QuickStart - Navigating The Interface PDF

Practice Workbook
This workbook is designed for use in Live instructor-led training and for OnDemand self study.
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QuickStart - Navigating the Interface

This course is suitable for:
OpenRoads Designer CONNECT Edition - Update 2 (10.02.00.60)+
OpenRail Designer CONNECT Edition - Initial Release (10.03.00.43)
About this Practice Workbook...
 This PDF file includes bookmarks providing an overview of the document. Click on the bookmark to quickly
jump to any section in the file.
 Both Imperial and Metric files are included in the dataset. Throughout this practice workbook Imperial
values are specified first and the metric values second with the metric values enclosed in square brackets.
For example: 12’ [3.6 m]
 Workspaces and Worksets provide the settings for display and design. This training uses the Training and
Examples workspace delivered with the software. We’ll show you how to select them. In the unlikely event
that you do not have access to them, you will still be able to achieve most of the learning outcomes of the
course.
 The terms Left-click, Click, Select and Data are used interchangeably to represent pressing the left mouse
button. The terms Right-click and Reset are also used interchangeably. If your mouse buttons are assigned
differently, such as for left-handed use, you will need to adjust accordingly.
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If you have questions while taking this course, search in CONNECT Advisor for related courses and topics.
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Bentley subject matter experts are available to help.
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OpenRoads Designer Overview
OpenRoads Designer revolutionizes Civil Design and Delivery in numerous ways. Two primary paradigms include: universal shareability
(everything is in the dgn) and automated rework (“Design Intent” is captured and honored: OpenRoads Remembers).
Revolutions are revolutionary by definition, and the revolutionary nature of OpenRoads (and OpenRail) Designer starts at the beginning: the
interface and the graphic elements themselves.
The purpose of this course it to help make you comfortable opening and navigating an OpenRoads file (a dgn) and an OpenRoads
project file (a dgn referencing other dgn’s).
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Exercise 1: Select the WorkSpace & WorkSet, Open a File, Review CONNECT Advisor, Find Help, and
Explore the Interface
In this exercise, you will learn how to select the proper workspace and workset, open a designn file and explore primary
interface components.
Skills Taught
 Selecting a WorkSpace and WorkSet
 Open a dgn file
 Review CONNECT Advisor
 Review Other Help Sources
 Review the Ribbon Interface

Select the WorkSpace & WorkSet and Open a Design File
In this section, you will launch the software, set the workspace and open a file.
1. Start the software, via an appropriate icon or from the Programs menu.
2. Set the WorkSpace and WorkSet
The WorkSpace and WorkSet define standards that are used by the software. The WorkSpace and WorkSet used for this training are
installed during the software installation.
Note: if you are unable to select these, due to custom installation constraints, you can still work through this class.
a. Select Training and Examples from the WorkSpace menu.
b. Select Training-Imperial [Training-Metric] from the WorkSet menu.
3. Open a dgn file.

a. Browse to c:\Bentley Training\QuickStart - Navigating the Interface or other folder where you unzipped the dataset files.
b. Open the file named _Introducing-Geometry.dgn [Metric_Introducing-Geometry.dgn].
The position or contents of the views may deviate from the image above. We’ll discuss how to open and manipulate views.
Workspace Mismatch
If you get a Mismatch Alert, this means that the file you are opening is associated with a Workspace and Workset different from what was
selected. If the associated Workspace and Workset is available, select that option and click OK.
Note: for this class and other “evaluation” processes, having a matching workspace is NOT required to review and evaluate a file.
When you are doing design or data creation, working in intended standards, via a matching workspace is far more critical.
Help and CONNECT Advisor
In this section you will explore two primary Help Sources.
The upper right corner of the OpenRoads window has a button for Help and CONNECT Advisor
The Help button launches the familiar interface of Indexed, Searchable and Hyperlinked topics.
CONNECT Advisor is a revolutionary new tool that should transform how you
learn. It is Context Sensitive, Adaptive and Proactive. It can put appropriate,
focused training for the tools and tasks your working on - at your fingertips.
New functionality and improvements are being added regularly. The surest way
to have up-to-date training for CONNECT Advisor is to click on its Help button.
From its Help you can get version-appropriate help.
It provides all the CONNECT Advisor training you need.
There is also OpenRoads Help: we show how to get
to it in the next section.
Navigating the Interface
Tools can be accessed a variety of ways, including the familiar Ribbon
interface. Ribbons are arranged by Workflows, which are selected from a
pull-down in the upper left corner of the software.
1. Activate the OpenRoads Modeling workflow from the pick list in the
upper left corner if it is not already active.
The ribbon menu will reflect the OpenRoads Modeling tools. The tools
are organized into categories on the ribbon tabs.
 Home - Common tools such as Attributes, Explorer, Attach Reference Tools, Models, Level Display and Element Selection.
 Note the OpenRoads Help tool in the upper right corner of the ribbon. (Home > OpenRoads Help > OpenRoads Help)
 Terrain - Element selection and terrain modeling tools.
 Geometry - Element selection, Civil AccuDraw and geometry tools.
 Corridors - Element selection, superelevation and corridor modeling tools.
 Drawing Production - Element selection, saved views, notes, text, annotations, and plans production (cross section, plan, and profile)
tools.
 Model Detailing - Element selection, Civil Cells and 3D tools (Linear Templates, Surface Templates, etc.).
 Drawing - Commonly used MicroStation drawing tools. To the complete set of MicroStation tools change the active workflow to
Drawing, Modeling (3D only) or Visualization (3D only).
 View - Commonly used view control tools.

