Can XFM point-text features handle subscripts, fractions?

RE: Can XFM point-text features handle subscripts, fractions?

Sebastien Lefrancois — Mon, 23 Jun 2014 12:05:51 GMT

Hi Sandy,

In Bentley Map Help file you can retrieve the following two notes about Property Based Annotation:

A common way to include line breaks in the generated annotation text is to add the string "\010" at the position desired for the line break. MicroStation's standard text processing will automatically replace "\010" with linefeed characters causing a text node to be generated.
To specify a literal square bracket in an expression, use the XFM specifierXFM_lbkt;for a left square bracket ( [ ) orXFM_rbkt;for a right square bracket ( ] ).

For example: XFM_lbkt;[Occupant] : [Type]XFM_rbkt;

is evaluated to: [John Doe : Private].

I hope that helps,

RE: Can XFM point-text features handle subscripts, fractions?

Sandilya Sripathi — Sat, 21 Jun 2014 11:20:01 GMT

I have a text item displyed through PBA. Text could be like this "#1234 ADBD [I]", but its getting displyed as "#1234 ADBD ". After little R&D I came to know that whatever in square braces will be considered as COLUMN name of table and trying to fetch that value. Any help showing the [I] value as it is?

Re: Can XFM point-text features handle subscripts, fractions?

Sebastien Lefrancois — Thu, 05 Jul 2012 00:47:33 GMT

i forgot to mention...

more info about replacement text into Wiki: communities.bentley.com/.../6316.aspx

Re: Can XFM point-text features handle subscripts, fractions?

Sebastien Lefrancois — Thu, 05 Jul 2012 00:45:57 GMT

Hi,

I can bring some light to your shot.

You can create a cell with two text index with different size (as your first picture). Then, you can use replacement Text symbology to replace the text in the cell by a property or some other values. The CoordinateCross feature in the Topology category of the delivered geo_example data set is one such feature. You can also refer to help file which explain this option: http://docs.bentley.com/en/MapGeospatialAdmin/GeospatialAdminhelp14.html

Click on the link, then go to following sub-section: Property Based Annotation > PBA for Cell and Text point Features.

I suggest to create your cell element first, then go into GSA to create the cell feature and its symbology settings. You could create two properties one for the depth main number and a second one for sub-units (smaller size). You can also create only one text to replace where you will be able to put a number followed by a fraction (all in the same size as your second picture).

Sorry for late post here.