CADD Standards Manual - 2010

DelDOTCADDStandardsManual

PrefacebyNatalieBarnhart,ChiefEngineer ItgivesmegreatpleasuretointroducetheDelawareDepartmentofTransportationCADDStandardsManual:2010Edition.AgreatdealofworkandcoordinationwithrepresentativesfromDelDOTandtheconsultingcommunitywentintothismanual’sdevelopment.Thiscooperativeeffortwasakeyfactorincompletingthemanual.ThislatesteditionoftheDelDOTCADDStandardsoutlinesthebestpracticesyoumustfollowforallDelDOTrelatedengineeringwork,whetheryouworkatDelDOTandproduceCADDdrawings,orareaconsultantresponsiblefordesigndrawingdeliverablesforDelDOTprojects.TheseStandardsandassociatedsupportfilessuchasseedfiles,celllibrariesandMenuBararealsoavailableonlineattheDelawareDepartmentofTransportation’sDesignResourceCenter(DelDOTDRC).Thestandardshavebeendevelopedtoassistyouandshouldbeconsideredalivingdocumentthatwillevolveovertimetobetterserveyou.Shouldyouhaveanyquestions,concernsorsuggestionsforimprovingthecontent,feelfreetocontactMichaelBalbiereratmichael.balbierer@state.de.us.NatalieBarnhartChiefEngineerDelawareDepartmentofTransportation800BayRoadDover,Delaware19903May11,2010


TableofContents

Introduction.............................................................................................................................................................i

AboutThisManual...............................................................................................................................................................i

Distribution.............................................................................................................................................................................i

RevisionsandUpdates.....................................................................................................................................................ii

Trademarks..........................................................................................................................................................................ii

Chapter1‐DelDOTCADDNetwork.............................................................................................................1‐1

DelDOTServers...............................................................................................................................................................1‐1

TypicalDriveMappings...............................................................................................................................................1‐2

MicroStationXMResourceLocations....................................................................................................................1‐3

Chapter2‐DirectoryandFileNaming......................................................................................................2‐1

DirectoryNaming...........................................................................................................................................................2‐1

GeneralFileNaming......................................................................................................................................................2‐2

DesignFileNaming........................................................................................................................................................2‐2

DesignFile&PlotRequestFile(PRF)Categories.............................................................................................2‐3

PlotRequestFile(PRF)Naming...............................................................................................................................2‐5

ElectronicPlotFile(CAL)Naming...........................................................................................................................2‐5

Chapter3‐DesignStandards........................................................................................................................3‐1

SeedFiles...........................................................................................................................................................................3‐1

WorkingUnits..................................................................................................................................................................3‐2

GlobalOrigin.....................................................................................................................................................................3‐3

CoordinateReadout......................................................................................................................................................3‐3

DrawingScale..................................................................................................................................................................3‐4

AnnotationScale.............................................................................................................................................................3‐6

Colors..................................................................................................................................................................................3‐7

Fonts....................................................................................................................................................................................3‐8

Text......................................................................................................................................................................................3‐9

TextLineSpacing...........................................................................................................................................................3‐9

TextSize...........................................................................................................................................................................3‐10

TextStyles.......................................................................................................................................................................3‐11

ElementSymbology.....................................................................................................................................................3‐12

LevelAssignments.......................................................................................................................................................3‐13


CellLibraries..................................................................................................................................................................3‐14

Models...............................................................................................................................................................................3‐16

StripDesignFiles..........................................................................................................................................................3‐17

Chapter4‐DelDOTMenuBar.......................................................................................................................4‐1

MenuLayout.....................................................................................................................................................................4‐1

PlanType...........................................................................................................................................................................4‐2

DelDOTCommonMenu...............................................................................................................................................4‐4

PlanTypeSpecificMenus............................................................................................................................................4‐8

Info.....................................................................................................................................................................................4‐11

Chapter5‐ReferenceFiles............................................................................................................................5‐1

SavingRelativePath......................................................................................................................................................5‐1

CoincidentWorld............................................................................................................................................................5‐2

TrueScale..........................................................................................................................................................................5‐2

2Dand3DDesignFileReferences..........................................................................................................................5‐3

Chapter6‐RasterManager...........................................................................................................................6‐1

AerialImagery.................................................................................................................................................................6‐1

PlaceInteractively..........................................................................................................................................................6‐2

AttachingAerialImageryforPresentationPurposes......................................................................................6‐2

Chapter7‐Plotting...........................................................................................................................................7‐1

PlottingSizes....................................................................................................................................................................7‐1

PlottingSoftware&Hardware..................................................................................................................................7‐1

LineWidths.......................................................................................................................................................................7‐2

PenTables.........................................................................................................................................................................7‐3

PlotRequestFile(PRF)Attributes..........................................................................................................................7‐4

CALFileRequirements.................................................................................................................................................7‐4

CreatingAPlotRequestFile(PRF).........................................................................................................................7‐5

CreatingCALs,PDFsorPlotsfromPRFFilesUsingPlotManager.............................................................7‐6

MultipagePDFFileCreationfromCALFiles.......................................................................................................7‐8

AppendixA–DelDOTMicroStationElementSymbologyTemplates..............................................A‐1

AppendixB‐DelDOTLevelAssignments..................................................................................................B‐1

AppendixC–DelDOTCellLibraries............................................................................................................C‐2


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IntroductionAboutThisManual ComputerAidedDraftingandDesign(CADD)isthepreferredmethodofpreparingcontractplansfortheDelawareDepartmentofTransportation(DelDOT).ThestandardizationrequirementspresentedinthismanualensurethatCADDfilescanbeusedbytheentireprojectteam(surveyors,planners,designers,reviewersandcontractors)throughoutallphasesofprojectdevelopmentanddelivery.DelDOThasadoptedMicroStationandInRoadsasitsstandarddraftinganddesignsoftwarepackagesrespectively.Thestandardsreferencedinthismanualhavebeendevelopedandtestedusingthefollowingsoftwareversions:

MicroStationXMEdition–Version08.09.04.88InRoadsXMEdition–Version08.09.03.06MicrosoftWindowsXPProfessionalx64Edition–Version2003ServicePack2

ThismanualsupersedesallCADDstandardspreviouslypublished.Thismanualisnotatextbookanddoesnotexempttheprofessionalfromperformingresponsiblesurveyingand/orengineering.ItisintendedtoprovideuniformproceduresandstandardsfororganizationsthatperformCADDrelatedservicesforDelDOT.Theprofessionalshallhavefinalresponsibilityfortheaccuracyofallinputandoutputofcomputerbasedapplications.DistributionThismanualmaybefreelycopiedanddistributedforthepurposeofprovidingaconsistentguidetotheDelDOTCADDrequirements.ThemanualcanbedownloadedfromtheDelawareDepartmentofTransportationDesignResourceCenter(DelDOTDRC)websiteatthefollowingaddress:

http://www.deldot.gov/information/business/drc/cadd.shtmlCADDsupportfilessuchascelllibraries,fonts,seedfiles,etc.canbedownloadedfromtheDelDOTDRCwebsiteatthefollowingaddress:

http://www.deldot.gov/information/business/drc/cadd.shtml


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RevisionsandUpdatesThismanualwasdevelopedthroughinputfromDelDOTstaff,aswellastheconsultantandconstructioncommunities.DelDOT’sDivisionofTransportationSolutions(DOTS)willdevelopandmaintainproceduresandstandardsfortheDepartment’sCADDrelatedactivities.CADDManualholdersareencouragedtosubmitcommentsandsuggestionsforimprovementstothemanualorDelDOT’sCADDstandards.AnyerrorsfoundshouldbebroughttotheattentionoftheDelDOTTransportationSolutionsSectionviaanemailtoMichaelBalbiereratthefollowingaddress:

michael.balbierer@state.de.usDelDOTstrivestostaycurrentwithstateofthearttrendsinthemarket.However,impactsonprojectdeliveryschedulesandresourcesnecessarytoprovidesupportfornewfeaturesmustbeconsideredpriortoanychange.Updatingthismanualisintendedtobeacontinuousprocessandrevisionswillbeissuedperiodically.PleasechecktheDelDOTDRCwebsitetoensurethatyouhavethemostuptodateversionofthismanual.Itisintendedthatrevisionstothismanualaftertheinitialreleasewillbehighlightedinyellow.TrademarksMicroStationandInRoadsareregisteredtrademarksofBentleySystems,Incorporated.Othertradenames,computerprotocolsandfileformatsmentionedinthismanualarethetrademarksoftheirrespectiveowners.Innoeventwilltheappearanceofanygraphic,descriptionofanygraphic,picture,screendisplayoranyothermethodofconveyingmeaningbeconsideredtoimpairtherightsoftherespectiveowners.


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Chapter1 ‐DelDOTCADDNetworkDelDOTServersThereareatleasteightdifferentserverswithinDelDOTthatareusedforCADDfilesandsupportingresources.Theusesoftheseserversaredictatedprimarilybythelocationoftheuserandarelistedinthefollowingtable.ServerName PrimaryUseofServer

DOTASCADD01 eQuorumPlotStationServer–handlesallPlotRequestFile(PRF)plotsubmissions,regardlessofoutputtype(CAL,PDF,orhardcopy).

DOTASCADD02

InterPLOTServer–allplotssubmittedthroughIPLOTmustbesentthroughaprinterorplotterattachedtothisserver.

IISWebServer–FalconSVPandinternalCADDsupportpages.

DOTASCADD03

Activedesigncontracts.

ArchiveStorage–ArchivedCALfiles.

PrintingStorage–CALfilesforprint.

DOTSAN01 MainstoragelocationforallCADDresourcefiles.

DOTSAN02 Digitalorthophotographyfiles.

