Chapter 1: Introducing InRoads Surfaces
Section 1 - History
The Early days
The 3D Terrain Model
The Intelligent Engineering Model
Section 2 - The InRoads DTM: Terrain and Engineering Modeling
“Traditional” Terrain Modeling
The Feature-Based Engineering Model
Section 3 - Creating Surfaces through Importing
The Import Surface form
Creating a New Surface
Importing Features from a Text File
Adding Graphical Spot Elevations
Bounding the Surface
Importing Underground Utilities
Section 4 - Other Important Commands
Oops: Deleting Features
Chapter 2: Surface Editing Tools
Section 1 - Merging Surfaces
Destination and “Intermediate” Surfaces
Section 2 - The Major Design commands
Place Feature
Edit Feature Point
Generate Longitudinal Feature
Generate Sloped Surface
Copy Portion of Surface
The Project Line to Surface command
Partial Delete
Chapter 3: Building Horizontal Alignments: the Basics
Section 1 - Managing Geometry
Communication
Organizing Geometry
Section 2 - Building Practice Alignments
Creating New Geometry
Building Horizontal Alignments with the Horizontal Curve Set tools.
Saving the Geometry Project
Clarification: The Identify Alignment End prompt
Insert PI, Move PI and Delete PI
Section 3 - Project Lab: Creating Road Alignments
Chapter 4: Building Vertical Alignments: the Basics
Section 1 - Creating the Profile
Scaling Text
Creating a New Vertical Alignment
Section 2 - The Vertical Curve Set commands
Add [Vertical] PI
Defining Vertical Curves
Chapter 5: Introducing Roadway Modeling
Section 1 - Roadway Modeling Overview
Typical vs. “Deviations from Typical”
Roadway Modeling in InRoads
InRoads Typical Sections
“Dropping Templates”
Section 2 - Exploring Typical Sections in a Library
Loading the “Building InRoads” Typical Section Library
Explore the Typical Section Library
Reviewing Template Information
Section 3 - Modeling a Roadway using Express Modeler.
Running Express Modeler
Section 4 - Managing the Newly Created Surfaces
Safeguarding Surfaces
Managing the new Proposed Surfaces
Adding Information to the Features
Chapter 6: Introduction to Building Templates
Section 1 - Template Overview
The Edit Template form
Managing Transition Control
Superelevation Settings
Section 2 - Building New Templates
Copy and Edit vs. Creating from Scratch
Building Templates from Scratch
Chapter 7: Utilities
Section 1 - Utility Creation Concepts
Defining the Intelligence
Vertical Location
Managing Utilities
Displaying in Profile and Cross Section
Section 2 - Using the Place Feature command
Section 3 - Importing from Graphics
Providing Approximate Elevations (only if necessary)
Chapter 8: Horizontal and Vertical Element Geometry
Section 1 - How the Horizontal Element Commands work
Display the Horizontal Alignment Toolbar.
Integrity
Forms and Prompts
Starting Simple: Add Fixed Line
The Edit Horizontal Element command
The Add Fixed Curve command
“Directionality”
The Add Floating Line Command
The Add Floating Curve Command
The Define Spiral command
The Delete Horizontal Element Command
The Check Integrity command
“Real” Lab: Cross-Valley Canyon
Section 2 - Vertical Element Commands
Chapter 9: Managing InRoads Settings
Section 1 - Managing InRoads: the Big Picture
InRoads Management Technologies
Example of an Attempt to Manage an InRoads Environment Well
The end user’s expectation and role in Managing the InRoads Environment
Section 2 - Managing InRoads: the Specifics
Named Symbology
Feature Styles
Preferences.