I am new to ORD and am testing the tools I used in SS4. Profile from surface/quick profile from surface appears to work only if you created your linework with the geometry/horizontal tools. (not the drawing tools) Is this correct or am I missing something?
Thanks! Dawn
Thank you. I didn't intend to begin with a 3D seed. Now that I begin with a 2D seed, the profile from surface works as expected.
I need to create a 3d file of some utilities. if I do this in a 2d file how do I go about transferring that linework into a 3d file so that my utilities show in 3d?
When working in a 2D file, once you create a profile for the utility and make it active, a 3D model for the utility will be created automatically in the 2D DGN file. There are a number of options for creating 3D utilities. Some include: extracting utilities from 2D graphics and using a terrain to apply a profile; extracting utilities from 2D graphics using profiles created using the Geometry>Vertical tools (many different options); and using a combination of these two approaches by first using a terrain and then editing the resulting profile. Utilities in the 3D model can then be referenced to other profiles and cross-sections.
Karl Dauber, PEAdvance ConsultingLaurens County, SCkarldauber@advconsult.netwww.advconsult.netwww.linkedin.com/in/karldauber
Thank you Karl, that worked like a charm