I'm having an issue where the display order priority of elements in a model is not being honoured when that model is referenced into another file. In my model the elements all appear as they should, like this:
. This includes the boundary around the sign detail being filled. When I reference that into a drawing it comes out looking like this:
The levels are all present and selectable in the drawing, but the level display priority order isn't being honoured so the boundary hatch is appearing in front of nearly all of the other elements. The display order is correct in my model, with the sign elements as priority 500 to make sure they appear on top and the boundary fill as priority 0, but it doesn't appear like that in my drawing. Can anyone help please, as I'm going spare trying to figure this one out!
What version of Microstation are you using and are you working with any 3d files?
Microstation CONNECT 10.17.00.209
ORD CONNECT 2021 R1 10.10.1.3
Microstation v8i SS 10 08.11.09.919
Power InRoads v8i 08.11.09.615
ProjectWise 10.0.3.453
MS Connect 10.16.02.34. There is one 3D model referenced into the drawing (not the one in question), all others are 2D.
If it is the dwg file that is over the text, Open Ref Manager, select Properties -> Update Sequence and move the dwg file to the top of the list. The last file in the list gets displayed on top of the other files.
When you reference it to another file (sign test.dgn) make sure sign test .dgn is listed last in the update sequence dialog.
But that's still assuming the references are in the wrong order, but they aren't. The references are in the correct display order, but the levels in that one reference aren't.
I attached the file to both a 2d and a 3d file and in both cases it appeared correctly (as it appears when opened directly).
However I noticed when I opened the file directly, that you have it self referenced, and used the 3d model. When I opened this model it was blank. Not saying this is causing your issue, but what happens if you detach that reference ?
I did also notice that the self ref was "application" locked - are you using some other software ?
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Answer Verified By: Greg Eden
I agree with Tim. It works for me. I believe the file was created in ORD and had civil data added at some point to create that 3d model.
The sign information was created in PDS Sign through AutoCAD and converted to a DGN. I'd exploded as much as I could to remove the PDS information and compressed the DGN, but it seems there were some other things causing trouble. Thanks for your help!