls Click Here
step of the wall.
7 Benching Learn to model benching end conditions. Click Here
5.12 Template Triggers and Switches

In this video, you will learn how to create template null points and apply horizontal
1 Exercise 1 - Create Template Null Points Click Here
feature constraints.
In this video, you will learn how to create component display rules that will
2 Exercise 1 - Create Component Display Rules automatically turn off curb & gutter, berm, sidewalk and end condition components Click Here
when an intersection matchline element is added as a corridor reference.
In this video you will, learn how to create parent-child relationships between the
sidewalk berm, sidewalk and end condition components so that they turn off
Exercise 1 - Create Parent-Child Relationships automatically when the curb & gutter components turn off. Parent-child
3 Click Here
Between Components relationships allow for multiple components to be associated to one component. This
is useful when assigning Component Display Rules (you assign rules to parent
component and child components will follow rule automatically).
4 Exercise 1 - Add Corridor References In this video, we will synchronize the template and add corridor references. Click Here
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In this video, you are going to learn how to create a component display rule to hide
Exercise 2 - Review Template and Create
5 the turn lane as the default template condition. A null point will then be used to Click Here
Template Null Points
control when the turn lane (or auxiliary lane) will be displayed.
In this video, we will show how to create component display rules so that when the
Exercise 2 - Create Turn Lane Component Display
6 EOP_R point moves to the right of the LL_R point the turn lane and all of its Click Here
Rule
components turn on automatically.
Exercise 2 - Create Template Drop and Review In this video, we will create a new template drop and add a corridor reference that
7 Click Here
Cross Sections will widen the template and create the turn lane.
Exercise 3 - Create Right of Way End Condition In this video, we will create an end condition that will search horizontally for the
8 Click Here
Switch existence of a right of way feature.
Exercise 3 - Apply Right of Way End Condition to In this video, we will show how to add the right of way end condition switch to the
9 Click Here
Fill Slopes and Wall Template wall template.
Exercise 3 - Apply Fill Slopes and Wall to Turn In this video, we will apply the EC-Fill Slopes + Wall template to the 2 Lanes + Turn
10 Click Here
Lane Template Lane + Aux Lane-RT-Urban w/ROW template.
5.13 Understanding the Power of the Bentley Template Library

A discussion on how to use spreadsheets to plan and organize data when creating a
1 Organization and Standards Click Here
template library.
A discussion on best practices for creating components such as curbs, pavements,
2 Components and Pavements Click Here
and shoulders.
A discussion how to bring together individual components and assign Display Rules,
3 Component Combinations Click Here
Rollover locks, and Alternate Surface paths.
4 Overlay Components A discussion of creating overlay components for cross slope corrections and milling. Click Here
5 Linear and Surface Templates A discussion of linear and surface templates. Click Here
6 Corridor Templates A discussion of how the final corridor templates are assembled. Click Here
7 Shoulder Rollover A discussion of the five ways shoulder rollover calculation can be computed. Click Here
5.14 Corridor Modelling

