InRoads

Saving an ALG file in a ProjectWise directory:

Lets first start by creating a new horizontal alignment. Call it HZ Alignment 1.alg.

3.  Fill in the required information, such as document name, file name, and description.

4.  Select Change… to open the ProjectWise folder environment and select the desired location for the alignment file to be saved.

5.        Click OK and then Save to save the file.

6.  The ProjectWise Organizer (File>ProjectWise Organizer) displays the files that are currently in use and their current status.  The check mark to the left of the file name indicates the files that are checked out and temporarily saved on your local machine for modification.  Note that there are 3 documents checked out locally.

§         DGN File – this file is the current opened DGN.

§         Civil.XIN – This preference file is set up in the project defaults to automatically open when InRoads is opened.

§         HZ Alignment 1 – this is the horizontal alignment file that was just saved and is still currently open within InRoads.

These files will be in use until the designer is ready to check the files back in.  Checking in the file saves all progress and moves the file back to the server in the specified ProjectWise directory. 

To close a file and check it back in to ProjectWise:

1. Select the file to be checked in.  For this example, let’s close the horizontal geometry and check it back in to ProjectWise.
2. When you choose File > Close > Geometry Projects, the Local Document Organizer opens to show which geometry files are currently checked out.


3. Select the HZ Alignment 1 and select the Check in button near the top of the window as shown below.  This moves the temporary local copy back to the ProjectWise server in its previously specified location.

InRoads XM allows users to create customized toolbars with common commands for easy access. To Create a Custom Toolbar:

1)  In the main pulldown menu select Tools > Customize. The Customize dialoge box appears. (Note: You can also right click on the menu bar and select Customize to open the dialogue box)

2)  With the Toolbars tab selected, click New…

3)  Type “my menu” in the Toolbar Name data field and click OK

4)   The new toolbar will be created and will also appear in the Toolbars selection field.

5)  Now select the Commands tab.  From the Categories pane on the left choose the pulldown menu item that contains the command that you would like to add to your custom menu.  When you select the pulldown menu item in the Categories list (left pane), the associated commands appear (right pane).  The desired command can be dragged from the list and dropped on to the customized tool bar created in step 3.

6)  As commands are dragged and dropped, the customized toolbar will expand.  This toolbar can now be docked within the main menu or allowed to float within the Microstation workspace.

InRoads XM makes it quicker and easier for users to access common information via a pop-up menu within the Workspace Bar. This menu provides various shortcuts to commonly used commands and will vary depending on which data category the user has selected. Integrating these shortcuts into a design workflow should help increase user speed and productivity.

2)  Select an opened, defined horizontal alignment and right-click it.  You will see the shortcut pop-up menu appear.

3)  Choose Edit… and the Define Horizontal Curve Set dialogue box will appear.

4)  From here, you can edit the horizontal alignment as needed.