2. Click on each of the Ribbon tabs and notice how each tab has a different set of tools.
The Quick Access Toolbar to the right of the Workflow drop down list
contains common tools like Create New File, Open File, Save
Settings Compress File, Undo, Redo, Print, Explorer and Properties. It
is easily customizable.
A Search Ribbon tool is also available at the right side of the title bar. Use it to find tools
across the multiple ribbons. When you are not sure where to find a tool, simply type the
command in the Search Ribbon field and a search will be performed across all ribbon
menus.
Shown to the right are results for a search for Geometry.
3. Search for a tool using the search ribbon. Key in Arc in the Search Ribbon field.
4. Notice the results of the ribbon search are displayed in a dialog below the Search
Ribbon field.
5. Hover over Arc Between Points.
The search results expand, showing where the Arc Between Points tool is
located in the ribbons: OpenRoads Modeling -> Geometry -> Horizontal ->
Arcs. You may have different or additional paths.
If you click on one of these “Breadcrumbs” the ribbon will update to the
appropriate Workflow and Tab.
6. In the Search Results dialog, Left-click Arc Between Points to open the tool.
7. Right-click to close the Arc Between Points toolbox.
Introduction to the Back Stage View.
1. Activate the Back Stage View by clicking File in the ribbon menu.
Notice the various options on this screen such New, Open, Save, Save Settings, Settings, Help, etc. Some of these “File” tools are
available from the Quick Access Toolbar, but the bulk of the File capabilities are here.
a. Select Settings.
Settings are broken up logically. User, System, File and Configuration all have corresponding tools here. This keeps the ribbon menus
focused on the engineering and production tools.
b. Click the Arrow in the upper left corner to return to the main ribbon interface.
Exercise 2: Navigating the Containers within the (dgn) Container - Views and Models
In this exercise, you explore a fundamental component of OpenRoads Technology: the multi-model 2D/3D dgn.
“Real World” Civil Engineering starts with a horizontal plane and a set of engineering rules. Vertical design follows the horizontal paths and
follows a different path when it come to rules. For example, horizontal geometry typically uses circular arcs, vertical geometry commonly uses
parabolas. Combine the two geometries to get 3D results.
Multiple Models!
Some OpenRoads dgn’s have a single 2D or 3D models, but many OpenRoads dgn’s have Multiple Models.
Because no CAD package can draw a 3D element with circular horizontal curves and parabolic vertical curves, traditional Civil Engineering
software used “external” proprietary files like a .alg, a gpk, a .fil and countless other non-standard formats to wed the horizontal and vertical.
OpenRoads fully commits to the dgn format: no external files. Instead, OpenRoads stores the differing geometry in different models within a
dgn file. Horizontal Geometry is stored in a file’s 2D Model. Very many OpenRoad dgn files contain a 2D and 3D Model, typically named
Default and Default-3D, respectively. These views are visible to all viewers of OpenRoads dgns.
Note: If a horizontal element has vertical information - one or more Profiles - then it “owns” a single Profile Model containing all its profile
information. Profile Models are visible only in OpenRoads software (using the View Profile Model tool).
Skills Taught
 Review the Models (dialog)
 Review the open 2D and 3D Views

 Open a new View to the 3D Model
 Use the Active View Group
Review the Models dialog
This file should have multiple models.
1. Click OpenRoads Modeling > Home > Primary > Models.

