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Download 10.10.03

The primary update for this release is a change in configuration in line with the updated KDOT CADD Design Software Use Policy. This update will contain numerous updates based on feedback received from internal users and our consultant partners.  The workspace installer supports extraction of the workspace without the need to have a product installed. Please refer to the updated KDOT Workspace Deployment Guide (included in the download) for more details and troubleshooting guidance.

**IMPORTANT**
KDOT CONNECT Workspace 10.08 has been deprecated effective 10/14/24

Summary of Changes

• Configuration
• Removal of configuration tying Software Version to Workspace Assignment
• Corrects issue where Role configurations were not loading
• Adds/updates variables to support various workflows
• Adds/updates variables to support use of OpenX 2023
• DGNLIBs
• Update all sheet seeds to use design file settings
• Update feature libraries to support OpenX 2023
• Updates to address consistency, some annotation groups not working, and _GuardRail-Prop linestyle change to physical
• Cell Libraries
• New Bridge cells for rebar, F4 barrier, Pier Functional Component, Piles, and new Geology cells
• Template Libraries
• Added/Updated Template XML's to support OpenBridge 2023
• ITL renamed to add workspace version, adds template to facilitate 3D geology workflow, adds template documentation link, corrects Shoofly & Special Ditch Target Alias template functionality and other minor consistency updates
• Item Types
• Item Type resources developed for use in OpenX 2023+ have been added
• NOTE: It is recommended a backup is created for any file which uses item types and was created prior to this update because the structure for item types changed between 10.10 and OpenX 2023. Once backed up, review the file with item types and make changes as needed.
• MVBA Updates
• ViewSet.mvba updated to use version delivered with OpenX 2024 per Bentley guidance
• Minor updates to remove PU dialog and adds logic to require changing name of seed file prior to opening file
• Updates to support use of OpenX 2023
• CADconform
• Add features to work around Bentley bug (1559863) which switches cells from Annotation on to Annotation off when creating sheets via Named Boundary
• New features to Support OpenRoads SignCAD 2025
• Add features for new Bridge & Geology cells
• Misc.
• Seed Files updated to remove civil model per Bentley guidance
• Add 3D Bridge Seed File
• Feature services XML updated to include KANPLAN Reference Post Markers and County Log Miles
• Updates to facilitate Right of Way and Survey workflows
• Additional changes can be found in the 10.10.03 Change Log delivered with the workspace 
• Note: The change log is provided as a high-level overview of updates in each release and should not be used to surgically replace/alter prior workspace resources. It is the expectation that the workspace as a whole be replaced with each release

 

Effective 10/14/2024, the KDOT 10.08 Workspace is no longer supported and should not be used. All current projects using the KDOT 10.08 Workspace should utilize the KDOT CONNECT Workspace 10.10.

There are minimal differences between 10.08 and 10.10 workspaces. The 10.10 Workspace only existed to facilitate a side-by-side workflow that we’re moving away from.

See KDOT 10.08 Deprecation File Open Guidance for information on what to expect when opening KDOT 10.08 workspace files.

Visit KDOT CADD Support Workspace Development for more information on current and upcoming development.

KDOT Workspace Resource Information

Civil Upgrade Prompt Reminder

Connect Edition Model Diagram

KDOT Standard Drawings (KART)

Landscape Information Form (KART)

Level Naming Convention

Non-Civil Sheet Guidance

Using The Sheet Index

Using Legacy v8i Files in Connect Best Practices

KDOT Design Aids

Designers Checklist

DRAFT Example Plan Set

Drainage Quantities Table

KDOT Graphics Standards Manual (KART)

Earthwork Quantities Table

Flow and Ditch Design Manual

Placing Section Corner References on Plan Sheets

Project Software Migration Guidance Calculator

Project Quantities

Sheet Index Checklist

 

