RE: Minimum line length definition

Carl Myhill — Tue, 06 Jun 2023 11:43:43 GMT

Hello Alon

Please confirm the version being used.

Could it be that the wrong Variable is assigned to the element? It may be more helpful to supply a copy of the file in this instance for review.

Using MicroStation CONNECT Edition Update 17.2, I placed 2 lines in a file and assigned Dimensional constraints 'Bottom_stem_thickness' and 'Top_stem_thickness' to each.

I set the 'Top_stem_thickness' Variable to have an Active Value of 0.5

I set the Bottom_stem_thickness' Min Variable Definition to 'Top_stem_thickness' Active Value of 0.5

If I change the 'Bottom_stem_thickness' Active value to 0.2, there is no change as its below the value of 'Top_stem_thickness' (0.5)

If I change the 'Bottom_stem_thickness' Active value to 0.8, there is a change as its above the value of 'Top_stem_thickness' (0.5)

So all appears to be OK.

communities.bentley.com/.../Min-Variable.mp4

If you want both lines to be the same in length, but also have a Min length, one possibility may be to create another Variable lets call it 'Min_Length' with a Active Value 0.5. Then assign 'Min_Length' to both 'Top_stem_thickness' & 'Bottom_stem_thickness' as the Min Variable Definition. Then set the Expression 'Bottom_stem_thickness' for the 'Top_stem_thinkness' Variable

communities.bentley.com/.../Line-Length-with-Min.mp4