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Welcome To. Comprehensive XIN File Management Presented at: Bentley 2009 Roads and Bridge Conference Charlotte, North Carolina Presented by: Dirk Karasek The Envision Group, Inc . www.EnvisionCAD.com. Topic. Managing the Integration of MicroStation, AutoCAD & InRoads Resources. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
WelcomeTo
Comprehensive XIN File Management
Presented at:Bentley 2009 Roads and Bridge ConferenceCharlotte, North Carolina
Presented by:Dirk Karasek
The Envision Group, Inc.
www.EnvisionCAD.com
TopicManaging the Integration of MicroStation, AutoCAD &
InRoads Resources
ApplicationEnvision CAD/XIN Manager
What’s There to Manage?
What’s There to Manage?
The Integration of MicroStation, AutoCAD & InRoads Resources
What’s There to Manage?
The Integration of MicroStation, AutoCAD & InRoads Resources
• CAD Resources
What’s There to Manage?
The Integration of MicroStation, AutoCAD & InRoads Resources
• CAD Resources
• Feature Styles
What’s There to Manage?
The Integration of MicroStation, AutoCAD & InRoads Resources
• CAD Resources
• Feature Styles
• Named Symbologies
What’s There to Manage?
The Integration of MicroStation, AutoCAD & InRoads Resources
• CAD Resources
• Feature Styles
• Named Symbologies
• Preferences, Options, Locks, Filters, etc.
What’s There to Manage?
The Integration of MicroStation, AutoCAD & InRoads Resources
• CAD Resources
• Feature Styles
• Named Symbologies
• Preferences, Options, Locks, Filters, etc.
They all have to work in Harmony
Data Interdependencies
CAD Resources
Data Interdependencies Integration of CAD and InRoads Resources
Named Symbologies
CAD Resources
Data Interdependencies Feature Styles Associated with Named
Symbologies
Feature Styles
Named Symbologies
CAD Resources
The Big PictureResource Input
Existing CAD Resources
Existing InRoads XIN
XIN Manager
The Big PictureRefined XIN Out
Existing CAD Resources
Existing InRoads XIN
XIN Manager
Refined XIN
CAD Resources IncorporatedSample MicroStation Workspace
Existing CAD Resources
Existing InRoads XIN
XIN Manager
Refined XIN
Levels
Cells
Text
Fonts
Line Styles
Resources IncorporatedInRoads XIN
Existing CAD Resources
Existing InRoads XIN
XIN Manager
Refined XIN
Feature Styles
Named Symbologies
Plus
• Preferences
Plus
• Preferences
• Import/Export Formats
Plus
• Preferences
• Import/Export Formats
• Options, Locks, & Filters
Plus
• Preferences
• Import/Export Formats
• Options, Locks, & Filters
• Survey Control Codes
Summary
This adds up to
1,159,790
Combinations of interrelated data definitions, toggles, and settings!
What's the Big Idea?
That’s a lot of data to manage!
What's the Big Idea?
That’s a lot of data to manage!
SimplifyXIN management & development
via Excel
XIN Management via ExcelTabbed access to data
XIN Management via ExcelSimple access to:
XIN Definitions (read/write)
XIN Management via ExcelSimple access to:
XIN Definitions (read/write)
XIN Management via ExcelSimple access to:
CAD Definitions (read only)
XIN Management via ExcelSimple access to:
CAD Definitions (read only)
Bi-directionalColor-Coded Validation
Resource Definition
Sort, Modify & Create Feature Styles
andNamed Symbologies
XIN ReportingSummary & Statistics
XIN ReportingDetails
ASCII File Generation
Files for generation of:• Surfaces• Geometry• Survey Fieldbooks
ASCII File Generation
Files used for graphical QC
DTM (feature ) Display
Fieldbook Planimetrics
Features from Fieldbook DTM
XIN Manager
The Benefits• One-stop-shop access to data
XIN Manager
The Benefits• One-stop-shop access to data• Ability to make ‘global’ edits
XIN Manager
The Benefits• One-stop-shop access to data• Ability to make ‘global’ edits• Change or create feature styles, named
symbologies, locks, filters, etc.
XIN Manager
The Benefits• One-stop-shop access to data• Ability to make ‘global’ edits• Change or create feature styles, named
symbologies, locks, filters, etc.• Combine XIN files
XIN Manager
The Benefits• One-stop-shop access to data• Ability to make ‘global’ edits• Change or create feature styles, named
symbologies, locks, filters, etc.• Combine XIN files• Single source for a ‘master’ XIN file
XIN Manager
The Benefits• One-stop-shop access to data• Ability to make ‘global’ edits• Change or create feature styles, named
symbologies, locks, filters, etc.• Combine XIN files• Single source for a ‘master’ XIN file• Error reporting
XIN Manager
The Benefits• One-stop-shop access to data• Ability to make ‘global’ edits• Change or create feature styles, named
symbologies, locks, filters, etc.• Combine XIN files• Single source for a ‘master’ XIN file• Error reporting• Visual QC checking
XIN Manager
The Benefits• One-stop-shop access to data• Ability to make ‘global’ edits• Change or create feature styles, named
symbologies, locks, filters, etc.• Combine XIN files• Single source for a ‘master’ XIN file• Error reporting• Visual QC checking• Ability to quantify the data being managed
XIN Manager
Data Flowchart
How Does This Help Me?
The idea is to:• Integrate design and plan development efforts
How Does This Help Me?
The idea is to:• Integrate design and plan development efforts• A well developed XIN provides all the resources surveyors
and designers need to ‘get their work done’ in a standardized setting
How Does This Help Me?
The idea is to:• Integrate design and plan development efforts• A well developed XIN provides all the resources surveyors
and designers need to ‘get their work done’ in a standardized setting
• Users build intelligent engineering models using the available resources
How Does This Help Me?
The idea is to:• Integrate design and plan development efforts• A well developed XIN provides all the resources surveyors
and designers need to ‘get their work done’ in a standardized setting
• Users build intelligent engineering models using the available resources
• CAD graphics become a ‘by-product’ of InRoads display operations
How Does This Help Me?
The idea is to:• Integrate design and plan development efforts• A well developed XIN provides all the resources surveyors
and designers need to ‘get their work done’ in a standardized setting
• Users build intelligent engineering models using the available resources
• CAD graphics become a ‘by-product’ of InRoads display operations
• Different operators, same results
Why Should I Care?• Standardization
Why Should I Care?• Standardization• Efficiency
Why Should I Care?• Standardization• Efficiency• No more design then “make it pretty”
Why Should I Care?• Standardization• Efficiency• No more design then “make it pretty”• Maximize your investment in the software
Why Should I Care?• Standardization• Efficiency• No more design then “make it pretty”• Maximize your investment in the software• What’s your competition doing……
Why Should I Care?• Standardization• Efficiency• No more design then “make it pretty”• Maximize your investment in the software• What’s your competition doing……• Profitability
Why Should I Care?• Standardization• Efficiency• No more design then “make it pretty”• Maximize your investment in the software• What’s your competition doing……• Profitability• $$$ need more reasons?
XIN Manager
Multiple licensing options available• Site license
XIN Manager
Multiple licensing options available• Site license• Update/maintenance/enhancement subscription
XIN Manager
Multiple licensing options available• Site license• Update/maintenance/enhancement subscription• A service provided by Envision
Demonstration
Questions?
Thank You!
Comprehensive XIN File Management
Presented at:Bentley 2009 Roads and Bridge ConferenceCharlotte, North Carolina
Presented by:Dirk Karasek
The Envision Group, Inc.
www.EnvisionCAD.com