[CONNECT] Pen Table Not Changing Element Outputs

RE: [CONNECT] Pen Table Not Changing Element Outputs

Lorys — Thu, 17 Aug 2023 23:22:40 GMT

yep, seen similar failure to do things after a few hours working, did restart and reload msnt and all works as before... mstn has a lot going on and she gets forgetful from time to time, must be early onset dementia after she is getting quite old...being a child from the 80's

RE: [CONNECT] Pen Table Not Changing Element Outputs

Christopher Christian — Thu, 17 Aug 2023 21:32:32 GMT

Actually, just restarted computer and microstation, pen table works as expected even with the index number instead of RGB. I racked my brain on this for a few hours going crazy trying to figure out what I was doing wrong. Still not sure what was happening. Didnt have monochrome turned on etc. Just rebooted and reloaded file and voila. Go figure. Thanks for the help anyways!

RE: [CONNECT] Pen Table Not Changing Element Outputs

Kevin van Haaren — Thu, 17 Aug 2023 21:27:25 GMT

also, you may have the Element sections in the wrong order. MicroStation processes sections in top down order, and when it finds a match it stops processing other sections.

So this section ordering:

works for me to turn elements on the CLOUDS level to green, but if I put the AllMonochrome section above the Green_Clouds one then everything comes out black because the All Monochrome one matches all elements and no other sections process.

RE: [CONNECT] Pen Table Not Changing Element Outputs

Christopher Christian — Thu, 17 Aug 2023 21:26:17 GMT

Setting the element output to RGB instead of index solved the problem, for whatever reason when I use the index number it does not change the color output for that level.

The rest of the drawing is black/white(monochrome) via the pen color mapping in the global actions settings within the pen table.

The original work around I changed the design index in this same pen color mapping for index 130 to RGB 0,130,0, in this instance if any other element is the same index it will print green. Which isnt the case most of the time. Nor is it an issue of its own, just would rather use the pen table to modify the output of certain elements instead.

Still unsure why the Index number does not work though...

Thanks for the input!

RE: [CONNECT] Pen Table Not Changing Element Outputs

Kevin van Haaren — Thu, 17 Aug 2023 21:19:14 GMT

What happens if you set the output action color to RGB and force 0,130,0 instead of using the index color? When you say everything else is monochrome, how are you setting them to monochrome?

Are the other elements you don't want printing green that are index color 130, are they on the CLOUDS level?