1. Bentley Map was added for FREE to the Bentley InRoads Suite and Bentley Rail Track Suite products.
2. InRoads tools and workflow are integrated into the MicroStation interface tasks, tools, and pull down menus.
3. Open a native GEOPAK Surface TIN file. No need to translate or use LandXML.
4. LandXML files are now Schema 1.2 compliant.
5. New tool in the Surface command called Change Triangle Edge. a.k.a. Flip Face or Swap Edge in other software packages.
6. Overlay tools were added to Roadway Designer.
7. A new tool set called Site Modeler will allow for fast dynamic design of site models.
8. Civil Geometry is a new toolset that stores the geometry data right in the DGN file.
9. Data Acquisition tools were added to help assemble various data sources and store them in the DGN file.
10. InRoads commands can be accessed from right clicking in MicroStation and selecting from the context menu.

To use this example in your macros you must add a reference to the Windows Script Host Object Model library. To do this select Tools > References, then scroll toward the bottom of the list and select Windows Script Host Object Model.

'
'This function requires a reference to: 
'Windows Script Host Object Model (C:\Windows\System32\wshom.ocx)"
'
Public Function FindFile(ByVal strFileName As String, _
ByVal strStartPath As String, ByRef strFoundPath) As Boolean
  Dim objFSO As FileSystemObject
  Dim objFiles As Files
  Dim objFile As File
  Dim objFolders As Folders
  Dim objFolder As Folder
 
  strFoundPath = ""
 
  'Set new instance if File System Object 
  Set objFSO = New FileSystemObject
 
  'Get all sub folders in the starting folder 
  Set objFolders = objFSO.GetFolder(strStartPath).SubFolders
 
  'Iterate through all sub folders 
  For Each objFolder In objFolders
 
   'Get all of the files in this sub folder 
    Set objFiles = objFolder.Files
 
   'Iterate through files in this sub folder 
    For Each objFile In objFiles
 
     'If we find the file store the path name and exit 
      If StrComp(strFileName, objFile.Name, vbTextCompare) = 0 Then
        strFoundPath = objFSO.BuildPath(strStartPath, objFolder.Name)
        FindFile = True
        Exit Function
 
      End If
    Next
  Next
 
  FindFile = False
End Function

Connect to a Web Map Server

1. Open the Raster Reference dialog.
2. From the Raster Reference dialog select the drop down arrow for new connection and select WMS. The WMS Map Editor dialog will appear.
   
3. From the WMS Map Editor dialog the Servers button. The Servers Manager dialog will appear.
   
4. Select the Terraservice.net connection. <D> the OK button the Servers Manager dialog will close and will populate the WMS Map Editor dialog.
5. Select the USGS Digital Ortho-Quadrangles layer and <D> the Add to map button. The Layer will be added to the Map Layers section of the dialog.
6. Then <D> the Save and Attach button. The New WMS file dialog will appear.
   
7. Save the new XWMS file and Attach the file. Now the DOQ will overlay your design.
   

Note: If the DOQ is not placed at the correct location right click the WMS file name and change the coordinate system so the DGN file and WMS file coordinates match.

Video Demo

1. From the Primary Toolbar open the Auxiliary Coordinates dialog.
   
2. In the View 1 row under the Origin Z column type your active depth in the field.
   
3. In the Snap Lock flyout or dialog check ON ACS Plane Snap.
   
   Now when you place elements in the 3D file even when you are snapping to varying elevations the element will be planar at the desired elevation.

Additional Notes

• The Key-in AZ= could still be used to define the active depth of the view.
• Remember the active depth can’t be set outside the view clipping plane.

1. Open an existing cell for editing. In this example we will place a Text Field Place Holder for the Origin of the cell placement.
   
2. Edit the text in the cell add a new line and Right Click from the fly out menu select Insert Field. The Field Type dialog will appear.
   
3. From the Field Type dialog select Place Holder Cell Properties from the drop down menu. Then select the OK button the Fields Editor dialog will appear.
   
4. Expand the Geometry section of the dialog and select Origin. Modify the right side of the dialog to format the coordinate readout as you like.
   
5. Select the OK button the field Origin will be placed in the Word processor dialog.
   
6. Place the cell into a DGN file.
   
7. To update the place holder field use the key-in “field update all”. The Origin field will be updated with the placement coordinates.
   

Template point name overrides – renaming multiple points

• In the Create Template dialog, select Tools>Apply Feature Name Overrides
• Using [CTL] or [Shift] select a group of points to apply Name Overrides
• Key-in the override name and select Apply

• Templates points assigned overrides are color coded in the Create Template dialog
• Select an individual point for editing to review the assigned name override
• Alternately, choose the ‘Active Template’ tab to review all points in the template (see December 2009 tip)

This Subscription Advantage Pack can be downloaded from the Autodesk® Subscription Center.

After the Subscription Advantage Pack is downloaded and installed, you can access the Subscription Advantage Pack Help from the Civil 3D Help drop-down to review the new functionality and enhancements.