Placing Section Callout

Hi! I´m dealing with an issue on OpenBuildings for a while. So, basically, when I try to place a section callout on the model the starting point appears far away from my model and it's stuck always on the same z coordinate. I've tried to place lines and it works fine (the starting point is at z=0.000, user defined) so I don't know what's wrong about it, if is some kind of a bug, it's just something that I'm doing wrong or some variable that is defined and I don't know about it.

I would appreciate any help on this matter.

Thank You in advance!

  • Hi Fabio,

    The default settings in OpenBuildings Designer include ACS Plane and Snap Locks on. In addition to the standard Locks in the status bar:

    OpenBuildings Designer loads a default Toolbox, Icon Locks, which contains four toggles; when ON they show Red, when OFF they show green (i.e. open) 

    The intention behind these is to assist working with the Floor Manager in a workflow where you select the Active Floor and thus the ACS Plane. Once a Floor is active and both ACS Plane and Snap Locks are on element placement Z-height is constrained to the active Floor/ACS plane.

    This could explain the behaviour that you are experiencing.

    Regards

    Marc

  • I have the same Issue in pure MicroStation[CE16.2] or OBD I am struggling with this for a while any other file - new or from different sources. This seems to be badly broken.

    I have a smaller industry building model with raceways in two floors (Groundfloor, First Floor and a Double Floor in between) The builing is rotated. So I have an ACS "BAU" that is rotated some 8° 

    I need plan views cut for these. So I put in Plan Callouts.

    I have (even) created a new (fresh, empty) file, copied in the raceways and referenced the building file.

    • When I place the first callout everything works rather fine. I rotate into front view and place the first PLAN Callout from 
    • Then through the rightclick dialog I can create a Drawing Model from this Callout.
    • Next I try to place another Plan callout for the other floor. And the the first point of the callout always is way out from where I place the point 

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    though the ACS is active, the rotation (?) of the Callout placement stays apparently rotated to the GCS. When I force it to follow  the ACS Accudraw Orientation. The Callout becomes sometimes strangely flattended

    While placing the first Plan Callout: The depth of the Plan Callout is waaay to deep and I have to fiddle to fix it - another bug

    While trying you may recognize that the ACS is sometimes lost (another bug)