Annotate Item Types for each exiting elements

Hi All,

Any way(s) or VBA to annotate the properties of Item Types for each exiting element in the DGN model? similar to Display Text: ON in tagged elements.

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  • Hi Jing Jing,

    similar to Display Text: ON in tagged elements.

    This Tags functionality is slightly different (and in may opinion more useful ;-) than how Items work:

    • Tags were implemented in such way they can be represented as texts anytime, just using the switch you mentioned.
    • Items (ItemTypes) are "pure data" feature with no visual representation. As Mark and Jon mentioned already, to represent them, to place text with Text Field (which is a link to selected property at selected element) is necessary. Alternatively Label cell can be prepared, but it requires extra work upfront.
    Any way(s) or VBA to annotate the properties of Item Types for each exiting element in the DGN model?

    Unfortunately there is probably no such VBA available. Problem is that VBA supports Item Types, but not Text Fields, so it is possible to create and attach Items to elements, but not create linked text.

    As far as I know, to work with Text Fields is possible in C++ API only.

    With regards,

      Jan

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  • Hi Jing Jing,

    similar to Display Text: ON in tagged elements.

    This Tags functionality is slightly different (and in may opinion more useful ;-) than how Items work:

    • Tags were implemented in such way they can be represented as texts anytime, just using the switch you mentioned.
    • Items (ItemTypes) are "pure data" feature with no visual representation. As Mark and Jon mentioned already, to represent them, to place text with Text Field (which is a link to selected property at selected element) is necessary. Alternatively Label cell can be prepared, but it requires extra work upfront.
    Any way(s) or VBA to annotate the properties of Item Types for each exiting element in the DGN model?

    Unfortunately there is probably no such VBA available. Problem is that VBA supports Item Types, but not Text Fields, so it is possible to create and attach Items to elements, but not create linked text.

    As far as I know, to work with Text Fields is possible in C++ API only.

    With regards,

      Jan

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