Eric Thomas

ODOT Office of Production

 Wish list….
◦ All Custom Line Styles, Cells, and Text placed in the
basemap at a scale of 1

◦ Ability to set the “display scale” for the line styles

and cells when referenced

◦ We’re ALMOST there with XM…

 Line Styles (Active Model and References)
 Text (Active Model and References)
 Cells (Active Model Only)
 Set in the Model Properties
 In MicroStation XM, can be applied to Cells
and Line Styles
 Two types of line styles in ODOT Standards:
◦ “Cosmetic” line styles represent the location of an
item, but not the actual size.
 Examples: Fence, Guardrail

◦ “Physical” line styles represent the location and the

size of the item
 Examples: Pavement marking lines
 Line Style Scaling (v8 2004 Edition)
◦ Cosmetic line styles are placed at the intended
plotting scale

◦ Physical line styles are placed with a scale value of 1

 Line Style scaling (MicroStation XM)
◦ Place ALL custom line styles using a scale of 1
◦ Use the Model to control the display of the line style
◦ Also works across Reference attachments
 Attaching References:
◦ New Option: “Global Line
Style Scale”

◦ Allows you to define

which file controls the
Line Style Scale display

◦ Typically set this to

“Master”
 Two types of cells in ODOT Standards:
◦ “Cosmetic” cells represent the location of an item,
but not the actual size.
 Examples: Power Pole, Mail Box, Fire Hydrant

◦ “Physical” cells represent the location and the size

of the item
 Examples: Catch Basins, Manholes, Inlets
 Cell Scaling (v8 2004 Edition)

◦ Cosmetic cells are placed at the intended plotting

scale

◦ Physical cells are placed at a scale of 1

 Cell Scaling (MicroStation XM)
◦ Cells can be defined as “Annotation Cells”
◦ When placed, these cells are scaled by the Model
Annotation Scale
 Cell Placement (MicroStation XM):
◦ Set the Model Annotation Scale
◦ Set the Cell Placement X Scale and Y Scale to 1
◦ Toggle on the Annotation Scale as shown below
◦ Cells defined as Annotation Cells will be placed at
the scale defined in the Model Properties
 Important Notes:
◦ Changing the Annotation Scale will re-scale the
annotation cells in the Active Model only

◦ Cells in reference attachments are not scaled

according to the active model properties

◦ Cells will rescale across references in MicroStation

V8 Athens Edition (scheduled for release this fall)
 Where we’re heading (MicroStation Athens):
◦ All Custom Line Styles and Cells placed in the
Basemap at a scale of 1

◦ Model Annotation Scale used to control the display

of the cells and line styles in active model and in all
reference attachments

◦ Allows the Basemap to be referenced for any scale

 ODOTV7.ucf and ODOTV7.pcf
◦ Intended for viewing or plotting old v7 files

◦ 63 Levels (Level 1 – Level 63)

◦ Access to GEOPAK is disabled

◦ ODOT MDL and VBA Apps are not supported

◦ Cannot use pre-V8 cell libraries

◦ Cells placed from a V8 cell library are placed on level 1

 Service Pack 1 released March, 2008
◦ Version 08.09.05.36
◦ Over 200 Bug Fixes
◦ See the GEOPAK On-Line help for the list of
enhancements

 Service Pack 2 scheduled for June, 2008

◦ Includes new Corridor Modeling tools
 InRoads Roadway Designer ported to GEOPAK
 Terrain Model format (.tin)
◦ Updated in preparation for future versions of
Bentley Software

◦ Terrain Models created in GEOPAK XM are not

backwards compatible
 Mapping Survey Data with SP1 (08.09.05.36)
◦ Line styles mapped using a scale of 1 will be
displayed according to the model annotation scale

◦ Annotation Cells mapped using a scale of 1 do not

display according to the model annotation scale

◦ The “Annotationscale Add” command is used to add

annotation scale to previously placed cells. This
command does not work on annotation cells plotted
through GEOPAK XM 08.09.05.36 or earlier
 Mapping Survey Data with SP2 (08.09.06.XX)
◦ Annotation Cells mapped using a scale of 1 still do
not display according to the model annotation scale

◦ “Annotationscale Add” can be used to apply the

annotation scale to annotation cells drawn through
GEOPAK Survey and COGO Visualization

◦ D&C Manager does not honor the annotation scale

when placing cells (fixed in Athens)
 MicroStation V8 XM Edition file format has
not changed from V8 2004 Edition
◦ You can use V8 files in XM without translation

◦ XM Features (Priority, Transparency, etc.) are not

supported in V8 2004 Edition

◦ Elements placed in V8 2004 Edition will not

automatically inherit the Priority and Transparency
values from the XM Level Library
 Use the “Update Levels from Library” command
 Be careful - This command will reset the symbology
overrides
 Project Manager Path for the SMD points to
the old v8std folder
 All GEOPAK Data is forward compatible from
v8 to XM Edition without translation

 TIN files created or edited in XM are not

backwards compatible
 ODOT Website:

ODOT MicroStation XM Quick Access Guide

http://www.dot.state.oh.us/cadd/XM/XM_QuickStart.pdf

ODOT XM Configuration Information

http://www.dot.state.oh.us/cadd/XM/ODOT_Config.pdf
 Questions?

Eric Thomas
ODOT Office of Production
eric.thomas@dot.state.oh.us
614-752-6403