Hi,
I'm having some trouble with GC and the microstation cells (.cel). I've used the Cell node to place some cells arrays in a model. After that I've changed the original cell in the cell library, but when I go back to the GC model, there is no update of the cells. It still uses the old geometry from the original cell. In this file I can place the cell using the typical MS commands and the geometry is correct (updated). I've replayed and rebuild all the transactions already, I've exited and re-opened the file, still nothing.. Any ideas?
I'm using GC extension with ABD SS6 U1
Answer Verified By: Pedro Serra
Nothing in evidence is found not using shared cells for years. They have pros and cons like normal cells and there might some lack ( open TR). But to update cells regardless of their type from new library (*.cel) version is to UPDATE them with the standard Microstation REPLACE CELL command and a proper knowledge of the wide complexity in Microstation in cell design and usage.
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Frank
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The settings are coming from the cell library. The part assignment in GC is an optional input. If you leave it blank then the cells P+F will be used. This is better if you have multiple P+F assignments in your cell, as its only possible to assign one P+F to a cell through GC. For SymbologyAndLevelUsage I always use AssignToElement as it retains the original level attributes in the cell. User defined enables you to assign level, colour and line weights using the General properties Active simply inherits the level attributes from the active level in your GC file as the cell is instantiated AssignToFeature is the same as Active - I've never had a need to use it.