Hi.
I'm facing a problem while attaching reference .dwg file to openroads. This is very common and it is happening in both Openroads Designer and MX Roads.
While attaching a reference, it is coming in wrong position.
Attachment method-Coincident world. The scale and other things are coorecta and the drawing files are not having any issues.
Can anyone kindly help on this issue?
Thanks in Advance.
what happens if you use 'Coincident' instead of 'Coincident World'? It sounds like the dwg has a different origin.
No 'coincident' also didn't help. Still the attached file is coming in wrong position.
Snehasish: You will need to attach the reference (not modifying the reference settings AFTER it is attached) using the base unit settings of the master file. This will scale "warp" the reference to the masters working units. I am not by a computer right now, but when attaching a reference there is an attachment setting which allows the reference to inherit those settings (if memory serves, it is under an "option" tab). If this question is not answered by early today, here in the USA, I will provide a better explanation when I have a computer to work with.
Thanks a lot Mark. I'll try to follow as you said.
Thank you. But I could not find what you said. Can you kindly explain it a little bit elaborately when you have the application to work with?
Snehasish:
Knowing the Master Units for your file, you can merely change the conversion units for your DWG reference files:
For the case illustrated here, the DWG file is being attached into a file with master units set to Survey Feet (you may need to scroll down to a different set of values for your particular issue). I just tested this scheme within ORD and it works as well as earlier versions of the software (I am using ORD R.4).
Mark
Thanks a lot Mark. It worked properly.
Wonderful, Snehasish. Yeah, we so seldom deal with DWG files from clients or internally anymore that I practically had to think about the procedure again :-). The easiest manner to check the coordinates for certain is to open up the original DWG, get coordinates from that file, and compare them with the references coordinates as displayed in the dgn. I always did such even if it looked proper just to be sure!
Now I think I've asked a silly question, was pasting the reference without checking the units of reference file. The problem is I don't have an Autocad licence in this computer to open dwg file to check the coordinate.
Thank you very much for your advice and your precious time.
You do not need AutoCAD to check the coordinates of the reference file. Just open it (or a copy of the DWG) directly through MicroStation to check the working units. No need for AutoCAD at all!
Again, you are very welcome. It is the weekend here, and- to tell you the truth- I just like helping folks in any way I can.