Is there any way to "Promote/XFMize" MS elements to an imported shapefile? I have noticed that you can import a shapefile, make it active for edit and change the attributes. You can then export the shapefile with the changed features. But is there a way to "Promote/XFMize" a new/existing microstation graphic element to this shapefile feature...add attributes and then export to a new shapefile? And do this without having to create a workspace feature inside of GSA?
Hi Jeremy,
To promote a MS element, you must first create a workspaces features whit its properties in GSA. Then, you will be able to import shapefiles into the files(use Mapped name to related shapefile element to XFM features) , promote MS elements to XFM features, edit attributes and export to shapefile.
HTH,
Sébastien Lefrançois Associate Software Quality Analyst - Geospatial Products
Lets step back a minute and take another approach. If you do not know the attributes of the shape file feature, but you want to promote the graphics to the already defined features, then during the import of the shape data, you can map the shape elements to an existing XFM feature. You do not have to map the attributes, but can just map the feature. So, if you have a building feature in your XFM set, and a shapefile that contains building polygons, you can map the shapefile building polygons to the building feature.
If you want to also map attributes from the shape file to the feature's attributes, you can do that also. Please see the following blog entry for doing this.
Shape File to XFM Project
HTH
Jerry
Jeremy,
Without using a Bentley Geospatial Administrator defined schema, you should be able to perform the following:
Regards,
Jeff Bielefeld [Bentley]
Jeff,
I tried that initially.....but went back and tried it again. Stupid me was trying to place a line feature on an imported polygon shapefile, and then expecting to edit the XFM feature. Going back and drawing the correct geometry type (polygon) works though.
Thanks for all the help.
Jeremy