Colin Mucci's Communities Activities

Using Pen tables, looking for a logical name to plot when references are nested.

Gunny Highway — Tue, 01 Dec 2015 16:30:52 GMT

I have for years plotted by using a pen table that looks for references in a dgn file that are referenced by logical name. I set up a different pen table for each type of plot that I'm doing within a plan set so that elements are always drawn one time and placed by defined elements per layer definition. This way I can draw existing planimetrics in the survey file, and depending on what plan sheet this survey ends up on, I can plot it to have a different look by setting a different pen table up for the plot.

The issue I have is a user wants to use a nested reference file in the plan sheets so that he can more easily control layer on-off state in the plan sheets by turning them on or off in the nested file once, and they update in all the plan sheets. I actually kinda like this idea, since it does solve a problem with cad techs being inconsistent from sheet to sheet with certain layers being turned on in one sheet, and off in others. BUT, I can't seem to find a way to get the pen tables to recognize the logical name within the nested file now, so I can't control the way elements look on a plot. The pen table only recognizes the actual nested ref file, not the files that are referenced into that file.

Any Idea how I can get a pen table to recognize a logical name within a nested reference?

Microstation Connect - Renaming Text Favorite Issue

Colin Mucci — Sun, 26 Jan 2020 21:58:04 GMT

I'm able to successfully create and rename a text favorite with the text editor open. When I close and then reopen the text editor, the favorite reverts back to its original name. For example, I created a favorite for a station point label from the OpenRoads Plan Annotation field and by default it appears as "0+00.00" in the favorites list. I then renamed it to "Alignment Station Major" which appeared to work. However, after closing and reopening the text editor, I noticed the name changed back to "0+00.00". Not sure whether I'm missing something or if this is a software issue. Any help is much appreciated

Drop a custom linestyle creates line strings instead of arcs

Colin Mucci — Tue, 20 Nov 2018 06:00:28 GMT

Hi Tamicca,

I created a custom line style that includes various lines offset from one another as shown in the screenshot below. When using the Drop Linestyle tool on an arc, it creates line strings instead of arcs. Is there any way to drop the line style and retain the arc geometry of the individual elements? Thank you

Ask A Question I

Tue, 20 Feb 2018 04:50:58 GMT

Ask a question in a forum.