Our bridges are designed with a haunched (or angled) soffit at the outside edges of the deck. These extend from the outside edge of the deck down to the top of the outside girder flange. Right now, this can be fudged in a deck template on a straight bridge, but if we have a curved bridge with straight precast girders, this cannot be done.

I would like to see a functionality to allow either the deck template to tie control points parametrically to bearing lines (preferred) OR the beam haunches to have more control to allow the haunches on outside beams to extend to the edge of deck. I know some beams are able to extend to the edge of deck, but we only want the haunches to do that.

Allowing this to function parametrically rather than using a fixed dimension to fudge it will enable this to model correctly on curved bridges with straight precast girders as the dimensions and angles will vary along the curved portion of the bridge. In doing so, we can model our bridges correctly, which will give more accurate quantities, allow us to show proper reinforcing, convey design intent, and show how other components, such as curtain walls at abutments, interact with the underside of the deck. It will also allow for better sheet production as that is still our current deliverable. The more we can rely on the model to properly generate views and details, the more accurate and error-free our plans will become.

Please see the attached images for desired functionality. Please note, these are 2D views created in MicroStation and are very exaggerated to convey the intended functionality easier.