DOTFSND01 NorthDistrictCADDresourcefiles,updatedhourlyfromDOTSAN01.

DOTFSSD01 SouthDistrictCADDresourcefiles,updatedhourlyfromDOTSAN01.

DOTFSTMC01 TrafficManagementCenter(TMC)CADDresourcefiles,updatedhourlyfromDOTSAN01.


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TypicalDriveMappingsDriveLetter DriveMappingandDescription

G:\

Userlocationdependant:\\dotsan01\groups‐Doveroffices,someTMCusers.\\dotfsnd01\groups‐NorthandCanalDistrictusers.\\dotfssd01\groups‐SouthDistrictusers.\\dotfstmc01\groups‐TMCusers.G:\CADD\msv8‐istheofficiallocationofallMicroStationXMresources,departmentwide.SeeMicroStationXMResourceLocationssectionforanexpandedlistofresourceslocatedinthisdirectory.

K:\\\dotascadd03\cadd\archive_documents

Locationforallarchivedplans.

M:\\\dotascadd03\cadd\dms_server

ProgramdirectoryforFalconclientsoftware.

O:\\\dotsan02\apps

O:\OrthophotographycontainsthedigitalorthophotographyfilesthatcanbereferencedintoMicroStationXM.

R:\\\dotsan01\groups\cadd\resources

OldMicroStationresourcedirectory.WillremainintactforMicroStationVersionJinteroperability.

T:\

\\dotascadd03\cadd\plots

Temporarydigitalprintstorage.Filesthataremorethansevendaysoldwillbeautomaticallypurgedfromthisdirectory.T:\Equorum\cal\<your_username>‐LocationofCALfiles.

T:\Equorum\pdf\<bw/color>‐LocationofPDFfilesdependingonplotdriverused,BWorColor.

U:\\\dotsan01ordotfsdov02\users\<your_name>

Locationofuserspecificfiles.Bydesign,accesstouserspecificfileshasbeenrestrictedtothespecificuserandtheOITsystemadministrator.

V:\\\dotascadd03\active_contracts\<contract_number>

LocationofactivecontractCALfiles.

Y:\

\\dotascadd03\Cadd\Active_Designs

Y:\<County>\<Road_Number>\<Section>\<Contract_Number>Locationofactivecontractfiles.AmoredetaileddescriptiononcontractfoldersetupisfoundinChapter2–DirectoryNaming.


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MicroStationXMResourceLocationsMicroStationXMresourcesarelocatedintheG:\CADD\msv8folder.Referencesof“msvj”or“pre_msv8”withinthedirectorystructurepertaintothedesignfilelevelstructureof1‐63.TherearenoMicroStationVersionJresourceslocatedinthisdirectorystructure.

FolderName FolderDescription/Contents

G \\dotsan01\groups

CADD CADDResources

msv8 MicroStationXMReferences

Cells CellLibraryMainFolder

NCS NationalCADStandardsArchitecturalCells

pre_msv8 CellLibraries(1‐63LevelStructure)

ProjDev CellLibraries(NewLevelStructure)

dgnlib MicroStationDGNLibraries(Levels,Templates,etc.)

Fonts MicroStationFontResourceFiles

shx AutoCADFontFiles

ttf TrueTypeFontFiles

InRoads GeneralInRoadsFiles(NewLevelStructure)

pre_msv8 GeneralInRoadsFiles(1‐63LevelStructure)

XMLData XMLandXSLReportingFiles

mdlapps MDLApplications

PenTables PlottingPenTables

References GeneralReferenceFiles(NewLevelStructure)

Maps CountyMaps,DistrictMapsandSignalMaps

pre_msv8 GeneralReferenceFiles(1‐63LevelStructure)

ProjDev GeneralReferenceFiles(NewLevelStructure)

Seed MicroStationSeedFiles

NCS NationalCADStandardsSeedFiles

Survey SurveyMainFolder

pre_msv8 InRoadsSurveyFiles(1‐63LevelStructure)

VBA VisualBasicApplicationFilesforMicroStation


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Chapter2 ‐DirectoryandFileNaming Specificguidelineshavebeenestablishedforthenamingofcontractdirectoriesandfiles.Theseguidelinesmustbefollowedtoensurethatprogramsrelyingonthisnamingstructurefunctioncorrectly.ThisnamingstructurealsoensurestheefficientsharingandtransferofinformationbetweenDelDOTstaff,consultantstaffandcontractors.ThischapteroutlinesthecomprehensivenamingconventionforallprojectfilesusedintheCADDenvironment.DirectoryNamingProjectspecificworkingdirectoriesforallconstructionprojectsarelocatedontheY‐Driveatthefollowingaddress:\\dotascadd03\cadd\active_designs\.Themainprojectdirectoryislabeledwiththeconstructioncontractnumber,withsubdirectoriescreatedunderthismaindirectoryusingthefollownamingconvention.

FolderName FolderDescription/Contents

Y Y‐Drive

Sussex CountyLocation

014 MaintenanceRoadNumber

Road DepartmentManagementSection

2001303 MainProjectDirectory(Contract#)

Correspondence ProjectSpecificCorrespondence

InRoads InRoadsDataFiles

Cogo COGODataFiles&Reports

Dtm DigitalTerrainModelFiles

Photos ProjectSpecificPhotos

Plans MicroStationDesignFiles(.DGN)

Plot ConstructionPlanPlotFiles

RWPlot Right‐of‐WayPlotFiles

Survey FilesCreatedbySurveySection(Un‐EditedCopies)

XSPlot CrossSectionPlotFiles


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GeneralFileNaming StandardfilenameextensionsforinformationsubmittedtoorexchangedwithDelDOTshallbeasfollows:

FileType Extension

MicroStationDesignFiles .dgnMicroStationCellLibraries .cel

MicroStationResourceFiles .rsc

InRoadsPreferenceFiles .xin

InRoadsCOGODataFiles(InputFiles) .dator.ics

InRoadsCOGOReportFiles(OutputFiles) .rpt

InRoadsDigitalTerrainModelFiles .dtm

eQuorumPlotRequestFiles .prf

ElectronicPlotSubmissionFiles .cal

AdobeAcrobatFiles .pdf

MicrosoftWordDocuments .doc

MicrosoftExcelWorksheets .xlsSpacesorspecialkeyboardcharactersshallnotbeusedinthefilename.Specialcharactersare~`!@#$%^&*):(‐+=”\}|{;][’>.<?,/.Forfiletypesnotlistedabove,thedefaultfileextensiondefinedbythesoftwareshallbeused.DesignFileNamingMicroStationdesignfilenamesshallusethefollowingconvention:A BCP 03 .dgnFS 00 .dgn A. Thisportionofthefilenameisestablishedbyusingthetwoletterstandard

correspondingtothedesireddesignfilecategorylistedinthesectionentitledDesignFile&PlotRequestFile(PRF)Categories.

B. Thisportionofthefilenamedescribesthenumber/typeofadesignfile.Stripfiles(files

thatencompasstheentirelengthofadesign)shouldbedenotedwitha00.Sheetfilesshouldstartwith01andsequentiallyincreaseforeachsheetofthesamecategory.


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DesignFile&PlotRequestFile(PRF)Categories

Description DesignFileCategory

PRFCategory PenTable

AlignmentLayouts† AL AL ‐ArchBridgeDetails AR AR ‐BoringLog BO BO ‐BridgeAbutmentDetails AB AB ‐BridgeApproachSlabDetails AS AS ‐BridgeBeamDetails BM BM ‐BridgeBearingDetails BB BB ‐BridgeCamberTable CT CT ‐BridgeCompositeDetails CO CO ‐BridgeDeckPlan DK DK ‐BridgeFootingPlan FT FT ‐BridgeFramingPlan FR FR ‐BridgeHeadwallDetails HW HW ‐BridgeParapetDetails PA PA ‐BridgePierDetails PR PR ‐BridgePileDetails PL PL ‐BridgePlanandElevation PE PE ‐BridgeRailDetails RA RA ‐BridgeRehabilitationDetails RH RH ‐BridgeRigidFrameDetails RF RF ‐BridgeSheetPileDetails SH SH ‐BridgeSlopeProtectionDetails SP SP ‐BridgeSpecialStructureDetails ST ST ‐BridgeTimberStructureDetails TD TD ‐BridgeWickDrainLayoutSheet WD WD ‐BridgeWingwallDetails WW WW ‐ConstructionPlanSheet* CP CP ‐

ConstructionPlans ‐ CP CP.TBLEnvironmentalCompliancePlans ‐ EC EC.TBLGrades&GeometricPlans ‐ GG GG.TBLLandscapingPlans ‐ LS LS.TBLLightingPlans ‐ LI ‐RightofWayPlans ‐ RW RW.TBLSigning,SigningandConduitPlans ‐ SS SS.TBLUtilityRelocationPlans ‐ UT UT.TBL

ConstructionSequence/Phasing† CS CS CS.TBL


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Description DesignFileCategory

PRFCategory PenTable

ConstructionTitleSheet TC TC TC.TBLCrossSections XS XS XS.TBLCulvertDetails CU CU ‐DetourPlan DP DP DP.TBLDisplay/Presentation DI DI ‐ExpansionJoint EX EX ‐FieldSurvey/ExistingTopography† FS FS ‐FinishedBridgeDeckElevations FD FD ‐General&ProjectNotes PN PN PN.TBLHorizontalandVerticalControl HV HV ‐Hydrology/DrainageAreas† HY HY ‐IndexSheet IS IS ‐LandscapingDetails LS LS LS.TBLLegendSheet(Construction&Right‐of‐WayPlans) LG LG LG.TBLLighting† LI LI ‐MiscellaneousDetails DT DT DT.TBLModelFile MD MD ‐Profiles PF PF PF.TBLProjectSheetBorder SB SB ‐ProposedConstruction† PC ‐ ‐ReinforcingBarSummary BR BR BR.TBLRetainingWallDetails RD RD ‐RightofWay† RW RW ‐Right‐of‐WayMetesandBounds RB RB ‐Right‐of‐WayMosaic RM RM ‐Right‐of‐WayTabulation RT RT ‐Right‐of‐WayTitleSheet TR TR ‐Shape/ShadingFile† SF SF ‐SignalizationPlan SG SG SG.TBLStormWaterManagement SW SW ‐StructureRemoval SR SR ‐SuperelevationDiagrams&Charts SE ‐ ‐TypicalSections TS TS TS.TBLUtilities† UT UT ‐WorkFile(MiscellaneousLineWork) WK WK ‐†=Designfileencompassestheentireprojectarea(StripDesignFile).*=Multipleplansheetsaregeneratedfromthisdesignfile.