KDOT OpenX Workflow Guidance

KDOT Bridge - Construction Layout Sheet Workflow

KDOT Bridge - Contour Sheet Workflow

KDOT Bridge - Geology Sheet Referencing Workflow

KDOT Geology - Leapfrog to OpenRoads Designer - Creating the Geology Terrain

KDOT Geology - Annotation Corridor for Geologic Layers in XS - Workflow

KDOT Geology - Construction Layout Referencing Workflow

KDOT Road - OpenRoads Project Setup Guidance_External

KDOT Road - Applying Geology Annotation Corridor to Cross Sections Workflow

KDOT Road - Rounding High Side Guidance

ROW Workflow - Importing COGO & XML Data into OpenRoads

KDOT Workspace Terrain Contour Display on Sheets - Workaround

CADconform - Indexer - Submittal

Certification Marker Cell Scaling Issue (Resolved)

ControlCAD Consultant Workflow

Graphic Drawing Standard Certification

Update Guidance for CONNECT Workspace

 

 

Priority development work has been focused on the CADD Design Software Use Policy updates. As noted in the prior update, as a small support unit our estimated timelines can vary greatly depending on the volume of support calls we receive. We appreciate your patience as we worked to complete this latest development effort. 

KDOT CADD Support Development Pipeline

1. KDOT 10.08 Workspace Deprecation (COMPLETED)

• Precursor effort to Software Use Policy change
• 10.10 Workspace only exists to facilitate side-by-side workflow that we’re moving away from
• 10.08 and 10.10 workspace resources are essentially the same

2. Software Use Policy Change (COMPLETED) 

• Changing to a single, rolling, KDOT approved civil product version that will be used on all CONNECT Edition KDOT workspace releases
• Projects still locked to their current KDOT workspace versions (software environment)
• Currently targeting the use of 2023 Civil Products

3. KDOT Sunflower Workspace (IN DEVELOPMENT)

• Moving forward, KDOT Workspace names will be representative of Kansas
• All 3 Bentley Workspace assessments have been completed (ORD, OBM, DU)
• ORD/OBM Bentley Workspace Maintenance completed
• Some KDOT assigned assessment work remains
• Complete overhaul
• Focus on consistency, standardization
• Refined adherence to Bentley best practices and design manual requirements

Priority development work has been focused on the Software Use Policy updates. As noted in the prior update, as a small support unit our estimated timelines can vary greatly depending on the volume of support calls we receive. The intent with these efforts is to more closely align with Bentley's stated best practice, limit the number of workspaces that require updates, and take advantage of features and fixes the newer products offer. 

KDOT CADD Support Development Pipeline

1. KDOT 10.08 Workspace Deprecation (COMPLETED)

• Precursor effort to Software Use Policy change
• 10.10 Workspace only exists to facilitate side-by-side workflow that we’re moving away from
• 10.08 and 10.10 workspace resources are essentially the same

2. Software Use Policy Change (COMPLETED) - Publish Date TBD

• Changing to a single, rolling, KDOT approved civil product version that will be used on all CONNECT Edition KDOT workspace releases
• Projects still locked to their current KDOT workspace versions (software environment)
• Currently targeting the use of 2023 Civil Products

3. KDOT Sunflower Workspace (IN DEVELOPMENT)

• Moving forward, KDOT Workspace names will be representative of Kansas
• All 3 Bentley Workspace assessments have been completed (ORD, OBM, DU)
• ORD/OBM Bentley Workspace Maintenance completed
• Some KDOT assigned assessment work remains
• Complete overhaul
• Focus on consistency, standardization
• Refined adherence to Bentley best practices and design manual requirements
• Currently targeting 2023 Civil Schema for workspace development

Recent development work has been focused on the remaining efforts listed below. As noted in the prior update, as a small support unit our estimated timelines can vary greatly depending on the volume of support calls we receive. The intent with these efforts is to more closely align with Bentley's stated best practice, limit the number of workspaces that require updates, and take advantage of features and fixes the newer products offer. 

