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Table of Contents Introducing InRoads SelectCAD........................................................... 1

InRoads and the SelectCAD Product Suite ........................................ 1 InRoads SelectCAD Version 8.2: Whats New?................................ 3 About Your Documentation ............................................................... 4 Product Training: Learn It Your Way ................................................ 5

Bentley Systems Facility Training.......................................... 5 On-Site Training........................................................................ 5 Customized Training Courses ................................................. 5 Long Distance Learning ........................................................... 5

Typeface Conventions Used in InRoadsSC Documentation.............. 7 What You Need to Know Before Working with InRoads SelectCAD7

Getting Started........................................................................................ 9 In Windows 2000, Windows NT 4.0, and Windows 98/ME.............. 9

CAD Package Requirements ....................................................... 9 Downloading from the CD .......................................................... 9 Downloading Across the Network............................................. 10

Starting InRoads SelectCAD............................................................ 10 Exiting InRoads SelectCAD............................................................. 11

Using InRoads SelectCAD.................................................................... 13 An Overview .................................................................................... 13 Basic Concepts in InRoads SelectCAD............................................ 13

Digital Terrain Model ................................................................ 14 Types of DTM Display .............................................................. 15 Symbology................................................................................. 16

Named Symbology with Symbology Manager ................... 16 Command-level Symbology................................................ 20

Features in the DTM.................................................................. 20 Intelligent Features.............................................................. 21 Feature Styles with Feature Style Manager......................... 21

View Surface Features .................................................. 26 Viewing Surface Features using the Feature Selection Filter.............................................................................. 28 Feature Properties ......................................................... 31 Annotating Features...................................................... 32

Preferences................................................................................. 34 Basic Preferences ................................................................ 34 Preference Manager............................................................. 36 Surface Preference............................................................... 40

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Preferred Preference............................................................ 41 Locks.......................................................................................... 44 Feature Filter Lock..................................................................... 44 Style Lock.................................................................................. 46 Write Lock ................................................................................. 48 Pencil/Pen Mode........................................................................ 48 Delete Ink Lock ......................................................................... 51 Locate Graphics/Features .......................................................... 53 Point/Element/No Snap Lock ................................................... 54 Station Lock............................................................................... 55 Report Lock .............................................................................. 55

General InRoads SelectCAD Review............................................... 56 Comprehensive Data Structure .................................................. 56

Horizontal and Vertical Alignments.................................... 56 Typical Sections .................................................................. 57 Side Slopes .......................................................................... 57 Evaluation............................................................................ 58 Superelevation..................................................................... 58 The Roadway Model ........................................................... 58 Drawing Production ............................................................ 59 Reports ................................................................................ 59 Visualization........................................................................ 59

Getting Around in InRoads SelectCAD ........................................... 60 Using the Interface..................................................................... 60

Accepting/Rejecting Solutions ............................................ 64 Using Access Control.......................................................... 65

Menus ........................................................................................ 66 Menus and Application Add-Ins................................................ 67

Customize Menus................................................................ 68 Customize Toolbars............................................................. 69 Shortcut Keys to InRoads SelectCAD Commands ............. 73 Customize Macros............................................................... 74 Exporting Custom Settings.................................................. 75 Importing Custom Settings.................................................. 76

Using the Online Help System ......................................................... 77 SelectCAD Help Topics............................................................. 77

Looking at InRoads SelectCAD Workflows ....................................... 79 Master Workflow ............................................................................. 79 Creating an Overall Project .............................................................. 80 Creating a Surface ............................................................................ 80 Extracting Profiles............................................................................ 81 Creating or Editing Vertical Alignments.......................................... 82 Creating or Editing Typical Sections ............................................... 82 Defining Side Slopes........................................................................ 83

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Defining Side Slopes with Cut/Fill Tables................................. 83 Defining Side Slopes with Material Tables...................................... 83 Defining Side Slopes with Decision Tables............................... 84 Creating and Calculating Superelevations ................................