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PlotRequestFile(PRF)Naming eQuorumplotrequestfilenamesshallusethefollowingconvention:A B001 TC .prf012 CP .prf A. Thisportionofthefilenamedenotesthesheetnumberofthecontractsetthattheplot

requestfileisgenerating.Thisnumbershallbethreecharactersinlength.B. Thisportionofthefilenameisestablishedbyusingthetwoletterstandard

correspondingtothedesiredplotrequestfilecategorylistedinthesectionentitledDesignFile&PlotRequestFile(PRF)Categories.

ElectronicPlotFile(CAL)NamingElectronicplotfilenamesshallusethefollowingconvention:A BCD 001 .calRW 012 .cal A. Thisportionofthefilenameisestablishedbyusingthetwoletterstandard

correspondingtothedesiredelectronicplotfilecategorylistedbelow. CD=ConstructionPlanSet RW=Right‐of‐WayPlanSet XS=CrossSectionSet

B. Thisportionofthefilenamedenotesthecorrespondingsheetnumberofthecontract

setthatisbeinggeneratedbytheCALfile.Thisnumbershallbethreecharactersinlength.


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Chapter3 ‐DesignStandards ThischapterprovidesdetailsabouttheDelDOTstandardCADDsettings,including: SeedFiles WorkingUnits GlobalOrigins CoordinateReadouts DrawingandAnnotationScales Colors Fonts TextandTextStyles ElementSymbology LevelAssignments CellLibraries Models StripDesignFiles

SeedFilesMicroStationusesaseedfiletocreatealldesignfiles.Aseedfileisatemplateinwhichstandarddesignfileparametersareset.Seedfilesdonottypicallycontainelements,butsimilartodesignfilestheycontainfilesettingssuchasglobalorigin,workingunitsandviewconfigurations.Usingastandard,customizedseedfilehelpsmaintainuniformityandkeepstheuserfromhavingtoadjustdesignfilesettingseachtimeafileiscreated.Thefollowingtwodimensional(2D)andthreedimensional(3D)seedfilesareavailableontheDelDOTDRCwebsiteandshallbeusedinthepreparationofplansforsubmissiontoDelDOT.Unlessotherwisedirectedthe“deldot_seed2d_in.dgn”and“deldot_seed3d_in.dgn”filesaretobeusedforstructuraldetailsonly.

Dimension SeedFileName

2D deldot_seed2d_th.dgndeldot_seed2d_in.dgn

3D deldot_seed3d_th.dgndeldot_seed3d_in.dgn

Note:TheMicroStationconfigurationvariableMS_DESIGNSEEDisusedtodefinethedefaultseedfile.


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WorkingUnitsMicroStationallowstheusertodrawinrealworldunitssuchasfeet,inches,meters,etc.Theserealworldunitsarecalledworkingunits.WorkingunitsareexpressedinMasterUnits(thelargestunitsincommonuseinadesignfile,suchasfeet)andfractionalSubUnits(suchastenthsorinches).ThedefaultdefinitionforthefootinMicroStationXMistheInternationalFoot.TheDelawareStatePlaneCoordinateSystemuponwhichallDelDOTroadwayandbridgedesignprojectsarebasedismeasuredinU.S.SurveyFeet.Therefore,DelDOTusestheU.S.SurveyFootdefinition,andnottheInternationalFoot,asthestandardMasterUnit.

InternationalFeet1foot=0.3048000meters

U.S.SurveyFeet1foot=1200/3937meters0.3048006meters

DelDOThasdevelopedastandardunitdefinitionfile,deldot_units.def,todefinetheU.S.SurveyFootasthestandardMasterUnit.ThisfilecanbeobtainedfromtheDelDOTDRCwebsite.MicroStationdesignfilesusedinplanpreparationshallusethefollowingstandardworkingunitsasdefinedintheDelDOTseedfilesandinthedeldot_units.deffile.

UnitDescription Value Label

MasterUnit SurveyFeet ‘

SubUnit SFTenths th

TheDelDOTseedfileshavebeencreatedwiththestandardworkingunitsdescribedaboveandwithastandardresolutionsettingof10,000perdistancemeter.Thesesettingsshallnotbechangedbytheuser.Note:TheMicroStationconfigurationvariableMS_CUSTOMUNITDEFisusedtospecifytheactiveunitdefinitionfile.


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GlobalOriginElementsinthedesignfilearecreatedbyplacingdatapoints.EachdatapointplacedinthedesignfilehasassociatedX(Easting),Y(Northing)andZ(Elevation,3Dfilesonly)positionsorcoordinates.IntheDelDOTseedfiles,thepointcalledtheGlobalOriginissettothedesignfilesexactcenterandassignedthecoordinates0,0(2Dfiles)and0,0,0(3Dfiles).TheGlobalOriginasdefinedintheDelDOTseedfilesshouldneverbechangedbytheuserforDelDOTprojects.Note:EachelementplacedinadesignfileshallbegeographicallycorrectrelativetotheDelawareStatePlaneCoordinatesystem.HorizontalcoordinatesshallbebasedontheNorthAmericanDatumof1983(NAD83).VerticalelevationsshallbebasedontheNorthAmericanVerticalDatumof1988(NAVD88).CoordinateReadoutThecoordinatereadoutsettingsthataredeliveredintheDelDOTstandardseedfilesareshowninFigure1.AsmentionedpreviouslyinthesectionentitledWorkingUnits,theDelDOTseedfilesarecreatedwiththeresolutionequalto10,000perDistanceMeter.Thissettingshallnotbechangedbytheuser.

Figure1:CoordinateReadoutSettings


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DrawingScaleTheDrawingScaledialogboxallowsthescaleofadrawingtobechangedatanytimebyselectingtheappropriatescalefactorfromtheDrawingScaledialogbox.Whenselected,thescalefactorisstoredwithinthedesignfileandaffectsthescaledependentitemssuchastext,cellsandlinestyles.Allofthescaledependantdrawingelementssuchastext,cellsandlinestyleshavebeenredefinedinthenewCADDStandardsataunitscaleof1:1.TheseelementsarethenautomaticallyscaledupordownbythedrawingscalefactorastheyareselectedfromtheDelDOTMenuBar.Thishelpsmaintainconsistencyofscale‐dependantdrawingfeatures,regardlessofthescalebeingused.Note:TheDrawingScaledialogboxcanbeactivatedbyenteringdialogdrawingscaleopenintheMicroStationKey‐Incommandline.TheDrawingScaledialogboxcanalsobeactivatedbychoosingDelDOTCommon>SetModelScale/WorkingUnitsfromtheDelDOTMenuBar.ThestandardDelDOTdrawing/annotationscalesusedinthepreparationofDelDOTplansetsaredefinedinthedeldot_scales.deffile,andcanbeobtainedfromtheDelDOTDRCwebsite.Note:TheMicroStationconfigurationvariableMS_CUSTOMSCALEDEFisusedtoassignthescaledefinitionfile.Engineeringscalesshallbeusedforallroadwaysheetsandforbridgeplanviewsheets.Architecturalscalesareusedforannotatingbridgedetailsandoccasionallyroadwaydetails.

Figure2:DrawingScaleSettings


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Thefollowingdrawing/annotationscaleshavebeendefinedinthedeldot_scales.deffile:

Engineering Scale Architectural ScaleFullSize1=1 1:1 FullSize1=1 1:1ENGR1:2 2:1 ARCH1/32:1 32:1

ENGR1:5 5:1 ARCH1/16:1 16:1

ENGR1:10 10:1 ARCH3/32:1 32:3

ENGR1:20 20:1 ARCH1/8:1 8:1

ENGR1:25 25:1 ARCH3/16:1 16:3

ENGR1:30 30:1 ARCH1/4:1 4:1

ENGR1:40 40:1 ARCH3/8:1 8:3

ENGR1:50 50:1 ARCH1/2:1 2:1

ENGR1:60 60:1 ARCH3/4:1 4:3

ENGR1:100 100:1 ARCH1½:1 2:3

ENGR1:120 120:1 ARCH3:1 1:3

ENGR1:200 200:1 ARCH6:1 1:6

ENGR1:250 250:1 ARCH12:1 1:12

ENGR1:300 300:1 ENGR1:400 400:1 ENGR1:500 500:1 ENGR1:600 600:1 ENGR1:1000 1000:1 Recommendedsheetscalesarelistedinthefollowingtable:

SheetType ScalePlanSheet–Urban ENGR1:30PlanSheet–RuralCheckwithDelDOTProjectManagerpriortoutilizingthisscale.