KDOT CADD Support Development Pipeline

1. KDOT 10.08 Workspace Deprecation (COMPLETED)

• Precursor effort to Software Use Policy change
• 10.10 Workspace only exists to facilitate side-by-side workflow that we’re moving away from
• 10.08 and 10.10 workspace resources are essentially the same

2. Software Use Policy Change (IN DEVELOPMENT)

• Changing to a single, rolling, KDOT approved civil product version that will be used on all CONNECT Edition KDOT workspace releases
• Projects still locked to their current KDOT workspace versions (software environment)
• Currently targeting the use of 2023 Civil Products

3. KDOT Sunflower Workspace (IN DEVELOPMENT)

• Moving forward, KDOT Workspace names will be representative of Kansas
• All 3 Bentley Workspace assessments have been completed (ORD, OBM, DU)
• ORD/OBM Bentley Workspace Maintenance completed
• Some KDOT assigned assessment work remains
• Complete overhaul
• Focus on consistency, standardization
• Refined adherence to Bentley best practices and design manual requirements
• Currently targeting 2023 Civil Schema for workspace development

Recent development work has been focused on the three main efforts listed below. As noted in the prior update, as a small support unit our estimated timelines can vary greatly depending on the volume of support calls we receive. The intent with these three efforts is to more closely align with Bentley's stated best practice, limit the number of workspaces that require updates, and take advantage of features and fixes the newer products offer. 

KDOT CADD Support Development Pipeline

1. KDOT 10.08 Workspace Deprecation (COMPLETED)

• Precursor effort to Software Use Policy change
• 10.10 Workspace only exists to facilitate side-by-side workflow that we’re moving away from
• 10.08 and 10.10 workspace resources are essentially the same

2. Software Use Policy Change (IN DEVELOPMENT)

• Changing to a single, rolling, KDOT approved civil product version that will be used on all CONNECT Edition KDOT workspace releases
• Projects still locked to their current KDOT workspace versions (software environment)
• Currently targeting the use of 2023 Civil Products

3. Next KDOT Workspace (IN DEVELOPMENT)

• All 3 Bentley Workspace assessments have been completed (ORD, OBM, DU)
• ORD Bentley Workspace Maintenance completed
• Nearing completion of Bentley Workspace Maintenance on OBM, DU
• Some KDOT assigned assessment work remains
• Complete overhaul
• Focus on consistency, standardization
• Refined adherence to Bentley best practices and design manual requirements
• Currently targeting 2023 Civil Schema for workspace development 

In preparation of an upcoming change to our Software Use Policy, KDOT's 10.08 workspace will be deprecated as of 10/13/2024. Internally, KDOT projects using the 10.08 workspace will be configured to load the KDOT 10.10 workspace resources, and to launch 10.10 civil products when DGN files are opened after this date. The Software Environment designation for these projects will also change from 10.08 to 10.10, dictating that any external civil files exchanged with our internal users on these projects must now be using 10.10 civil schema, and all project files must conform to the CADconform dictionaries delivered with our 10.10 workspace.

While this may sound like a significant change, the reality is that during our evaluation we found there to be no noteworthy conflicts between the workspace resources of the two versions. The 10.10 workspace only existed to facilitate the strict side-by-side application version workflow that we're attempting to move away from with our upcoming Software Use Policy change. We have tested this migration on a number of 10.08 project datasets and have encountered no critical issues.

Deprecating KDOT's 10.08 workspace will allow all 10.08 projects to benefit from the use of slightly newer, more stable civil products and allow them access to the updated resources of KDOT's 10.10 workspace, while eliminating one of the many workspaces we are tasked with supporting and updating in advance of our Software Use Policy change.

With the external deployment of the KDOT 10.10.02 workspace, development efforts will now prioritize the internal and external deployment of our KDOT 10.12.01 workspace. Fortunately, with our side-by-side environment deployment, the configuration changes to support the use of 10.12 products are already in place and the 10.12 OpenSuite applications are already installed for users. This should significantly reduce the time it will take to publish compared to the KDOT 10.10 workspace; however, as a small support unit our estimated timelines can vary greatly depending on the volume of support calls we receive. Unfortunately, our new side-by-side environment continues to generate a high volume of support calls. With this in mind, and in light of the approaching holiday season, we'll try and shoot for a more realistic deadline of the end of the year.

We have recently deployed our internal ProjectWise OpenSuite side-by-side environment to our primary project repository, deployed OpenSuite side-by-side applications to users, and published the internal 10.10.02 version of our workspace over the past few weeks. We are currently resolving project schema conflicts, expanding this side-by-side environment to all other project repositories, and preparing for the imminent external release of the 10.10.02 hotfix version of our workspace to align with our internal workspace resources. Every effort will be made to keep internal and external releases of our workspaces synchronized. See prior updates for more background on the 10.10.02 hotfix release content.

