I posted this question some time ago (https://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/f/geopak-inroads-mx-openroads-forum/187923/how-to-update-plan-and-profile-drawings-when-alignment-changed?ReplySortBy=CreatedDate&ReplySortOrder=Ascending) but have not had an answer that fully resolves the issue.
Bentley's website states that drawing production is automated and as 'the design changes, so will the sheets. Make edits directly in the design model and the application will update the sheets.' However, I'm struggling to work out how to update a series of plan and profile drawings if the horizontal alignment has changed. Neither the named boundaries or the profile annotation update automatically and it appears that you have to go through a process of deleting the boundaries and associated models, though I'm having problems even doing that.
There is clearly a need for drawings to be updated or, at the very least, for warnings to be displayed highlighting that the data that is presented in them is out of date, which may not be obvious if the alignment changes are small. This process should be automatic and Bentley's website suggests that it is.
Please can a Bentley representative explain how this should be done. I have searched for Bentley guidance, but have found none so far.
Hello Keith,
did you get to know how that issue may be solved? We see the same problems, in our case we want to change element template definitions (color etc.) and that will not be passed to the created profile views.
Regards,Maik
This is a very valid question. We've often realised too late that we want to change an element template or level properties after drawing production has been completed. We end up accepting that existing projects will have to live with the issues and only future projects will benefit from the changes.
I thought it's by design like making a snapshot of a historical state of the dataset. But I also thought there must be a configurable rule to toggle on/off to change this behaviour.
Hello Maik,
unfortunately there has been no response from anyone in Bentley. I've been busy with other issues since I posted it and haven't found a solution other than recreating the drawings from scratch.
Regards,
Keith
Have you tried this variable:
MS_LEVEL_DO_NOT_OVERRIDE_DESIGN_LEVELS_IN_SHEET = 1
This is what MicroStation Help says it does:
Controls the overriding of design model level properties in sheet and drawing models. If set to 1, the level properties of a design model and its reference attachments cannot be overridden in a sheet or drawing model. They will be the same as when the design model is opened directly.
Mark
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