CADD Engineering Standards - Ohio Department of Transportation

GEOPAK Placement (Existing and Proposed):
January 18, 2013
The GEOPAK Design and Computation Manager dialog box can be used to place line styles in the
basemap using the default Design mode.
The Design mode is used to plot COGO elements into MicroStation, with the desired symbology, by
use of the Draw Plan and Profile dialog box. It can also be used to set drafting standards used in
conjunction with MicroStation’s element placement commands, with the Place Influence option
toggled on, as shown below:
When using the Design mode the following procedure is used to place Line Styles in the basemap:
Before you begin placing MicroStation elements in Design Mode, it is good practice to check the
Design Settings to ensure that the Custom Line Style Creation’s Scale Factor value is set
properly.
From the Design and Computation Manager dialog
box, select Settings > Design to access the Design
Settings dialog box shown at right.
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