This file has a 2D Model named Default and a 3D Model
named Default-3D. The 2D Default is Active as indicated by
the green highlight.
2. Leave the dialog open.
Review the Open Views
The file should have multiple views open. If not, instructions to open views follow this section.
1. Click on each of the Title Bars of the open Views to make them active. Note the View Title Bar lists the View Number, the Name of the
Model it is viewing and the model 2D or 3D status via an icon for 2D or 3D ..
The Model dialog will reflect the Active Model, updating as each view is clicked.
The OpenRoads Title Bar lists the name of the file and the Active Model 2D or 3D status in this format: Filename [2D/3D - (generation)].
When clicking a view and making it active, its model becomes the Active Model. The Title bar is consistent with this.
Rotating the 3D View
If you’re not familiar with “3D Views”, they’re not much different from “2D Views”, with the addition of 3D rotation capabilities.
The Rotate View tool pulls

down to reveal direct
access to standard views.
The Rotate View Dynamic

Method allows you to use
the cursor to rotate around
a point.
By default the rotation point,

shown as large crosshairs,
is at the center of the view.
You can snap to an object to
rotate around it.
View Setup >> Models
Any of the eight views can “see” any of the dgn’s models (although Profile Models must be Opened via the Open Profile Model tool).
1. From the left side of the desired view’s toolbar, click the 2D/3D icon and select View Attributes
(Ctrl-B is the shortcut).
2. In the View Attributes dialog, expand the View Setup group.
3. Click the pull-down to the right of Models:
This lists the available Models in the Design file.
4. Select each model in turn.
View Display Styles
The data in a view can be displayed in many ways:
from linework-only (Wireframe) to Photorealistic
rendering.
You can change the Display Style to predefined modes

via the view toolbar.
1. Click on the Display Style List and pick a style.
Illustration > Ignore Lighting is very useful. It provides a

realistic look without having to adjust lighting. It still
shows linework, which allows visual engineering
evaluation. For example, the lines shown at corridor
template drops allow you to immediately confirm
template spacing.
View Groups
View Groups allow managing multiple views with their varied models and settings. At the left side of the status bar on the bottom, a pull-down
lists the pre-defined View Groups. Multi-Model Views is generally the default view group most useful for OpenRoads: both 2D and 3D models
shown.
If your views start to look significantly different from illustrations in this book or other OpenRoads or OpenRail books, check to make sure
Multi-Model Views is set. We typically write our material with this setting active.
Exercise 3: Using Common Interface Tools to Explore OpenRoads Features
In the previous exercise we looked at the structure of the “containers” of the data. In this exercise, you will use the primary evaluation tools
and techniques to explore the data directly: OpenRoads Features.
Note that a fundamental goal in designing the OpenRoads experience is to allow you NOT to have to go hunt down tools.
In this exercise, we’ll concentrate on the Graphic User Interface tools and methods to get information.
Skills Taught
 Hover! See what information the hover shows!
 Click! See geometry values (and interactive editing tools).
 Click and Hover! See a Context Menu for all elements.

 Review Quick Properties for any element.
 Use the Properties dialog.
 Use the Explorer to review some fundamentals (relationships / right-clicks, reports)
Hover!
OpenRoads and OpenRail are designed for the dgn format: an intrinsic Information Modeling Platform. The information is in the Graphics
rather than some external file. A major component of this civil information management is the Feature Definition. It controls the graphic’s
symbology and data. An OpenRoads Graphic is known as a Feature, and a primary definition of the Feature is the... ...Feature Definition.
1. Click the Element Selection tool.

It is available in many locations, including OpenRoads Modeling > Home > Selection > Element Selection.
2. Make sure the 2D View is Active.

