Refrence data not showing

RE: Refrence data not showing

Jayson Perry — Tue, 31 May 2022 19:45:01 GMT

Hi Raja,

If at all possible, can you reply to one of your posts with your master design file & reference file attached (Insert>Insert Image/Video/File)
If we can analyze the files, then perhaps, we can determine what is going on.

A couple of initial thoughts:
- Maybe the scale of the reference file, the master file, or both is incorrect?
- The reference file could be attached somewhere in space in the drawing (try a fit view)
- Try opening the reference file directly and see if there is anything present in the drawing
- Try merging into master (right click>merge into master)

RE: Refrence data not showing

Lorys — Sat, 28 May 2022 07:12:29 GMT

I never use boundary option to find the ref, I always use the hilte option instead makes it much easier to see, I only use the boundary option to change clips once its already clipped and in the right place...

RE: Refrence data not showing

Bob Rayner — Wed, 25 May 2022 18:35:39 GMT

I will guess when you browsed to a different file, Microstation did something undesirable to your attachment, happens. Maybe delete the clip boundary (if any), set the scale to 1:1 (unless you know the scale to something different), then fit all.

RE: Refrence data not showing

Raja Raghu — Wed, 25 May 2022 13:58:09 GMT

Yeah you're right.

RE: Refrence data not showing

mwlong — Wed, 25 May 2022 13:44:22 GMT

[quote userid="1267487" url="~/products/microstation/f/microstation-forum/230255/refrence-data-not-showing/713462"] that's why I need a suggestions and solutions[/quote]

Yes, we get that. However, we need to ask many questions and make many suggestions because we do not have your files, we do not know your workflow & we do not know what you have done up to this point.

Perhaps you can post your files so we can try to replicate your issue.

RE: Refrence data not showing

Raja Raghu — Wed, 25 May 2022 13:21:36 GMT

Yeah already I tried all the details that you mentioned above but nothing is help to get the reference data. But I detached used ref and reattached the file that time the data is visible. But Ref is too big So, the work also too much if I reattach, I find the exact place and clip the correct shape and find the levels used etc.,.. that's why I need a suggestions and solutions

RE: Refrence data not showing

mwlong — Wed, 25 May 2022 12:52:56 GMT

I see in your ref dialog that you have the Hilite Mode set to Boundaries, yet I do not see any boundary showing. This indicates that you are zoomed in to far to see the extents of the reference file boundary. Try to Fit View. I also see the reference file is scaled XXX:1500. Is that the correct scale factor. Maybe it should be 1:1?

Also, have you checked if the reference file is clipped? If so, delete the clip and then Fit View.

RE: Refrence data not showing

Ian Lapper — Wed, 25 May 2022 12:52:21 GMT

This might be a silly question but is the sheet file name the same as the file name you are attaching?

RE: Refrence data not showing

Raja Raghu — Wed, 25 May 2022 12:23:58 GMT

Yeah I know and display is on but it's not visible

RE: Refrence data not showing

mwlong — Tue, 24 May 2022 10:14:37 GMT

[quote userid="2436" url="~/products/microstation/f/microstation-forum/230255/refrence-data-not-showing/713121"]Is it possible that the data is in a different model of the new drawing?[/quote]

Within a Microstation file you can have multiple models. If you open the reference dialog box, highlight the reference file, right-click on the file and select Settings there will be a field called Model with a drop down. Is there more than one model within that list?

My first suspicion would be that the original reference file was clipped. When you change the reference file the clipping still remains and most likely the elements within the new file are outside the current clipping extents of the reference file. Delete the clip boundary of the reference file. Also make sure to use the Fit View. If you are changing the Z value of the reference then you are in a 3d file. If view depths are set up it is possible the elements are beyond the view plane, essentially behind your view point. Fit View should bring them into view.

RE: Refrence data not showing

Maria Garcia — Tue, 24 May 2022 07:41:41 GMT

Hi Raja Raghu,

Could you please provide a screen shot of your references dialog? do you know if the referenced files has the display turned off?

Have you done a Fit View after attaching the file to verify if the referenced file is far away from your design?

RE: Refrence data not showing

Raja Raghu — Tue, 24 May 2022 06:13:14 GMT

I didn't get you

RE: Refrence data not showing

MaryB — Tue, 24 May 2022 02:05:43 GMT

Is it possible that the data is in a different model of the new drawing?