In V8i you could use the group hole tool to select multiple shapes (*** Ctrl held down) and then get the combined area. This does not appear to work any longer in Connect U10. Is there another method for doing this?
Was a suitable answer ever provided for this? As stated by the original author, you were able to simply measure the cumulative area of independent shapes by suing the group hole tool in V8i. You could then create an insert field and have an immediate read out of the total area of a series of shapes.
This was incredibly important for generating totals from plan layouts or measuring facade areas etc. I am now trying to do this in Connect and struggling.
Any help on this would be much appreciated.
Ben
Ben Goble said:This was incredibly important for generating totals from plan layouts or measuring facade areas
Duncan Macdonald said:I'm looking at item types and the new reporting function to get what I want
Here's how to write an Area Report for MicroStation CONNECT.
Either export the report to Excel for further analysis, or use the built-in Summarize, Groups and Aggregates facility to show totals in the Report.
Regards, Jon Summers LA Solutions