Course Details

Surveying with Bentley MicroStation and OpenRoads Training Course

Introduction

In the intricate world of infrastructure design and delivery, particularly within the transportation sector, efficient and accurate management of geospatial data is paramount. Bentley MicroStation serves as a powerful and versatile CAD platform, offering robust tools for drafting, modeling, and data interoperability, forming the foundation for many engineering workflows. Building upon this foundation, Bentley OpenRoads Designer is a comprehensive civil design software solution specifically tailored for the entire road and highway lifecycle, from conceptual design and detailed engineering to construction modeling and operations. For surveyors and civil engineers involved in road, rail, and other linear infrastructure projects, the ability to seamlessly process raw survey data, create intelligent terrain models, design complex alignments, and generate precise construction layouts within the Bentley ecosystem is crucial. Without proficiency in these integrated platforms, professionals face challenges in efficiently transforming complex survey datasets into the intelligent models required for modern infrastructure projects, leading to manual errors, delays, and a disconnect between field operations and design intent. Many professionals collect survey data or work with design models but struggle with the seamless, automated workflows that MicroStation and OpenRoads Designer offer for survey data processing and infrastructure design.

Conversely, mastering Surveying with Bentley MicroStation and OpenRoads Designer equips professionals with the essential skills to efficiently manage, process, analyze, and visualize complex survey datasets, transforming raw measurements into intelligent 2D and 3D models for transportation and civil engineering projects. This specialized skill set is crucial for streamlining workflows, enhancing design accuracy, reducing errors, and improving overall project efficiency from survey to design and construction within the Bentley environment. Our intensive 5-day "Surveying with Bentley MicroStation and OpenRoads Designer" training course is meticulously designed to equip surveyors, civil engineers, survey technicians, civil engineering technologists, GIS professionals, and site managers with the essential theoretical knowledge and extensive practical, hands-on skills required to confidently utilize these powerful Bentley products for comprehensive survey data processing and civil design tasks.

Duration

5 Days

Target Audience

The "Surveying with Bentley MicroStation and OpenRoads Designer" training course is ideal for a broad range of professionals and individuals who need to process and leverage survey data within the Bentley civil design environment. This includes:

• Surveyors and Survey Technicians: For processing field data and generating deliverables specifically for Bentley users.
• Civil Engineers (Road & Highway Focus): For integrating survey data into their designs, performing analyses, and creating plans within OpenRoads.
• Civil Engineering Technologists: Involved in drafting, design, and data management using Bentley software.
• GIS Professionals: Who need to understand and utilize survey-grade data within a MicroStation-based environment.
• Construction Managers and Site Engineers: For understanding design models derived from survey data, and for quantity verification.
• Transport Planners: For understanding terrain, route feasibility, and spatial constraints within the Bentley ecosystem.
• Graduates and Students: In surveying, civil engineering, or related geospatial fields seeking industry-relevant software skills.
• Anyone involved in projects where precise survey data is a foundational component for civil design and construction, particularly within organizations utilizing Bentley solutions.

Course Objectives

Upon successful completion of the "Surveying with Bentley MicroStation and OpenRoads Designer" training course, participants will be able to:

• Navigate and utilize the interfaces of Bentley MicroStation and OpenRoads Designer for survey workflows.
• Import, manage, and organize various types of raw survey data into the OpenRoads environment.
• Create and manipulate survey points and features for accurate terrain modeling.
• Generate and refine Digital Terrain Models (DTMs) from diverse survey data sources.
• Produce and customize topographic mapping products, including contours, profiles, and cross-sections.
• Perform volumetric calculations for earthwork quantities in linear infrastructure projects.
• Understand the fundamentals of horizontal and vertical alignment design within OpenRoads.
• Prepare professional survey drawings, reports, and deliverables conforming to engineering standards.

8 Course Modules

Module 1: Introduction to Bentley MicroStation and OpenRoads for Surveying

• Overview of the Bentley ecosystem: MicroStation as the CAD platform, OpenRoads Designer for civil design.
• Understanding the OpenRoads Designer interface: Workflows, ribbons, explorers, properties.
• Setting up a new DGN file: Working units, coordinate systems, feature definitions.
• Introduction to the Survey Workflow and its integration within OpenRoads Designer.
• Basic MicroStation drawing and manipulation tools relevant to survey data.

Module 2: Importing and Managing Raw Survey Data

• Importing field book data: Understanding survey processing settings and feature codes.
• Importing point data from various sources: CSV, TXT, XML.
• Managing survey data in the Survey workflow: Point features, linear features, breaklines.
• Utilizing survey feature definitions for automatic linework and symbolization.
• Reviewing and editing raw survey observations and point data.

Module 3: Creating and Refining Terrain Models (DTMs)

• Principles of Digital Terrain Models (DTMs) and Triangulated Irregular Networks (TINs) in OpenRoads.
• Creating terrain models from survey points, breaklines, boundaries, and existing DTMs.
• Understanding and applying terrain model rules for surface generation.
• Editing and refining terrain models: Adding/removing points, breaklines, void areas.
• Analyzing terrain models: Spot elevations, slopes, aspects, watershed.

Module 4: Topographic Mapping and Visualization

• Generating and customizing contour lines from terrain models.
• Labeling contours and controlling their display properties.
• Creating dynamic profiles from terrain models along defined alignments.
• Generating cross-sections from terrain models at specified intervals.
• Visualizing terrain models in 3D views and rendering options.

Module 5: Road Design Geometry – Horizontal and Vertical Alignments

• Introduction to horizontal alignment design in OpenRoads: Complex geometry tools (tangents, curves, spirals).
• Creating and editing horizontal alignments from survey data or design intent.
• Introduction to vertical alignment design: Complex profile geometry (grades, vertical curves).
• Creating and editing vertical profiles along alignments.
• Understanding design standards and criteria files for alignments.

Module 6: Earthwork Volume Calculations

• Creating component terrain models (e.g., existing ground, proposed design surface).
• Methods for calculating volumes: End area volumes, composite volumes.
• Generating cut and fill quantities for different phases of a road project.
• Creating volume reports and cross-section sheets with volume annotations.
• Introduction to mass haul diagram concepts within OpenRoads Designer.

Module 7: Construction Layout (Stakeout) Data Generation

• Preparing survey data for stakeout from OpenRoads Designer designs.
• Exporting layout points, alignments, and profiles to data collector formats.
• Generating stakeout reports and coordinate lists.
• Understanding construction tolerances and design deviations.
• Preparing cross-section stakeout data for field layout.

Module 8: Data Interoperability, Reporting, and Best Practices

• Exporting data from OpenRoads Designer to various formats (e.g., DWG, LandXML, IFC, PDF).
• Importing external CAD/GIS data into MicroStation/OpenRoads.
• Generating professional survey and design reports.
• Best practices for project organization, file management, and data integrity.
• Q&A and troubleshooting common issues in Bentley survey workflows.

CERTIFICATION

• Upon successful completion of this training, participants will be issued with Macskills Training and Development Institute Certificate

TRAINING VENUE

• Training will be held at Macskills Training Centre. We also tailor make the training upon request at different locations across the world.

AIRPORT PICK UP AND ACCOMMODATION

• Airport pick up and accommodation is arranged upon request

TERMS OF PAYMENT

Payment should be made to Macskills Development Institute bank account before the start of the training and receipts sent to info@macskillsdevelopment.com