Our ProjectWise side-by-side OpenSuite environment now clearly designates the software environment of the project for our PM’s and enforces the use of compliant versions of the OpenSuite software. The goal is to eliminate the repeated occurrence of mixed workspace project data and promote data integrity/transferability between all stakeholders on the project. This new environment should establish that all DGN data on the project will be produced using the same workspace resources, and same version of civil data across all project participants – internally or externally. Any project DGN files provided to KDOT will be expected to have been produced using the published workspace and civil schema version that aligns with the designated software environment of the project. This applies to files submitted during the project to facilitate data exchange between disciplines, and the final project submittal. Final submittal files will be expected to conform to the CADconform standards from the published workspace that aligns with the software environment of the project. Please coordinate with your KDOT PM regarding the designated software environment of your project and jointly contact us if you would like the designated environment re-evaluated.

The release of the 10.12 version of our workspace has been pushed back to the end of September. Despite our best efforts the timeline had to be adjusted due to priority hotfix development and the side-by-side OpenSuite environment implementation. The 10.12.01 workspace release remains a high-priority item and will introduce a substantial change in our workspace resource standardization. As previously noted, migrating project data forward from 10.10 to 10.12 will require significant re-work, and will not be supported.

The development of our v10.12.01 release of the KDOT CONNECT Workspace is now complete, and we've moved on to the User Acceptance Testing phase. During this phase, internal staff are thoroughly testing the release and reporting any issues they encounter. The goal is to resolve these issues before the public release, which is now targeting mid-August following our 10.10.02 hotfix release. This delay is attributed to the implementation of an internal side-by-side environment, concurrent development, testing, packaging, and publishing of priority hotfix content for our 10.10.02 workspace release, and the conclusion of our consultant workspace development project in early June.

The v10.12.01 release represents a significant change from previous workspace iterations due to a considerable resource standardization effort. For this reason, we are not expecting 10.10 projects to be able to migrate project data forward into 10.12 without significant re-work.

Moving forward in Q2 of 2023, we're working on a v10.10.02 (Hotfix) to our 10.10 workspace scheduled for a mid-June release. This update is primarily to fix the unintentional reintroduction of legacy non-annotative linestyles into Element Templates. Simultaneously, we're preparing for our v10.12.01 release by mid-July, representing a significant change from previous workspace iterations due to a considerable resource standardization effort. For this reason, we are not expecting 10.10 projects to be able to migrate project data forward into 10.12 without significant re-work.

Lastly, due to an influx of incompatible schema files, we'd like to reiterate that there should be one workspace for the project governed by the Design Software Use Policy and KDOT PM — just because the 10.10 workspace is available doesn't guarantee suitability for all projects. Please coordinate with your KDOT PMs to confirm project software environment compatibility and make sure to check your files before submission to minimize delays during the submittal process.

During pre-release testing of our v10.10.01 KDOT CONNECT Workspace, we identified some issues with side-by-side configuration of 10.08 and 10.10 products that had to be resolved, causing further delay to our estimated release window. We are expecting to have this release packaged up and published by the end of this week.

Since our previous workspace release in April, all workspace development (barring any necessary hotfixes) has been completed in 10.10 Civil Schema leveraging Bentley’s 2021 R2 series of civil design applications. Development of the v10.10.01 release of the KDOT CONNECT Workspace has concluded as of July 15th, 2022. This is roughly two weeks behind our initial target date due to concurrent development, testing, packaging, and publishing of priority hotfix content for our 10.08 workspace. It is expected this delay will be reflected in the publish date as well, which is now targeting the 2nd week of August.

All workspace development (barring any necessary hotfixes) has now shifted to 10.10 Civil Schema leveraging Bentley’s 2021 R2 series of civil design applications. Development on a v10.10.01 release of the KDOT CONNECT Workspace is expected to wrap up by July 1st, 2022 with a workspace publish by the end of July.