Solid Lane Lines instead of Dashed

s.rhyne · ‎04-22-2014

I need to create a one-way 3 lane street. The lanes are dashed but when you approach the intersection they need to be solid. I can fake the solid lines by adding elements to the "Right Group" in the section editor but the solid lines taper and bend towards the curb return; whereas if I picked the standard lane markings (default dashed lines) they cut at the intersection. Why isn't there a solid line option for lanes?.. or am I missing something? Any help is much appreciated.

BillPaddock · ‎09-13-2016

Could a moderator please reply? We really need to be able to show lane markings correctly for client and public presentations.

I currently need to make a left turn lane strip solid instead of dashed.

Matt__W · ‎09-13-2016

You can utilize this process in which you import an FBX model of the striping / roadway linework to get the desired look. It's a bit of a work-around for what you want to accomplish but it will work. Unfortunately, the type of lane striping control that you're talking about just isn't available in the styles as of right now. I hope this helps.

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elliott.rosenfeld · ‎09-13-2016

As Matt suggested there are currently no formally supported solutions for this.

However, there are a number of workarounds you can use to approximate the solid line you need.

One option that is possible, although not highly recommended for frequent use, would be to use component roads instead of design roads and modify a component part to resemble a solid line.

To do that, you can right-click on the roadway, and Insert Road Component --> insert a median into the appropriate section. Make sure to right-click on the end grips for the median and uncheck Transition In and Transition Out. Then, modify width and slope to match the component roadway width (i used .1 m width, 0% slope, with centerline attachment). And then choose a material that works as a solid line. You can use a solid color, or the Material/Roadway/Surface Asphalt w_Line 3w 3h to approximate a solid line. (You could also create your own material and add it to the materials style catalog).

This will look something like this:

However, note that the adjacent lane widths will need to be adjusted in order to compensate for that median component to appear as the same overall width. Also this may cause unexpected results in intersections as well as cross-section views in the section viewer.

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John_DeLeeuw · ‎09-13-2016

@s.rhyne and @BillPaddock, there is a 3rd option to try.

You can use any pixel (JPG, BMP, TIF, PDF) or vector (DWG, PDF) 2D Road design and drape that onto your InfraWorks Road design. This can be done using 2D Overlays and since these have limitations using georeferencing you can use Reference Points to pin your 2D Overlay to the exact coordinates by scaling and stretching.

A nice example of this workflow can be seen in this Civil Infrastructure Gallery Project in which a special type of roundabout has been draped into the scene.