OpenTunnel Designer CONNECT Edition Help

To Create a New Template

All tunnel templates need to be created in the Tunnel Catalog dialog.

This can be found under: OpenTunnel Designer workflow> Utilities> Catalogs.



In the Tunnel templates catalog, user will be able to define the tunnel geometry under Tunnel Template tab and the lining geometry under lining Definition tab.

The options available in this GUI are:

Setting Description


Add

Add new tunnel template. A new dgn will be created in the default catalog folder. The user will have to specify a tunnel type in the dialog i.e. Conventional or TBM. Based on this property, different workflows will be used for defining the lining parts.



Import

Import a previously created file in the default catalog folder.



Export

Export an template to a given path.



Edit

Opens the 2D Sketcher mode where the user can draw the geometry of the tunnel.



Rename

Rename the dgn file located in the default catalog folder.



Copy

Copy the selected file in the default catalog folder.


Delete

Deletes the file from the default catalog folder.


Define

In case of Conventional tunnel templates it opens the 2D Sketcher mode where the user can define the lining parts.

In case of TBM tunnel templates it opens a new GUI where the user can define the TBM lining system.