Perhaps my question is silly, but I cannot find the workaround to config the beginning elevation of contour. It lets you to set Major and Minor Interval only.
Anyone knows the solution?
I'm thinking you might be referring to old Terrain modelling tools that were available possibly in Triforma or ABD. The following discussions relating to this show you might be thinking of an Elevate Terrain tool that was previously available. I would not think this type of operation could be performed in MicroStation CONNECT Edition but may be something that could be achieved in OpenRoads or OpenBuilding.
Has the Terrain modelling feature been removed from recent updates?
Terrain model tool in XM version, where is it in AECOsim version?
RegardsAndrew BellTechnical SupportBentley Systems
I am not going to edit the Terrain model, and I just want to change the display of contour lines.
e.g.: I would like to see the contour lines (0.5m interval) in 8.3m, 8.8m, 9.3m, 9.8m, along the soil nail's designed elevation.
However, the Terrain model can only show you 8.0m, 8.5m. 9.0m, 9.5m, 10.0m.
Jon Summers said:exact version no. (e.g. v10.x.y.z)
v10.17.00.209
That is true. Terrain models are of limited use in Microstation. Lot of issues which were no issue in v8i. Concept is good but implemented blindly.
Contours are only one way to do this.
In Microstation, you can use thematic display styles to set ranges of elevation shading, slope shading, etc. If your terrain if this is what you are trying to do. Thematic display styles are also dynamic and update with your terrain.
Regards,
Mark
OpenRoads Designer 2022 R3 (10.12) | Microstation 2023.1 | ProjectWise CE 3.4
What issues are they (honestly curious)? Display Rules in CE have added more functionality for Terrains in my recent experience.
These issues - https://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/f/geopak-inroads-mx-openroads-forum/201043/regarding-exporting-contours-in-autocad/600916#600916Will try using display rules.Edit: Tried display rules can't see how it applies to Terrains as most properties ar just on/off.
Mark Shamoun said:you can use thematic display styles
I am quite confused why will you think of the display style and you are not understanding the workflow of design. Here is the example of soil nail drawing arranged along the contour line:
Glad if someone can help create an ideas of adding "base elevation" for me. I don't know why I cannot do that:
Login to ideas section may not work on Firefox. You have to go to https://microstation.ideas.aha.io/.
Terrains are abandoned technology as none of ideas are implemented.
Oto said: work on Firefox
This help me. Google Chrome is not working too, but I can do it with Microsoft Edge.
If the Terrains are abandoned technology, what will be the next? I saw there were some new functions in recent SDK, and it released with the new ability of exporting LandXML.
-LandXMLExporter.h
-TerrainExporter.h
communities.bentley.com/.../microstation-connect-edition-sdk-update-16
Oto said:Terrains are abandoned technology
clever_anthony said:If the Terrains are abandoned technology
Oto has useful insights into Bentley products, but he doesn't speak for Bentley Systems.
You have discovered an undocumented API for DTM in MicroStation's .NET assemblies. That, to me, does not say 'abandoned'.
Regards, Jon Summers LA Solutions
The display style can shade and delineate elevations of your terrain, so you can effectively set a base elevation and get it to show whatever elevation at whatever interval you want and change it at any time.
Video: Thematic:Height Display Style to view Color Coded Elevations of Terrain - OpenRoads | OpenSite Wiki - OpenRoads | OpenSite - Bentley Communities
Thematic Height Display Legend - MicroStation Forum - MicroStation - Bentley Communities
Mark Shamoun said:The display style can shade and delineate elevations of your terrain
But you cannot "snap" and "construct array along path" with the shape (filled) element. Each shape element has their own unique name using item types. There are thousand of them, and I believe display style can help nothing for soil nail arrangement.
MaryB said:contours might need to be shown on a slope, but not the entire slope, and possibly only for a certain portion of the slope.
You are correct. By reason for the maintenance's responsibility, a certain portion of the slope is possible. Survey team will provide design team an entire terrain model and a clipped terrain model (also called slope feature / registered slope) for the works. You may have the concept with "registered slope":
https://hkss.cedd.gov.hk/hkss/en/facts-and-figures/slope-information-system/sis/index.html