Curved Text Leader

RE: Curved Text Leader

mlm — Sat, 15 Apr 2023 06:51:07 GMT

Same here, whenever I use annotations I am soon begrudged because of the points I described before. So I create my own cells that at behave as expected. Anyways there seem to be no straightforward benefits that one might imagine worthy (e.g. like getting a list/count of annotations including the annotated objects)

[quote userid="5490" url="~/products/microstation/f/microstation-forum/244175/curved-text-leader/762092"]and come back later and edit the tex[/quote]

ok, it would not have occured to me to place an empty annotation in the first place.

RE: Curved Text Leader

Lorys — Sat, 15 Apr 2023 06:28:35 GMT

[quote userid="5901" url="~/products/microstation/f/microstation-forum/244175/curved-text-leader/761926"]it is honestly annoying for me in a case like this.[/quote]

I forgive you... but you need to forgive me too, but as I am not a well practiced in CE as V8i I didn't want to mislead the OP and listing the version is part of the best practices of the forum I'm surprised that Jon from LA solutions didnt get in before me over it... I have even seen even lately users ref to SE and V7 in this forum so yes I like to put the version in my posts and your bracket method is ideal but the op neglected to inform us so I asked... as it does more often make a difference...especially which buggy version of CE they have

RE: Curved Text Leader

Lorys — Sat, 15 Apr 2023 06:18:42 GMT

sorry but are you placing leader notes with capsule and no text and come back later and edit the text.. I only used curved leaders with capsules in v8i and I add the text during the first instance.. but I never really liked the curvered leaders as they were rely just bsplines so i stopped using them and never even tried in CE .. but now no access to msn anymore so working from my memory of the products

RE: Curved Text Leader

mwlong — Fri, 14 Apr 2023 13:35:30 GMT

So it could be something specific to your version. I am not able to do any further testing since I have a different version. This is exactly why exact version is useful information and not a distraction.

Hopefully someone with your version will be able to test and verify that it is something broken in that version.

RE: Curved Text Leader

Lawrence Lopez — Fri, 14 Apr 2023 13:33:47 GMT

This occurs for all text frames.

The leader becomes straight after applying.

RE: Curved Text Leader

Lawrence Lopez — Fri, 14 Apr 2023 13:32:36 GMT

UPON ADDING ANY TEXT WITHIN THE CAPSULRE, THE LEADER TURNS STRAIGHT AFTER I APPLY.

IF I APPLY A CAPSULE WITH NO TEXT, THEN THERE IS NO CAPSULE, AND NO TEXT, BUT THE LEADER APPEARS ALONE AND REMAINS CURVED..

RE: Curved Text Leader

Lawrence Lopez — Fri, 14 Apr 2023 13:30:31 GMT

CONNECT EDITION UPDATE 17

VERSION 10.17.02.61.

RE: Curved Text Leader

mwlong — Fri, 14 Apr 2023 13:16:06 GMT

While CE is better, we actually need to know the exact version go to <File <Help <About

It's possible that the version you are using had an issue that was resolved in a newer version (if you are not using the latest version). Also, we need to know your work flow. Ex. What tool you are using, the tool settings, dimension style settings, etc.

RE: Curved Text Leader

Lawrence Lopez — Fri, 14 Apr 2023 13:05:50 GMT

RE: Curved Text Leader

mlm — Fri, 14 Apr 2023 12:28:27 GMT

Back to the OP. I am not sure we have fully understood the workflow here. Can you provide some screenshots? You are editing your note? To become a multiline text? or just a single line.

RE: Curved Text Leader

mwlong — Fri, 14 Apr 2023 12:13:13 GMT

[quote userid="5901" url="~/products/microstation/f/microstation-forum/244175/curved-text-leader/761973"]I mostly just preset my post headlines with the Version in brackets - like [CE17.2]>question<[/quote]

Yes, that is best practice. To me it is always relevant and that is always the first question asked. We can assume that users are referring to more current versions but that is not always the case.

[quote userid="5901" url="~/products/microstation/f/microstation-forum/244175/curved-text-leader/761973"]So it appears just to distract.[/quote]

I disagree. I tested this in my version of the software and found the tool to work properly. If the OP is using the same version we can determine it is something on their end, not the software. It's also important for users to identify any other software they may be using in conjunction as those addons can be causing the issue.

I have verification from a Bentley rep that the different platform designers do not communicate changes to each other. So if the ORD team finds an issue with base Microstation, which is the base of ORD, they will "fix" Microstation to work in ORD the way they need it to. That information is not relayed back to the Microstation designers. The same tool in each platform may function differently.

As an example, Using Microstation SS2 with InRoads SS2, all the accusnap selections work when using Shift+Right Click to enable them. Using Power InRoads SS2, the perpendicular & intersection snaps do not function with that method & you need to select them from the toolbar.

[quote userid="5901" url="~/products/microstation/f/microstation-forum/244175/curved-text-leader/761973"]But in this particular case the issues in question are coming a long way[/quote]

There could be an older version of software the OP is using that many of us never installed. Case in point, we never used Microstation XM. If the OP is using Microstation XM I would not be able to help them with a workaround because I never really used that version and the problem may have been specific to that platform.

Getting off topic for this thread so I won't be replying to the relevance of versions here any longer.

RE: Curved Text Leader

mlm — Fri, 14 Apr 2023 11:57:56 GMT

As I said: I know it is important in many cases

I mostly just preset my post headlines with the Version in brackets - like [CE17.2]>question<

But in this particular case the issues in question are coming a long way. So I know that they apply to recent versions as well as the even the outdated. So it appears just to distract. If I would know that an issue is solved in a recent version I would just recomend an update. Or one inglorious workaround.

RE: Curved Text Leader

mwlong — Fri, 14 Apr 2023 10:27:09 GMT

mlm

It may be frustrating to you but it is important information because not everyone use the latest version of the software. Knowing the version could lead to a simple answer like "There was a bug in the version you re using and has been resolved in a newer version". A lot of time could be wasted testing an issue that has already been resolved. I still see occasional posts where users are asking questions about Microstation J. Many users may be using Microstation SS10. I personally have projects still using Microstation v8i (actually I use Power InRoads SS2).

It's been suggested several times in the past that posts should be setup so the user must provide the software version in order for a question to be asked.

Lawrence Lopez

I've used the curved leader tool many times over the past 20 yrs but I have not used it in CONNECT. Test now in CONNECT, I do not not see the issue you describe in 10.17.00.209. I am able to place a curved leader with text enclosed in a capsule.

What version are you using & what tool are you using to place the curved leader?

RE: Curved Text Leader

mlm — Fri, 14 Apr 2023 06:41:15 GMT

Hi Lorys,

while that question may be relevant in many cases it is honestly annoying for me in a case like this.

As a user “as of old” -like me- I am pretty sure you must carry some awareness of how bad this has always been. Forgive me my harshness, but sometimes this stuff get the better of me.

RE: Curved Text Leader

Lorys — Thu, 13 Apr 2023 23:37:56 GMT

what version of mstn ? v8i or CE