I'm having an issue where the length of the dimension between points of a template are being shown as the length along the slope instead of the horizontal distance. Is this by design? Is there a a way to display the dimensions as they are shown by the Dynamic Cross Section - Place Horizontal Temporary dimension tool? I'm using a linear annotation in the annotation group that targets the segment of the template. Also is there a way to set all the dimensions at the same elevation for all segments?
The example shown in a previous question (https://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/f/geopak-inroads-mx-openroads-forum/192142/annotating-cross-sections-in-ord) shows as a result of what i'm
looking to accomplish in terms of accuracy and style, but unfortunately i wasn't able to recreate. Any help would be appreciated!
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Has this issue been resolved? I'm having the same issue where I can not snap or it would give me a little portion of the dimension not the whole....
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Patrick Kibler said:The example shown in a previous question (https://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/f/geopak-inroads-mx-openroads-forum/192142/annotating-cross-sections-in-ord)
and it seems that the segment length annotation is a sloped length rather than a horizontal one. In the screenshot the number 7.14 is the sloped length of the red fill segment. Notice the actual horizontal length (yellow) using the Microstation dimension tool:
The issue is not always evident because short segments that are relatively flat will exhibit very small differences between sloped and horizontal measurements. This can be seen in the following screenshot. The sloped annotated distance (red) is almost identical to the horizontal dimension (yellow).
One workaround is to use a frame annotation rather then a linear annotation:
This type of annotation can be placed above or below the named boundary extent (The tick marks were added using an additional linear annotation). This is not always practical because it positions the annotation far from the cross section segments:
Here is the text favorite definition for the frame annotation: