Loading Your Files
1. Go to Start>Programs>Bentley>InRoads Group XM and load the product “Bentley Rail Track”.
2. From
rail_tutorial.dgn 3. Click File > Open.
4. Set the directory to Files
5. Select 6. Select
7. Click Cancel to dismiss the dialog box.
Importing ASCII Points
Once you have named a geometry project, you can load the points that will be used to create horizontal and vertical
alignments. For this task, these points have been prepared for you. In a typical rail project, these points are usually collected from existing survey data.
1. Click File > Text Import Wizard.
2. For Data Type, select Cogo Points.
3. For Wizard Name, select Class
Importing Project Data
In this chapter, you will import the points you need to begin a rail project. These points are used to create both horizontal and vertical alignments.
e Getting Started
Locate the tutorial data in C:\Program
\Bentley\Tutorials\Rail. Extract RailChapter7.exe Loading Your Files
Go to Start>Programs>Bentley>InRoads Group XM and load the product “Bentley Rail Track”.
From C:\Program Files\Bentley\Tutorials\Rail rail_tutorial.dgn or rail_tutorial.dwg file.
Click File > Open.
Set the directory to C:\Program Files\Bentley\Tutorials\Rail.
Select railm_tut.xin, and Click Open.
Select singletrack.alg and click Open.
Click Cancel to dismiss the dialog box.
Importing ASCII Points
Once you have named a geometry project, you can load the points that will be used to create horizontal and vertical
alignments. For this task, these points have been prepared for you. In a typical rail project, these points are usually collected from existing survey data.
Click File > Text Import Wizard.
For Data Type, select Cogo Points.
For Wizard Name, select Classic File.
Importing Project Data
In this chapter, you will import the points you need to begin a rail project. These points are used to create both horizontal
RailChapter7.exe.
Go to Start>Programs>Bentley>InRoads Group XM and Rail open the
Once you have named a geometry project, you can load the points that will be used to create horizontal and vertical
alignments. For this task, these points have been prepared for you. In a typical rail project, these points are usually collected
4. For File Name, select the Browse button. In Files
file.
5. Click OK.
The file is successfully imported.
6. Click Geometry > Review Geometry Points to review the loaded points.
7. Under Mode,
8. Click Last and ensure that the point 163, the last point, is displayed.
9. Click Close.
For File Name, select the Browse button. In C:\
Files\Bentley\Tutorials\Rail.select the rail_tutorial file.
Click OK.
The file is successfully imported.
Click Geometry > Review Geometry Points to review the loaded points.
Under Mode, click All Points.
Click Last and ensure that the point 163, the last point, is displayed.
Click Close.
\Program rail_tutorial.txt
Click Geometry > Review Geometry Points to review the
Click Last and ensure that the point 163, the last point, is
Importing Project Data 105 10. Now would be a good time to save the new geometry data.
11. Click File > Save > Geometry Project.
Viewing Cogo Points
You can view points loaded into the cogo buffer. This allows you to see all of the points that were added before continuing the workflow.
1. Click Geometry > View Geometry > Horizontal Annotation.
2. Under Apply Style, click Assigned.
3. In the Cogo Points group box, click in the Include field and type an asterisk (*), the press the Tab key.
After the Tab key is pressed, the list of Selected cogo points will be populated will all the points in the cogo buffer.
4. In the Display group box, turn on Points.
5. In the An
6. Click Apply.
The points are displayed in graphics:
7. Click Close to dismiss the View Horizontal Annotation dialog box.
8. Using the CAD Zoom command to view the points.
In the Annotate group box, turn on Points.
Click Apply.
The points are displayed in graphics:
Click Close to dismiss the View Horizontal Annotation dialog box.
Using the CAD Zoom command to view the points.
Click Close to dismiss the View Horizontal Annotation Using the CAD Zoom command to view the points.
9. Using the CAD software, fit the graphic in the view.
10. Click File > Exit and exit your CAD software, or continue to Chapter 8,
Geometry Project
Importing Project Data Using the CAD software, fit the graphic in the view.
Click File > Exit and exit your CAD software, or continue to Chapter 8, Adding Regression Points to the Horizontal Geometry Project.
Importing Project Data 107 Using the CAD software, fit the graphic in the view.
Click File > Exit and exit your CAD software, or continue to Adding Regression Points to the Horizontal
7
Overview
In this chapter, you will use coordinate geometry points to add regression points to the horizontal alignment project. The coordinate geometry points represent data gathered from an existing survey project. Th
the Bentley Rail Track geometry project.
Before Getting Started
Locate the tutorial data in Files\
Loading Your Files
1. Go to Start>Programs>Bentley>InRoads Group load the product “Bentley Rail Track”.
2. From
7. Click Cancel to dismiss the dialog box.