Has anyone made the geometry maps work on Update 5. It seems to be looking for different sorts of files when I go to select the geometry map rather than the cells indicated in the, albeit older, tutorials.

Hi Steve, Yes I am seeing that. I don't understand what cells I need to make to work as geometry maps. If I try to use a existing cell from the UK dataset such as RANRBL from the Annotation.cel library I get a message saying 'cannot use cell' Can you explain how the cells should be made and whether they can just go in the standards/cell location. Best regards, Bill

Hi Bill,

The delivered geometry maps (for CONNECT Edition) are in C:\ProgramData\Bentley\connectsharedcontent\cell.

There are two libraries

GeometryMaps_Clean.cel

GeometryMaps_Sketchy.cel

The path to these is included in the MS_CELL variable so U5 should be able to see these.

If you wish to create customised cells I suggest:

• creating a new cell library on an MS_CELLS path, say in C:\ProgramData\Bentley\OpenBuildings CONNECT Edition\Configuration\Organization\cell\ if using the default location, or the equivalent in a Custom Configuration
• Import cells from either of the delivered libraries above to use either as examples to modify or as a guide the appropriate properties for new cells:

HI Bill,

Just for elimination...In their wisdom Microsoft make the C:\ProgramData\ folder hidden, do you have 'Show Hidden Folders' turned on in Windows Explorer settings?

Definitely visible. see image.

OK, sorry to ask, had to eliminate that one.

In the key-in dialog please copy and run the following command (this works for any variable):

expand echo $(MS_CELL)

The list of paths included by this variable should be listed in the Message Center.

Please let us know if yours includes C:\ProgramData\Bentley\connectsharedcontent\cell.

If it does please create the folder and put the attached cell libraries into it. GeometryMaps_cell.zip

The geometry maps should then work. I don't understand why the folder is not there though.

No such location defined by MS_CELL. See image. Thanks for the zip I can fix it now. 

Hello Mark, Now I am wrestling with scale. When I place the geometry map as a cell it looks the right scale. Once I make it a map within the material it seems to be completely different. I can see it when I zoom right in and it is tiny when using Master units and planar mapping. The real lines in the cell are around 200mm long and the lines on the mapped cell are about 0.2mm. Does this make any sense to you? Thanks very much, Bill

Hello Mark, Now I am wrestling with scale. When I place the geometry map as a cell it looks the right scale. Once I make it a map within the material it seems to be completely different. I can see it when I zoom right in and it is tiny when using Master units and planar mapping. The real lines in the cell are around 200mm long and the lines on the mapped cell are about 0.2mm. Does this make any sense to you? Thanks very much, Bill

Is there a specific material + geometry map cell that you're using?

Ok fixed it now. Lots of lateral thinking and experiments led me to realise that the scale was hidden by my not clicking the little black arrow in the geometry maps parts of the materials editor. I also finally found an explanation of which type of map was which. I worked out you can use the dynamic scale tool for the map if it is contolled by the constraints from a part. More tutorials for things like this please, in future. Thanks for your help both Steve and Mark.

Mean't can't use the dynamic scale tool with a part...sorry!