1. 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

2. Topic Managing the Integration of MicroStation, AutoCAD & InRoads Resources

3. Application Envision CAD/XIN Manager

4. What’s There to Manage?

5. The Integration of MicroStation, AutoCAD & InRoads Resources

6. What’s There to Manage? The Integration of MicroStation, AutoCAD & InRoads Resources CAD Resources

7. What’s There to Manage? The Integration of MicroStation, AutoCAD & InRoads Resources CAD Resources Feature Styles

8. What’s There to Manage? The Integration of MicroStation, AutoCAD & InRoads Resources CAD Resources Feature Styles Named Symbologies

9. What’s There to Manage? The Integration of MicroStation, AutoCAD & InRoads Resources CAD Resources Feature Styles Named Symbologies Preferences, Options, Locks, Filters, etc.

10. 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

11. Data Interdependencies CAD Resources

12. Data Interdependencies Integration of CAD and InRoads Resources Named Symbologies CAD Resources

13. Data Interdependencies Feature Styles Associated with Named Symbologies Feature Styles Named Symbologies CAD Resources

14. The Big Picture Resource Input Existing CAD Resources Existing InRoads XIN XIN Manager

15. The Big Picture Refined XIN Out Existing CAD Resources Existing InRoads XIN XIN Manager Refined XIN

16. CAD Resources Incorporated Sample MicroStation Workspace Existing CAD Resources Existing InRoads XIN XIN Manager Refined XIN

17. Levels

18. Cells

19. Text

20. Fonts

21. Line Styles

22. Resources Incorporated InRoads XIN Existing CAD Resources Existing InRoads XIN XIN Manager Refined XIN

23. Feature Styles

24. Named Symbologies

25. Plus Preferences

26. Plus Preferences Import/Export Formats

27. Plus Preferences Import/Export Formats Options, Locks, & Filters

28. Plus Preferences Import/Export Formats Options, Locks, & Filters Survey Control Codes

29. Summary This adds up to 1,159,790 Combinations of interrelated data definitions, toggles, and settings!

30. What's the Big Idea? That’s a lot of data to manage!

31. What's the Big Idea? That’s a lot of data to manage! Simplify XIN management & development via Excel

32. XIN Management via Excel Tabbed access to data

33. XIN Management via Excel Simple access to: XIN Definitions (read/write)

34. XIN Management via Excel Simple access to: XIN Definitions (read/write)

35. XIN Management via Excel Simple access to: CAD Definitions (read only)

36. XIN Management via Excel Simple access to: CAD Definitions (read only)

37. Bi-directional Color-Coded Validation

38. Resource Definition

39. Sort, Modify & Create Feature Styles and Named Symbologies

40. XIN Reporting Summary & Statistics

41. XIN Reporting Details

42. ASCII File Generation Files for generation of: Surfaces Geometry Survey Fieldbooks

43. ASCII File Generation Files used for graphical QC DTM (feature ) Display Fieldbook Planimetrics Features from Fieldbook DTM

44. InRoads Resources Managing within the Product

45. Feature Styles Surface, Geometry, Survey Attributes

46. Feature Styles Surface, Geometry, Survey Attributes all require association with a named symbology

47. Feature Styles Each Feature style can call up to 6 named symbologies

48. Named Symbologies CAD standards stored by name

49. Named Symbologies Attributes for plan, profile & cross section display

50. Named Symbologies Level, Color, Style, Weight, Cell Name, etc.

51. XIN Manager The Benefits One-stop-shop access to data

52. XIN Manager The Benefits One-stop-shop access to data Ability to make ‘global’ edits

53. 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.

54. 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

55. 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

56. 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

57. 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

58. 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

59. XIN Manager Data Flowchart

61. How Does This Help Me? The idea is to: Integrate design and plan development efforts

62. 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

63. 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

64. 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

65. 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

66. Why Should I Care? Standardization

67. Why Should I Care? Standardization Efficiency

68. Why Should I Care? Standardization Efficiency No more design then “make it pretty”

69. Why Should I Care? Standardization Efficiency No more design then “make it pretty” Maximize your investment in the software

70. Why Should I Care? Standardization Efficiency No more design then “make it pretty” Maximize your investment in the software What’s your competition doing……

71. 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

72. 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?

73. XIN Manager Multiple licensing options available Site license

74. XIN Manager Multiple licensing options available Site license Update/maintenance/enhancement subscription

75. XIN Manager Multiple licensing options available Site license Update/maintenance/enhancement subscription A service provided by Envision

76. Demonstration

77. Questions?

78. Thank You! 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