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4. Setting up the Workspace (CAD Administrator)

4.1 Workspace Development

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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

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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
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Properties properties.
Linear Feature Definition and Symbology Gain a general understanding of a Linear feature definition and corresponding
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Properties properties.
Alignment Feature Definition and Symbology Gain a general understanding of an Alignment feature definition and corresponding
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Properties properties.
Mesh Feature Definition and Symbology Gain a general understanding of a Mesh feature definition and corresponding
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Properties properties.
Terrain Feature Definition and Symbology Gain a general understanding of a Terrain feature definition and corresponding
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Properties properties.
Superelevation Feature Definition and Symbology Gain a general understanding of a Superelevation feature definition and
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Properties corresponding properties.
Surface Template Feature Definition and Gain a general understanding of a Surface Template feature definition and
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Symbology Properties corresponding properties.
Corridor Feature Definition and Symbology Gain a general understanding of a Corridor feature definition and corresponding
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Properties properties.
Linear Template Feature Definition and Gain a general understanding of a Linear Template feature definition and
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Symbology Properties corresponding properties.

4.3 Step 2 - Preparing the folder structure

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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

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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

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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
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Symbologies Symbologies.

9 Finalizing the Folder Structure Learn how to finalize your folder structure. Click Here

4.6 Step 5 – Annotation

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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
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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

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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
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number of stories and frame type will be shown.
Discover how to setup annotation along the center of a mapped Survey Chain. This
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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

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Learn how to create the seed DGN libraries to use for drawing production - plan,
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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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