When can I use the horizontal and vertical geometry tools in Open Roads. If I want to offset a linear element in the survey database I get the following message:
Are the tools shown below not functional with the linear elements generated from the survey database?
I know there is an offset tool in the survey tool bar. The survey offset tool is move only - not copy. There is a very real need to copy breaklines in the survey workflow.
Any ideas?
You can use the copy parallel tool in Microstation then you can select it and under All Linear Features in the Field Book you can Right Click and select Add Graphic Linear feature. Then change the Feature Definiton to what you want it to be.
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I have used the Microstation copy parallel tool. The issue is the geometry created isn't exactly parallel at the vertices. I usually have to manipulate the lines to get them right.