ENGR1:50

PlanSheet–Bridge ENGR1:30

Profile–Horizontal MatchPlanSheetScale

Profile–Vertical 10TimestheHorizontalScale

TypicalSections ENGR1:5

DetailSheets ArchitecturalScales


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AnnotationScaleTheAnnotationScalelockfoundonthedialogboxesfortext,cellsandlinestylesprovidescontrolforthesizeofelementsastheyareplacedinthedesignfile.Aselementsareplacedintoadesignfile,theyshouldbeplacedwiththeAnnotationScaleLocksettoon.EnablingtheAnnotationScaleLockatthetimeelementsareplacedwithinthedesignfileallowsforautomaticrescalingoftheseitemsifthedesignfiledrawingscaleismodifiedinthefuture. ThestandardDelDOTannotationscalesusedinthepreparationofDelDOTplansetsaredefinedinthedeldot_scales.deffile,andcanbeobtainedfromtheDelDOTDRCwebsite.

Figure3:AnnotationScaleLockwithCells


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ColorsEachelementinaMicroStationdesignfileisassignedacolornumbertoensureconsistencyandallowuserstoeasilyidentifyplanelementsinsharedfiles.MicroStationreadsacolortabletodeterminethecorrectcolordisplayforaparticularcolornumber.TheDelDOTstandardcolortable,deldot_color.tbl,canbeobtainedfromtheDelDOTDRCwebsite.

Figure4:DelDOTColorTable

Note:TheMicroStationconfigurationvariableMS_DEFCTBLisusedtospecifytheactivecolortable.


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FontsDelDOThasdefinedseveralstandardfontsforuseonallplans.Itisimportanttousethesefontssothatthefinalplottedversionoftheplansmatchestheelectronicdisplayversionofthefile.OnlythefontsprovidedbyDelDOT(listedbelow)areacceptableforuseonplanspreparedforDelDOT.TheuseofTrueTypefontsisnotpermittedonplanspreparedforDelDOT.Note:DuetoplottingissuesinvolvingfilledfontssuchasDelDOT_117withinMicroStationXM,filledtextshouldbeplacedataweightof“8”toensureproperplotting.DelDOTpentableshavebeensetuptocorrectlyrenderthesefontsasfilledwhentheyresideonlevelswithshapesnotrequiringfill.Note:TheMicroStationconfigurationvariableMS_SYMBRSCisusedtospecifythefontlibrary.ThestandardDelDOTfontsusedinthepreparationofDelDOTplansetsarelistedbelowandcanbeobtainedfromtheDelDOTDRCwebsite.

FontName Default/Modified* GeneralUse

DelDOT_61(1) Modified ExistingLabeling

DelDOT_62(5) Modified ConstructionDetails

DelDOT_63(23) Modified ProposedLabeling

DelDOT_64(25) Modified ScheduleDataFields

DelDOT_66(80) Modified StandardConstructionDetails(SCD)

DelDOT_103 Default Mapping





DelDOT_117 Default TitleSheetBlock

*“Default”fontsaredefaultorunmodifiedfontsthatareshippedwithMicroStationand“Modified”fontsarefontsthathavebeenmodifiedbyDelDOTforuseinplanpreparation.


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TextIngeneral,alltextplacedinadesignfileisplacedonthesamelevelastheelementthatisbeingannotated.Alltextistypicallyplacedinthesheetdesignfileandnotinastripdesignfile.TheonlyexceptiontothiswouldbetheannotationofalignmentstationingorothertextthathasbeencreatedbyInRoads.Onlyuppercasetextshallbeusedwiththetextjustificationsettoleft‐center,exceptforpropertyownershipinformationonplansheets,whichiscenter‐centerjustified.ForadditionaltextjustificationinformationseethesectionentitledTextSize.Textisgenerallyplacedonplansheetssothatthebottomofthetextisalignedwiththebottomorrightedgesofthesheetborder.Whenelementlabelingrequirestextrotation,followtheexamplesinFigure5fordirectionandpositionoftextatthevariousrotationangles.

Figure5:TextRotationExamples

TextLineSpacingIngeneral,textlinespacingofmultipleslinesoftextshouldequaltwo‐thirds(2/3)thetextheight.Thespacingbetweenparagraphsorindividualnotesshouldbeequaltothetextheightbeingusedintheparagraphornote.


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TextSizeStandardtextsizeshavebeendefinedtoensureuniformlegibilityofallplansheets.Thestandardtextsizeslistedbelowreferstothesizeofthetextonthefinishedfullsizeplot,notthetextsizeinthedesignfile.Thecorrectdesignfiletextsizeisdependentupontheintendedplotscale.DelDOTstandardtextsizesaredefinedasshowninthefollowingtable:

TypeofTextTextHeight

TextWidth

TextWeight

TextJust. FontName

PlanSheets

ExistingLabeling 0.100” 0.100” 0 LC DelDOT_61(1)

ProposedLabeling 0.125” 0.125” 2 LC DelDOT_63(23)

Identifier 0.125” 0.125” 2 CC DelDOT_63(23)

MatchLine 0.250” 0.250” 8 CC DelDOT_117

RoadwayNames 0.125” 0.125” 8 CC DelDOT_117

Schedule‐Titles 0.1875” 0.1875” 8 CC DelDOT_117

Schedule‐ColumnHeader 0.125” 0.125” 2 CC DelDOT_64(25)

Schedule‐DataEntry 0.125” 0.125” 2 CC DelDOT_64(25)

DetailSheets

Titles 0.250” 0.200” 4 CC DelDOT_62(5)

Sub‐Titles 0.1875” 0.150” 3 CC DelDOT_62(5)

Dimensions 0.125” 0.100” 2 CC DelDOT_62(5)

GeneralText 0.125” 0.100” 2 LC DelDOT_62(5)

SheetBorders

ProjectTitle 0.250” 0.250” 8 CC DelDOT_117

SheetDescription 0.1875” 0.1875” 8 CC DelDOT_117

TocalculatetextsizesusedinaMicroStationdesignfileforvariousscaledplansheets,usethefollowingmethod:(StandardTextSize)x(PlottingScale)=DesignFileTextSizeExample:.125inchx30ft/inch=3.75feetNote:Textsizessmallerthan0.100”arenotpermittedonplanspreparedforDelDOT.TextoutputgeneratedfromInRoadsishandledbythepreferencesestablishedintheDelDOTInRoadsXMfile(deldot_0809.xin).ThisfilecanbeobtainedfromtheDelDOTDRCwebsite.


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TextStylesAMicroStationTextStyleisasetoftextparameterssuchasfonttype,textwidth,textheight,color,etcthathavebeensavedforrepeateduse.Textstylesenabletheusertoplacetextinaconsistentandautomatedmanner.ThestandardDelDOTtextstylesusedinthepreparationofDelDOTplansetsaredefinedinthedeldot_textstyles.dgnlibMicroStationDGNLibrary,andcanbeobtainedfromtheDelDOTDRCwebsite.Note:TheMicroStationconfigurationvariableMS_DGNLIBLISTisusedtoattachthedeldot_textstyles.dgnlibresourcefile.Thevarious“TypeofText”itemslistedonthepreviouspagehavebeenpreconfiguredinthedeldot_textstyles.dgnlibfileforuseonplanspreparedforDelDOT.Toensurepropertextsettings,theactivetextstyleshouldbeselectedpriortoplacingtext.Also,theAnnotationScaleLockshouldbeontoensurethatthetextisbeingplacedatthepropersizefortheintendeddrawingscale.

ActiveTextStyle

Figure6:SelectingTextStyles

Note:ItisimportanttorememberthatTextStylesdonotsettheLevelorWeightfortextplacement.Thetexthoweverwillbeplacedontheactivelevelwiththeactiveweight.


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ElementSymbologyEachelementplacedintoaMicroStationdesignfilecontainsaspecificsettingorattributeforitslevel,color,linestyleandweight.Thecollectionoftheseelementattributesisreferredtoasanelement’ssymbology.Elementsymbologyisusedtodifferentiatehowelementsaredisplayedinthedesignfileandonthefinalplottedsheet.Bydefault,thereareanunlimitednumberofMicroStationlevelsthatcanbeutilizedineachdesignfile.DelDOThasdefinedaspecificsetoflevelassignmentsthataretobeutilizedinthepreparationofDelDOTplansets.AsmentionedinthesectionentitledColors,eachelementinaMicroStationdesignfileisassignedaspecificcolornumbertoensureconsistencyandallowuserstoeasilyidentifyplanelementsinsharedfiles.Bydefault,thereareeightlinestyles(0‐7)availableinMicroStation.DelDOThasbeguntheuseofcustomizedlinestylestoreplacepreviouslyusedlinearpatterns.Someexamplesofthesecustomlinestylesarefences,ditchlines,guardrail,woodslines,etc.Therearethirtytwodefaultlineweights(0‐31)availableinMicroStation.Ingeneral,existingtopographicalfeaturesaredisplayedataweightofzero(0)andproposedconstructionfeaturesaredisplayedataweightoftwo(2).Toensurecorrectelementsymbologywhileplacinggraphicsinadesignfile,DelDOThasdefinedstandardelementsymbologysettings.ThesesettingscanbeaccessedthroughtheAttributestoolbarasshowninFigure7.AfulllistingofthestandardelementsymbologyvaluesforplangraphicsareavailableforeachplansheettypeinthetablesincludedinAppendixA:DelDOTMicroStationElementSymbology.DelDOT’sstandardelementsymbologysettingsaredefinedinaMicroStationDGNLibrary,deldot_templates.dgnlib,whichcanbeobtainedfromtheDelDOTDRCwebsite.