Each View echoes its Model in the Title Bar. We want the 2D Model “Default”. You
may have to click on the Title Bar of the appropriate view to make it active.
3. Hover your cursor over the red north-south graphic in the active view to see a Tooltip.
Tooltips generally show the object Type and its Level.
An OpenRoads Feature will additionally display its Name and Feature Definition.
We can see that this is an OpenRoads Feature named LondonRd.
Many OpenRoads files have a 2D Model and a dependent 3D model. This file is an
example of a common geometry file: horizontal geometry in the 2D Model with 3D
strings representing the horizontals with their active vertical profiles. Each Horizontal
element can have zero or many profile elements, but only zero or one Active profile. A
Horizontal without an Active Profile will show nothing in 3D.
4. Click on the title bar of the 3D Model to make it active - it has the 3D
Model “Default-3D” in the title.
5. Hover over the red north-south graphic.
Note that the Name is the same, but the information differs. This 3D
Linear Element represents the Active Profile along the LondonRd
Horizontal Feature.
Feel free to explore the 3D model. Note that some horizontal

features are not represented here (no Active Profile).
Note: not all files with OpenRoads Geometry have dependent 3D

models, but once OpenRoads senses a need for vertical geometry,
it creates and manages the 3D model.
Click!
Clicking on a Feature displays an amazingly useful Heads Up Display (HUD) interface. It allows you to see geometry values, relationships and
other properties instantly - an excellent evaluation interface. Different controls show up depending on the tools used to create the Feature.
You can instantly divine the Design Intent it was created with. It is also a very robust editing interface.
1. Click on the 2D View to make it active.

2. Click on some of the elements.
Move Controls, editable Text Manipulators, snap indicators, etc. are displayed for each element clicked.
3. Feel free to explore. You can click Undo > All if you do anything accidentally.
Adjusting the Heads Up Display
The Heads Up Display can be edited to suit your
preferences.
1. Activate the Back Stage View by clicking File in

the ribbon menu.
2. Select Settings.
3. Click User.
4. Click Preferences.
5. Click on View Options - Civil.
Things that can be adjusted are in the
Manipulator Settings group.
6. Click the Arrow in the upper left corner to

return to the main ribbon interface.
Click and Hover!
Right-clicking was introduced in Windows 95. It’s still a huge time saver. Context menus provide a list of common tools varying on what is
selected. Many of them rather general. If you (long) right-click in an empty space in a view, you get a context menu. If you (long) right-click on
an element, you get a different context menu.
Note: a regular (short) right-click is, by default, used as a Reset by the software. General Context Menus are reached by holding the right
mouse button down.
In the continuing effort to streamline your OpenRoads experience, OpenRoads has its own Context Menus. They are civil-specific and contain
icons for your most-wanted tools. They still vary, based on the element type, but the tools are Civil-specific.
Note: a new technique is required to call the OpenRoads Context menu: a click and a hover - a (normal left-)click, followed by hovering over
the element.
When in doubt, look at the OpenRoads Context Menus.
1. Click on the 2D View to ensure it is active.

2. Click on the long red east-west road named Route97-Extension so that it is selected.
Note: you already know how to confirm an element’s name.
3. Leave the cursor on (or move the cursor back to) the
selected feature.
A semi-transparent Context Menu appears.
Hint: if the cursor is on a manipulator, OpenRoads thinks you

want to use the manipulator rather than use the Context
Menu. You will need to hover over the feature in an area free
of controls and manipulators. Zooming in closer may help.
4. Move the cursor into the Context Menu. It will lose it’s
transparency; you will be able select a tool.
Tools available depend on the Feature Type.
5. Click Properties, which is available on almost all elements.
A “temporary dialog” opens with some editable fields. This dialog is shows “Quick
Properties” and varies by feature type. The fields are subsets of the full Properties
dialog, which we’ll introduce later.
Training Preview: Creating a Geometry Report
1. Click on any element. Hover. Click on the Horizontal

Geometry Report icon.
Note: a paperclip on any icon indicates a report.
This opens the Civil Report Browser with the default
Horizontal stylesheet report.
Note: Geometry Report functionality is covered in the

