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Note: Building InRoads is written for versions 8.1 through v8.5.

InRoads Version 8.7 is the biggest change in InRoads since the v8.0 intelligent DTM.

Check back on this page for information about the updated v8.7 edition of Building InRoads!

Simple! Simple! Simple!

If it's too complicated, you won't use it!  These Manuals are dedicated to making learning the InRoads products as easy as possible.  

Because of its Power, InRoads can seem overwhelmingly complex.  We talk about the important things first, introducing the bells and whistles when appropriate, which is AFTER the critical fundamental concepts are mastered.

What's different about Building InRoads?

Other manuals tend to follow a "if I were a ten-year InRoads veteran starting a project from scratch, what would I have to do?" approach.  That approach is wonderful: if you are a ten year InRoads veteran.

We emphasize good techniques, the foremost being :

  • "Practice Good, Explicit Naming Conventions" 
  • Anticipate and Authenticate.  After Every Step.

We also like to explain concepts, have the user push buttons, then evaluate what happened, in small manageable chunks.  If a workflow consists of twelve steps, for example, we do NOT have the user perform those twelve steps before evaluating what's going on.  We have the user Anticipate what each step will do and Authenticate that the step was completed as expected.  After EVERY step.  

Ultimately as the user becomes more experienced the validation process will take very little time.  As a new user it is critical to get into the habit and it accelerates understanding of what is going on.  It greatly facilitates debugging.

Upon completion of the book you will have the debugging and evaluation skills essential to success in Creating and Editing the InRoads model.  You will understand the concepts to create, edit, and debug complex InRoads models.

Overview

Chapter

  TITLE

Sample*

1 BUILDING INROADS: AN OVERVIEW excerpt
2 BUILDING INROADS: GETTING STARTED
3 INTRODUCING INROADS SURFACES
     Theory and Implementation excerpt
     Importing Points and Linear Features
4 BUILDING HORIZONTAL ALIGNMENTS
     Managing Geometry
     Horizontal Curve Set Commands excerpt
5 BUILDING VERTICAL ALIGNMENTS
     Creating Profiles
     Vertical Curve Set Commands excerpt
6 INTRODUCING ROADWAY MODELING entire
     Exploring Typical Sections
     Express Modeler
     Managing the New Surfaces
7 RUNNING ROADWAY MODELS excerpt
     Roadway Libraries and Roadway Definitions
     Roadway Modeler Basics
     Transitioning Typical Sections
     CatchPoint Methods
8 SURFACE DESIGN TOOLS excerpt
     Merging Surfaces
     Managing Destination and Intermediate Surfaces
     The Major Design Commands
9 INTRODUCING SUPERELEVATION
    Defining Rates and Transitions
    Modeling and Debugging
10 INTRODUCING TO BUILDING ROADWAYS excerpt
     Building New Typical Sections
     Building Roadways and Transitioning Templates
     Roadway Model Options
11 MANAGING INROADS SETTINGS excerpt
     Roles and Responsibilities for the End User
     Named Symbologies
     Feature Styles
     Preferences
12 BUILDING DECISION TABLES excerpt
     Breaking down the Engineering
     How Decision Tables work
     Evaluation and Debugging
13 HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL ELEMENT DESIGN excerpt
14 UNDERGROUND UTILITIES
     Concepts
     Procedures
A APPENDICES
S SUPPLEMENTS

Table of Contents:  Building InRoads_TOC.rtf

 


Note: Purchasing "Building InRoads" v8.5 includes "Exploring InRoads."

 

 

 

 

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