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How PBOT Builds Sustainable City Infrastructure in Portland

Portland, Oregon: A City with a Vision of Creating a Sustainable Future Portland, Oregon is commonly known for its rainy weather, outdoor activities like hiking and biking, and its quirky charm showcased in the popular TV show Portlandia, but there’s much more to this lively city. Portland is widely regarded for its sustainability and innovation, earning its green city reputation through an unwavering commitment to eco-friendly practices. From its extensive network of bike lanes to its pioneering public transportation system, Portland is at the forefront of the movement towards a cleaner, greener future. Portland’s vibrant community, passionate about environmental stewardship, is transforming urban living and proving that sustainability isn’t just a goal – it’s a way of life. Portland’s sustainable infrastructure evolution: Sustainable city infrastructure design Community-first planning and public input Meeting sustainability goals with the help of OpenRoads and MicroStation Addressing Urban Infrastructure Challenges in Portland But as the city continues to grow, so do the challenges of maintaining an environmentally friendly and community-focused urban environment. Portland faces unique difficulties including frequent rain events and a diverse landscape with steep roadways and cross slopes that challenge traditional infrastructure design. This is where the City of Portland and Portland Bureau

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How CAD and BIM have changed, and how I changed with them.

A draughtsman’s journey. Nanette Dorando describes her 30-year transition, from the days of ink and paper to the world of 3D and data masks. Was it all worth it? It’s a question we’ve all come up against: how do you get that great idea in your head out into the world where everyone can see it and use it? When I started my apprenticeship as a draughtsman in 1988, it was the traditional way of producing plans and drawings, using ink pens on transparent paper to bring that idea to life. This required not only a good spatial sense, but also a certain amount of imagination and understanding of technical contexts, especially when it came to producing 2D plans, sections, views, and details in enlarged scale from the hand-drawn sketches. There was no “erase function.” Anything that needed to be changed had to be carefully and sensitively removed, layer by layer, from the transparent paper using a razor blade. Today, in the world of CAD and BIM, your ideas take a very different route. Instead of being hand drawn, they are entered into the respective data masks when creating, say, a floor plan. The invaluable advantage is that you can

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What’s New in MicroStation 2024

What’s new in MicroStation 2024: Enhancing Infrastructure Design Workflows In the world of infrastructure design, efficiency and collaboration are essential. The release of MicroStation 2024 brings a powerhouse of transformative features aimed at empowering infrastructure professionals like you to streamline your design workflows, enhance collaboration, and elevate project visibility. Here’s what MicroStation 2024 brings to the table: Python Integration for Customization and Automation In a move towards extended customization and automation capabilities, MicroStation 2024 offers integration with Python, the renowned scripting language, natively through MicroStation’s API. This integration offers an abundance of customization options, enabling you to tailor MicroStation to your specific needs. From automating repetitive tasks to creating customized tools and workflows to extend MicroStation’s functionality, Python integration fosters innovation and efficiency within your design process. Check out Bentley Communities to learn more about MicroStation’s Python integration. Enhanced GIS Data Integration MicroStation 2024 bolsters its GIS data integration capabilities by bringing additional live data sources into the design environment, allowing you to access a wide variety of contextual data natively in MicroStation. By harnessing surrounding information and contextual data, you gain invaluable insights during the design phase, mitigating costly reworks and design delays. Seamlessly integrating GIS data sources enhances

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Tracking Design Changes Using MicroStation

There are many potential issues that can occur during the design phase of an infrastructure project that require changes including: Restoring changes at specific stages of the project life cycle Managing complex designs Tracking revisions Comparing changes between different versions MicroStation’s Design History Tool Solves Your Issues The Design History tool in MicroStation CONNECT Edition gives you full control of revisions made in an active DGN file to manage your design process. This tool can make the design process more efficient. You can view and track changes made to the design, who made the changes, and when. If needed, you can restore changes to a prior state using the Design History tool. This tool eases the worry of constantly saving every change you have made to your file. This tool will save you a lot of time and worry during your design process. All it takes is a few easy clicks, and your Design History is enabled. How to Use Design History in MicroStation Your Design History can be initiated in a Seed file to ensure it is active when a new file is created from the seed. You can begin it at any stage; however, changes made to the

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Improving 2D Drawing and 3D CAD Modeling Productivity using MicroStation AccuDraw

AccuDraw is a remarkable MicroStation tool that boosts drawing productivity by tracking and anticipating the next drawing steps. The AccuDraw settings box appears on the MicroStation desktop when AccuDraw is active, and the AccuDraw compass appears on data points. The AccuDraw settings box makes precise coordinate entry faster and easier than the key-in approach, saving time. Why do we need AccuDraw for 2D CAD Drawing and 3D Model Production? Almost all engineering projects create and use CAD data in the form of 2D drawings and 3D models. Precision and speed in this process are vital for successful and timely project delivery. Though the domain and intent of the CAD data vastly varies, its underlying geometry has the common needs of precise location, distances, and directional inputs. AccuDraw adds both precision and speed to the input process and offers ease of navigation in 2D and 3D space. Additionally, it provides handy access to many other tools, settings, and functionalities. How does AccuDraw help? AccuDraw has a dynamic coordinate system with an origin at the right place and an axis pointing in the direction you want to draw. Rectangular and polar coordinate systems are included in the AccuDraw drawing plane for locating

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What’s New in MicroStation 2023?

MicroStation 2023 is now launched and available for download! MicroStation 2023 is packed with new features, improved workflows, and several user experience enhancements, with focuses on a new access to geospatial features and maps, issue resolution improvements, increased data reporting, and user experience upgrades.   What’s new in MicroStation 2023: Geospatial Enhancements The new Geospatial Context Workflow introduces a ribbon and tools that allow you to easily incorporate geospatial context into your designs. This feature directly integrates with Esri ArcGIS™ REST Map and Feature Service, providing access to geospatial information such as utilities, underground piping, soil types, urban planning, and streets. With these geospatial enhancements, you will receive better geospatial integration, time savings, improved visualization, precise location of design projects, enhanced collaboration with your team and stakeholders. Esri ArcGIS™ REST Feature Service Integration: The direct integration with the Esri ArcGIS REST Feature Service enables you to access geospatial data available on the web without relying on intermediate formats like shapefiles. This integration saves time and makes it easier to incorporate contextual data into design projects.  Esri ArcGIS™ REST Map Service Integration: The integration with the Esri ArcGIS REST Map Service allows you to directly access geospatial data available on the web

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