Figure7:AttributesToolbar


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LevelAssignmentsTomaintainuniformityamongdifferentdrawingfiles,itisessentialthatanorganizedlevelsystembeutilized.MicroStationXMpermitsdatatobeorganizedinanyfashiononanunlimitednumberoflevels.DelDOThasdevelopedastandardsetoflevelstobeusedwithalldesignfilessubmittedtoorexchangedwiththeDepartment.TheDepartmenthasexpandeditslevelsystemfromtheprevious1‐63systemtoavirtuallylimitlesslevelsystem.TheDelDOTlevelsystemhasnotbeenincludedinthemaintextofthischapterduetoitsdynamicnatureandinsteadcanbefoundinAppendixB:DelDOTLevelAssignments.AsmentionedinthesectionentitledElementSymbology,CADDuserspreparingcontractplansforDelDOTareencouragedtousetheAttributesToolbartoinsurethatplangraphicsarebeingplacedwiththecorrectelementsymbology,includingthecorrectlevel.PlacingplangraphicsviathedropdownmenusystemfoundintheDelDOTMenuBaralsoinsuresthecorrectplacementofelementsymbology.DelDOT’sstandardlevelsaredefinedinaMicroStationDGNLibrary,deldot_levels.dgnlib,whichcanbeobtainedfromtheDelDOTDRCwebsite.Note:TheMicroStationconfigurationvariableMS_DGNLIBLISTisusedtoattachtheDGNLIBfile.UsersshallnotcreatetheirownlevelsforuseinanydesignfilessubmittedtoorexchangedwithDelDOT.IfyouwouldliketorequestadditionallevelsbeaddedtotheDelDOTlevelstructuresystempleasecontactMichaelBalbiereratmichael.balbierer@state.de.us.


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CellLibrariesAcellisacomplexelementcomposedofagroupofprimaryelementsorothercomplexelements.Commoncelltypesaregroupedincelllibraries.Forplanconsistencyitisadvantageoustocreatecellsforitemsthatwillberepeatedlyplacedinadesignfile.ThefollowingcelllibrariesareavailableontheDelDOTDRCwebsitetofacilitatethedrawingofcommonlyusedsymbolsandsheetbordersasdescribedbelow:

CellLibrary DescriptionCP.cel Cellsusedforproposedconstructionsheets.CS.cel Cellsusedforconstructionsequencing&erosioncontrolsheets.

DP.cel Cellsusedfordetourplans.

EC.cel Cellsusedforenvironmentalcompliancesheets.

FS.cel Cellsusedforexistingtopographicalfeatures.

GG.cel Cellsusedforgradesandgeometricsheets.

GO.cel Cellsusedfordisplayinggeotechnicalinformation.

HV.cel Cellsusedforhorizontalandverticalcontrolsheets.

LI.cel Cellsusedforlightingsheets.

LS.cel Cellsusedforlandscapingsheets.

PN.cel Cellsusedfornotessheet(ProjectNotes).

RW.cel Cellsusedforright‐of‐waysheets.

SB.cel Cellsusedfortitlesheetsandoverallsheetinformation.

SG.cel Cellsusedforsignalizationsheets.SS.cel Cellsusedforsigningandmarkingssheets.

TS.cel Cellsusedfortypicalsectionandcrosssectionsheets.

UT.cel Cellsusedforutilitysheets.

AppendixC:DelDOTCellLibrariescontainsadetailedlistingofthecellsthatarecontainedwithineachofthecelllibrarieslistedabove.MostofthecellscreatedintheDelDOTcelllibrarieshavebeencreatedasgraphiccells.Thecellsymbology(level,color,linestyle,andweight)ofagraphiccellisdeterminedwhenitiscreated.Whengraphiccellsareplaced,theyarelevel‐independent,i.e.,theykeepthesettingsthatwereactivewhentheywerecreated.Afewcellshavebeencreatedaspointcellswhereappropriate.Apointcelltakesontheactivesymbologysetinthedesignfileatthetimeitisplaced.Anexampleofapointcellisthelineterminatorarrowhead(FS_ARO).


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ManyofthecellsintheDelDOTcelllibrarieshavebeendefinedusingrealworlddimensions(i.e.barriers,curbs,guardrails,etc.).Thesecellsshouldalwaysbeplacedinthedesignfilewithascalefactorof1.RealworlddimensioncellsareeasilyidentifiedinthecelllibrarypalettebythemissingAnnotationScale(“A”)icon,suchasinthecaseforcellCP_GR04:GuardrailEndTreatment–ParabolicinFigure8.Othercellshavebeendefinedtorepresentthelocationofaplanviewfeaturebutnottheactualsizeoftheelement(i.e.utilitypoles,mailboxes,valves,etc.).Thesecellsareintendedtobeplacedinthedesignfileusingtheannotation/drawingscalefactorwhichisequivalenttotheintendedplansheetplottingscale.

Figure8:PlaceActiveCellPalette,CellLibraryPaletteandCellPlacement

Thereareoccasionswhereitmaybenecessarytooverrideacell’ssymbology,suchasthecell’slevelattimeofplacement.Anexampleofthiswouldbetheplacementofmaintenanceoftraffic(MOT)itemsonspecificMOTPhaselevels(Ex.Phase1,Phase2,etc.).InthiscasecellsaretobeplacedwiththeRelativetoggleturnedonasshowninFigure9.Itisessentialtoverifythattheintendedlevelistheactivelevelpriortothecell’splacement.

Figure9:RelativeToggle


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ModelsEachMicroStationXMdesignfileiscomposedofoneormoreModels.Amodelisaseparatedrawingareawithitsownsetofviewparameters,referencefileattachments,etc.,storedwithinasingleMicroStationDesignfile.Modelscanbeeithertwo‐dimensional(2D)orthree‐dimensional(3D).Themostcommonuseofmodelsisinthecreationofdetailsheets.Constructiondetailscanbedrawnattruescaleinthescalespecificmodel(Ex:20Scale),andannotatedatthatspecificdrawingorannotationscale.Themulti‐scaledetailscanthenbereferencedintoasinglescalemasterdetailsheetforprintingpurposes.Whenmulti‐scalereferencefilesareattached,usersmustbesuretoselecttheappropriatelyscaledmodelwithinthereferenceddesignfile.Asreferencesareattachedtodesignfile,theyareattachedtoactivemodelwithintheactivedesignfile.

Figure10:ModelsPalette


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StripDesignFilesDesignfilesthatencompasstheentirelimitsofaprojectarereferredtoasstripdesignfilesandareusedtocreateexistingandproposedplanviewgraphicsthatwillencompasstheentirelengthoftheprojectforbothRoadwayandBridgeprojects.AllstripfileinformationshallbecreatedasindividualMicroStationdesignfilesandnotcombinedintoonedesignfileasseparatedesignmodels.Thelocationanddimensionsofallplanviewstripfileinformationshallbedrawnusingrealworlddimensionsat1:1scale;however,cellscalesandtextannotationshouldbesetfortheintendedplottingscaleoftheplanaspreviouslydetailedinthischapter.ForRoadwayprojects,aminimumoffour(4)planviewstripdesignfilesarerequired: FS.dgn–thisfilecontainstheexistingtopographicalgroundsurveyinformation.

RW.dgn–thisfilecontainstheexistingandproposedright‐of‐wayinformation.

AL.dgn–thisfilecontainstheconstructionalignmentinformation.

PC.dgn–thisfilecontainstheproposedconstructioninformation.

StripDesignFileName StripDesignFileDescription/Contents

AL00.dgn Constructionalignmentlayoutinformation.CS00.dgn Constructionsequenceandphasinginformation.

FS00.dgn Fieldsurvey/existingtopographyinformation.

HY00.dgn Hydrologyanddrainageinformation.

LI00.dgn Lightinginformation.

PC00.dgn Proposedconstructioninformation.

RW00.dgn Right‐of‐wayinformation,existingandproposed.

SF00.dgn Shapefileforshading.

UT00.dgn Utilitiesinformation,existingandproposed.

Astripdesignfileisalsousedforprofilesandcrosssectiongraphics.Unlikeplanviewstripdesignfiles,profileandcrosssectionstripdesignfilesshallcontainbothexistingandproposedinformationinonefile.Theprofilestripdesignfilemaybeusedtodisplayalloftheprofilesfortheentireprojectinonefile.Itisnotnecessarytocreateseparateprofilestripdesignfilesforeachalignment.Profilesshouldalwaysbedisplayedintheirownstripdesignfileandnevercombinedwith


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anyotherstripdesignfile(Ex:Neverdisplayprofilesintheproposedconstructionstripdesignfile).Thecrosssectionstripfilemaybeusedtodisplayallofthecrosssectionsfortheentireprojectinonefile.Itisnotnecessarytocreateseparatecrosssectionstripdesignfilesforeachalignment.Crosssectionsshouldalwaysbedisplayedintheirownstripdesignfileandnevercombinedwithanyotherstripdesignfile.


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Chapter4 ‐DelDOTMenuBar ToensureconsistencyanduniformitywhileplacinggraphicsintoaMicroStationdesignfile,DelDOThasdevelopedacustommenubarthatmakesuseoftheBARMENUMDLapplication.ThiscustommenubarisreferredtoastheDelDOTMenuBarandisgenerallyusedtodefinethestandardsymbology(level,color,linestyleandweight)forallelementscontainedwithinafile.ThischapterprovidesdetailsabouttheDelDOTMenuBarsettings,including: MenuLayout PlanTypes CommonTools InfoResources

MenuLayoutTheDelDOTMenuBarcontainsaminimumofthreedropdownmenus.ThePlanType,DelDOTCommonandInfomenusarestaticmenusandcontainthesamecontentregardlessoftheplansheettypethathasbeenselected.

