Extracting Elevations

I'm working on running elevation extractions from our 3d model.  So far it's working ok, but I would like to tweak some of the lineweights so that the resulting extraction is a little more acceptable in a traditional architectural drafting sense.  ie, heavier lines to outline the building, medium lines for major elements, light lines for patterns, etc. 

FYI : I'm using XM

 Thank you.

  • You could use Level Symbology once you reference in the Elevation.



  • You can do some but no t all.

     Your parts can help in many areas where structure and such are fined with different weights.

    You will have to provide an outline yourself manually.  This would make a great little utility for someone.  (Create plyline hthat wraps something then delete what you don't need)

    The patterning is also manual in the newer version and hoefuly will be brought up to date.

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  • Joshua
     
    Possibly you could use parts or level symbology, but my guess is you'll have to make to many of each to be practical.
     
    Not what you want to hear - but probably fastest is to put some extra lines outlining your building and form you want to enhance in your 3d-model close to the cut. And place them thick or use level symbology when referencing into the drawings. You have to plan it so that those lines don't show up in wrong cuts.

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    regards / Thomas V
     

     
    <emilberger> wrote in message news:94298@communities.bentley.com...

    You can do some but no t all.

     Your parts can help in many areas where structure and such are fined with different weights.

    You will have to provide an outline yourself manually.  This would make a great little utility for someone.  (Create plyline hthat wraps something then delete what you don't need)

    The patterning is also manual in the newer version and hoefuly will be brought up to date.



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    regards / Thomas Voghera

  • Joshua.

    I wouldnt put that in my model file but would just do it in the extraction "drawing" model or in the sheet file where you put the notes. As I see it the latest V8i Dynamic Views dont seem to like lines drawn in the model file as much as it used to in XM.

    But yes it is very much a manual thing. Microstation's Bentley Architecture is mainly a manual moddelling tool and not a dynamic model like you would find in ArchiCad or Revit.

     But in saying that I think Bentley does work on tools that will automate some processes.

  • The outline is strictly part of the Drawing View when it references the model/section/elevation

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    Eric D. Milberger
    Architect + Master Planner + BIM

    Senior  Master Planner NASA - Marshall Space Flight Center

    The Milberger Architectural Group, llc