From what I can tell, plan and profile annotation groups are set in the base geometry file's feature symbology settings. My problem is, I have other exhibits that use the same alignment but I want to use a different annotation group for the plan and profile. Is there a way to use a different annotation group in an exhibit file when referencing in my base geometry file?
Not that I know of - some type of Annotation Group "Override" function is needed to do this.
We've had to do this as well and end up copying elements or editing the original just to change annotation.
Regards,
Mark
OpenRoads Designer 2022 R3 (10.12) | Microstation 2023 | ProjectWise CE 3.4
You can use different annotation groups on a profile - create ProfA with one annotation group, and ProfB with another. However, not with plans,
This still requires me to have multiple copies of my vertical geometry and each set to a different feature definition/symbology. I fear having to create duplicates of alignments just to change how things are annotated because of the inherent risk of duplicate geometry not always matching.
Added to Ideas forum as this is something we really need for better productivity:
https://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/i/openroads_conceptstation/ability-to-override-annotation-group-for-specific-elements-in-master-reference-files
Not that I consider this a solution, but we're including all of the alternatives in a single annotation group. The various alternatives are placed on different levels, so are selected by turning the appropriate levels on or off. For instance our most common plan sheet scale is 1"=100' and a very common detail scale is 1"=10'. Our annotation group places one set of annotations on the inch100 level(s) and another set on the inch10 level(s). It's kind of a crude workaround but it gets the job done.