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Creating Section Cuts for Sheets

Curtis Slater
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So I have a new question...

I have a point cloud of a tunnel and I would like to create section cuts through the point cloud at 6 inch increments to verify the tunnel is in "good shape" and there are no anomalies throughout.  Also I believe this information would help the client.  

So I am aware that in the model by section tool you can create a template and move at a determined interval along the point cloud copying the template and making adjustments based on the data shown. Now, instead of creating a 3D model from these section cuts, is there away to have Descartes/Microstation put them in a tile pattern in order?  I don't need it to label them or anything (although if it could that would be a plus).

I get that I could copy the template over and then manually arrange them in a tile pattern, but the fact that I have 40+ feet of pipe and I would like to have the interval as small as possible to decrease the error chance would be awesome if Bentley was a step ahead on this one.

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    Hi Curtis,

    could you clarify what you mean by "put them in a tile pattern in order"?

    If what you want to do is convert the template copies as is to MicroStation elements, you can achieve it by using the following settings in the "Model by Section" and click "Generate".

    HTH,

    Pascal


     This is a test

  • 0 Offline in reply to Pascal Cloutier
    Pascal,

    For clarifications sake, I have a pipe that is 40 feet long and I would like to create section views at 6 inch increments along this pipe. Is there a tool that allows me to rapidly create these views and align them in a tile/grid pattern to quickly create sheets?

    Also will these views display a point cloud or will I need to go into each section view and digitize a line for the pipe following the point cloud?

    If I am required to trace digitize the pipe then is there a quick way to do it, as in the process of modeling by section and copying over templates?

    On a side note, I am using Descartes under the pretense that it is Bentley's best tool for point cloud processing and modeling. If you or anyone else are aware of a better tool that could help me with my goal please let me know.

    Thanks,
    Curtis
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