Hi,
I am yet to look into this fully but is it possible to annotate 3D geometry created by a template drop?
I have assigned a feature definition to my road channel template point but currently, based on my understanding, element annotation is limited to civil geometry.
My EOP is defined with civil geometry in 2D space, the Z coordinate is unknown until an EOP point control is set on the template corridor. Once I set my point controls I can see the feature definition line in 3D space but how can I get those Z levels to assign themselves to the 2D EOP civil geometry? I guess it would be like using point controls to create profile lines???
If what I'm asking isn't clear I'll try again to explain.
Josh
It sounds like you want to annotate (say) the Z value along the EOP. Is that right?
Yes but the catch is the Z is not defined by a civil profile line.
Thanks Mark, I am checking this myself now.
Given that this is strictly a 3D line does the annotation group need to go in Linear or Linear3d?
I annotated the the 2D EOP in the Default (2D) model.- I put my annotation group into 'Linear'. I did not touch the 3D model.
Ok, I'm still playing around with it. Does it matter that I'm trying to annotate an element created by a linear template?
The image below proves that my Road_Channel annotation group works but the I cannot annotate the 2D element highlighted in pink despite its feature definition being Road_Channel. Test dgn also attached.Test DGN.zip
If I turn off the Default-3D model, there is no channel at the south side of the corridor.
1. The 'Create template Geomtry' option was set to False for that feature definition.
2. The drop kerb feature above it should be horizontally offset slightly, as it is directly above the channel it is taken as the top most feature, and the channel will not be drawn.
3. I did not have your text favorite, so used my 'Point Elevation' one, and the southern channel (once displayed) annotated without a problem.
I want to annotate the Road Channel line in the 3D Model space. So far I've managed to get the 3D model space line to annotate with X and Y by setting the 3D Annotation Group and Element Template. The Z is still eluding me. At this point I am assuming to annotate the Z I need to change the Z text favourite definition?
I created a text favorite using Insert Field > OpenRoads Linear 3D Annotation Fields, and added Point X, Point Y, Point Z (from the Point category). This text field was used in a new Linear 3D annotation group, which I assigned to the channel feature, and as you can see - it annotates the 3D model fine. (the red outlined view is the Top view of the 3D model).
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X and Y work, still can't get Z though. I'm trying to figure out why 3124.Test DGN.zip
In your 'Test20.dgn' file, the annotation is working fine. 'Test26.dgn' is not doing the z value, and the text is not following the feature, it is all at the same z i.e. horizontal. May be the file is the problem.
Test20 contains civil plan and profile geometry. I created those to test the annotation group but since then I have changed the text favourite from Plan annotation to Linear 3D annotation. I would assume that the Linear 3D option is there to annotate geometry that was not created via the civil geometry tools, like I am trying to do now. The Linear 3D annotation works for X and Y in the 3D view but the Z isn't.
I am not clear on why in the Z annotation is not working even though I am annotating the 3D model.
Scratch all that Mark, I skipped over the step where you said :
Mark Marnell said:in a new Linear 3D annotation group
NEW being the key word. Thanks for your help, this has been on my "to figure out" list for a while