Figure11‐DefaultDelDOTMenuBar

Thefourthdropdownmenuisdisciplineorsheetspecificandiseitherpopulatedautomaticallyuponopeningadesignfile,providedthedesignfilefollowstheDelDOTnamingconventionestablishedearlierinthismanual,orsetmanuallybytheuserasneeded.Ex:TS.dgnwilladdtheTypicalSectionsmenusandtoolstotheDelDOTMenuBarasshowninFigure12.

Figure12:DelDOTMenuBarSetforTypicalSectionsSheets.


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PlanType AsdiscussedinChapterTwo–DirectoryandFileNaming,DelDOTstronglyencouragestheuseofthetwocharacterdesignfilenamingconvention.TheDelDOTMenuBarapplicationutilizesthisfilenamingconventiontoautomaticallypopulatetheinformationinthedisciplinespecificdropdownmenus.ItisalsopossibletomanuallyselectadisciplinespecificmenufromthePlanTypedropdownmenu.Alistingoftheplantypesanddescriptionsisprovidedbelow.BridgespecificsheettypeshavebeengroupedtogetherundertheBridgeSpecificSheetscategoryinthePlanTypedropdownmenu.

PlanTypeAbbreviation PlanTypeDescriptionAR ArchBridgeDetailsBO BoringLogAB BridgeAbutmentDetailsAS BridgeApproachSlabDetailsBM BridgeBeamDetailsBD BridgeBearingDetailsCT BridgeCamberTableCO BridgeCompositeDetailsDK BridgeDeckPlanFT BridgeFootingPlanFR BridgeFramingPlanHW BridgeHeadwallDetailsPA BridgeParapetDetailsPR BridgePierDetailsPL BridgePileDetailsPE BridgePlanandElevationRA BridgeRailDetailsRH BridgeRehabilitationDetailsRF BridgeRigidFrameDetailsSH BridgeSheetPileDetailsSP BridgeSlopeProtectionDetailsST BridgeSpecialStructureDetailsTD BridgeTimberStructureDetailsWD BridgeWickDrainLayoutSheetWW BridgeWingwallDetailsCP ConstructionPlansEC EnvironmentalCompliancePlans


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PlanTypeAbbreviation PlanTypeDescriptionGG Grades&GeometricPlansLS LandscapingPlansLI LightingPlansSS Signing,SigningandConduitPlansCS ConstructionSequence/PhasingTC ConstructionTitleSheetXS CrossSectionsCU CulvertDetailsDP DetourPlanDI Display/PresentationEX ExpansionJointFS FieldSurvey/ExistingTopographyFD FinishedBridgeDeckElevationsPN General&ProjectNotesHV HorizontalandVerticalControlIS IndexSheetLS LandscapingDetailsLI LightingDT MiscellaneousDetailsMD ModelFilePF ProfilesSB ProjectSheetBorderPC ProposedConstructionBR ReinforcingBarSummaryRD RetainingWallDetailsRW RightofWayRB Right‐of‐WayMetesandBoundsRM Right‐of‐WayMosaicRT Right‐of‐WayTabulationTR Right‐of‐WayTitleSheetSF Shape/ShadingFileSG SignalizationPlanSD StandardConstructionDetailsSW StormWaterManagementSR StructureRemovalTS TypicalSectionsUT Utilities


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DelDOTCommonMenuSetElementElevation–thistoolprovidestheuserwiththeabilitytomoveasingleelement,elementscontainedbyafenceorallelementswithinthedesignfiletoauserdefinedelevation. LoadModZ=loadstheMODIFYZapplicationforthefirsttimeduringthe

MicroStationsession. UnloadModZ=unloadsorclosestheMODIFYZ

applicationfromMicroStation.Note:Dismissingthedialogboxbyselectingthecloseicon(red“X”),doesnotunloadthisapplication.ToreusetheMODIFYZapplicationafterdismissingthedialogboxtheusermustchoosetheUnloadModZtoolfromthemenu.

AreaTools–thismenuitemdisplaystheAreaToolspalettewhichcontainsthefollowingtools: MeasureAreaandPlaceAreaText PlaceAreawithText AreaCalculator AreaToolParameters

CivilTools–thismenuitemdisplaystheCivil/SiteToolspalettewhichcontainsthefollowingtools: PlaceContour LabelContour PlaceBreakline PlaceCoordinate ModifyContour SetElementElevation PlaceSpotElevation PlaceCompositeCurve CivilToolsSettings

InfoSnap–thismenuallowstheusertoeitherturnonorturnofftheMicroStationInfoSnapsettings.


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PipeCutSymbol–thismenuallowstheusertoeitherturnonorturnoffthepipecutsymbolusedwhencreatingdetails.PlaceSteelSection–thismenuallowstheusertoselectsteelsectionforinsertionintodrawingordetail.ShapesincludedareW‐Shape,S‐Shape,HP‐Shape,M‐Shape,StructuralTubing,etc.StartInRoads–thismenuallowstheusertolaunchInRoads,InRoadsSite,InRoadsStorm&SanitaryorInRoadsSurveydirectlyfromwithinanactiveMicroStationsession.StartAutoTrack‐thismenuallowstheusertolaunchAutoTrackdirectlyfromwithinanactiveMicroStationsession.SetModelScale/WorkingUnits–thisitemactivatestheDrawingScalepalettewheretheusercansettheWorkingUnits(Master&Subunits)andtheactiveModelorDrawingScale.TheAnnotationScaleLockcanbetoggledonorofffromthispaletteaswell.

CoordinateReadout–thisitemactivatestheCoordinateReadoutpalettewheretheusercansettheCoordinateFormat,CoordinateAccuracy,AngleFormat,AngleModeandAngleAccuracy.


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SetActiveAngle–thisitemallowstheusertosettheactiveanglewithinthedesignfilebyoneofthreemethods:By2Points,By3PointsorByDialog.

SetActiveElevation=0–thismenuitemsetstheview’sactivedepthtoanelevationof0.0000.Thismenuitemperformsthesamefunctionastyping“az=0”intotheMicroStationKey‐Inline.ResetViewDepth–thismenuitemsetstheviewdisplaydepthto‐10000,10000.Thismenuitemperformsthesamefunctionastyping“dp=‐10000,10000”intotheMicroStationKey‐Inline.LevelDisplay–thismenuitemactivatestheLevelDisplaypalette.ThismenuitemperformsthesamefunctionasselectingtheCTRL+EshortcutChangeLevel–thismenuitemactivatestheChangeLevelpalettewhichenablestheusertoeitherturnalevelofforisolatethelevelsoitistheonlylevelon,byselectinganelementontheaffectedlevel.AllLevelsON–thismenuitemallowstheusertoturnonalloftheMicroStationdesignfilelevelsforAllViewsoraspecificview.Thismenuitemperformsthesamefunctionasright‐clickingintheLevelDisplaywindowandselectingAllOnfromthepop‐uppalette.AllLevelsOFF–thismenuitemallowstheusertoturnoffalloftheMicroStationdesignfilelevelsforAllViewsoraspecificview.Thismenuitemperformsthesamefunctionasright‐clickingintheLevelDisplaywindowandselectingAllOfffromthepop‐uppalette.


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ViewAttributes–thismenuitemallowstheusertotoggleonoroffthefollowingviewattributesettings: AreaFill Grid DataFields LevelSymbology Dimensions LineWeight Dynamics Pattern FastCells Text FastCurves TextNodes FastFont

SetHighlight–thismenuitemallowstheusertoselectfromoneoftheeightelementselectionhighlightcolors.ChangeElementDirection–thismenuitemallowstheusertoreversethedirectionofanelementfromthatinwhichitwasoriginallydrawn.ShiftLineStyle–thismenuitemallowstheusertoshiftorslidethelinestyleelementsalongthelengthofthelinearelement.AutoLocateToggle–thismenuitemallowstheusertotoggleonorofftheAccuSnapAutoLocatefeature.UsingtheAutoLocatefeatureallowstheusertohoveroveranelementtohighlightorselecttheelementwithouthavingtoactuallyclick‐selecttheelement.UpdateFields–thismenuitemallowstheusertoupdatethevariousfieldswithinaMicroStationdesignfileondemand,insteadofkeepingtheUpdateFieldsAutomaticallymodelpropertytoggledon.Leavingthisfieldtoggledonwillincreasethetimeittakestoopenupthedesignfileandisnotrecommended.


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PlanTypeSpecificMenus AsmentionedundertheMenuLayoutsectionofthischapter,dependingonthenameoftheactivedesignfile,theDelDOTMenuBarwillautomaticallypopulateadropdownmenuforthedisciplinespecificsheettype.Thisdisciplinespecificdropdownmenucontainstoolsandsettingsthatweredevelopedforthatparticularsheettypetoimproveconsistencyanduniformitybetweenplansets.

Figure13‐DelDOTMenuBarSetUpforCP‐ConstructionPlansPlanType

Thefollowingcomponentgroupsarefoundinmostofthedisciplinespecificmenus:SetLevelDisplay–thismenuitemallowstheusertosettheleveldisplayforeitheranindividualvieworalloftheviews.TheviewlevelsettingsaredeterminedbyaVBAmacrothatutilizesthedeldot_levels.xlsfiletodeterminewhichlevelsshouldbeonoroffforaparticularsheettype.


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LinearFeatures–thismenuitemcontainselementsymbologysettings(level,color,styleandweight)formostofthegraphicalelementsthatareplacedwithinadesignfile.ThesettingsunderthesemenuitemsaredeterminedbytheMicroStationActiveElementTemplates,andwillnotworkcorrectlyifthedeldot_templates.dgnlibfilehasnotbeenaddedtotheMicroStationconfiguration.

Identifiers–thismenuitemcontainsalistingofalloftheidentifiersthatareusedforaparticularsheettype.


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Symbols–thismenuitemcontainsalistingofallofthesymbols/cellsthatareusedforaparticularsheettype.

