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.
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
Hi Mark,
Is it possible to annotate the EOP elevation along with the corridor baseline station, not the feature line's own station system?
Thanks,
Kenny
Not as far as I know.
You should not add a new topic to an old thread - a new thread should be started for new topics.