Hi,
Just wondering if there's any trick to move (offset) a shape to another parallel plane certain distance away? I'm not talking about the normal "move parallel" tool, which increase/decrease a shape's surface area, but I'd want the same shape, say 200mm away from its original plane.
Is this a 3D design file? When you say you want to move to a parallel plane is this in the Z range? Maybe you could rotate the view so it is looking at the side of the shape and move it in the Z direction.
https://communities.bentley.com/products/microstation/w/microstation__wiki/16120/how-to-move-elements-to-different-z-elevation
RegardsAndrew BellTechnical SupportBentley Systems
Hi Andrew,
Sorry I wasn't clear, yes, this is in 3D and the shape would be on an angle as well. Normally we either have to align the view or the acs to the shape normal direction then use move. Just wondering if there's any neat trick to quickly do that.
Tuan Le said:we either have to align the view or the acs to the shape normal direction then use move
Would AccuDraw help? For example, ACCUDRAW ROTATE ELEMENT Rotates the drawing plane to match the orientation of a selected element.
ACCUDRAW ROTATE ELEMENT
Regards, Jon Summers LA Solutions
that's the quickest way that we have found John, still a few extra clicks more than what I've preferred. So I just thought asking just in case there's another tool/work flow that I missed.
Tuan Le said:I just thought asking just in case there's another tool/work flow
Have you used the relative (or delta) key-in: DX=x,y,z? If you omit the X and Y values then you specify an offset in the Z direction: DX=,,z.
DX=x,y,z
DX=,,z
You can use that key-in while in a MOVE command. Instead of a datapoint with your mouse, use the key-in. The direction, I believe, is view-dependent, so choose a view that is rotated perpedicular to the plane of your element.
MOVE