Evaluating Geometry course.
2. When you are through exploring the Report Browser, Close it.
Exercise 4: Using the Properties dialog to Explore OpenRoads Features
In this exercise, you’ll use one of the primary tools to see (and change) an element’s properties: the Properties dialog.
Skills Taught
 Use the Properties dialog to review element properties
Opening/Docking the Properties dialog
In most Workflows, Properties is available in the Home tab and> Primary grouping. .
1. Click on Properties.
Note that the dialog may be docked (collapsed) on the side of the interface.
It can be dragged, docked, undocked, pinned and unpinned. It is used extremely

often. You’ll want to make it readily available.
To dock the dialog, drag it by the title bar to a “docking glyph”.
For the remainder of this class, we will be using the Properties

dialog extensively.
If you’re a new user, this dialog is like one of your senses: you
want it readily available. Experiment to find the balance between
ease of access and taking up screen space.
Once you find a setting that you like, you can click the Save
Settings_command.
1. Click on any graphic. Review the Properties dialog
The dialog has a top panel that contains an object treeview - an
expandable hierarchy that shows the parent, children, and
dependencies of the graphic.
Clicking on an element in the top panel will highlight it in the drawing if

applicable. Right-clicking objects provide context menu items.
The bottom panel contains the element properties, grouped by

Expandable and Collapsible Groups.
Grey text is read-only. Other text may be editable or have a pull-down

for item selection.
Exercise 5: Using the Explorer to Explore OpenRoads Features
In this exercise, we’ll explore the Explorer - an non-graphical way to explore (OpenRoads) graphics.
Skills Taught
 Navigating and Exploring via the Explorer
Explorer: It’s right in the Name!
The Explorer dialog is like the Properties dialog: It
can be dragged, docked, undocked, pinned and
unpinned. It is used extremely often. You’ll want to
make it readily available.
The Explorer is grouped by Function.
To see OpenRoads Features in the active file,

expand the OpenRoads Model group.
Features are broken down by Types: Geometry,

Terrain, Corridors, etc.
Our active file contains only Alignments. They are

organized by Feature Definition.
Clicking on a Feature will highlight it in the View.

Right-clicking it will provide Menu Items similar to
those in the Properties dialog, but more
extensive.
Of particular usefulness are the Zoom To and

Isolate tools. These are useful for finding a
particular Feature in a large busy file.
The QuickStart for Evaluating Horizontal

Geometry course, in particular, provides
exercises and additional context for using the
Explorer. It is used extensively throughout many
engineering, production, and administrative
workflows.
1. Review geometric elements with OpenRoads Model Explorer
a. From the ribbon menu select Explorer
Expand the OpenRoads Model group by pressing the down arrow.
TIP: It is wise to always have Explorer open or immediately available when working in OpenRoads Designer. It is also useful to have
the Properties dialog open to see the properties of whatever you click on.
The Element Type headings are for elements in the Active Design File, but notice that there is an expandable collection of attached
Reference Models. This allows you to review OpenRoads elements in those files as well.
Horizontal Lines, Arcs, and Transitions fall can under a couple of categories: Linear Geometry
and Alignments, based on their Feature Definition. Alignments have “special properties”
beyond those of “regular” Linear Elements. To see which elements are part of the Alignments
category, simply click on the small arrow next to the category to expand the list.
b. Click the small arrow next to Alignments to expand the list to the Alignment Feature
Definitions used in the Active Design file
c. Click the small arrow next to Geom_Baseline to the expand the list.
d. Select Complex Element: London Rd, observe that the London Rd. alignment is
highlighted in View 1 (or any 2D model). This is an example of how Explorer can be used
to locate and select an alignment in the design file.
e. Right-click on Complex Element: London Rd. to review other tools related to the
alignment. Different object types offer different tools.
f. Click Zoom to or Zoom. Both center the Feature in the active (2D) View (Zoom to is a tighter window).
Exercise 6: Exploring an OpenRoads Project
OpenRoads dgn’s seldom exist in isolation. OpenRoads is designed to work in Federated Projects: projects with
discipline-specific and/or Phase-specific dgn’s. We’ll open an in-project dgn file and see what’s the same and what’s
different (answer: it’s the same, you just have a bunch of files referenced to your active dgn).
Skills Taught
 Navigate Multiple - potentially nested - Reference Files
 Manage Display, Snap and Locate settings
 Learn that Reference Settings are Model-Dependent, not File-Dependent
 Changing Display Styles
 See additional tools/techniques for optimizing multi-reference display
 Adjust Color
 Presentation (No Lineweights)
 Display Sequence
Open a Project dgn
If the dgn is the universal data sharing platform, it stands to reason that there is going to be a LOT of information in the dgn’s. There are
multiple strategies in managing dgn data, including comprehensive leveling schemes. Another way, and the focus of this exercise, is the
segregation - or federation - of data into functional subscope dgns. Projects work by referencing these files together.
We will explore the same data as before, this time with full project references.
We will introduce the tools and techniques that will allow you to easily manage large amounts of graphics.
1. Open Geometry.dgn.
a. Click File > Open.
b. Click the Browse button at the bottom of the screen.
c. Select Geometry.dgn and click Open.
The file looks a lot busier than the file we just left, but it contains the same data. The previous file was this file with the Reference displays
all turned off to provide learning clarity. This file is an “unaltered” example of a typical project file.
Checking What’s Active and What’s Referenced
One quick way to check what is in the active dgn file is to click Ctrl-A, the Windows Select All shortcut.
1. With the Plan View active, click Ctrl-A.
All the elements in the Active Model are highlighted. Everything not in the active Model is either unselectable (a property) or in a reference
file.
Turn Off All References
Since we will be temporarily changing the design file settings, let us set a return point (Set Undo Mark).
1. Click Set Mark in the Quick Access Toolbar
2. Click Home > Primary > Attach Tools >> References.
The References dialog appears. You use this dialog to attach and manage reference files.
Show Hierarchy is set. This allows you to see the Nesting of Reference files. Because most
design files reference other files, when a file is referenced you have the option of attaching
its referenced files as well.
If you have nested references and Show Hierarchy is not enabled, you may not be aware of
all the files referenced and you won’t be able to change their settings individually.
Three very frequently used settings are Reference Display, Snap, and
Locate.
At left side of the bottom pane, the icons are grouped together to allow you
to change the settings for the selected Reference File(s). Dithered Icons
indicate mixed settings, On AND Off.
The headings in the Reference List have typical Windows adjustability

