Watercad Output Reports with Named Views and Symbology

Question

I need some assistance generating pdf reports. I have two alternative pipe layouts to service the same area, and numerous scenarios for each layout. I have created named views and have tried to adjust the symbology for each view. However, when I switch between scenarios (therefore switching to an alternative layout) the symbology becomes jumbled as the number and location of pipes and joints changes between scenarios. I can go back through and realign the symbology, but it is then re-jumbled when I switch to the alternative layout. My question is, is there a way to set the symbology for each view? Locking the location and orienatation of symbology to a named view. 
 A few other simpler questions: 
 When you rotate symbology, can you rotate the entire body of text, or does it have to be individual text lines? 
 Can you turn off individual element symbology? I've got a lot of joints in a confined area, and I only need to show one elements symbology. 
 Thanks in advance.

MPachlhofer · Accepted Answer

Tyler, 
 
Yes, there is a way to have a different symbology for each view of your scenarios or even multiple views for the same scenario. In order to do that you have to create what we call "Symbology Definitions". The bottom half of this wiki 
 
https://communities.bentley.com/products/hydraulics___hydrology/w/hydraulics_and_hydrology__wiki/15406.how-do-i-transfer-color-codings-or-annotations-from-one-element-to-another-in-the-element-symbology-or-from-one-model-to-another 
 
explains how this can be done. Once you create multiple definitions all you have to do to use them in a particular scenario is choose them from the drop down menu. If you'd like these symbology definitions can also be exported to use in other models by using the buttons on the import/export buttons on the Symbology Definitions manager. Those buttons are located second and third if you are count starting from the left. You will also see on this wiki technote that if you want to move one color coding from one model to another there is another way to do that by using our copy and paste feature. 
 
The only way to rotate text is by individual line, but we do offer the option where you can change the initial offset for the location the annotation is going to show up in globally. You can do this if you double click on the annotation label in the element symbology. There you can set the initial X offset and Y offset the label will appear at. 
 
Yes, you can only show annotation on specific elements if you choose to. The first thing you need to do is create a selection set with just the elements in it that you want to create an annotation for. Then you use the same steps in the paragraph just above this where you double click on the annotation in the element symbology manager to open the annotation properties. When the annotation properties dialog box is open just select the name of the selection set in the drop down menu and adjust the other properties as desired. 
 
Regards, 
Mark