In this exercise, you will learn how to start OpenRail Designer, select the proper
1 Introduction and Getting Started WorkSpace and WorkSet, create a 2D dgn file, attach reference files, set the active Click Here
terrain model, and define 2D and 3D Model Views.
In this exercise, you will create a corridor for London Rd. and assign template drops
2 Create Corridor Click Here
to the corridor. You will also learn how to view the corridor in 2D and 3D.
Review the 3D Model and Create Dynamic Cross In this exercise you will learn how to view the corridor in 3D and view the corridor
3 Click Here
Sections cross sections.
In this exercise, you will learn how to modify the corridor and review the
4 Modify the Corridor Click Here
modifications.
In this exercise, you will learn how to create Superelevation for London Rd. using the
Superelevation tools. Superelevation is the rotation of the pavement on the
5 Create Superelevation approach to and through a horizontal curve. Superelevation tools compute how the Click Here
road will transition from normal cross slope to a fully super elevated section and back
again.
In this exercise, you will learn to assign Superelevation to a corridor and review the
Assign Superelevation to Corridor and Review
6 cross sections to ensure the Superelevation has been applied correctly to the Click Here
Cross Sections
corridor.
Exercise 1: Create the Corridor and Assign In this video, you will learn to create a corridor and assign template drops to the
7 Click Here
Template Drops corridor. You will also learn how to view the corridor in 2D & 3D.
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In this video, you will learn how to add template drops between the two driveways
and also how to transition the curb height across the driveways. We will use 2
different methods to place the templates drops. The first method will be to create a
8 Exercise 2: Add, Copy and Edit Template Drops Click Here
new template drop and then edit the template drop and the second method will be
making a copy of a template drop. We will not cover the detailed modeling of the
driveway at this time. That will be covered in a separate course.
In this video, we will use parametric constraints to override the default curb height
Exercise 2: Create Parametric Constraints to
9 so that we can place a dropped curb at the driveway and also transition between Click Here
Create Dropped Curb & Transition Curb Height
dropped curb and full height curb.
10 Exercise 2: Create Key Stations at Driveways This video will show how to Create Key Stations at Driveway 1 and Driveway 2. Click Here
Exercise 2: Copy Edited Template from the
This video will show you how to copy the edited template from the corridor and save
11 Corridor to the Template Library with Template Click Here
it to the template library using the Template Library Organizer.
Library Organizer
Exercise 3: Create Point Control for Right Edge of This video will show how to create a horizontal point control to follow the right edge
12 Click Here
Pavement of pavement geometry.
This video will show how to create a secondary alignment to change the direction of
Exercise 3: Create Secondary Alignment for Left
13 template processing to go perpendicular from the left edge of pavement taper Click Here
Edge of Pavement Taper
geometry.
This video will show how import parametric constraints to adjust the pavement
Exercise 3: Import and Export Parametric
14 depths by importing the values from an ASCII text file and you will also learn how to Click Here
Constraints
export parametric constraints to an ASCII text file.
In this video we will create additional template drops in the areas where right turn
Exercise 3: Create Turn Lane Template Drops and
15 lanes are needed and also add the left edge of pavement geometry as a corridor Click Here
Add Corridor References
reference to control the left edge of pavement turn lane.
In this video we will show how to use parametric constraints to change the width of
Exercise 3: Create Parametric Constraints for
the center turn lane and also adjust the shoulder slopes to transition from the
16 Center Turn Lane Width, Shoulder Slope & Ditch Click Here
existing slopes to -4.00%. We will also show how to use parametric constraints to
Width
adjust the ditch width.
In this video you will learn how to target other corridors and terrain using Target
17 Exercise 4: Target Aliasing Aliasing. You will learn how to target the abutment wall corridors and the existing Click Here
terrain with the target aliasing tool.
This video will show how to override the default template end conditions using End
18 Exercise 4: End Condition Exceptions Click Here
Condition Exceptions.
This video will show how to review the Corridor Model and all the data associated to
19 Exercise 4: OpenRail Model Explorer Click Here
the corridor with the OpenRail Model Explorer.
In this video we will take a look at how to use Corridor Clipping to clip out a portion
20 Exercise 4: Corridor Clipping Click Here
of the S.R. 97 corridor where it crosses over the London Rd. corridor
5.15 Civil Cells

Learn how to place a civil cell and understand the rules to the reference elements
1 Exercise 1: Using Civil Cells in OpenRail Designer Click Here
that are created.
2 Exercise 1: Reviewing a Civil Cell Learn how to review civil cells in the 3D model and using the Explorer. Click Here
Exercise 1: Using Alternatives when Placing Civil Learn how the Alternatives prompts allow civil cells to adapt to different geometry
3 Click Here
Cells configurations.
Exercise 1: Placing Civil Cells in Different
4 Learn how civil cells can be placed on different geometry configurations. Click Here
Geometry Configurations
5 Exercise 2: Editing Geometry in a Civil Cell Learn how to edit geometry in a civil cell such as pavement widths or curve radii. Click Here
Learn how to edit linear templates in a civil cell and how to adjust Parametric
6 Exercise 2: Editing Linear Templates in a Civil Cell Click Here
Constraints to affect the model.
Exercise 3: Place the T-Intersection Civil Cell in a Placing a T-intersection civil cell into an existing project including clipping the
7 Click Here
Design Scenario mainline corridor to create an intersection model
8 Exercise 4: Place Sidewalk ADA Ramp Civil Cell Learn how to place the reference geometry and a sidewalk ADA ramp civil cell. Click Here
9 Exercise 5: Place Pond Civil Cell Learn how to place a pond from a civil cell that is defined in the active DGN file. Click Here
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5.16 Computing Earthwork Volumes

1 Overview of Computing Earthwork Volumes An overview of computing earthwork volumes. Click Here
Feature Definitions control how earthwork volumes are calculated. In this video we
2 Feature Definition Click Here
review the Feature Definitions options.
Using the Create Cut and Fill command to create cut and fill 3d volumes mesh
3 Create Cut and Fill Click Here
objects.
4 Unsuitable Materials Explore how to define and create unsuitable material 3d volumes mesh objects. Click Here
Use the Report by Named Boundary tool to extract and report data from the 3d
5 Report by Named Boundary Click Here
volume mesh objects.
Use the End Area Volume Report tool to extract and report data from the 3d volume
6 End Area Volume Report Click Here
mesh objects.
A comparison of the various different tools that can be used to define and report on
7 Comparing Methods Click Here
earthwork volumes.
8 Mass Haul Learn to create a mass haul diagram. Click Here
See how volumes can be created from objects created in other software such as Civil
9 Volumes from Other Software Click Here
3D.
Get a glimpse into some of the capabilities that will be coming to future OpenRail
10 What is Next Click Here
Designer Releases.
5.17 Quantities and Earthwork