(sorting and order). In the screenshot the Display, Snap and Locate columns
have been moved from their far left (usually hidden) default position. This
personal preference allows fast group reference adjustments.
3. Turn OFF the Display of each of the Referenced Files.

a. Make sure Show Hierarchy is set (ON).
b. Click the Active File (Geometry_wProject.dgn). The Reference List lists the file directly referenced to the active design file.
c. Select each of the Reference files in the list, turn its Display OFF.
The remaining graphics ars in the Active File.
4. In the Quick Access Toolbar, click Undo To Mark.
Note: if you’re familiar with Keyins, “Reference Display Off All” will turn all off in one step. Undo undoes.
Why is important to know what’s in the active file versus what’s in references? One, it’s generally important to know what’s in your active file.
Two, you cannot change elements in a reference file - they’re read-only. You can use them for geometry, snaps, etc., but you cannot change
them.
Adjusting how the References Feel and Look
We just adjusted the look of the reference files in the most binary of ways: ON or OFF.
If we need the Reference to be visible, we can still adjust how it behaves: do we need to be able to snap to its elements? Do we ever need to
click on its elements (for information or to use it as an engineering constraint (a “Civil Rule”))?
We can also adjust how it displays, such as making the reference colors more subtle or to display elements with zero linewidth.
Turning Off Reference File Locate
1. Set Mark
2. In the References dialog, select all reference files and turn Off their Locate settings.
3. Click Element Select and try to click on any graphics.
The only graphics you’ll be able to click are the Active
File’s elements.
This can be valuable when you need to SEE lots of

information, but only need to USE a subset.
4. Undo to Mark.
Turning off Snaps is similar. Sometimes you know you will

never need to snap to a particular reference file.
Sometimes you may have only one file you want to snap
to. Turning Reference Snaps OFF makes this easy.
Adjusting Reference Colors and Presentation (this section is Optional - but useful in making massive visual data more
manageable)
Let’s assume that you have turned off all the reference displays that you can, but you still
have a lot of graphics and a very busy file. How can you make it easier to see what’s in the
Active File and what is in References?
Adjust Color allows you to very quickly change or dilute the color of all elements in a
Reference File.
By default, the color palette for a reference file is unadjusted, per the dialog to the right.
Colors can be made more muted by lowering the Saturation and increasing the
Transparency.
1. Set Mark
2. In the References dialog, select all listed reference files and click Properties > Adjust
Colors.
3. Set the Fix Hue.

