Hi,
I'm wanting to create an annotation that can be used like the "label coordinate" annotation in ABD CE, but which:
a) Only shows Y & X values, for N & E, and omits Z elevation.
b) Can have a name or ID number.
c) Can be scheduled using the datagroup system. E.g. A catalogue item called "Set-out Point" or similar, with properties of "Point ID", "Point Northing" and "Point Easting".
Thinking about it, the "label coordinate" tool is a bit much (in showing the coordinate values directly). All I really need is a cell with a field showing the Point ID as the visible annotation, with its data fields "Point Easting" and "Point Northing" populated automatically based on its placement point.
Can anyone provide me any pointers in how I would go about setting this up. Right now I'm using Dataset_UK directly out the box.
Thanks in advance for any help / input.
Hi Thomas,
I think I understand the coordinate aspect but what do you mean by "Can have a name or ID number"?
For reference, we do have existing Enhancement 68713: ”The ability to include XYZ coordinate data on Catalog Items” which might cover some of what you are asking. requesting; i.e., element coordinates reported via DG schedules. If so, I would suggest filing a new Service Request with support so that it can be linked to that Enhancement. Right now there are two SRs linked, so the more the better.
Name or ID number for the set-out point. So for example, the schedule might look like...
P01, E218078.549, N651229.337
P02, E218082.955, N651229.337
Etc...
And the drawing annotation would basically be a symbol / glyph (e.g. the Spot Elevation symbol in Dataset_UK would suffice), labelled "P01", "P02" etc.
I've never actually logged a service request. Is that something I do on here or via the portal?
I just want to clarify one thing.
Do you want to actually schedule setting out points as specific entities; or do you simply want to annotate the position of other Catalog Items?
Marc
Hi Marc, sorry for the delay in answering this.
Yes, I’d like to actually schedule setting out points as specific entities. The use case would be for indicating and scheduling a multitude non-physical points (e.g. load points, COG’s, imaginary / projected setting out points etc).
You would first need to define a new DataGroup component/element that represents that data, including the schema (*.xsd) with the applicable properties, a Catalog Type + Item so that the component can be placed in your DGN files, and the graphics themselves using a Compound or plain Cell. A few related wikis:https://communities.bentley.com/products/building/building_analysis___design/w/building_analysis_and_design__wiki/16083/place-custom-compound-cell-using-the-place-user-defined-toolhttps://communities.bentley.com/products/building/building_analysis___design/w/building_analysis_and_design__wiki/13400/add-a-new-datagroup-catalog-type-to-the-datagroup-catalog-editorhttps://communities.bentley.com/products/building/building_analysis___design/w/building_analysis_and_design__wiki/14757/datagroup-catalog-type-xml-files-and-workspace-schemas
From there, you can define a new DataGroup Annotation cell for annotation purposes.
https://communities.bentley.com/products/building/building_analysis___design/w/building_analysis_and_design__wiki/36767/change-the-character-limit-of-annotationshttps://communities.bentley.com/products/building/building_analysis___design/w/building_analysis_and_design__wiki/23601/datagroup-annotation-cells-where-to-locate-the-library