Hello VTrans, VAOT CADD Update, Consultants Engineers and Designers,

The Vermont Agency of Transportation has been working with Consultants and Bentley to develop a MicroStation and OpenRoads workspace.  
The link below will download a zip file with the current workspace as of 02-05-2021.  
The workspace will be expanded and improved over the coming months, but the basic functionality needed to produce plans is ready.  
The zip file contains a folder named “VTRANS” that can be unzipped in any workspace folder. 
There is a vb script "…\VTrans\connect\Configuration\client_configuration_setup.vbs" 
that will reconfigure (SET) the VTRANS.CFG to work were ever the workspace VTRANS is located.  
“C:\Workspaces\VTrans” is a good location to test the workspace.

https://outside.vermont.gov/agency/VTRANS/external/CADD/WebFiles/Downloads/VTrans_ConnectEditionWorkspace.zip

I thinks there will be some question on how all this works.  
If needed we can have an VTrans Agency and Consultant on line meeting(s) to go over some of the settings and how it all works.  
This will also allow for some Q&A input on improvement suggestions.  
We know there is more work to be done, but this should be a good start for both MicroStation and OpenRoads CE workspace.  
MicroStation did not change much, there is added functionality.  
The workspace and look is a bit different but the functionality is very similar.

The path forward is to start moving new projects to the new Connect Editions CE software.  
Converting current projects can be handled on a project by project basis, as needed.  
Projects going out to bid for next construction season should not need to be converted.

The conversion from InRoads SS2 to OpenRoads CE is something that can be discussed.  
Converting DTM and ALG files to the new CE versions works very well, no issues, everything import and works.  
Converting Roadway Modeler IRD files is a bit more involved and is requires some expertise.  
The Profile and Cross Section sheets are different in the CE version and are not converted but regenerated.

P.S. The OpenRoads CE software is much more of a 3D Model Based design software.  T
he workflows, cross sections and profiles are all geared to generating a 3D design.