4. Slide the Hue slider until you get a yellowish hue (or pick some color that you prefer).
5. Click OK.
Note that all reference elements are now yellowish. The Active Design File elements stand out significantly now.
6. Undo.
Let’s Make the Colors Subtle Rather than Different.
1. Click on Corridor-SR97.dgn in the Reference List and click Properties > Adjust Colors.
The Adjust Colors settings may be unadjusted or they may already have some adjustments in place. In either case, we are going to
adjust them.
Note: depending on whether you have a black background or a white background, you will want to bias your adjustments. With a black
background, elements with a low color Value blend in well. Elements will low Saturation but high color Value blend into a White
background. Increasing Transparency behaves the same: high Transparency = subtle.
2. Ensure that Adjustment Factor is set.

Elements will maintain their original colors (but adjusted). Fixed replaces the full palette with a single (adjusted) color.
3. Fixed Hue should be clear.

4. Slide Transparency past 50.
5. Adjust the Value and Saturation sliders to something that looks good (there is no “correct” value).
6. Click OK.
7. Adjust the values as you see fit. The goal is to make the information you need stand out and the supporting graphics be visible but not
distracting or overwhelming.
Reference Presentation
Another way to adjust the reference display is through Reference Presentation. This is a
series of Toggles for various View Attributes specific to the Reference file. A very common
way to make the reference files more subtle is to turn off their Line Weights presentation.
When off, all graphics will present with a weight of zero.
1. Continuing with all Reference Files selected, click Properties > Presentation.
2. Ensure that Use View Flags is enabled
3. Ensure that Line Weights is disabled.
4. Click OK.
The reference elements should all have zero lineweight.

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QuickStart - Navigating the Interface

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 Open a dgn file

 Review CONNECT Advisor

 Review Other Help Sources

 Review the Ribbon Interface

3. Open a dgn file.

It provides all the CONNECT Advisor training you need.

There is also OpenRoads Help: we show how to get

to it in the next section.

 Terrain - Element selection and terrain modeling tools.

 View - Commonly used view control tools.

Shown to the right are results for a search for Geometry.

Introduction to the Back Stage View.

 Review the open 2D and 3D Views

 Use the Active View Group

1. Click OpenRoads Modeling > Home > Primary > Models.

2. Leave the dialog open.

Rotating the 3D View

The Rotate View tool pulls

The Rotate View Dynamic

By default the rotation point,

4. Select each model in turn.

You can change the Display Style to predefined modes

1. Click on the Display Style List and pick a style.

Illustration > Ignore Lighting is very useful. It provides a

 Click! See geometry values (and interactive editing tools).

 Click and Hover! See a Context Menu for all elements.

 Use the Properties dialog.

 Use the Explorer to review some fundamentals (relationships / right-clicks, reports)

1. Click the Element Selection tool.

2. Make sure the 2D View is Active.

We can see that this is an OpenRoads Feature named LondonRd.

Feel free to explore the 3D model. Note that some horizontal

Note: not all files with OpenRoads Geometry have dependent 3D

1. Click on the 2D View to make it active.

1. Activate the Back Stage View by clicking File in

6. Click the Arrow in the upper left corner to

When in doubt, look at the OpenRoads Context Menus.

1. Click on the 2D View to ensure it is active.

A semi-transparent Context Menu appears.

Hint: if the cursor is on a manipulator, OpenRoads thinks you

Tools available depend on the Feature Type.

5. Click Properties, which is available on almost all elements.

1. Click on any element. Hover. Click on the Horizontal

Note: Geometry Report functionality is covered in the

It can be dragged, docked, undocked, pinned and unpinned. It is used extremely

For the remainder of this class, we will be using the Properties

Clicking on an element in the top panel will highlight it in the drawing if

The bottom panel contains the element properties, grouped by

Grey text is read-only. Other text may be editable or have a pull-down

The Explorer is grouped by Function.

To see OpenRoads Features in the active file,

Features are broken down by Types: Geometry,

Our active file contains only Alignments. They are

Clicking on a Feature will highlight it in the View.

Of particular usefulness are the Zoom To and

The QuickStart for Evaluating Horizontal

 Manage Display, Snap and Locate settings

 Learn that Reference Settings are Model-Dependent, not File-Dependent

 Changing Display Styles