DesignAids–thismenuitemcontainsalistingofdesignaidsthatmaybeusedforaparticularsheettype.


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InfoDelDOTDesignResourceCenter–thismenuitemlinksdirectlytotheDelawareDepartmentofTransportation’sDesignResourceCenter(DelDOTDRC)websitehomepage.DelDOTCADDStandardsManual–thismenuitemlinksdirectlytothemostcurrentversionoftheDelawareDepartmentofTransportation’sCADDStandardsManual.DelDOTLevels–thismenuitemlinksdirectlytothedeldot_levels.xlsworkbookwhereuserscanviewthecurrentlevelassignmentsandleveldisplaysettings.BentleyCommunities–thismenuitemlinksdirectlytotheBentleyBECommunitieswebsitehomepagewhereuserscanfindadditionalhelp,discussionforums,andtipsforalloftheBentleyproducts.BentleyDiscussionGroups–thismenuitemlinksdirectlytothearchivedBentleyDiscussionGroupswebsitewhereuserscanperformsearchesforadditionalhelponalloftheBentleyproducts.BentleyETS–OnLineTraining–thismenuitemlinksdirectlytotheBentleyLearnServerwebsitehomepagewhereuserscansearchthroughtheOnDemandeLearningCoursesfortrainingmaterialsonalloftheBentleyproducts.AuserIDandpasswordisrequiredtoaccessthetraininginformation.BentleyOnLineFeatureTips–thismenuitemlinksdirectlytotheBentleyLearnServerFeatureTipsandProductDemonstrationshomepagewhereuserscanviewFeatureTipsforalloftheBentleyProducts.BentleySoftwareDocumentation–thismenuitemlinksdirectlytotheBentleyPublicDocumentationArchivewheretheusercanviewtheuser’smanuals,trainingguidesandreferencesforalloftheBentleyproducts.


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Chapter5 ‐ReferenceFiles ReferencefilesareusedtodisplayorreferencethecontentsofoneormoreMicroStationdesignfilesintotheactivedesignfile.Themostcommonuseofreferencefilesisthedisplayofstripdesignfilessuchasthefieldsurveyfile(fs00.dgn)intotheconstructionplansheetdesignfiles(cp01.dgn)togeneratethevariousplansheetsusedonatypicalDelDOTproject.Referencefilesarealsousedtodisplaytheentirecontentsofonestripdesignfileintoanotherstripdesignfiletofacilitatethedesignprocess(Ex:Theentirecontentsofthefieldsurveydesignfile(fs00.dgn)isreferencedintotheproposedconstructiondesignfile(pc00.dgn)sothattheentirecorridorcanbeviewedatonetimeduringthedesignprocess).SavingRelativePathWhenattachingreferencefilestoactivedesignfilesitisrecommendedthattheuserenabletheSaveRelativePathfeaturecheckbox.Thisfeaturestoresthedirectorylocationofthereferencefilerelativetothedirectoryoftheactivedesignfile,therebypromotingtheportabilityoftheprojectdirectory.

Figure14:AttachReference


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Note:TheSaveRelativePathsettinghasreplacedtheSaveFullPathfeaturefrompreviousversionofMicroStation.MicroStationXMsearchesforreferencefileattachmentsinthefollowingorder:‐ActiveDirectory‐RelativePathDirectory‐MS_RFDIRDirectory‐FullPathDirectoryCoincidentWorldWhenattachingreferencefilestoactivedesignfilesitisrecommendedthattheuserselecttheCoincidentWorldattachmentmethodtoinsurethattheglobaloriginsofreferencedfilesareadjustedtotheglobaloriginoftheactivefile,whenattached.SeeFigure10forthelocationoftheAttachmentMethoddrop‐downlist.TrueScaleWhenattachingreferencefilestoactivedesignfilesitisrecommendedthattheuserenabletheTrueScalecheckbox(SeeFigure15).ThisfeatureadjuststhereferencefilesUnitsofResolutioniftheyaredifferentfromtheactivedesignfile.

Figure15:AttachmentSettings&TrueScale


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2Dand3DDesignFileReferencesMicroStationXMallowscrossreferencingof2Dfilesand3Dfilesintooneanother.InpreviousversionsofMicroStationthisfeaturewasnotavailable,so3Dfileswerecopiedandconvertedto2Dfilessoreferencescouldbemadeto2Dfiles.Thisisnolongerrequired,so3Dfilesshouldnotbecopiedandconvertedto2D,thuseliminatingduplicateinformation.


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Chapter6 ‐RasterManager Rasterfilesareusedtodisplaythecontentsofoneormoreimagefilesintotheactivedesignfile.MicroStationsupportstheattachmentofseveraltypesofimagefiles,themostcommonbeingthe.jpg,.tiff,and.imgrasterimagetypes.Themostcommonuseofrasterfilesisthedisplayofaerialimageryintodesignfilesasabackgroundforplanning,designandpresentationpurposes.ItisalsopossibletoattachscannedpaperarchivedplansheetsintotheactivedesignfilesthroughtheuseoftheRasterManager.AerialImageryDelDOTmaintainscopiesofaerialimageryfilesfortheentireStateofDelawareontheOITServerlocatedat\\dotsan02\apps\orthophotography.Thisservercontainsimageryfilesforthefollowingyearsandfiletypes:

1937–Grayscaleimages. 1992–Grayscaleandinfraredimages. 1997–Grayscaleimages. 2002–Highandlowresolutiongrayscaleandinfraredfiles. 2007–Highresolutioncolorfiles.


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PlaceInteractivelyInmostinstanceswhenattachingtheaerialimageryfilesmentionedabovetoactivedesignfilesitisrecommendedthattheuserleavethePlaceInteractivelyattachmentmethodunselectedtoinsurethattheaerialfilemaintainsthepropergeographicalposition.

AttachingAerialImageryforPresentationPurposesIncaseswheretheaerialimageryfileslocatedat\\dotsan02\apps\orthophotographyaregoingtobeusedforpresentationpurposesitisrecommendedthattheuserfollowtheworkflowlistbelowwhenmakingtheaerialfileattachment.

1) OpentheaerialfileusingAdobePhotoshopandconvertthefiletoa.jpgformatfile.Thisconversionwillreducetheimagefilefrom250MBtoapproximately35MBandwillimprovetheoverallspeedofMicroStationwhenthefileisattached.

Note:Whenattaching1to2imagefilestoMicroStation,anImageQualitysettingof“12–Maximum”isrecommendedwhenconvertingtheimagefilesto.jpgformat.Ifmorethan2imagefilesaretobeattached,theImageQualitymaybereducedtoimprovetheoverallspeedofMicroStation.


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2) Aspartoftheconversionprocesslistedinstep1,thegeographicallocationoftheaerialimagefilehasbeenmodified.Toinsureproperplacementoftheconvertedfileattimeofattachmentitisrecommendedthattheuserattachtheoriginal.tiffilelocatedin\\dotsan02\apps\orthophotographytoestablishthecorrectlocationoftheimagefile.

3) Oncetheoriginalimagefilehasbeenattached,andthetruegeographicallocationhasbeenestablished,theconvertedfilecanbeattached.ThekeytoinsuringtheconvertedfileisattachedcorrectlyisselectingthePlaceInteractivelyattachmentmethodattimeofattachment.Withthistoggleturnedontheuserwillbepromptedto“EnterOrigin”and“EnterCorner”fortherasterattachment.Attheseprompts,tentativetoonecorneroftheoriginfileboundaryandthentheoppositecornertosetthelimits.

FollowingthisworkflowwillimprovethespeedandefficiencyofMicroStationaswellasallowfortheuseoftheActiveElementTransparency,whichwillnotworkcorrectlywithlargerasterfileattachments.


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Chapter7 ‐PlottingOneoftheprimaryreasonsforfollowingtherequirementslistedintheCADDStandardsManualistoenablethecreationofuniformplotsets.Inevitablywhenplottingissuesoccuritisbecausetherequirementslistedinthismanualwerenotfollowed.Therefore,strictadherencetotheserequirementsmustbemaintainedtoinsureconsistentanduniformplots.PlottingSizesDelDOTproducesplansetsinthefollowingsizes: FullSize:34”x22” Half‐Size:17”x11”

PlottingSoftware&HardwareDelDOTusesthefollowingsoftwareandhardwarepackagestogeneratefullsizeandhalf‐sizeplansets: SoftwareApplication:eQuorumPRFGeneratorforMicroStation,Version9.1.49 Plotter:OCE860Plotter


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LineWidthsDelDOTusespentablesthatareappliedtothegraphicalelementswhenthedesignfileisplotted.Thiscanbethoughtofasatypeoffilter.ThepentablesmapMicroStationlineweightstospecificpensizesorthicknessesandapplythesethicknessestotheelementsastheyareplotted.Anexamplewouldbemappingallelementswhoseweightis0to0.005‐inchthicknessandallelementswhoseweightis1toa0.013‐inchthicknesstodifferentiatethedesignfileelement’sweightsontheplottedsheet.

Linethicknessesshouldbeplottedasshowninthefollowingtable.

ElementWeight Thickness(ApproximateInches)

WT=0 0.005”WT=1 0.013”

WT=2 0.018”

WT=3 0.023”

WT=4 0.028”

WT=5 0.033”

WT=6 0.038”

WT=7 0.043”

WT=8 0.048”

Duetothevariationsinplottingaccuracyofvariousprinters,thethickness’showninthetableabovecanbemodifiedasdeemednecessarytoachievethedesiredresults.


