To import roadway alignment and other civil
engineering geometry data from an external file, use the following procedure.
If you have an
external civil geometry file from Bentley GEOPAK (file extension
.gpk), Bentley InRoads (file extension
.alg), or LandXML (file extension
.xml), you can import portions or all of the data to
use as the alignment for your bridge models.
-
Either:
-
On the
Home ribbon tab, select the
tool in the
Bridge Setup group
-
On the
Civil ribbon tab, select the
tool in the
General Tools group
- key in
bmimp
import
geometry
The
Import Geometry dialog opens.
-
Navigate to and select the civil geometry file you want to import
and then click
Open.
The
Import Geometry dialog opens. The
geometry database is queried and a checklist displays.
-
Expand the tree to check the portions of the file you want to
include in the data import.
Previously imported elements will show as checked if the import
command is run again.
- Optional:
Check the
Create Rules box to apply rules to the
elements as they are imported and are thus editable with manipulators.
When the box is cleared, the elements are imported as plain
graphics.
-
Click
Import.
The selected civil
data is imported into your project.