In this video, we will show how to use the Component Quantities tool to compute
corridor quantities. You will learn how to assign unit costs to the materials in the
1 Component Quantities corridor and how to generate a quantities report that includes a total estimated cost. Click Here
We will also take a look at how to verify cut and volumes by displaying the cut and fill
volumes on the dynamic cross sections.
In this video, you will learn how to use the Element Component Quantities tool which
2 Element Component Quantities Click Here
computes quantities directly from 3D elements.
In this video, you will learn how to create 3D mesh elements that represent the cut
3 3D Volumes & Earthwork Click Here
and fill volumes between the existing terrain model and the corridor model.
In this video, you are going to learn how the Feature Definitions and the Volume
4 Feature Definition Volume Options Click Here
Options work with earthwork calculations.
In this video, you will learn how to create more advanced 3D volumes & earthwork
5 Advanced 3D Volumes & Earthwork Click Here
that consider existing pavement removal and removal of muck material.
In this video, you will learn how to create quantities and earthwork from multiple
Create Quantities and Earthwork from Multiple
6 design files (.dgn) that contain corridors, linear templates, civil cells and terrain Click Here
Corridors
models.
: In this video, you will learn how to compute quantities using the Named Boundaries
and Quantities Report by Named Boundary tools. The Named Boundary tool allows
the user to create custom boundary shapes along the corridor, quantities can then be
7 Create Quantities Report by Named Boundary calculated within a Named Boundary using the Quantities Report by Named Click Here
Boundary tool. This exercise will focus on how to create Named Boundaries along the
northbound side and southbound side of the corridor model and then how to
calculate quantities within each Named Boundary.
In this video, you will learn how to create the End Area Volumes Report for the
8 End Area Volumes Report Click Here
London Rd. corridor. By creating Cross Section Named Boundaries.
9 Mass Haul Diagram In this video, you will learn how create a Mass Haul Diagram. Click Here
5.18 Drawing Production - Plan-Profile

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1 Creating Plan Sheets Learn how to create plan and double plan sheets. Click Here
2 Creating Plan and Profile Sheets Learn how to create plan and profile sheets. Click Here
3 Deleting Sheets and Named Boundaries Learn to delete sheets and named boundaries. Click Here
4 Creating Rectangular Plan and Profile Sheets Learn to create plan and profile sheets using rectangular plan named boundaries. Click Here
Learn how to create drawing and sheet models in separate files from the named
5 Create Plan and Profile Sheets in Separate Files Click Here
boundaries.
6 Create Single Plan Roll Sheets Learn how to create long or roll plots that include the whole project length. Click Here
7 Place Labels Learn how to add manual annotations with the Place Label tool. Click Here
8 Sheet Index Learn what the sheet index is and how it can be used. Click Here
5.19 Drawing Production - Cross- Sections

An overview of the sheet creation process and an introduction to creating cross
1 Introduction to Cross Sections Click Here
section sheets.
An in-depth look at creating cross section sheets including different size cross
2 Creating Cross Sections Click Here
sections for different areas of the project.
Learn how cross sections and annotations are updated when the design model
3 Updating and Annotating Cross Sections Click Here
changes.
5.20 Setting up Sheets & Drawing Seeds