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PenTablesAspreviouslymentionedunderthesectiononLineWidths,DelDOTusespentablesduringtheplottingprocess.Thepentableshavebeendevelopedforthevarioustypesofsheetstheusermayencounteroneachproject,andarelistedalongwiththecorrespondingPlotRequestFile(PRF)undertheDesignFile&PlotRequestFile(PRF)CategoriessectionofChapter2.

ThefollowingpentablesareavailableontheDelDOTDRCwebsite.

PenTableName PenTableUse

br.tbl PlottingofReinforcingBarSummarysheets.cp.tbl PlottingofConstructionPlansheets.

cs.tbl PlottingofConstructionPhasing,MOT&ErosionControlsheets.

dp.tbl PlottingofDetourPlansheets.

dt.tbl PlottingofConstructionDetailsheets.

ec.tbl PlottingofEnvironmentalCompliancesheets.

gg.tbl PlottingofGradesandGeometricssheets

lg.tbl PlottingofLegendsheets.

ls.tbl PlottingofLandscapingsheets.

pf.tbl PlottingofProfilesheets.

pn.tbl PlottingofNotessheet.

rw.tbl PlottingofRight‐of‐Waysheets.

sg.tbl PlottingofSignalizationsheets.

ss.tbl PlottingofSigning,StripingandConduitssheets.

tc.tbl PlottingofConstructionTitlesheets.

tr.tbl PlottingofRight‐of‐WayTitlesheets.

ts.tbl PlottingofTypicalSectionssheets.

ut.tbl PlottingofUtilityRelocationsheets.

xs.tbl PlottingofCrossSectionsheets.


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PlotRequestFile(PRF)AttributesToensureconsistentplottingoutputthefollowingMicroStationViewAttributesshouldalwaysbeturnedonwhencreatingPlotRequestFiles:Fill,LineStyles,LineWeights,PatternsandText.ThefollowingMicroStationViewAttributesshouldalwaysbeturnedoffwhencreatingPlotRequestFiles:DataFieldsandTextNodes.PlotRequestFilesarecreatedwithspecificlevelsturnedonandofftocorrectlygeneratethefinaloutput(Plot,PDF,Cal,etc.).InpreviousversionsofMicroStationwherethe1thru63levelsystemwasuseditwasrelativelyeasytolistthelevelsthatweretobedisplayedforeachofthevarioussheettypes(Ex:ConstructionPlansversusGrades&GeometricPlans).DuetothelimitlessnumberofavailablelevelsinMicroStationXMandthedynamicnatureofthedisplayofeachoftheselevels,DelDOThasoptedtousetheDelDOTMenuBartocorrectlyhandlethedisplayoflevelsforeachsheettype.AsmentionedinChapter4–DelDOTMenuBar,thesettingscontainedintheDelDOTMenuBarforeachofthevarioussheettypesisdeterminedbythedatacontainedwithinthedeldot_levels.xlsfilewhichisavailableontheDelDOTDRCwebsite. CALFileRequirementsDelDOTrequiresthatallcontractplansheetfilesgeneratedforsubmissiontotheDepartment,whetherforplottingorviewingpurposes,be200dpiCALType1rasterimages.ToensureconsistentplottingqualityDelDOTwillnotacceptCALfilesthatutilizedifferentdotsperinch(dpi)settings.


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CreatingAPlotRequestFile(PRF)PlotRequestFiles(PRFs)areusedtogenerateeitherapapercopyorelectroniccopyofaprojectsheetfile,viatheuseoftheeQuorumPlottingapplication.TogenerateaPRFfile,followtheworkflowandsettingslistedbelow. OpentheMicroStationdesignfilethatcontainsthegraphicsyouwouldliketoplot.

Placeafencearoundthegraphicsorsheetborderthatistobeplotted.

ChooseApplications>eQuorumPlotting>PRFGeneratorfromtheMicroStation

MenuBar,andenterthefollowinginformationintotheirrespectivefields.

PRFName:EnterthenameofthePRFfileandpathwherethePRFfilewillreside.RecommendedPRFfilenamingconventionscanbefoundinChapter2.Queue:Leavethissettingas“default”.Plotter:Selectthe“CALS_PLANS”optionfromtheplotterlist.PenTable:Selecttheappropriatepentableforthetypeofsheetyouareplotting(Ex:dt.tblforplottingadetailsheet).Size:Enterthesheetwidth,ininches,andthenacomma(Ex:34,)andtheheightvaluewillbefilledinautomatically.Rotation:Entertheanglethatthesheetorfenceisrotatedfromthepositivex‐axis.Anglesmeasuredcounter‐clockwisearetobeenteredasanegativeangle.

SelecttheCreatePRFbuttontofinalizethePRFcreationprocess.


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CreatingCALs,PDFsorPlotsfromPRFFilesUsingPlotManagerOnceaPlotRequestFile(PRF)hasbeengeneratedtherearemultipleoutputfilesthatcanbecreatedfromthisfilesuchasCALs,PDFsorpaperplots.Togenerateanoutputfile,youmustprocessthePRFfilethroughtheeQuorumPlotManagerapplication,usingthefollowingworkflowandsettingslistedbelow. ChooseStart>AllPrograms>PlotManager>Submitandenterthefollowing

informationintotheirrespectivefields.

PlotterCALS_PLANS=ThisoptioncreatesacalfilefromyourprffileandplacesthenewcalfileinyouruserfolderlocatedontheTDrive(Ex:T:\Equorum\cal\michael.balbierer\CD_xs.cal).Makesureyoutransferthesefilestoyourprojectfolderwithin7daysortheywillbepurgedfromthislocationautomatically.PDFMonoRaster200=Thisoptioncreatesa200DPIBlack&WhitePDFfilefromyourprffileandplacesthenewBlack&WhitePDFfileinthebwfolderlocatedontheTDrive.ThePDFfilewillbenamedasUSER_PRFNAME.pdf(Ex:T:\Equorum\pdf\bw\michael.balbierer_xs.pdf).


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PDFColorRaster200=Thisoptioncreatesa200DPIColorPDFfilefromyourprffileandplacesthenewColorPDFfileintheColorfolderlocatedontheTDrive.ThePDFfilewillbenamedasUSER_PRFNAME.pdf(Ex:T:\Equorum\pdf\color\michael.balbierer_xs.pdf).TS_OCETDS600=ThisoptionplotstheselectedprffiletotheOCEplotter(Locatedonthe2ndFlooroftheDelDOTAdministrationBuilding,intheSouthProjectDevelopmentSection)AccountingCD=ConstructionPlansRW=Right‐of‐WayPlansXS=CrossSectionsPenTableNameIfthe“UsePRFSettings”boxisnotselected,thenyouwillhavetoassignaPenTabletobeusedwhenplottingyourPRFsorcreatingaCAL/PDFfile.Selectthe“PenTableName”browsebuttonandselectoneoftheavailablePenTablesfromthelistthatappears.IfalistofPenTablesdidnotappearwhenyouselectedthebrowsebutton,navigatetoG:\CADD\msv8\PenTables\Equorum\200DPIandselectaPenTable.

ChooseFile>AddEntrytoListandbrowseforthePRFfilethatyouwouldliketo

convertintoaCALfile,PDFfileorprint.Filescanbealsobeplaceddirectlyintothe“Job/Set”windowareaviaadraganddropoperationusingWindowsExplorer.

HighlightthePRFfile(s)withinthe“Job/Set”windowareaandchooseFile>Start

Submittocompletetheconversionorprintingprocess.Ifyoumodifya“Job/Set”item(Ex:ChangingaPRFfilePenTable),thenyoumusthighlightthefile(s)withinthe“Job/Set”windowandchooseFile>ReSubmittorefreshthedatabeforechoosingFile>StartSubmittocompletetheconversionorprintingprocess.(Youcanalsoright‐clickthehighlighteditemandchoose“Resubmit”fromthepop‐upmenu.)


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MultipagePDFFileCreationfromCALFilesMultipagePDFfilescanbecreatedfromCALfilesviaPlotManagerusingthefollowingworkflowandsettingslistedbelow. WhileinPlotManagerselectPDFMonoRaster200fromthePlotterdrop‐downlist.

DraganddropyourCALfilesintotheJob/SetsectionofthePlotManager.

HighlightallofthefilesandselectFile>CreateSetInList.

MakesuretheCALfilesareintheproperorder.Ifnottheycanbemoved

(drag/drop)torearrangeorderingofsheetsifneeded.

SubmitthejobtocreatethemultipagePDFfile.

ThefilewillbeplacedontheT‐Driveunderthet:\pdf\bw\directory.Thefilewillbenamed<username>_<firstfileprocessed>.pdfregardlessofthesetname.IntheexamplebelowthemultipagePDFfilewillbenamedmichael.balbierer_CD_01.pdf.


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AppendixA–DelDOTMicroStationElementSymbologyTemplates

Duetothedynamicnatureofthedeldot_templates.dgnlibfile,aPDFlistingofDelDOTMicroStationElementSymbologyTemplatescanbefoundontheDelawareDepartmentofTransportation’sDesignResourceCenterwebsiteatthefollowingaddress:http://www.deldot.gov/information/business/drc/cadd.shtml


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AppendixB‐DelDOTLevelAssignments Duetothedynamicnatureofthedeldot_levels.dgnlibfile,aPDFlistingofDelDOTLevelAssignmentscanbefoundontheDelawareDepartmentofTransportation’sDesignResourceCenterwebsiteatthefollowingaddress:http://www.deldot.gov/information/business/drc/cadd.shtml


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AppendixC–DelDOTCellLibrariesDuetothedynamicnatureoftheDelDOTCellLibraryfiles,aPDFlistingoftheDelDOTCellscanbefoundontheDelawareDepartmentofTransportation’sDesignResourceCenterwebsiteatthefollowingaddress:http://www.deldot.gov/information/business/drc/cadd.shtml

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