Calling all administrators, you don’t want to miss this session where we take a
deep dive into configuring the drawing seed files that make creating Plan, Profile,
1 Under the Hood - Setting up Sheets - Part 1 and Cross Section sheets a breeze for your production teams. A little detail works Click Here
up front provides your production team a select and go solution to matching your
standards.
Calling all administrators, you don’t want to miss this session where we take a
deep dive into configuring the drawing seed files that make creating Plan, Profile,
2 Under the Hood - Setting up Sheets - Part 2 and Cross Section sheets a breeze for your production teams. A little detail works Click Here
up front provides your production team a select and go solution to matching your
standards.
Learn how to setup a new Drawing Model seed file that will be used by the
3 Drawing Model File Creation Click Here
Drawing Production tools
Learn how to setup a new Sheet Model seed file that will be used by the Drawing
4 Sheet Model File Creation Click Here
Production tools.
Learn which configuration variables need to be defined for the Drawing and Sheet
5 Adding Config Variables Click Here
Models seed files.
Learn how to setup the sheet border that will be used by the Drawing Production
6 Preparing the Sheet Border Click Here
tools.
Learn how to create a seed file that will later be used to create Drawing Seeds for
7 Preparing the Cross Section Start Seed Click Here
creating Cross Section sheets.
Learn how to create a seed file that will later be used to create Drawing Seeds for
8 Preparing the Plan Profile Start Seed Click Here
creating Profile sheets.
9 Creating a Drawing Seed for a Plan only Sheet Learn how to setup a Drawing Seed for a Plan sheet. Click Here
10 Creating the Plan-Plan Sheet Seed Definition File Learn how to setup a Drawing Seed for a Plan-Plan or Double Plan sheet. Click Here
11 Creating the Profile Sheet Seed Definition File Learn how to setup a Drawing Seed for a Profile sheet. Click Here
Creating the Plan and Profile Sheet Seed
12 Learn how to setup a Drawing Seed for a Plan-Plan or Double Plan sheet. Click Here
Definition File
Creating the Cross-Section Sheet Seed Definition
13 Learn how to setup a Drawing Seed for a Cross Section sheet. Click Here
File
5.21 Setting up Annotations

Learn how to setup annotation for plan, profile, and cross section views. Setup the
Under the Hood: Configuring Annotation in ORD
1 software once and all of your team will be sure to produce drawings that match Click Here
- Part 1
your standards.
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Learn how to setup annotation for plan, profile, and cross section views. Setup the
Under the Hood: Configuring Annotation in ORD
2 software once and all of your team will be sure to produce drawings that match Click Here
- Part 2
your standards.
3 Horizontal Annotation Learn how to annotate horizontal geometry. Click Here
4 Vertical Annotation Learn how to annotate vertical geometry. Click Here
5 Cross Section Annotation Learn how to annotate cross sections. Click Here
6 Creating a Text Favorite Learn how to create and use a text favorite that includes Text Fields. Click Here
Learn how to create a cell that includes Text Fields and why you should consider
7 Setting up the Place Label Tool Click Here
using cells for labels instead of Text Favorites.
8 Creating an Annotation Definition Learn how to use the Annotation Manager to create Annotation Definitions. Click Here
9 Exporting and Importing Learn how to export and import Annotation Definitions. Click Here
10 Exploring the Annotation Manager Learn about each of the properties that are defined for an Annotation. Click Here
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6. Online resources for OpenRail Designer
SN Resource Detail Description Link
Use this link to create new service request Click Here

File a new Service
1 regarding product issues, problems & any Example: Log a Service
request
questions Request
2 Product Downloads Use this link to download latest builds Click Here
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OpenRail Designer ii Quick Start Guide

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OpenRail Designer iii Quick Start Guide

1. About OpenRail Designer

1.1 System Requirement for OpenRail Designer

2. Quick Start Workflows - OpenRail Designer

2.1 Complete Workflow from Survey to Drawing Production

3. Microstation for Civil Designers

3.1 Introduction to MicroStation CONNECT Edition

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3.2 Controlling the Display of Designs for Civil Designers

3.4 Drawing with MicroStation for Civil Designers

3.5 Manipulating and Modifying Elements for Civil Designers

3.6 Working with Cells for Civil Designers

4. Setting up the Workspace (CAD Administrator)

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4.2 Step 1 - Understanding Feature Definitions

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4.3 Step 2 - Preparing the folder structure

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4.4 Step 3 - Preparing the files for feature migration

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4.5 Step 4 - Feature Migration

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4.6 Step 5 – Annotation

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4.7 Step 6 – Survey Annotation

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4.8 Step 7 – Drawing Production Sheet

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5. End to End Training - OpenRail Designer

5.1 Navigating Interface

5.3 Understanding Georeferenced Coordinate Systems & LIDAR

5.4 Geometry Design

5.5 Beyond Centerline Geometry

5.6 Using and Editing Templates

5.7 Defining Template End Conditions

5.8 Corridor Modeling for Rail

5.9 Regression Analysis- Rail

5.10 Creating a Rail Siding yard

5.11 Modeling - Retaining Walls, Benching, and Complex End Conditions

5.12 Template Triggers and Switches

5.13 Understanding the Power of the Bentley Template Library

5.14 Corridor Modelling

5.15 Civil Cells

5.16 Computing Earthwork Volumes

5.17 Quantities and Earthwork

5.18 Drawing Production - Plan-Profile

5.19 Drawing Production - Cross- Sections

5.20 Setting up Sheets & Drawing Seeds

5.21 Setting up Annotations

6. Online resources for OpenRail Designer

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